The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-01-20
FOURTH edition
LEVY COURT PROCEEDINGS.

Yesterday Afternoon session-AIrs. Way
Makes n very Modest Demand for
Damages for the Death of her Illus
band.
When the Lovy Court mot ats o'clock
yesterday afternoon, the members
We're surprised TO receive a bill from
the Water Department for 1854 for the
use OF water. None of the me mbers
remembered having paid water tax
for tho county. but an investigation
showed that they had done 80, and the
bill was then ordered paid.
MI. Hickman presented communI-
cation from Mrs. w. II. Way whose
husband on December 1, 1890, walked
from Off the Eleventh street bridge
draw and ~as drowned, The commu-
nication was read. Tho widow de.
mandod $500 damages for the loss OF
her husband She claimed that since
her husbands death her household
goods have been sold for rent and she
and her three minor children are de.
pendent upon tho charity OF friends.
The communication farther set forth
| that the bridge was not properly
guarded with safety gates and that
those in charge of it were careless.
After some discussion the paper was
| referred to the Finance Committee.
President Buckingham said he did
not wish to impugn the actions of Mr.
| Hickman, who has the oversight of the
| bridges In Wilmington. but hs thought
| there was great necessity for safety
gates at the Eio9onth street bridge.
and as long as those gates wero not
tncre, the county would be liable Tor
damages
Mr. Hickman stated that the bridge
| was built Il good many years before lie
was Il member Ot the Levy Court and
there had never been any gates on the
bridge. Anyhow, lie said that II gates
wore there. people would push and
crowd over them.
Mr.. Sutton thought there should he
gates to the bridge to protect the
county from damages If for no other
purpose.
AS 1t IL, whenever man falls over
\ board the county WIS liable TO be
muicted into damages,
MIR. Clark, too, strongly advocated
having gates or chains placed on Lley-
enJh street bridge, and the approaches
to IL, and a5 II safeguard to life and to
protec, tho county from damages, lie
moved that MIR Hickman, tho mem.
her from Wilmington, be instructed
to provide such gates and chains.
which motion was adopted.
On motion oil Mr. .Iolls II was
agreed that when the court adjourna
IL adiOurns until january a5, Which
motion was adopted.
On motion OF MIR. Grubb tho Court
then adjourned
The following bills were ordered
paid during the day:
William LAYTON. s6.75; DR.. JOSEPH
lGomitn f3D; u, Nc Bride, 81 80; journal
I ~ NEaN 4 AnUv 80,
Diekcrson, for sheep killed by dogs
Sl0i star Printing company, SZD; Della
ware Electric and Supply Company,
SIT; Charles Warner Company, f207, 73
John Levy, 81; H. V. Wright * Co
t5.66; John V. Weber. 5lG05; W. L
Wilson, SJl 50; Gawthrop and Brother
Company. a7,xa; J. V. Carlisle IL Com
pauy, S45,0O; Joseph NJ. Pierce, s27
John NJ solomon, sos %; 5amue
q. simmons d Brothers sll6l; Speak
q man supply anu Pipe Company, 81. 81
, mon, sSGOi; l.. Fancy, SSl5S95; NJ. Me
! gary u son, S45; Dennis Kane, 1920
>. n. Smith, Sl.50; Il. A. Van Trump
, S3t.55; Peter r. Tyre, $500; HurIool
' Brothers, $685. magistrates and con
stabe5' account. Sl3.45; labor OF
roads, Appoqulnlmink hundred 72l.2
J colurod schools account, S535. n; tienr,
Cieaycr, s5i ~; Samuel hcrshaw, "a. 4d
L. II. Watkins, Sl.O0; William Gibson
sl.5O, st. Georges hundred, $500.
A question Which came before th
jail committee yesterday, but not be
7 fore the Levy Court. was thet of on
lurBlng the present Jail which is crowd
! ed With zoo prisoners. No conclusion
was arrived at. ana the diff OF sent
meilt WIS In the direction OF Duildin
Il pelltentiary, OF at least II larger lai
HE additional story recommends
could only relieve the pressure cot
:. ple OF years and something wUui
then have to be done again to accom-
modIte the rapid Increase of prisoner;
The committee VIII 10 doubt furmL
late s0nlo plan to Present to the Lev
Court meeting on january 20.
= Another matter was inlormall
brought before tho appropriation CON
:. mittee and advocated by Senate
J JonuhOe on tho subject OF appru
prtntiels for St.Peiers' Female Orphan
age and st. james Protectory. NJ
70 Donah0e said the court had right {
refuse an appropriation Tor 1891, bt
= ought not To withhold the appropfii
tions made for 1850 and 1890 by form
courts and which had not yet bee
: paid. The whole amoant claimed t
: not paid is 5000
@ Mi lonahU8 commended that II
money To pay these appropriation
wa5 collected from the lax. yers an
should he paid TO the parties for whol
> 1t was collected. The committee, hoy
i eyer, took no action, as there was II
lav providing for the appropriation
S To be made, otherwise the CummiGtt
F, would he glad to pay the amount
) Gained.