Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-03
NO ACTION ON BoYD'S BILL.
sheriff Taylor Has the Commitments B"t
po,. Vat :, NV Them TO All Inquirer.

sheriff Taylor Has the tomht"phe
Docs Nat 81 ow Them TO Al, tnquirer.
The Levy Court took no action TUESDAY
morning on the bill Of Mayor, Evan y. |
How'd of New Castle. which originally |
Was s., 402, but which he reduced 10
Oil, 5Ol. %, as shown at special meet
ing of the court last week. The minutes
Of thar session, as read Tuesday showed
that the bill contained these items;
a COS commitments at Is cents. 800 %
Entering Judgment at 10 eeiits...'. ouo''o
Sl,5OI %
Those minutes further showed that
Attorney John II. Rodney of the court
had said that only the commitments
legally made should be paid for and the
commitments should be examined; and
the sheriff was to be requested to pre-
sent the commitments at today's meet
ings. q.
commitments were in his office. When
a reporter of The Gazette asked the
sheriff to allow him TO see one or more
81 them, the sheriff said he had no
objection 10 thsr being seen, but dio
not produce single one.
He asked the reporter whether he mad
not stem commitments, and the latter
did not know that he had. Sherin
Taylor suggested that the reporter
could see some in the clerk OF the
peace's office and it was thereupon re-
marked by the inquirer that il all were
Just the same, then there was no reason
why the sheriff should not show those
in his possession. In that event, the
date, the offence, il any, were entered,
and the signature, could be noted.
Sheriff Taylor still said he had NO
objection to anybody seeing the con-
mitInents, but the reporter was not
permitted to see them.
The commitments were not presented
to the Levy Court and so far as could
| be learned from the members, no ex-
animation of the papers had been made
by them.
Mayor Boyd visited the court room
| and handed a paper to Commissioner
Henry NJ. White, but whether it had
any relation to the bill was not learned:
Alexander b. Cooper, who appeared
for mayor Boyd and urged the passage
| of the amended bill last week, visited
| the Court House Tuesday presumably IN
reference to the bill. The subject was
not, however, discussed by the court.
A new item of business was brought
up by Commissioner John Lynn, who
presented a preamble and resolution
concerning the bridge across Red Clay
Creek in Christiana hundred. II
related that the people OF Marshallton
complained of the condition OF the
bridge and asked for repairs. But in
Mr.. Lynn's opinion, more than repairs
were needed, and he proposed that the
Levy Court. as a committee, visit and
inspect the bridge to determine what
should he done.
MIR. Lynn stated that the bridge was
never wide enough; that in time OF
storm the water would flood the fouuda.
tions. On motion of MIR. White the
resolution was adopted.
These claims of oyerpaid taxes were
referred. Phillip q. Plunkett estate,
Lawrence Pennington and Susan O'Don'
nell.
The county has received about IS, 40t
for tax collections in April, and Is ablt
to meet bills on accounts for which tn,
appropriations have not been exhausted
Tuesday the PAYROLL OF upwards o
$1,000 will be allowed, as well as somt
magistrates and constables' bills
Among these is the bill of Chief o
Police Dolau for SIG. MIR. White pu
in a number Of bills which will not b.
allowed at present Oh account Of appro
priations being exhaust d.
Matthew d. Murphey, James B. Tomal
and Patrick Fahey, as committee from
the Trustees of the Poor, sppeaied be
fore the Levy Court Tuesday Afternoon
and asked that the court grant the tius
tees S., 800 additional in the cominl
fiscal year, for the addition OF hospita
accommodations to the almshouse a
. Farnhurst. Mr.. Murphey, Spokesman
foi the committee. stated that it wa
J requisite that place DO fitted up 70
hospital purposes, and that the thir,
floor front of the building, which is no
now in use, could DO utilized.
J In the past, he said. all cases Of dis
, ease have bean thrown together: tn
physicians think it well to put ward
, in the upper floor for different disease
! and not to rmmit fever patients to b
/ with those having other diseases.
The estimated costs OF the work woul
, be 81, 800, to furnish a new boiler 70
heating, ventilator system, an elsvn
J tor and beds and other hospital equiv
ment.
! Mr.. Murphey said the board though
1t proper TO have that statement mad
, to the court and to ask that an axtr
r appropriation be made to carry the de
sired amount Tho trustees do not de
sire their regular appropriation scale
down. They will scarcely need the Sc, 80
3 until fall, but they desired the assul
ance of the court that the money woul
! be- Forthcoming.
President William A. Scott Of tn
court said that the matter would b
considered in connection with the pre-
paration of the budget for tho nes
E year, which will begin Jnly LIST. TIL
court docs not dosiTs to increase the TIA
rate.
A recess was taken until Tuesda,
May 10th.