Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-01-05

pcrs lnulNluuhlly were largely engaged
In fixing up any accounts not yet at
tended to, cleaning up outstanding desk
accounts preparatory to the general
leaye-taking next week.
by resolution a quantity of unused
county order books for 1891 were di-
rected to be burned up. They cum.
bered the Office Of the clerk of the peace.
The following bills were ordered paid:
Ball tramp law, $2790; James f. Wood,
$500; Christiana hundred, 81 30; Red
Lion, $56,32 Charles Green, $I25; Mill
Creek, Sal; White Clay, $lT0.l0; II. A.
Brown, S1OS.SS; Capele Hardware Co,
$l6.30; James II. Coffin, $9G.S5; j. 4.
Rodgers, 1928
The committee on the Washington
street bridge made its report. 1t was
somewhat voluminous, but merely COM
pretended what has already been made
public.
Mr.. Jolls, the secretary of the com
mittee, among other points, stated that
there is yet the sum Of $4l,00 unpaid
on the contract for the bridge.
Adjournment was made tn 2 p. m.
At Friday afternoons session of
Levy Court satisfaction was ordered on
the bond of the executors of the late
William IL. Smith, ex-collector for
White Clay Creek. The amount due
was $500. Counsefs salary for the
year, $500, was ordered passed. A bill
tor $50 on account of damages to a
schooner while passing Third street
bridge was passed This was not done
without some demur by the court as
several of the members expressed an
opinion that the assistant bridge tender
was liable for the accident. The amount
of $500 was appropriated on account of
repairs of bridges for Wilmington hun
dred. The court adjourned to meet Sat
urday morning.
Levy Court was occupied on Satur-
day morning in passing routine bills.
The payroll for the month and also
members allowances were passed.
Recorder J. 4. Shallcross' account for
recording births, deaths, marriages, &C.,
for the month of December, S119.f0,
was passed.
MIR. Jolls reported the outstanding
warrants for 1891 and 1899 to total
S550.S5.
The Levy Court of New Castle county,
under the old regime that has existed for
nearly g century, ended its existence at
sunset Monday.
All the members were present and bust
ness was confined almost altogether to the
passage of bills and fixing up accounts.
MAGISTRATES AND coNsTkBLEs
The magistrates and constables accounts
for the past three months as follows, was
passed James Y. Richardson S2i.5j;
Frank y. Smith. S1s1.5O Thomas Bratton,
sutton, $3.50; Henry Il. Durnall, Sl620;
Lewis Sassc, slS5.25 Benjam b, Groves,
S5l.sO; James Monaghan, Slll.9U; Chief of
Police Francis, S22l .6S.
The following bills were ordered paid ::
G. +. Thomas &c Co., SS59.53 printing
finance report. $50; repairs Market street
bridge, $40; Red Lion Bridges repairs SIS;
G.. q, Smith, Levy Court bailiff. S5l Black
bird hundred, s7l.7O; Joseph lolls. $50; light
and power account for shcriif's house and
jail S37l.l0; Alvin r. Morrison, 81, 200 (for
Odessa bridge)
ELECTION ACCOUNTS.
The committee on assessors and inspcc-
tors to whom was referred all bills incident
to all registration and election expenses,
has finished its task and presented the fol-
lowing rs its final report:
The several bills presented have had due
consideration and such have been recon-
msudrd Tor payment, as the committee adj
Judged legitimate and proper expense upon
he county.
No recommenda tior has been made for pay
ment Of registration clerks, and none for pay
mont of voters assistants, for while 1t may he
true that the authorized employment involves
compensation, the Levy Court IA not clothed
with power TO fix compensation, not to
assume that the expense is chargeabe 10 the
county. IsA G N. GRUBB,
JAMES II. CLARK,
JOnN ". JoLIs.
Committee.
Registration and election expenses
S3l5.5O. for printing and notary fees in
the various hundreds on account of regis
tration and election expenses.
No MONEY FOR VOTERS ASSISTANTS.
In the debate over the report OH election
expenses there was . general feeling
against the court paving the expenses of
either voters assistants or for the clerks
services.
Mr.. Hutchinson thought il only Just be-
tween man and man that these Services
should be paid for Kent county has paid
But one clerk was allowed.
Mr.. Jolls stated that this payment would
involve an expenditure of over 5000.
MIR. Hutchinson stated that Senator GRAY
had stated that the county could be COM
PEELED by mandamus to pay the bill.
Mr.. SuttOn-"i would prefer to see the
matter brought before the Legislature
where it properly belongs"
Mr.. JOlls-"Exactly."
MIR. Sutton-"l think the specification
the trainers Of the law"
Mr.. Jolls-"l understand that both Kent
and Sussex Levy Courts have assumed nav
ment of these bills"
The matter then dropped with the accep-
lance of the election accounts committee
report.
Printed copies of the finance report were
distributed
The Levy Court will adjourn this p. m.
sine die.
The closing ceremonies in connection
with the disappearance of the old Levy
Court and its final retirement from public
view were decorously and rather sulemnlv
performed Monday night. Following the
presentation of q handsome gold-headed
cane to Chairman buckingham speeches
were declared in order.
There was however some routine bust
ness to transact, including the passage of
bills and the hearing of one or two reports,
The flnal statement in regard to all matters
in connection with Washington street
bridge was handed in by Chairman John
w. Jolls, OF the court finance committee.
The bill of John Thompson, the Third
street bridge tender for S35, was brought
up. Following some discussion the matter
was put TO vote and lost.
MR.. BRADFoRDs ADDRESS.
Attorney of the Court Edward G. Brad
ford, was introduced by MIR. Jolls. He said
in effect
The old Levy Court is about expired
with the close of to-day, when you will
sever your relations with the COUNTY and
on tomorrow will be inauguratcd the new
order of things, and, as we all hope to the
advantage of the county
VI should do violence to my feelings
were | to let this occasion pass without
taking the opportunity of expressing my
thanks for the courtesy uniformly ex-
ILL.,, ia aRaf. 1.