The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-05-08
Levy Court Read Bills.

Considerable time was taken up at the
meeting of the Levy Court yesterday
with discussion of the matter of max
ing repairs to Silver Run road. This is
the road which was built by Patrick
Fahey a short time ago at cost of
ST., 900, to give school children shorter
route to SCHOOL. Mr.. Armstrong an.
nounced that extra high tides had cut off
much of the top of the road SO that now
an ordinary tide goes over some Of it,
About 600 yards needs fixing and a lot
of it needs filling in.
AT the afternoon session Mr.. Willitts
raised the question that the resolution
had not been put and no vote taken on
it. Mr.. Lynn said: 1T was carried
think" He turned to the clerk who
said he thought that it had been passed
but since Mr.. Willitts had called his at
tcntion to it he was in doubt about it.
1t was decided to take up the resou-
ton again. Mr.. Willtts asked for an
aye and nay vote. A vote was taken
on the matter of calling the ayes and
nays" All voted in favor of it and
tn" clerk started to call the roll.
McssrS. Chandler and Wllitts voted nay
and Messrs. Armstrong, Elliott, Mealey,
Mcggnson and Lynn aye.
Mr. Chandler said in explaining his
vote that he was in favor of it, although
there ought to be another man added to
the committee.
Mr.. Elliott had voted FAYE" by mistake
and had lis vote changed.
Mr. Lynn said the resolution had pass
ed just the same.
He introduced the following resolution
which was passed.
Resolved, That the comptroller be and
he is hereby directed to charge unap-
lroprated funds with the sum of four
teen hundred dollars and credit same rs
follows:
Public building. $500: Seventh street
bridge, $3.50; First district, $500: Fourth
district, 500; Wilmington hundred, $3.50:
printing, $780, ball tramp, 500; Jail COM
mission, $50; total, $14O0.
Mr. Chandler asked that the payroll
be passed and that it be read. The clerk
then read the various salaries. Ycstcr-
day was the first time it was read for
several years. Mr.. Wilitts asked II it
was all for salaries and no bills. On the
payroll was $50 for clerk hire for the
comptroller. The payroll was passed.
Much To the surprise of those present
the hills were then read
There were number of bills for extra
work. No objection was raised to any
Of them. Constable Jones, who is baihff,
was allowed $l4 for 7 days service. The
! bills w"re on motion Of Mr.. Chandler,
| allowed.
1t has been discovered that the act
authorizing the workhouse loan provid-
ing that til" bonds shall he payable on or
before April |. 1921, would make it
possible 10 call them in at the end of
year and pnsSihly interfere with the
chances Of securing a good premium for
them. In order 10 remedy the defect Mr.
lfhandl"r introduced the following resO-
LUTON:
"WhrrcaS, The Delaware Legislature
in General ASSEMBLY met at its last
session by special act authorized the
| Levy Court Commissioners Of New Cas-
tie county TO borrow on the credit Of the
county til" sum Of s"vcnty-iive thousand
dollars $15Oo0,. and to issue certificates
OF Indebtedness or bonds for the same,
being loan for the completion of the
! y. 4. &. workhouse, payable on or before
the first day Of April, 1921; therefore be
it -
Resolved, That the Levy Court Com
miSsi"ncrs Of New Castle county hereby
agrees with all parties concerned that
IN" sand bond issue Of seventy-tivc thous-
and E15,o00l shall not be called in or the
right to pay same demanded by the Levy
Court until the year 1921. >"
The resolution was adopted.
Some difficulty has been experienced
with claims for rebate of taxes on land
bordering on the State line and the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, Certain claims having been
made TO the Levy Court for a rebate Of
taxes levied on land bordering on the
line dividing the State of PENNSYLVANIA
and Delaware, and it appearing that there
, have been certain, misrepresentation
/ made as to land assessed in Delaware
. being the State of Pennsylvania; there
| fore be it.
f Resolved. Tit the collectors Of taxes
for New Castle county be instructed to
collect taxes. on all land within the off,
cial line dividing the State of Delaware
I from either Pennsylvania or Maryland,
2 and that the collectors be responsible for
!. the taxes due. as per the assessment and
q tax books in their hands.
Receiver Of Taxes Rettcw's error list
: Of 1899. nggregating s2.17552. was re.
ferred to Messrs, Willitts and Elliott.
The court adjourned until Tuesday
next Mt 10 o'clock or at the call Of the
chair