Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-11
STAFF Correspondence of Gazette and Journal.

Staff Correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
Dover. Feb 4. The Levy Court OF
New Castle county is badly in need
of funds to meet currAnt expenses, and
as the only way tn get immediate relief
is to negotiate a loan, bill was intro
duced in the House of Representatives
yesterday by Mr.. Mccoy, authorizing
the court TO borrow $50 600. The hill,
which was road the first time, is as
4 follows:
Sec. /. That the Levy Court of New Castle
county be and they arc hereby author
lied to borrow an amount not exceeding
fifty thousand dollars (SbO.0O01 in addition
to the amount now allowed by law. provided
that this act shall not continue in force
longer than the ensuing session of the Cen
eral Assembly.
While the hill itself does mt state
the purpose of the desired loan, the
. meirbers OF the General Assembly wero
informed by Chairman Scott and JoHn
n. Carswoll. who came down from Viii
miDgton yesterday.
The Levy Court has already over
drawn its account about as, 000 and in
addition So, 600 are due the Trustees of
the Poor, bills amounting to about
IS 600, rental Of polling places and
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sor some time, and ii is estimated that
the cost of the court now in session in
Wilmington will lie about 81. 600. In all
the court will. in short time owe
about 81 200, and the loan is intended
to cover the indebtedness which will
he incurred until the county treasury
shall have been replenished.
The deficit is due to the failure OF
many property owners to pay their
taxes during the gears 1895 and 1896,
many of whom were unable to raise the
money. Tho amount due from this
source is about Sl20, 600, and tho bills
have been placed in the hands of the
delinquent tax collectors, and it is
estimated that after all shrinkage is
accounted for the collectors will turn
into the county treasury about $780,
600 But it is necessary to have i'm
mediate relief, and it is probable that
the bill authorizing the loan will be
passed without difficulty.
communication from Thomas r.
Mechem Of Wilmington, calling atten-
tion to the Tennessee Centennial Elk.
position. to be held at Nashville, from
May lst TO November lst, and suggest.
ing that Delaware have an exhibit at
The exposition, was read ID the House,
but no action was taken.
Representative l.. s. Hopkins gave
notice of a bill relating to certain
indtces in the Office of the recorder of
dsdtfs Of NeDtcounty. Tho indices from
1873 to about two years ago wore found
to be in bad condition, and about that
time number Of lawyers in the county
advised Recorder James Virt!en to re-
new the indiccs, and assured him that
they would 500 thut his action was
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vides for the Legislature authorizing
the Levy Court to pay tho bill and ap-
point a commission to examine the
work.
In the Senate Mr.. Pierce offered
joint resolution appointing joint
committee to consider the work of the
commission appointed TO locate the
boundary line between Kent and Sus-
sex counties. The resolution passed
both houses, and the following com
mittee was named: Senators Pierce and
William I. Moore and Representatives
Smith, E.iason and Martin.
There is talk of special session
after the Constitutional Convention
concludes its work for the pupnse Of re-
modelling some of the laws to corres.
pond with the new Constitution.
RoVer, fep' ID --Ina General Assem-
bly, and Levy Court of Kent county are
TO work together in the matter of Levy
Cohrt legislation in that county, un-
less something unforeseen traEspires.
The court mot yesterday and, in
adaition to transatting other business.
adopted the following, which was at
once taken. by tho clerk of the court to
the General Assembly:
Resolved by the Levy Court of Kent
county. NJ its February session, A. D.. 1897,
That the Senate and House of Representa-
tiyes of the State of Delaware be requested
TO appoint joint committee of five mem-
bers OF said branches of the General Assem-
hly.to meet a like committee of this Levy
Court, together with the counsel of the said
General Assembly and the counsel of tins
court, TO take into consideration the neces-
sary changes in the laws of this State relat-
ing to this court, which said mmttee shall
have the power to report by bill or other
wise.
Resolved, That copy of this resolution
be transmitted to the respective houses of
the Legislature by our clerk.
u. C. Cubbage,
President Levy Court
Adopted February 18th. 1897.
When the resolution was read in the
House, on motion OF Mr.. Donaldson,
the Speaker was authorized to appoint
committee of three from that body,
and Messrs. Hazel of Kent county,
Short of Sussex and Mccoy OF New
Castle we're named as the House NOM
bers OF the Joint committee.
Representative Donaldson, who roaizes
vivid lesson in the recent destruction
OF valuable documents at the Pennsyl-
vania State House fire. offered a Joint
resolution instructing The committee
recently appointed to remodel the in,
terror of the Capitol to have plans
made for fire-proof room in which to
keep important public docments on file.
N II. G. Collision, who was quarter.
master general of the State for eight
years, has rendered bill amounting
IA 10 sl6I. ia. to romuuerate him for per-
" sonal expenditures for the benefit of
the National Guard while no was in
the service. The claim. which is
attested by eS-Adjutant-G General j.
farke Postlee, was presented by Repre-
\ sentative Hazel, and on his motion re-
ferred to the committee on claims.
Recently one of the road commits
sioners in New Castle county removed
from one OF the hundreds to another
hundred while he was in ullioe, which
left the hundred in which he originally
resided without representative. Some
OF the people in the hundred thought
that no should have resigned when he
rafnnval nd that