The sun., 1901-09-25
BUSY DAY IN
LEVY COURT
Several Bills Turned Down by
Comptroller Kelley.
TROUBLE OVER CONTRACT
After Long Discussion Patrick Fahey
Got the job Of Making Re-
pairs To Silver Run
Road.
TROUBLE OVER CONTRACT

More than the usual amount of bust
ness was transacted by the Levy Court
yesterday. Many matters Of business
came before the court and kept the mein-
bers busy the greater part of the day.
There was considerable discussion al out
bridge and other contracts and Hills of
various kinds.
Compti ollcr Kelley submitted TO the
court a statement to the effect that he
refused to approve number OF bills
including those of former Magistrate
Daley and former Constable, now Coun-
Gilman Henry II. Smith, because charges
were made for the arrest, arraignmen.
and removal to Jail Of the same prisoner
seven times in one day. Mr.. KrllcY's
statement to the court was as follows:
Levy Court Commissioners of New
Castl" county, gentlemen: | hand you
bills of justices OF the peace and con-
tables approved with the exception Of
lohn +. daley, ]. F., rendered from
January /, 1901, to and including March
20. 1901. which decline to approve for
the reason that on January 16, 1901, he
has seven charges against one person
for the same offenSe in one day, each
.'harg" amounting to st.55, making q
total of $10.55. / also decline to approve
he bil of Henry Il. Smith, constable,
'or the reason that he has on the same
rs charges by Magistrate Daley. charged
for arrcsting the same person seven times
II one day, each charge being $lS2. He
has also charged for taking this person
to Jail seven times the same day, the
,'hargr being 50 for each time, amounting
to s14.
Il also hand you bills of John i.
Spring for repairs to the boiler in the
Court House, amounting to $560.30 on
which 5000 was paid on account by
| resolution OF this court This bill was
not approved by me, as it was more tlian
$500.
Il also hand you bill of j. & J. n.
| Harman for draperies at Court House
amounting to $S72.75. it being above the
| $500 limit.
| George ID. Kelley,
Comptroller"
| The bills OF former Magistrate Daley
and former Constable Smith were re-
terred to the committee on magistrates
and constables for investigation. Mr..
Daley's bill was for $92.
| The bill for repairs to the Court House
boiler it was explained, had grown be-
lcause it was not known the boiler was in
such poor condition. There were several
bills for material. repairs and labor, tot
aling $500, and they were paid.
The bill of j. 4 j. n. IIarman also
was ordered paid, it being for bedeckine
The Court House in mourning because Of
the death Of President Mckinley.
Mr.. Kelley also declined to approve Il
bill of $294.50 presented by j. x. j. n
Harman 1t contained IN item of 12C
Yards of linoleun, ut $3.50 a yard, which
Mr.. Willis and Comptroller Kelley con.
Siiercd entirely too much. The bill was
referred back to the Harmans for re-
vision.
The matter of repairs to the Silver Run
road pending the opening of bids for the
work was the subject Of much iscuS
lSion. Ii developed that The necessary re-
pairs practically had been made to tho
road by Mr.. Fahey, between the time tn,
Inecessity for the work had been discus.
sed nj length by the court and the OPEN
ing OF the bids ty Commissioner Arm
strong Mr.. Armstrong explained that
when he advertised for proposals he had
written To Mr.. Fahey that he could gt
ahead with the repairs IF he saw fit
thinking that Mr.. Fahey would be The
lnnly bidder and would get the contract
anyway. while the plan would facilitate
the placing of the road III condition. Mr.
Armstrong explained that Mr.. Fahey. b;
beginning repairs. assumed the risk oi
getting the contract.
Mr.. Fahey explained that when he M
drrtook the repairs he did SO at his owl
risk. with the understanding that L,
would he paid for the work ut the rate
ser by the lowest bidder, in event of his
not getting the contract.
Mr.. Fahey's bid was considered tht
lowest. his figures being SO n lineal fcc'
for grading. filling in and piling, cont
bined. including the necessary approaches
to the bridge. +. III. Willis proposed Il
do the work at the rate Of s4 foot. ol
the filling in at the rate of 40 cents :
cubic yard. George L. Truitt of New
Castle bid 81. foot for sheathing ant
IS ealts cubic yard for filling in.
The contract was awarded to Mr.
Fahey.
John Burnett. inspector at Scventl
street bridge, had his further servico'
at the rate of 800 or more month, iis
pci.sed with by resolution, and the costl!
rowboat ferry service at the bridge ;,ls'
was ordered discontinued.
An order for $4OO. the salary of Jai
Physician j. ]. Black to March 80 las
was ,lrawn. Many bills were ordare,
paid. chief among them being the allow
arces for constable and magistrates
) These allowances were made:
Magistrates Lewis Sesse, $l05: Levi
Sesse. s96. .95; w. II. Reynolds. s79.95; W
II. Reynolds. $3.50: Albert y. Sutton
s44.5O: George ID. Dedill. $l0.65; Thomn
Bratton. $4695; Thomas Bratton. S2S
Herbert Yeatcs. $3.50: Herbert Yates
$13 so. James II. Smalley, $685.; w. w
Pritchett. $144: w. w. T'r;tchet'. Sl77.60
: John a. Kelly. s2Ol.75; George II. Hollis
s172.65; Francis $. Bradley, S165.5O.
Constables-Thomas II. Buckley. $44.9t
james +. Porter. s32.06; William T
. Wintli>h. s6649 Charles Green, s3l7.4i
J. J.. Collins $S39.l4: Lcmucl Mari. S'47
! 81: Daniel w. Cush, s4268; n. w. Val
Horn. s12S.23; William r. Money, s32.1l
Paul ]. Began, $92.69 David w. Hughes
, s2O4.O3: l. G.. Jones, sl12.S5; l.. G. Jones
SlO5s5: John F. Mclaughlin, s2lS0i; :,
S. Hurlock, s20S,9S.
An order was drawn for $1,000 IL favo
f, of the trustees of the poor, as part pay
" ment for the r"w pesthouse. which
I rooted and nearly finished
| Commissioner Megginson invited III
y commissioners to view n public bridg
b near Corbt Station, in Red Lion hun
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