Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-07

Tho Augustine Bridge Causeway Re-
ported liz Bad Condition From the
Recent storm Some Costly Bepairs
Needed.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Levy Court Commissioners WIS held on
Tuesday. The whole forenoon was taken
mp in the consideration of numerous bills.
These included salaries accounts and mis-
cellaneous bills Of every nature.
The bank account showed an expendi.
ture during the month of August Of
iS,503.03. This included expenses on
account Of the Trustees Of the Poor, The
receipts of the month were S26, 4S2.l7.
With the credit of last month the bank
statement showed credit balance of over
$4,000.
The visit Of the members Monday to
Port Penn disclosed the condition CT the
causeway between Augustine bridge and
the pier to be very bad. The storm has
washed away the planking and stone work
of the roadway TO large extent. It's pos,
sible that the repairs may cost several
thousand dollars 1t is likely that the
court engineer, Mr.. Comfy, will have 10
visit the locality to make an exact estimate
of the cost of repairs.
At Tuesday afternoons session OF
| the Levy Court, DR.. Black, called the
attention of the members to the danger
GUS condition of the Jail at New Castle
due to the present state of the jail sewer
| The physician declared it a menace to
the public health and recommended
that a glazed pipe be laid along the old
sewer and that the latter be filled up
| The matter is now i'll the hands of the
prison committee.
The Delaware Construction Company
was awarded the contract for repairing
Seventh street bridge. Engineer Comfy
was OF the opinion that there may still
be trouble with returning off aud OF
of the bridge during stiff wind.
The bills passed at Tuesdays session
were filled in on Wednesday morn
ing. In addition to the salaries, jai
wardens, convict labor, sheriff nc
count, election bills, Jail building, &c.
items of $500 each were passed for thu
Delaware and homeopathic hospitals
Other bills, all totaling ever $l1, 00C
were as follows: G. Longacre, IS
Charles Shearer. $62.50; Charles Green
1885; J. Harvey Whiteman, $3.50; G
M. d. Hart, $14o; G. N. Comfy, $500
David Wells, $11; John Yearsly, $19.5t
William Costello, $3.50; W. Shaw, $75l
L. g. Scott, $29; w. Grier, 3d. W
Stannart, $27; S. L. Finley, $50; q. NJ
d. Hart, $l20.48; j. F. Moore, $l53; W
Taylor, $3.50; John Delhi, 81; Edwar
Zaccheus, $14.25; Thompson Eator
$3.75; E. Hart, $23s.34; Thomas Ma
loney, 1919; G. S. Cleland, $500; A
q. Brinton, $3.50; John #. Campbell
So; H. M. White, $50; James Taggar
$40; J. t. Dickey, $3.50; NJ. Fitzgerald
$3.50; w. Cross, $5s; Wright 6 Sot
$2S.1l; G. F. Davidson, So; A. N. Arm
strong, 500; ]. I. Cook, $10.25; A.
Rittenhouse, So; A. T. Elliason, $99.2S
Held s. Co., $50; Diamond Printing Co
$44.50; Roberts. Carpenter, $3.50; Fran
Cleaver, SO; w. K. Price, So; r. I
Cam, $5l. The last four bills were fl
sheep killed by dogs. James d. Bigg
$32T20; j. T. and l.. Elliason, $16.9
l Q. L. Lancaster, $3755; j. II. Stoop
, $211.35; Charles Colbourn, 1910; just
q Davidson, SIS; w. j, Hunter, 1915
r. H. Harrington, $l5.23; A, \
Hizar, sos; New Castle Brick an
/, Lime Co., $42.75; w. Lawton, s
: M. Kincaid, $4.36; P. McGrory, $187.6
|. +. d. Moore, $62.0l; Fl. A. Demise
S $20.35; g. E. Ferris, $6l.25; J. II. Kir
Q $11734; J. ]. Fox, $1S6,75; Wilmin
e ton Transfer Co., $3.50; A. rrayno
y 81; rent of county inorgue, $50; J.
: Gallagher, $2.6s; w. s. Tanguy, s
/ Midvale Steel Co., $66.69; New Jerst
! Steel and Iron Co., $250,S6; Charl
Q Warner Co., $74.4o; Lynn g. Phillip
9 $5s1.65; B. f. Shaw, $500; Alexand
. & Wells, $720; J. r. Hudson, 8 Q,
Y $15.1s; ]. v. Carlisle, $14.05; D. Dang
= d Son, $26439; @. Cannon, $9.75;
il N. Comfy, $64.90; w. H. Morris, s6.S