The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-04-05
Levy Court Meeting.

The regular April sitting of the Levy
Court took place to day. and nothing
was done but to pass bills. The H.
nance committee was so busy in going
over the quarterly and monthly bills
that the court was not called to order
until 20 minutes before IL o'clock.
The court adjourned at 1920 p. m.
Amongst the bills passed this fore
noon were clerk OF the Pence Biggs
one quarters allowance 81 ,812; sheriff
Simmons bill. $43i3.S7. The various
Levy Court members one quarters
salary was allowed as follows:
Isaac N. Grub, S225.0o; II. u. Hlok-
man. $226.22; =. W. ktilgore, S227 ii;
Paul ellis, S2T2.18; Il. buckingham,
S230.4l; Robert sutton. S22S.45; James
III. Clark, s256. so: A. 5. Eliason. S272 81;
j. w. Jolls, S25S. rs; j. q. Hutchinson,
$294.80; Il. B. Simpler, 1914 81; total,
o., 800. ~.
A months salary was allowed for
each OF the court house officials and
bridgo-tenders II the county.
Chairman Grubb presented the re-
port on Sunday schools. which was
adopted. One hundred Sunday schools
in the county applied for II share Ct the
$500 allowed by the court. Each
school will get IS, but not until Au-
gust or September.
communication from Controller
Stats was read, stating that the bills
payable would exhaust the County
Treasury, and he could not certify bills
without the money in tho treasury to
meet them.
To meet the case Mr.. Jolls offered a
resolution authorizing County Treas.
urer Dickey to negotiate q loan OF
$1,000 for so days, by which time Mr..
Jolls said the delinquent tax collect
ors would have their collections of
poll taxables made and those not paid
would be extinguished. Tho court
could then see how much outstanding
taxes could DO relied upon.
Mr.. Jolls said there were about $50.
900 of 1891 taxos outstanding, OF which
one half would be returned as errors,
but on the other were some $2S00C
OF unpaid taxes of years prior to 1891
| The following report of the Jai
| Commissioners will be read this after
noon showing that they have FOR once
kept within their appropriation anC
besides have made material repairs Il
the iall;
Jail commissioners, beg leave to re
port to you that tue prison Is being
made as comfortable and convenient
for the health OF those confined a.
possible; also that we have concluded
to adopt the uniform convict suit aud
have ordered tho same ut cost OF
| $3.50 Fer suit, consisting of coat, pants
vest and cap. to he made as soon at
possible. We have also arranged 70
three bath tubs, one for the femal,
apartment aud two for the male apart
mente. We have about used all tin
amount allowed us by tho court THU
year.
This amount to some may seen
very large but it must 10 taken int,
consideration the repairs and altera
tions we have been compelled to make
and the number of prisoners we hav'
had TO supply with clothes and Shoes
We find that we have been compelled
to use much care and economy in on
efforts to accomplish what we hav
done.
We feel compelled to say in our re
port, that In Sheriff Simmons We hav
found great help In accomplishing
what we have, also In the wardens VIII
seem anxious and have spared no pain
to help III the work OF the prison.
conclusion the amount OF the apprc
priation of $4,000, we have spent 1898
"a. Respectfully submitted,
JAMES M. WISE,
WILLIAM q. WoRTuTNGToN,
| A. NJ. Hiram.