Evening journal., 1900-09-05
WHITE and BOYD
Arb DEFEATED
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amendment was not seconded and Mr.
Whites motion prevailed.
A resolution making provision for
the building of a road in st. Georges
hundred was adopted as follows;
Resolved, That the sum of $40, 900 be
and is hereby appropriated to rebuild
the road over Silver Run, in st.
Georges hundred, and that the bids as
received be rejected and the commits
sioner OF th Fifth district be and is
hereby empowered to advertise for new
ones and TO commence the erecting OF
said road as soon as possible.
Mr.. White presented the resolution
on the Boyd bill Before any Of the
resolutions we're presented and while
Chairman Scott held them in his hand
a conversation took place between
Messrs. Scott and White, which was
apparently not satisfactory to the lat
ter. His parting shot in the confer
ence, directed to Mr.. Scott. was: "You
might meet us half way anyhow" 1t
is presumed that the remark had ref
lerence to the Boyd bill, since Chair
man Scott voted for the other resolu-
,tions
i The Boyd resolution was as follows:
Whereas, Evan G. Boyd, mayor OF
\ New Castle by his own affidavit and
the affidavit OF John e. Taylor, sheriff,
has furnished the Levy Court with sat
isfactory proof of the legality and JUS
I tico OF his bill for commitments to the
county Jail for the year 1899 in that
each commitment was actually issued
as charged therefore,
Resolved that his bill is hereby ap-
proved and allowed and a warrant is
hereby ordered to be drawn on the
county treasurer in favor Of A. b.
Cooper, his attorney, for the sum OF
Sl5Ol.25 being the amount of his said
\ bill"
Immediately on the presentation Mr..
Scott vacated the chair and Mr. Mealey
presided. Mr.. Scott said in addressing
the chair:
Il enter a protest against this bill.
1t does not represent half of the origi-
nal bill rendered to this court Fur
ther than that, Mayor Boyd was to
present the commitments and has fail
ed TO do so. A statement itemizing the
bill was also to be brought into this
court 1t is not in hand nor has the
court seen it.
Il do not favor this bill and will vote
against it. II we owe this money
Mayor Boyd should go into court,
prove and collect it. His bill was for
more than $4,000. The whole bill is not
there The new bill is for only one
year. II he has a grievance he should
go into court with it,"
Mr.. White seemed surprised at Mr..
Sootts speech. He arose and said: Il
do not see why this bill should not be
passed. 1t has been sworn to and has
the voucher Of the sheriff. l cannot see
why Mr.. Scott objects TO it because he
once agreed to pay Mayor Boyd $1,000.
Mr.. Gallagher was on his feet before
Mr.. White was seated. He said:
Mayor Boyd has not complied with the
courts request in reference to this bill
i He has not acted as directed. The
commitments should have been brought
into the court. He is entitled TO
$4,000 If anything and not $500 There
were 10000 commitments on the origi-
nal bill, If l remember right, and they
| covered a period OF fifteen months.
Now this bill comes in for one year.
He is entitled to all or not to any"
i Mr. Lynn said: Il understand these
bills have been paid before and should
be now"
I, Mr.. Scott here took the chair and
Il Mp Mealey arose to the floor. He said:
If entitled to anything Mayor Boyd
is entitled TO all and / think the Levy
Court should refuse to pay the bill 4"
He moved that the bill be laid over
indefinitely but as there was no sec
/, ond to the motion. a vote was taken
7 on the White motion to adopt the reso-
luton. The ayes and nays were called
and resulted as follows; Aye. Messrs.
White and Lynn; nay, Messrs. Scott,
Gallagher and Mealey
After a short recess during which
time Chairman Scott prepared to 20
? home. Mr. Mealey moved for the re-
consideration Of the vote on the BOYD
resolution. The motion was passed
and then Mr Mealey moved that II be
{ laid on the table indefinitely.
After the adjournment of the court
/, Mr.. Gallagher said that no proof had
ever been given the court that the
commitments had been made out For
each commitment the county is reouir-
ed to pay forty cents and 10000 would
make the county i'm debt to Mavor
Boyd for $4,000 Satisfactory proof
Notwithstanding the statements made.
e he said, had not been furnished 10 the