The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03
FIFTH EDITION,


Deeds shnllcrohs Gets $1,000 for
Preparing New Index In His Onics.
Monthly Bills.
The Levy Court Commissioners met
this morning at 10 O'Clock in the Court
House. The minutes Of the last meet
Ing were read and approved.
MIR. Gallagher arose and said the
clerk OF the court, on his previous
m otion, had invited the Board of
Water Commissioners TO be present at
their meeting to-day and he would be
pleased 10 hear what the gentleman
had to say.
Mr.. PlcAels, OF tho Water Commits
sioners, said that they had appeared
before the court in pursuance OF the
invitations and he would refer to their
letter which they had sent at the last
meeting Oh the Levy Court.
Washington lIastlnge, IL. f. Piokels
and Robert Porter, Water Comnis.
sioners. were present In behalf of
the Water Department In relation
to placing the water main across
tho Brandywine creek 10y laying
water pipes on the Washington
street bridge and bad agreed to pay
tho Levy Court the sum OF ten thou
sand dollars for the privilege, but
since the completion of the bridge the
Commission has tried TO get out of
they now aver, that tho Street hallway
Company will DO allowed to cross over
the bridge without paying anything
for the same privilege, ami the bridge
was not cafe, and they thought they
should I'D exempt from their promise
to nay the $4,000.
Mr.. Pickles, continuing. said the
commissioners had no intention OF
backing out OF their agreement ond
~ fha n lie al. fhnn,rhf
the vibration OF tho bridge was such
TINT IL would cause leakage In the
water piHes. II might DO imaginary,
but tho members OF the commission
did not think 80, and until ali expert
was hired and ais opinion procured.
| they would decline to pay tho $4,000.
Mr.. Gallagher said no was Inclined
to think the bridge was plenty strong
enough. and ono plumber went as far
as to say il ho received the contract
for laying tho pipes he would guaran.
tee 1t for.ten years against leakage.
lilo had been called upon daily by
our citlzans. who expressed remarks
about Tho com mission. some OF which
Were mpllmentnry TO the commle-
sion, while others were nverse TO their
course In this matter.
The Levy Court had been promised
some $4,000 or moro by tie Water
provement Company, hut as yet not q
dollar has been received from either
By the court.
MIR. Armstrong - Mr. Chairman, I
would like to know on what condition
tho Water Commission had agreed to
pay $4,000 Tor tho purpose Of laying
their pipes across tho Washington
street bridge?
Mr. Pitlkels None at all. At that
lu,a ,n tina i'm, Il ,,T RIM
the electric cars over that bridge, and
1t looks Ike foxy movement,
MIR, Armstrong The halfway Com
pany haB never asked to lay their
TRICKS across tho bridge.
hlr PiGkeis Yes, ii looks like fox
In II hole What are the rails placed
on Washington street FOR If the com
pany has no Idea OF crossing over the
bi idge?
Mr.. Armstrong may be dead
fox in the hole.
MIR. Plckels Gentlcmen. YOU lave
heard what We have tosav, and II there
is nothing further We VIII retire.
Mr.. Gallagher read tho minutes of
tile meeting when tho Water Commits.
mission made their offer to the old
Levy Co rt to pay $4,000 TO place
their pipes on the bridge.
Mr.. 1'lckels, in answering Mr.. Arm
strong il he did not consider the
Washington street bridge a safe
bridge. aaid. 81 am rot bridge ex-
port. stood on the bridge ono day
whan a rd cart passed over. and
the bridh 8 wayed considerably"
Mr., Washington Hastings said the
Com mlAsioners had no idea OF or
wanted 10 get into q discussion with
tho Levy Court about the matter.
What they wanted was guarantee
tlaif TN.nRa ahniIlH ha iutar.
fered with by tho breaking OF the
joints or damaged from electricity.
That tho Levy Court should procure
an expert to test tho stability OF the
bridge
MI Meuley asked II the Water Com.
mission wanted the Levy Court to
employ an expert to pass on the sta
bIIlty OF the structure!
