The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-11-13
CONE ll,vALER
!. !. OBJECTS.

At the afts noon session Of tho Levy
Cuur 70 terlay several bills thnt me
Comptroller. had refused 10 sign, were
passed over his head.
The bill Of j. acl j. N Harman to-
AS75. Is was not approved by the comptrol
Ter because he thought some OF he charges
wore high. The Items in the bill were
/ Ono de,k $780, ono couch, $40 one screen
$50; new carpet aud repairs to furnl uro,
e240 Is Mr.. Kelley made u statement ID
which he said that the Or Llcles furnished
wore OF the best material ana wors man
ship. Mr.. Wiilitts suggested that II
would DO well to refer Tue bill back to the
comptroller, that he might confer with
tbs Harmans, which caused President
Lynn to remark III you keep on stalking
M bills. after y hile we will need q new
court hou,e to holl them Mr. kelley
said he did not know what fur her action
hV could take, but the bill was referred to
him, aud he Will confer weth The Harinhhs
about the prices charged.
The comptroller also withhe MS
approval OF the bill of George W. Phillips
amounting to f3l1. 90 for cementng done
at variou, places The reason for holding
up the bill was that charge wa, made
for labor at 20 cents IN houT, MIR, Philips
explained that lor Tho class OF labor rr-
quired liz laying cement rHvrmsntA. the
price was NOT high, Commissioner
Chandler was Of the same opinion and on
lis motion The bill WAS paid
John NJ. Beck's bill [ur s?JI for haullng
prisoners to aud from New Castle jail In
tie Won during the last ses ion OF the
court was held up by tho comptroller De-
cause q charge of 80 each trip was made,
this being considered excessive. On some
= days three trips wers made, four no SOS
being required to draw them. Mr. Meg
cinsOn tx planned that II was Mo usnal
charge an 1 Mr. Chandler was of tho same
opirion so the bill was paid after Mr.
Wiliitts motion to refer IL sDack 10 the
com o roller had een lost.
Among the bills passed was that or me
New Castle hallway Company Tor s.oh2o
for carrying prisoners to jail.
. The foil owing resolution WAS otlered bv
Mr.. Armstrong, and was adopted So that
it will he a matter o. record should any
question be- raised regarding the matter
IN tho future.
In pursuance of verbal agreement en-
tered into by George W. Duncan and the
Lew Court commissioners OF New Cas-
tie county, as follows: THE said George
VlDnucan agrees to nliow he SAID court
TO build dirt road connec lns tho SILVER
Run rond with his fast land. SAID road y
ing east oi Silver Run road proper. The
said Duncan further agrees that tne above
Shlu EUuN snail 10 IL paw ~"N t'
said Silver Run road and to Dc suGh AZ
long as this court desires ii:
Resolved, That the above contract he
s,read upon tho minnie. of his court
Pre,ilent Lynn aud Cummi - Toner ri
lott were authorized to receive Digs 10,
an iron aud Stone bridge to eros hurrls
run in Cnristaua hundred. The present
bridge has outived Its usefulness
The bill OF Constable CHARLES Green Tor
eiaa2 OS aud for Magistrate bradley Tor
sall 70 were o:dered pa!
Walked OF tain.
Trenton. N. :, Nov la.-Brad-
ford Buckley is lying in St. irancls
Hospital after one OF the most
startling experiences a man ever
had. lie boarded northbound
train on the Pennsylvania Rallroa
last night, and when near Ne"
Brunswick started Tor rear ca.
The night was losey. and buckley
not noticing that he was in the last
car, walked through Tie door anc
off the rear platform into space
When he came TO his senses he
was lying across the railroad track
with an express train bearing dowr
on him. He rolled 10 the side o
the track. where he lay tor FIVE
hours betort. he was found.
No borcs are broken. and NhcI
Buckley recovers from the neFvou
shock he will probably be all light