Evening journal., 1898-10-04
THIRD STREET BRIDGE
General Smith Demands That
the Levy Court Act.
LAUNCH HIAWATHA WAS HELD up

INSPECTOR CAUsEY, OF THE
UNITED STATES ENGINEERS OF
FICE. WAS ON BoARD-1JEvy
b COURT WILL PROBABLY RE
MOVD TENDERS ALLOWANCES
ADADE-TAX COLLECTIONS FOR
SEPTEMBER.
Third street bridge is under fire
once more, and General w. F. SMITH.
U. S. agent, is directing the batteries
this time. v is probably that the Levy
Court will, ac his instance, remove the
incompetents who have had charge OF
the bridge and scandalizod the county
for three or four yesrs, and appoint
good men to take their places. The
members have gIJwn weary Of tho
continued complaints, and il Commits
sioner Mealey viii not take the initia-
tive in the matter his associates will
do it for him. If They do not do some
thing, General Smith WILL as the n5l-
lowing communication, received from
him this morning, clearly indicates:
United States Engineers Office, S24
Adams street
Wilmington, Del, Sept. 26, lS9S
Commissioners Of the Levy Court, viii
mington, Delaware.
Gentlemen: l have the honor to en-
close herewith a copy of communica-
tion to me from Mr., p. F. Causey, Jr.,
inspector, covering a complaint against
the keeper or tender OF Third street
bridge, involving violation Of United
States rules and regulations prescribed
by the secretary Of war for the opening
Of draW-brldges
request that you will investigate
the matter and advise me of the result
and OF your action in the case.
| inform you OF this in order to avoid
II possible, my taking action for the
prosecution Of the parties concerned.
Very respectfully, your obedent SER
want, WIN. Il. SMITH,
United States Agent
> Attached to the above letter was the
following complaint, addressed to Gen
eral Smith, under date Of September
26:
"S!r: To-day, while coming up the
Christlana river in the steam launch
Hiawatha, the boat was held at Third
street bridge for twelve minutes by the
hridgetender either disregarding the
! signals or not being at his post.
The signal to open the draw wac
first given when about GOO feet from tn,
bridge, and repeated three times with
out receiving any attention from tn,
bridgetender. After the first sigma
= was given three street cars and numer.
e GUS wagons were allowed to pass over
the bridge, while our boat was kept
waiting. The captain of the launch re-
ported to me that earlier in the day he
was kept waiting at the same bridge
for fifteen minutes.
There have been numerous COM
r plants about delays at this bridge
, which are very inconvenient and often
times dangerous to the craft desiring to
pass through the draw. Very respect
fully your obedient servant.
'P. =. CAUSEY, JR.,
Inspector and Surveyor"
! The matter was referred to the Will
mington Bridge Committee and Attor-
ney Rodney.
{ Sheriff Finn was allowed S4.303 .2S.
Of which amount S3,G472O was for the
/ board OF prisoners.
The pay-Holl was passed, and also a
large number Of miscellaneous bills for
the several districts.
The following allowances were made
? to magistrates and constablos: ]. w.
e Naudain, $5.25; Lewis Sasse, $3.50;
James H. Keley $l57l5; A. S. Hur-
lock, s1SS5O; A. Hushebeck, sla.69;
W. r. Reynolds, S62O5; David w.
Hughes, S9S63; Chief of Police John f.
Dolan, S4S.SO; Charles Green, $780, 90;
Julian d. Janvier, Sl4.3s; Moses b.
Fleming, $l965; William E. Dixon,
sn.17
Gains Of the following persons for
oyerpaid county and pobr taxes were
read and referred: Owen ]. Hession
George e. Kirkman, Solomon L. Kahn,
Mary A. Doughelty and Samuel Gull
bert. Like disposition was made OF
similar claims under the Adams tax
law levy and collection: Judge William
c. spruance, N. B. Danforth, John r.
Robinson, S. l.. Harvey, Joseph Swift
. Charles f. Rudolph, Joseph Miller and
. Frederick Darlington.
These tax collections we're reported
! by County Treasurer Horace G. Ret.
tew:
- Wilmington hundred-Lewis Dickey
+ poa tax, 1897, sS.7S; 1898, $3.50; John
r. Dickey, cousty and poor, 1925
S12444; 1896, S432.44.
Brandywine-W. e. Husbands, coun.
ty and poor. 1895. S6,15O7l; invest
ment tax, $i2S.S6.
hristiana-George Mcintyre, county
y and poor, 1897, $7O.44; 1898, s11 ,3S4S6i
investment tax, $1,935.95.
Red Lion-R T. Cam, Jr., county
+ and poor. 1898. $2.sGS.61; Investment