Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-21
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Various Matters Considered mt the Regu.
lar Meeting.

Tics his ONCE Is placed IN through an
apparent clash in the election laws. AS
the clauses in connection with furnish
ing poll lists from the clerks office to
the sheriff read Mr.. Biggs will be re-
quired to make out two lists. The read
ing of the law is to the effect that the
sheriff shall deliver lists of voters both
to the inspectors and also to the regis
traTs of elections.
Now, as Mr.. Biggs very pointedly
explained, oil voting depends upon the
registration. The registrars will need
the lists, but the inspectors have no use
of them at all. They will be governed
by the registration entirely.
According TO the present reading of
the law there will be two lists at each
one of the 5S city voting precincts.
giving total of over 100000 names.
If the law be so that the second list is
absolutely necessary it is time that MIR.
Biggs knew it so that he can go on with
the work, 1t is believed that the names
must be printed, that is the As after the
first IL lists are supplied to the printers.
The latter, it is understood ask $500 for
the job.
The question as to the two poll lists
was lett for an opinion to be given by
the court attorney.
A communication was read from the
jail commissioners complaining of the
bad condition of the Jail floor. Sheriff
Simmons stated that they are decaying
and rotten. Some of the cells are so
rotten that the heel will crush through
them. The jail physician agrees with
the sheriff that n cement floor, with
concrete underneath, would be cheapest,
healthiest and more secure and perma-
nent. 1t would cost only $3.50.
The court ordered that the cement
floor be laid rs requested by the sheriff
on the first floor. Sheriff Simmons also
reported the bad condition Of the jail
sewer and that it will be soon necessary
for the county to build a sewer from the
Jail to the river. The present brick one
IL entirely decayod and is menace to
public health.
sheriff Simmons asked for the courts
ADVICE In regard to the adoption oi u
certain new steel ballot box. The
matter was left over until Mr.. Simmons
had an opportunity of exhibiting
sample ballot box to the members.
The following bills were ordered
paid: Blackbird hundred, including all
bills, S334.03; William Lally, $12.75; j.
y. lance, $32.3l; Jail commissioners,
Ss5.5O; Jail gas bill, $440.1O; c. +.
Thomas & Co., @56G.00.
Objection was made to this bill by
Levy Courtman Hutchinson who con
sidercd some of the items exhorbitant
Assorted rubbers cost $l.77 box; lead
pencils so cents dozen. Mr.. Ilutchi-
son complained also that out of the
whole amount of $566.90 the members
of the court received but S45 worth, the
rest was distributed around in the other
county offices.
The bill, as allowed by the Justices of
the superior court, of eX-clerk of the
orphans court and register in chancery,
Charles II. McWhorter, for $4,000, for
authorized work on compiling and codi.
flying the office records, was presented.
1t comprised work through IA consecu-
tive months and clerk hire amounting to
$1,000.
After passing a number of miscel-
laneous bills court adjourned to this
afternoon.
The following are the bills allowed:
Court house gas bill Sl33 water rent
New Castle jail for six months, Si00 Re
corder J. T. Shallcross, STA; John Sheader,
Delaware City, $6oI2; C. w. Thompson,
S22l.m; II. G. Jacobs. $3.50; Daniel
Dongherty. 5000; G. W. Hughes, S35; II.
\, Miller, $40; James \. Hartman, $500;
Joseph jenkins, $500; James Guthrie,
Ss5; News Publishing Company, SSl;
Frank Levy, $3.50; J. X. Brown, Si20; W.
j. Brown, S5075; Delaware Construction
Company, Sl,12l.l9; John Carr, S97;
Robert liattersby, 1855; A. Il. Morrison,
S563Bi Charles Warner Company, S3l2.73
II. b. Hickman, SlS9; Thomas i'agan d
Co, 5000 A. A. Eastbnrn. $50; Frank A.
Mitchell, S34.20; j. II. Hudson COMPANY.
slS92; John Solomon, $1,000; Leary &
Co., $3.50; p. Fahey, S743.45.
In regard to the two poll lists which
the law says shall be furnished, one 10
the inspectors and one to the board of
registration, THERE'S general concurrence
of opinion, unofficially, among the levy
courtmen that the board of registration
is invested with sufficient authority to
dispense with the duplicate and make
one list answer.
At Tuesday afternoons meeting of
the Levy Court committee comprising
Samuel Killgore and Messrs. Grub,
ellis, Jolls and Buckingham was ap.
pointed to investigate the condition of
the county bridge above Wooddale
station on the Landenberg branch of
the 3. u o. railroad, crossing Red Clay
creek between Christiana and Mill
Creek hundreds. 1t is low truss
bridge built about 90 years ago.
The bill of Architect Frank r. Cars
well S25, for plots ordered by the court
in the case of the State VS.. Smith was
passed; also an appropriation of $3.50 to
John N. Carswell for 10 week services
as county treasurer.
A committee comprising Levy Court
man Hutchinson and Comptroller Stats
was appointed to have the unused county
tax receipts of 1891 burned. These are
the receipts that were delivered up ac-
cording to law by County Treasurer and
Tax Receiver John r. Dickey, January
LIST, 1899, to the comptroller. The com
nittee was instructed to report the num-
Der of the receipts according to the stubs.
The bill of the Diamond State Iron
Company, $3S1.40, for turning off and
on the Third street bridge for term of
three weeks, aroused considerable dis
cussion. The account was 1907 hours
AZ 90 cents, when men were employed
in the day and at night. The bill was
passed. Subsequently the following
committee was appointed to investigate
thepresent system of working the bridge;
Messrs. buckingham, Hickman, Jolls,
Clark and Eliason. On Mr.. Hickman's
repeated request Chairman Buckingham
was appointed chairman of the commit.
tee. Levy Courtman Hickman stated
that the condition of the bridge as to
lighting, &C., is very unsatisfactory and
also very expensive.
The following allowances were then
passed:
Assessor Whann, s526,GS; Assessor