Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-06
LEvr copnr.
Regular Meeting on Tuesday Appli-
cation for Aid for the Dny Nursery--
Other Mnttcrs.

cation for Aid for the Day Nursery--
Other Matters.
The Levy Court met last Tuesday in
regular session at the Court House. All
the members were present The monthly
payroll was approved.
PETITION FOR BRIDGE.
]. Frank Biggs presented petition
from people of ST. Georges hundred,
asking for bridge over run crossing
Cedar Lane which leads from Jamison's
Corner to Middletown. The petition
said that the stream could not be
crossed with horse and wagon after
big rain. There were 63 signers, among
them being Henry Clayton, II. A.
Rowland, s. f. Shallcross, Martin Is,
Burris, and the road commissioners of
the hundred. John w. Carrow, John L.
Cochran, Jr., and NJ. keegan.
The court decided to refer the petition
to special committee.
ST. MIeHAEL's DAY NURSERY.
The following communication from
Frances A. Coleman, the wife of Bishop
Coleman, was read:
An institution called st. Michael's Day
Nursery and Hospital for Babies has
:
in common with others | am much inter.
ested in the same, In view of the common
and general usefulness of the work we
have thought it not out of place to call
she attention of the county authorities to
IT,, for the purpose if in their Judgment
alluwable) of obtaining some pecuniary
assistance, May |, therefore, ask the APP
pointnent of a committee to whom the
whole matter can be explained.
M,. ! A.. "A
tee be appointed. The motion was car
ried and Messrs. Armstrong, Gallagher
and Mealey were appointed. Both the
bishop and Mrs. Coleman had spoken to
MIR. Armstrong concerning the matter,
RESERVATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
The resignation of Joseph b. Rourke
as constable of Pencadcr hundred, was
accepted.
The resignation of Alexander McKean
as inspector of election of the Southern
district of New Castle hundred, was
accepted and John F. Campbell was
appointed to the position.
John b. Mahoney was appointed in
spector of the Southern district of PEN
cader hundred in place of John w.
Thornton, deceased.
Elmer Egee was appointed inspector
of East ST. Georges hundred, in place Of
John Aspril, removed from the district.
On motion of Mr.. White it was de-
cided that committee go look at Gull
vert in Red Lion hundred. He said that
il was not certain whether the culvert
was built by the hundred or the county.
A new bridge is needed. The commit
tee will go next Tuesday.
The whole cDurt will art az rnu,.
mittee to view the culYert and will also
view some bridges in the Fifth district
and some repairs to the bank and long
bridge below Augustine Pier.
SCOTS Run bridge, St. Georges hun
dred, was accepted as county bridge
and $500 appropriated to rebuild it.
PAY OF WILMINGTON ASSESSORS.
John ii. Rodney, attorney of the
court, gave his decision on the question
Of the pay of Wilmington hundred
assessors under the act of May 3D., 1893.
1t had been commended that it was the
intention to give the assessors only $500
for the year from November, 1893, to
November, 1894, and not the intention
to start paying them at once.
Mr.. Rodney decided that the assessors
were officers and should go on the pay
roll from the passage of the ACT. The
names Of the assessors were ordered put
upon the pay roll when they should
produce their field books. The assessors
are Whann, Conway and O'Hara. Their
field books being produced their names
were put upon the pay roll for 5000
each.
COLLECTORS ALLOWANCES.
The following allowances for delin-
quent tax collectors were passed: r. It.
Cam, Jr,, Red Lion hundred, $10.57;
f. A. Sturgeon, Christiana hundred,
$60.62; Edward Hart, Appoquinimink
hundred, 1904; W. G. Bigger, Pcncader.
$3S.22; W. h. Husbands, Brandywine,
$l4.15; John T. Hayes, New Castle,
$ll.15; Il. G. Brockson, Blackbird,
$l6,04; total, $l69.39.
Among the bills passed were the fol-
lowing: Edward Hart, Townsend,
$3l5.S9; Robert Hanna, Falkland,
$l0L50 Delaware Electric and Supply
Co, S26.66; K. l.. Armstrong, $20056;
| D. Dangel Il Son, $l59.02; George NJ.
| u. Hart, $76L8s; John d. Davis & Son,
$51; Lichtenstein s. Hart, 1854 10; G. /.
Speer, $00.7D; H. b. Groves, $3.50; H..
b. Miller, Newport. $l86.15; w. Green
d Co., Greeaville, $40. IL; John NJ. New
bold, Newport, $2O9.5O; ., Il. Thomas
" Co., S49f.25
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