Evening journal., 1892-01-05
HENRY C. TURNER'S BILL
THE LEVY COURT REFUSES TO
ALLOW HIM 500.

The fherinss Feed Bill passed-Allow-
ances Made to STANDARDIZATION OF d
Destitute Woman for Aid-statement
Made by Comptroller staais.
Levy Court met at 10 80 o'clock this
morning ali the members were present.
Sheriff Simmons reported that during
the mouth of december the prisoners had
worked 8, 1873 hours on the stone pile.
During the month 145 Gait loads OF
broken stone ware shipped TO different
parts Of the county, and 13l cart loads Of
unbroken stone were received.
The payroll was passed as follows;
John Levy. $50; John + Spring, $50;
chm r. Rodgers, $50: Andrew J Con-
ner, 500; Amos a Eastman, g64 5S ;
John Thompson, $72 "a; George b.
Leach. $37 go; A. B. Mop. Johnson,
$40. So; Israel + Croft, so. 25; Robert A.
Huggins, 1872 90; Newberry Starkey,
$50; ]. Thomas Young, $50; James B.
Tucker, 500 66; John Dennison, f45;
George II. simmons, $50; Walter +,
Southgate, So 25; Henry 7. stradley,
$18 20
Paying tho County BaiilTs
The following baillffs salaries were
ptnHtu IIAhh AAdNHft Nv Ghf .. Ft0 .
Jacob Deakyne, so DAYS. e62 so; William
A. Fleming 81 days, s62; Frank Enos
81 days. $62; Henry Manlove 81 days /,
500; George G. Smith, 81 days, SEE:
Amos o Brinton, 81 days, &62; Harvey
Vaudegrift. days, $l2
Thes sherlff's bill, amounting to $4,
646. 20, WIS passed. Sheriff simmons in
formed the Levy Court that more room
would seon be required for the aeeommo-
dation Of prisoners at New Gaelic jail.
Light Power and water.
Mr.. Jolls offered the following resolu'
ton:
"Resolved. That the estimate heretofore
made for bill of Wilmington Coal Gas
Company, $500, electric light, $500; New
Castle Gas Co, 81 800, and New Castle
Water Company $500, be distinguished
as an appropriation for light, power and
water. aud the several amounts be car
rled into that account with limitations as
above This resolution was adopted,
Republicans WIN Not Renumerate Tur-
Mr.. Hutchinson presented the bill OF
Henay G. Turner, 800. for profe3sio nal
services at Dover during the last Leg is
lature.
I5 was killed b strict party vote Of
six to Eve, the Republicans contendine
thas the Levy Court had never employed
him aud that he was there In the employ
Of the Trustees Of the Poor and the
Farmers Bank, both having paid him
for his services.
The Democrats contended that Mr.
Jolls and the Levy Court Committee that
went to Dover requested Mr.. Turner 10
rectify an error in the bill trans
ferring the insane asylum at Farm
hurst from the county to the
slate He did SO and they thought that
it ought 70 be paid Such eloquence was
Of no avail however, and the bill waf
killed after much debate.
Petition From Destitute Woman
Mr. Hickman presented a petition
from Mrs w R. Way She said that OF
December 1890 her husband w. R.
/ Way, stepped off Of Eleventh glreet
bridge and WAS drowned that h,
was returning from work anC
the accident was caused BY th'
bridge; that since then she has been com
PEELED to work for herself and four small
children, one Of them being an invalid
/ therefore she asked for a donation
Accompanying the petition were a
| large number OF names endorsing her
claims among them being Dr. James q.
Morgan, George w Bright, Fl + Dure
+. Dure, Jr., and DR. w. f. Quinby
On motion OF Mr.. hickman the chair
| appointed a committee Of three to TAX,
the matter.into consideration, the presi-
dent to be chairman of It. The commit
tee as appointed 10 Messrs. Buckingham
Hickman and Giles
Some Heavy Bills Paid.
The following important bills wer
| passed Thomas B. Smith, erie
Of the court, $3.50 99; Morning
News Publishing Company, 1928 10
Republican Printing Company, 997 26
Thomas Rossiter, &104, 80; William
Lslly, $2t25; William Simmons
| $l13. 90; Alvan r. Morrison, $267.
The Members Allowances.
The following membars allowance
were made for October, November ant
December:
Days. Miles. Amount
Isaac n Grubb,......,. IS s3i sle6 S
samuel Ki gore....... % AZ 20s