Alr. SCOTT said Wouldn't 1t be well
for tho Two commissioners to agree
on som 70 expert and then take his
opinion on the stability of the bridge.
MIR. Hastings think IT, would be
well for. both bodies to so agree on
the matter.
Mr.. Ghlluher--I have here the con.
tracts for building tho Washington
street bridge; that the bridge snail
DO safe 10 carry n loud of 1910 pounds
per loot in addition TO its own weight
and all S-iuGh pipe filled with water,
or for the safe passage OF n l5'ton
street roller. The engineer employed
by tho Court had reported that the
bridge was built according to con-
tract and was safe IN every particular.
The Water Commissioners then 70.
tired.
The monthly payroll was passed.
The following bills were read and
passed.: Charles u. Ferris y Son Sb0.6l;
Al lien Bradley. s. II; Frank ID. Moore,
S39 49, Geo. T. Swami, So Charles
Shener. So; Goo. A. GonEtero. 9l5; @.
G.. Boyd, S3S; Geo. Rogers SG.G3; Will
mington City Electric Co., Si54; deary
Il SON sl15.75; Ihos. kossitcr, $l07;
Hyde & Co. 81 %.
Johnr. Dickey. for postage stamps,
s25; NJ. Fitzgerald sl9; John =. Cook.
$50; j. |. Pennington S3ai VIM. W.
Sharpe L. Co SGG3; ". II. Hartlove.
81 81; Ias. H. Blggs S3i. 40; Charles
Innkerb - POS u. james BELT, s22o;
j. Il. Ehallcross received $1,000 for
making new index in TIM Recorders
| Office. md J. Y. li,gg3 and Andrew j.
Snuborti each 5000 Tor examining and
computing the index.
Hiram Pleasnnton, $3.50 for sheep
| killed; M. 4. flanley, delinquent tax.
collector. 1878; W. II Hayes $45;
Jas, l.. Willis. SOS for meals furnished
| jury; n. i. Smith. sli,li; New Castle
/ Gas Company, SEO; lilies " Jones,
| soy; J. I. Mood y o., S23i.3l; Brad
/ ford, slit; JAS. IL. Hubert, tllB; An
drew D. Travis. sgi; John Council.
so; CunnHll " son, s353 IS; John Mo.
/ Manus $50.
| A. ]. travis. S.S3; Zeisler & Guyer,
/ sa5; j Il. Hudson 4 Go 5ill.i5; ii. A.
| Miller, $40; Jan Commissioners, $500;
| bennington Machine Co, 5l52; ELI
Davis. S3l7; John 4. Stoons. SSt6a;
/ Doctors J. Il. Smith, 50. J. L. V. Block
SON. $40; W. II, Kunt2, so, and j. G.
/ Pyle ~: late Coroner kirh'5 executor
recpirad SGT ii duo on his SALARY;
I James Monaghan. slsS; +. II. Smith.
! 4l15: Jaiaes Il. Richardson, Sl2I.i5;
| Jam a II. Porter, si1.as; George
| NJ. Allcorn, .ii.12; Lewis Susse,
aIlI I'll: Alfred S liurlo@k, siI1.93;
Chus. Ii MGWhorter,, IS! 20; Alfred 8.
| Hurloek I'll 90; 4. q. Dennis, Sij.36;
| Albert n. Sutton, sl093S; j. Ndlng.
| Sl4; 1itos. Deakyne, Ft0.iOi ". DuElad-
/ way, .bl..3; Crlar Smith. S225.
A warrant WIS drawn to Pierce Gould
+ for S?l00 on account.
/ A warrant for st. Georges Marsh
ComptEhy for 1903 was ordered drawn.
| Mr. liullaghGr moved that overpaid
tax to tho following persona be re.
/ funded: Michael O'Alealey. Samuel
Armst Iong and John A. johnson. 1t
wHs carried
| A vibrant for $1,000 on account was