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COUNTY FINANCES.

UuUNIf flNANGto.
Methods to BIS Investigated by Commit
tee of the New Castle County Grange.
Pomona Grange of New Castle county,
which held its quarterly meeting at
No 504 Market street Thursday, had
some interesting discussions during the
afternoon, and the result was decidedly
profitable. The matter of the financial
methods Of New Castle county, uron
which action was taken at the grarge
meeting held at Union, Mill Creek
humid ed. last summer, was taken up
and reviewed. 1t was rointed out that
no actual results had been obtained
from the resolutions passed at the Union
meeting, and the following committee
was appointed to investigate the matter
and do what 1t could to have any errors
which may be found corrected, and
take such other action as may be
deemed necessary. William s. Bird of
Brandywiue hundred, Arnold Naudain
of Marshallton aud Prof. A. I. Neale
of Newark.
The committee was given wide lati-
tude, and as it is composed of men who
have only the best interests Of the COM
munity at heart and who are competent
to handle the subject, it Is reasonable
to believe that something will be done
to cope with any defects which may be
found in the existing method of county
fnanciering. This matter has been
discussed publicly for some time, and
Every Evening has on various occasions
pointed out apparent peculiarities
which would bear investigation, and
ON the strength Of these publications
| and tho reports Of county auditors,
wioh founo their way into the hands Of
| The farmers, resolutions were adopted
at the meeting at Union, referred to
above, calling upon the proper officials
to make an estigation and take such
action as might be found necessary to
correct any defects, should nry be dis
covered, and as result of this action
on the part OF the grange, the grand
jury appointed committee recently 60
make an investigation. 1t was thought
there might be report from the COM
mittee at the last term of court. but
the committee was not prepared to
make q report and the matter went
over until the next term.
What the committee appointed by the
grange proposes to do is not known,
even by the members themselves, but
they are empowered to do what they
consider right in the matter. 1t is OK.
peoted, however, that they will take uT
the matter as soon as possible and may
send bill to the General Assembly
revising the laws governing the fnan'
cial methods of New Castle county.
The grange also took up the matter
of the public school system in thu
county, and after some discussion j
was decided to request the State Grange
at Its meeting ct Dover next Tuesday
to petition tne General Assembly tt
pass law granting to Wilmington
from the State school fund an appro
priation equivalent to $15 per child, a
is customary where there are higl
schools in other parts of the county
and also require the School Board .
Wilmington to permit children iron
the rural districts to attend the school
, here. There are many children Twin
, near Wilmington who would like :
q attend school here, but under til
q present laws they are not permitted t
i do SO, the school facilities Of Whining
: ton being confined to the people Twin
I within the limits of the municipality
The proposed iloi ease would be con
!. siderable and would, 1t is believed
4 amrly repay the city School Board fo
!. any outlay it might make for the ac
commodation Of children from tn
q country districts.
r 1t was also pointed out that there al
a laws on the statute books prohibitin
4 farmers from throwing hedge trimming
n or other refuse in the roads. aud tn
attention of farmers was called to th
!. matter, with the request that they Ii,
Il up to the law, which, apparently, hi
"a not been enforced. This will be we
n come news to wheelmen and horsemel
II who have been having trouble wit
4 thorn hedge trimmings all along, Il
n thorns punoturing bicycle tires an
"a penetrating horses feet. One object
a the law is to keep the bitches along Il
d roads open, so as to keep the roads
4. good condition and allow the water
re- run off through the bitches.