Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-06
THIRD STREET BRIDGE.
Levy Court Receives IA Communication on
the Suhlent frnm u. $ Enminerr smith

Levy Court Receives "a Comma nicatfon on
the subject from U. :. Engineer smith.
The Levy Court, at its session Tues
day, heard a Communication from Gen.
William +. Smith. enclosing a com
plant from inspector and Surveyor
Causey CONCERNING delay in opening
Third street bridge.
have the honor to enclose here
WITH" writes Gen. Smith, ga copv of
q communication to ME from Mr.. p. F.
Causey, Jr., covering a complaint
against the keeper or tender of the
Third street bridge, involving viola
tion Of Uuited States lnws and rules
and regulations prescribed by tho Secre-
tary of War for the opening Of draw
bridges.
II request that you win investigate
and advise me Of the result and of your
action in the case.
inform You of this order to avoid,
II possible, my taking action for the
prosecution of the parties concerned. ~
Under date of September Goth, Gen.
Smith had received the following com
munieation from p L. Causey, Jr.,
inspector and surveyor:
sir: Today, while coming up the
river in the steam launch, Hiawatha,
the boat was held at the Third street
bridge for y minutes by the bridge
tender, either disregarding tho signals
Or not being at his post.
The signal to open tho draw was
hrst given when about 601 feet fro m
the bridge and repeated three times
without receiving any attention from
the bridge tender. After the first sig.
nal was given, three street cars and
numerous wagons were allowed to pass
over the bridge, while our boat was
kept waiting. The captain of the
launch reported TO me that earlier in
the day he was kept waiting at the
same bridge for 10 minutes.
There have been numerous com
plants about delays at this bridge,
which are very inconvenient and often
times dangerous to the craft desiring to
pass through the draw"
John Ii. Rodney, attorney of the
court, after hearing the communica-
tions, thought the matter of govern
ment regulations over the bridge should
be settled. He said that people com
plain ii they cannot cross the bridge
and boats complain If they cannot pass
through.
On motion of Mr.. Gallagher, the COM
plant was referred to the committee on
Wilmington bridges and Attorney Rod
ney.
The following claims for overpaid
taxes were referred TO the committee
on that subject:
Adams tax-Willam @. Spruance,
N. B. Danforth. John G. Robinson,
Sallie L. Harvey, Joseph Swift, G. f.
Rudolph, Isaac G. Elliott, JOSEPH
Miller and Frederick Darlington.
County and poor tax-Solomon L.
Kahn, Mary A. Dougherty, Owen J.
Hession, George L. Kirkman and s. ].
gilbert.
The court is receiving the bills for
the primary elections. 1t pays the
officers and rent of places, but not the
cost Of printing the tickets, for that
musttbe borne by the respective county
committees. The total expenses for
the primaries is not yet known.
just about II o'clock, Commissioner
White remarked that the bills might
us well be passed, and thereupon
moved that the bills for the First,
Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth dis
tricts, which comprise all the districts,
be paid. The motion was carried, with
out reading any of the bills.
Then, immediately, the court took a
recess until O'Clock.
Sheriff Flinn's bill for the last
quarter is $1,000. 90. The board Of
prisoners itemdis SO, $40. 20.
Following are the magistrates and
constables' allowances J. W. Naudain,
50. %; Lewis Sasse, 1903. 80; James H.
Kelley, 1857. Is; AS. Hurlocls, SlSS. so /;
A. Hushebeck, sl41. so; W. R. Rey-
nolds, s62 O5; David w. Hughes, 1903. G3 ;
Chief of Police John F. Dolan, SiS. 80 ;
Charles Green, Sl93. 20; Julian d.
Janvier, Slabs; Moses B. Fleming,
sl9.6 William L. Dixon, SALT.