The sun., 1900-09-05
MAYOR BOYD'S BILL
WIS TURNED DOWN
By LEVY COURT
"a Motion to Reconsider This
Action Was Then
Passed.
MR.. SCOTT'S STRONG PROTEST
Money Was Appropriated for the
Building of Seventh Street Bridge
and Patrick Fahey Will Pro-
ceed at Once With the
Erection of Bridge.

An attempt was made to pass Mayor
Royd's revised bill at the meeting of the
Levy Court yesterday afternoon when
Mr.. White presented the following resu-
luton:
"Whereas Evan G. Boyd. mayor of
New Castle by his own affidavit and
the affidavit of John Il. Taylor, sheriff.
has furnished the Levy Court with Satis-
factory proof of the legality and Justice
Of his bill for commitments to the coun-
ty Jail for the year 1899 and when each
commitment was actually issued as
charged, therefore be it
Resolved that this bill is hereby ap-
proved and allowed and 4 warrant is
hereby ordered to be drawn on the CORN
ty treasurer for Alex. i. Cooper. his
attorney, for the sum Of tiftcen-hdndled
and nnc-dolnrs and twenty-five cents
(1500.25) being the amount Of his said
bill"
Chairman Scott called Mr.. Mcaley to
the chair and then from the floor made
Il strong protest against the resolution.
He said it was only about half as large
, as originally presented. He said that
they had failed to present the commit
ments to the court. He held that bills
had never been passed on statement OF
affidavit.
! Mr.. Gallagher also spoke in opposition
to the resolution stating the court had
adopted resolutions that the commit
mrntS be brought before the court but
this had not been done. We thought
that if Boyd was entitled to any sum
ut al, he was entitled to his full hill
which was for about 10000 commitments
: at 40 cents apiece.
! MIR. Mpaley said that if Boyd was
legally entitled to his bill he could have
redress i'll the courts. Mr.. White moved
the adoption of the resolution and Mr.
Mealey moved to lay it over.
Mr.. Gallagher said he had thought
that the charging for commitments ii
such large numbers kad stopped at thu
death Of Mayor Hehcrt.
Mr.. Lynn wanted action taken ON til,
reosllttion at once.
Mr.. Mealeys amendment TO lay il
over was not voted on but IN aye ant
nay vote was taken on the resolution
direct. The vote stood: ayes-Lynn ans
White; nays Mcaler, Gallagher ant
Scott.
The resolution was declared lost.
\ recess was then taken.
Upon re-convening in ii few minutes
MIR. Mealcy moved to reconsider the
vote. This motion was carried lit
then moved that the bill be laid over
His motion was carried.
Earlier in the meeting Messrs. Mealey
antl White presented the following rcso
lutioli:
Resolved that Patrick Fahey be in
structed to proceed to build Seventh
street bridge as per contract awarde,
by this court i'll the month Of September
1899.
1t was unanimously adopted. Mr.
Fahey's hid was $4,000 and Ii,
will begin work ut once.
Mr.. Scott presented the followin;
resolution winch was passed:
.'Resolved that the sum of $4,000 b.
and is hereby appropriated to rebuil,
the road over Silver Run in st. George
, hundred and that the bids received IL
rejected and the commissioner of tn
, Fifth district he and is hereby EN-
, powered to advertise for new ones an,
to commence the erection of said rol,
as soon as possible"
There had been some misunderstood
ing about the bids. Robert T.. Mori
sons bid was $14S5O and Patrc
t'ahey's $500. Court adjourned unit
September 18th.