Smyrna times., 1900-05-23

The changes in New Castle county
from Levy Court to County Commits
sioners, and then back again, as suited |
political convenience, is well known,
and the reasons therefore more than
guessed. These changes seem to have
in them large opportunities for politi-
cal populations. The EUery EUening
has been turning on the light, which
has brought down on it, the ire of
many who would rather have their ac-
counts kept shady. The report of the
Levy Court has been recently audited.
The above paper in a review of it says:
SIT takes no more than cursory
reading of some of these pages to note
that some names appear with marked
frequency. Such a name is that OF
George W. Phillips. Mr.. Phillips is a
member of the firm of Lynn & Phil
lips, and the Mr.. Lynn of that firm is
none other than John Lynn, member
of the Levy Court for the First dis
trict, it will be seen that it is very con-
venient for Mr.. Phillips to send his
bills against the Levy Court by Mr.
Lynn to that body. Just why he
should have so many bills is a ques-
ton which he may be better qualified
to answer than any other person.
In the year ended January End, 1900,
Mr.. Phillips received no fewer than %
warrants from the Levy Court, which
is an average of about one every two
weeks. One of them was paltry 800,
another was S102, and another was
S197.75, whereas all the rest were more
than 5000 each. Seven of them were in
the $500 line and five were in the $400
class. One even reached $40. Posi-
bly, Mr.. Phillips forgets in that IN
stance the law which says that when a
piece of work will probably cost $500
or more, bids must be advertised for;
or possibly the Levy Courtman who
ordered the work, overlooked the law.
A great many of the Phillips allow
ances are under the item of repairs and
improvements, but where the improve
ments and repairs are made might
puzzle any one who had only the bills
to 90 on. Some of the expenditures
which he received where on account OF
causeways and bridges in the First dis
trict, Mr.. Lynn's district, and one item
of S297.Sj was for work in the Second
and Third districts, which are the Will
mington districts of the county.
The total of Mr.. Phillips warrants II
close to $4,000.
Another large total is that Of the war
rants received by one Isaac S. Weldin
under the item of causeways ant
bridges in the First district, Mr.
Lynn's district. The amount is abou
$500, made up in 10 warrants. Mr.
Weldin received a good deal of none.
in the previous year, so that it was
cause of comment. 1t is said to be
brother-in-law of the Levy Court Com
missioner of the First district.
One William Moore, whose large re
ceipts-so far as the reports could il
dicate-in the previous year, create
some talk, appears to have done prett
we'll by the county in the year covere
by this last audit In 12 warrants, b
total is 81, 1915, some of which
under the item of repairs and SON
under that of causeways and bridge
Many people do not know who NJ
Moore is.
Then, too, Robert Barnett gets h
name in the warrant list many time
to be specific, 20 times, for total
about So, 900. There is an impressiC
that Mr.. Barnett stands in with M
Lynn.
The grand total of Messrs. Phillip
Weldin, Moore and Barnett is in t
neighborhood of $4,000.
Even that total pales somewh
against the figures received by t
sheriff of New Castle county in
wear mentioned. Sheriff Taylor's fe
were SO, ,494. SO; he received under t
item, "officers of the court" 50, ,9s0.'
board of prisoners, $40, 1920, and CO
yict labor, 5000, making a total
S23, 1857.
Every EUening has several tin
drawn attention to the bill OF ab'
$500 which Mayor Evan G. Boyd
New Castle, is endeayoring to have
lowed by the court.
Another feature is that few OF