Evening journal., 1896-03-25
CONSTABLES ELECTED.
Bridge Tenders and Jail Com
missioners, Too.
DR. ] ] BLACK eUC5BBDs HIMSELF

Secretary OF state whltoman Wants to
Know About tho status OF the Voters Ia
what is LEFT OF the Highlands Election
Distriet-severai Names Added TO the
Assessment.
Levy Court elected oonstables. bridge
tenders and other officers at the meeting
this morning
The following rRmes we're added TO
the assessment lls' his morning:
Charles DeSoto. of the Fifth ward
Wilmington, voucaed for by Charles
/ WhRnn.
Edward McNanus, Of tho Seventh
ward, Wilmington, vouched for by John
~. Gallagher.
Jacob = McClary. Of the Marshallton
district. Chlistlsna hundred, vouched for
by Henry @ Conrad
Irving $. Shorter. oolored Of the
Eastern district OF Red Lion hundred,
vouehsd for by George M Shorter.
Mr. Gallagher scted ps teller. and Mr.
Mealey made tho following nominations,
the two Republican members rofrsining
from making nominations or voting:
Constables- Robert Willemsou, Mul
Greek hundred; Courtlend Il Crockett,
st Goorges William Weldon, Apo
qulnimink; John Lsekermsn. Black
bird; Moses Fleming, New CAS-
tie; Daniel Cush, Red Lion ;
Emil Walther. Penosder; Andrew
Mote, White Clay Greek; Paul Began
and James Il. Porter, Christiana
William E Husbands aud John w.
Greenfield Brsndywine; Henry X Smith.
Alfred S Hurlcok. William p Wlndish
and Thomas Resrdon. Wilmington.
Williamson succeeds John Oreedon, re
signed.
Bridge Tenders-Wllliam T. Green aud
George T. Swami, Market street; Thomas
IF Russell and James MoHugh.
Third street: James r. Develin, Seventh
street; James Mclniyre. Brandywine
John Carney. Washington street; B f.
u ,bley. Eleventh street; Samuel II. Hug
gins, Odessa; William Shaw, Fenimore's
Mrs Willie Huggins, Fleming's; william
Lyman. Newport
ChristianA bridge was not provided for,
but will be later Lyman aucceeds Mrs
Amanda q Ruth % tender Of Newport
bridge
On motion Of Mr. Armstrong, Herbert
r Haines WAS elected special constable
for the Ferris Industrial School.
\ p
John 4 Stoopes aud Evan q. Boyd as
jail commissioners. and they were elected
Dr. John J Black was also re elected
Jail physician, Mr.. White making the
no ninsHnn.
Several resolutions transferring prop
critics and reducing assessments we're
adopted.
Secretary Of State ]. Harvey Whltenau
appeared before the court and asked fol
certain information in behalf OF Governor
Watson he said:
s%"Ths election registrars will have to be
iEppointed by the governor aud they will
probably be appointed next week While
have not critically examined that
statute taking In portion OF Christians
hundred. don't think that it abolshes
the Highlands election district esiRb
lshed az a separate district by law. IN
less that statute abolished the remainder
OF that district and any portion OF still
remains outside the city limits, there
should be a registrar appointed for that
district don't know that 70 is any
ones business but that Of this
court TO make some inqulr5
into tho condition Of affairs
out there It Is important that infor-
nation be impaired to the governor with
IN week There was an inspector
elected there last time, but / don't
know whether or not he resides
in that portion OF the district
taken into the city. A portion
Of that elaction district was not taken
into the city, and, IN the gbssncs Of any
disposition or change in it, that pant
would constitute the election district as
already established by law. Men living In
that part Of the district taken in
would vote In the city OF WILMINGTON.
They would be provided for. because,
under the general powers OF the Depart
ment Of Elections. It can apportlon the
( districts: but IL Is that portion that Is
left ont that ought to bs provided for.
Ne Scoit-"Would it not be we'll for
you to correspond with Mr. Kidney, aud
FOR us 20 refer this matter to hlm2'
Mr. Armstong-"Mr R1dney said that
the part not taken in would revert TO the
Yell)W School district"
Mr.. Scott-"Mr Whlteman mlght
confer with him aud SEQ what be has TO
say about it
Mr. Whiteman--'I will DO that, ne the
governor expects me to get that iniorma
lion for him.
Assessor Whann-"There won't be
i more than thirty or forty persons leit ia
the district, which now only consists Of
the territory from Pennsylvania avenue
to Greenhill avenue, and out to Rising
Sun land
There the matter was allowed TO rest,
but sfter adjournment Mr.. Rodney
stated that, rs the Highlands district
voting place was now In the city, The
voters left out would naturally vote al
the Yellow School-house. but be declined
to express positive opinion until q more
careful Investigation.
Commissioner Mealey. who, while al
work on ladder In his yard on Friday,
fell and broke his left collar bone. was In
attendance to-day with bis arm In Q
sling He Is recovering rapidly and viii
have the use OF his arm Ia q short time.
Two Accissnts to Bridges.
The schooner Calvin P. Harris which
arrived this morning az the wharves OF