Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-29
SEVENTH STREET BRIDGE
Il Caused a Lively Wrangle at the
Meeting of the Levy Court
Tuesday Morning.
PLANS ARE TO Be SUBMITTED
Some Proposed Changes Were
Freely Discussed by the
Members, BUT No Action
Thereon Was Taken.

AT the meeting OF the Levy Court
Tuesday Mr.. Mealey was absent.
The feature of the day was the talk OF
Mr.. Chandler, who stated that be de-
sired to see the Specifications and plans
of the Seventh street bridge. ~ have
tried to find or see the plans, he said,
but thus far have been unable to see
them, | mean to see the plans and
specifications.
President Lynn That is the general
FEELING of the court and we must see
them.'' VI :
Mr.. Chandler-"W must economize.
The appropriation should meet ali
obligations The old court left debts
amounting to $4,000, aud hone to
see the taxes reduced next year. The
advance this year was absolutely neces
sary TO cover the bills. | find an ex-
member of ths Levy Court has the
plans in his possession. y
Mr.. Lynn-'.I don't thirk you know
what you talk Of. The plans are in the
hands CT the new inspector. -
Mr.. Chandler" hat use is the new
inspector. We are paying s2l per week
for nothing and $40 per month for boat
hire where new boat could be built
for S2O.' -
Mr.. Willits-"For information 1
would like to know whether or not the
inspector understands his duties or is
he only fit to inspect stone work.
Mr.. Lynn-"Mr. Chandler does not
know what he is talking about; the
man is perfectly competent. .
The matter here temporarily dropped
while the commissioners gottheir heads
together. ~
The question which Mr.. Chandler de.
sired to raise was whether or not tho
court was going to change the plans
for the ahutmedts of Seventh street
bridge. he Understood that the origi.
nal contract called for piling at the
approaches to the bridge and this was
to be driven 10 two rows with rods to
hold them together and that the spaces
were to -be-tilled ID. On motion of
Mr.. Chandler the inspector Of Seventh
street bridge will be instructed to rro.
duee the plans at the next meeting Of
the court.
Lemuel Graves, assessor of Mill
Cresk hundred, was granted an order
of 500 on account. sts.4ss, s
Oliver W. Easthurn of Union ere
sented bill for $50 forc15 aheep killed
previous to July 7th. 1901. The bill
was referred to the committee on sheen. /
A bill was offered by Attorney Davis
asking that U. II. Hill should be re.
imbursed for the value of 43 sheep and
20 lambs killed by dogs. Al letter from
clarence II. Donovan, assessor of the
district, showed that the sheen were
not assessed to Mr.. Hill but to Eugene
Henderson.
Mr.. Willis questioned Mr.. Davis on
several points relative to the law on
the matter and whether or not the men
appointed as commission had seen
the dead sheep and had sworn positively
to the loss OF the sheep. He stated that
he could not say So.
Mr.. Willis then read q statement Of
one OF the members OF the comm ission
in which it WAS stated that he had
never been sworn relative to tie mum.
ber of sheep killed and that the num-
ber seen killed by him differed from
that OF the bill presented.
Ire matter was Elaced In the hands |
or the committee on sheen and will be |
reported at the next meeting.
A matter which caused mucn .eon-
troversy was that of two broken mill
dams. The question was: Are the
owners or Levy Court responsible? The
1ams are known as the Smith and
oshell dams in st. Georges.
Messrs. Armstrong and WilIitts we're
appointed the COMMITTEES to look into
she matter and report at the next
Meeting. '{E,r 80
Mr. Elliott stated that bridge on
he Graves property was not sale for
,ravel. EII7