Evening journal., 1893-12-19
.ELSMERE TROUBLE OVER
The Levy Court Refuses to
Approve the Return.
NEW ROAD WILL NOT BE wIDBNBD

The Resolution Says It to tho Score Of
Economy Report OF Delinquent Col
tectors-The Payroll Passed Renewal
ofa $1,000 Note.
Levy Court met at 10 o'clock this
morning An the members including
Mr.. Armstrong. VINO has been seriously
III, were present.
Peter l. Cooper, Jr. representing the
Law Library Association. made formal
application for the annual appropriation
of SlOO due that organization. He made
short address, in which he said that
the money would be expended for new
books. The appropriation was allowed.
large number of bills were passed
aud charged TO the appropriations Of
their respective distriots
Court Stenographer ID @. Hardesty
was allowed 42j 90 for supplies.
The collectors OF delinquent taxes
made the Following report OF collections
aud commissions, which was passed
H. r. Dumall, Mil Creek collections.
Sl2l o. commissions, Sl3 25; J. Il
MoWhorter collections, S6l SO, commiss-
slons, SO 81; White CLAY Greek, ID. X
Donaldson, collections. $i06 0S, commits
sions, $l2 Al; New Castle, John n.
Hayes, collections, $557 commits
sions, Sll o.; Brandywine. w. T..
Husbands collections, 500 SO; com.
missions, $il "a; Pencsder. W. @. Bigger,
collections, $i52 20, commissions, $2i 90;
/ Wilmington. John A. Mitchell, oollec
tions, Si78 63, commissions, $50 90
Total collections, 81, i06 06. total com
missions, Sl27 40
William Il. Shalloross was allowed $2i
FOR sheep killed by dogs
On motion of Mr. White, Comptroller
Stats was authorized 70 cancel warrant
No. 1881, for 80 drawn TO the order Of
George Mooie
Mr. 6allsgher reported that the
coioner's bill had bobbed up serenely
again. One of the items was S37 for
team hire He could find no warrant
for 10 and no law bearing on the case
beyond an allowance OF two cents mile
for distance neoe sarily travelled. On
his motion the bin was referred to At.
torney Rodney FOR an opinion.
Receiver OF Taxes John T. Dicksy was
authorized to renew for three months a
note for $40. 600 due at the Farmer
Bank, this city, on December %.
Elsmore lProioct knocked.
The project TO widen Eismere road
was knocked in short order by Commits
siouor Armstrong, with the unanimous
support Of the other members This
following prea nble aud resolution was
offered By him aud adopted without com
mrnt.
whereas. The collection OF taxes FOR countl
purpnios is at This time necessarily slow, Rnf
us b D. tle duiJ of the court 90 lusnand iu
resources so that % may live Within ita ap
Resolved, Thnt tho returns pre- ented hl
the commission appointed 90 asecss namegc
| for widening fhe "ncw ROAD" through Els
mere TO Prices Corner be not approved.
News Of It's adoption will delight Els.
mere residents whose properties would
have been seriously impaired Ia VALUE
had the return OF the commissioner.
been approved
On motion of Mr.. White tho monthly
payroll was passed, ss the Levy Courl
will not meet again until after the
December salaries have become due.
stiu More Economy.
When tho bill of the commissioner
appointed 10 widen Elsmere road an,
assess tho damages was read, 10 wa
found TO be as follows: Isaac N Grubb
thirteen days, at S3 per day, $780, travel
ing expenses, 81 %; John W. Jolls
thirteen days, a. SO per day $50; travel
ing expenses, $40 %; Joseph Davidson
thirteen days, a. 50 per day, $780, total
$l37 80,
Mr. Armstrong, who said he had neve
receiv, more than 81 day for sucl
work, moved that they be allowed 81 o.
a day and travelling expenses, and hi
4 m otion was carriei.
On the strength Of this he moved &
r take recess until o'clock and wa
/ | supported By his colleagues, who honore
/ him for disposing Of three such deeisiv
o. measures.
/ This afternoon the coroner was Above
$50 for the rent OF morgue aud an ap
. nropriatlnn Of S3 300 for TaYlors Bridg