Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-16


ton street bridge. II may also be remcm-
bcred that some persons who wanted the
bridge tried to cipher out ways and means
by which the county was to build the
bridge without feeling the expense. There
was also fund of about S,G01subscribed
or promised, by interested parties, towards
this undertaking; which fund has not yet
been paid. The Republican Levy Court
left the treasury bare--in emulation
probably of the Reed Congress-and the
new county commission succeeded to an
impoverished charge. Even moneys due
the Trustees of the Poor accoun. were
diverted by the late Levy Court into the
general fund, and part of the $50, ,O0J loan
asked for i'll the bill which passed the
House on Friday last is needed to replace
this. TO insure the Trustees of the Poor
against a repetition uf this policy is the sub
iect Of another bill which passed the House
last Friday.
This evening Attorney John Rodney, on
behalf Of the present county commits
sioners, brought down Il bill asking
authority to borrow Sl00,00o TO pay for
this bridge. The contract price is Ss5,000
it is reasonable to lump the expected
extras at $4,000 more and the cOntrac-
tors naturally want their money as the
work progresses. The bill opens with
preamble rccitirg that the Levy Court in
lSt2, entered into u contract to erect this
bridge; that no provision has been made
for the payment of the contract price; that
il is necessary that the present Levy Court
sno',in inne .ie iheahs ithihc'lateIy 70
,tptnaty .tay WIN VIZ terms ut the contraet,
authorize a loan not exceeding 100000.
for this express purpose, and the issue of
certificates of Indebtedness therefor. re-
deeinable at the rate of $4,000 annually.
OTHER LEVY COURT BILLS.
Mr.. Rodney also brought down two
other Levy Court bills one increasing the
compensation Of the commissioners to
81 COO year and mileage the latter item
to be sworn to- and the other authorizing
the Levy Court to borrow slO,oD to re-
iuiiu = ii tiiN altl!snollse ihueDteahess, Mil!cl
IL IL nov ntlu py lle pailks anu on Willch
ane c1rintS iS LoW o 'aIlHg PIT cent inter
est; lhls F'u,91o Wy ellreseilts six annual n
S,ui.iI'i,s @ ~. nl Sioyu, eac.l ol tie uepV ~
Gutleu ~ ny eLeetion ~ thc cnIinty pullu.
lE,.. tiEn ~ MHiNt lltcsat'iS i'eNs
Coui'S o"ah' !" nave pau o"V "lu il"t'
ABoLlslllHG VOTERS AssTsrNNTs.
The bill aboishing voters assistants-a
substitute for the bill previously summar-
ized--to be introduced in the Senate to-
morrow, provides that. where Il voter is
physically disabled, and that physical dis.
ability is apparent to the election Judges
for marking his ballot, the Judges shall
select one responsible man from each of
the two principal political parties to go
into the booth with him, to whom
shall be administered the same
obligation that is now by law
administered to voters assistants, and these
two men shall assist such physically dis
abled voters in the same manner as the
voters assistants now do. But the dsa.
bllity must be physical, as. for instance in
the case of blind men or men so crippled
as to their hands as to be incapable of
marking their ballots. The mentally dis
abled or the illiterate voter must work out
his own solution as best he can; no voters
assistant for him.
A Cor.rT OF coMuoy PLEAS.
A+torno,. Nvo,,io,, M, 1r.r,,, o,d p.,,
,ota,t,,iH,a Ii, ,,.;ii i'';' ;,tnsi' anu III
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d;o ti,.,4 a,,',arnrs ~ ~. a
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hrs,,nh ,e os,oI,I;sb ;,trori'. o'
ca,,rt ~ ~ co,,,,Sn,, ,,inas fnr WnH raa,Ia
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tLe in,iga ~ tbis r,mrt. tLe attcr,,a,,' 's,on.
eral or his deputy shall be the prosecutor
before 1t; the sheriff shall be IN attend.
alce' IN person or by qel,utS; the clerk ui
the nlnhiclpai court shall be It's clerl;, ana
the crler OF the county courts snail be IT'S
N''S'' "s J',''NS -''''N,' ~
year and the clerk 5000, for their service ms
officers OF this court.
lhe court OF common pleas is to have
coSniZance OF the following Offences Lar
ceny, embezzlement, obtaining money
under false pretences, receiving, selling or
buying stolen goods, carrying concealed
weapons, gambling, policy writing, keep
ing Nituli!ing houses or inns without
license, selling Intoxicating liquors CON
trary to law, riotousS conduct or disturbing
camp meetings and other religious meet
.ls' nv et'"It Sii.tl y. oi .D'e ii,Si Mon
corner IN The second floor Of the court
Lousc cf yiIminSton, Trial shaii bc liz.
| ;ndirfmnnt nv arand iurv and before n merit
| inrv III siv nn2so,,s srjected from n nnnel
| ~ iiftrnn. ur,vi,led that IN anrlicntion 0f
| thn orcnsnd aud in thc d,srrntion of the
| cnrrt lie Jury may be 10 men. The juris.
| dirtion nnw1rs and duties If thc Indigo
aud the 6fIicnrs Of said court shall he IN Iii
rosnerts the ssnin ms nrn nov Nv law vested
~ the rnitri If r"nsr,i scSsnns ~ =" viii re.
r,arJ to the trial of thn ofrnnrns ent,mer.
antoJ
,.,,,....,.
lHE tHiLf 'tsl''E '"M ll"N'
The attention Of the General Assembly
! has been drawn to the curious fact that rs
| the law now stands, if the next Chief JUS
tice should be appointed from New Castle
| county. his remuueration Will be less than
tnhl OF me cssociate Juuses' ine 90 per
ulem q the iatter lof slttiils olltside theif
respe,Stive y . eolliit'eS more man haklAS W
the alieIeiice III sliarE. IL Is proposed %
rell'e'.i ln'S y Nllh!nE w ,,i? rle M,Ifu1 Motu1
olllsiie Oh ms own county lH!s Wuui'l
leave the associate Justices on pfeGiSeiF tlih
same lootihe as now Wnllelt Wllllu sllttlt
the Chiei Justiee 70 tle extra p per gay IN
an the counties. VI course u Is obvious
that the great hull OF tlle court business Is
done III new Saste county
slLvEnGRooK INSPECTION.
REPRESENTATIVES, Dusey Hall Seyil