Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-09-12
1t Might be Thought So From His
Action in the Case Of
Ranby's Bill
WHY HE DID NOT SIGN THE ORDER
Simply Did Not Wish to Do So,
Despite the Direction of the
Levy Court--Mr. Elliott
demonstrates.

President John Lynn of the Levy
Court had an opportunity to explain at
Tuesdays meeting Of the court his
reason for refusing to sign warrant
allowing $50 to Assessor Samuel W..
Handy of Braudywine hundred. His
announced reason was that the court
had other bills in hand which were OF
oldcr date than Hanby's. 1t amounts
to this, that the president nullities, by
his rsfusal, the act Of majority at a
meeting of the court. To some this is
a very grave matter, for IL the chair
man IS absolutely to control the busi-
moss of the county body, Of which be
is actually one-seventh Iart, the re-
mainder oil the court might as we'll 90
out of business. Messrs. Chandler,
Elliott and Willis, the three who car
Tied the resolution for the Hanby war
rant last Tuesday, come from districts
containing many times the number Of
voters in Mr.. Lynn's hundred, yet
when they have beaten MIR. Lynn on a
VOTE he tells them that they have car
ried the motion but that he dues not
propose to sign the warrant.
The matter came up Tuesday morning
when Mr.. Elliott mentioned the adop-
tion of the resolution allowing Handy
$50, aud remarked that Handy said
the court owed him in the neighbor-
hood of $500.
Isn't that legal bill?" asked Mr..
Elliott.
'lt may be, but other bills have
been here longer than that, " replied
Mr.. Lynn.
"I think it is only proper that you
should sign 1t, added Mr.. Elliott.
"Well, what you think and what
think 10 different, said Mr.. Lynn.
81 know that, Mr.. President, :"
answered Mr.. Elliott. A person who
heard the retorts yentured that there
was some hope for Mr.. Elliott if he did
not think the same way as Mr.. Lynn.
1t may be paid about October 1st, :"
said the chairman.
This man needs money" insisted
Mr.. Elliott
I'VE paid one or two Others" ex-
planned Mr.. Lynn, (which were cases
where the men were sick as explained
to you at the time. a
Mr.. Willis took hand, saying I:
The court decided that au order
should be drawn, and it being passed
by majority the chair was instructed
to sign, and l think the chairman
should sign. | don't think he should
arbitrarily decide hot to sign. -
Lynn-'.Well | think | have. MIR.
Elliott was bound to have that warrant
drawn. did not thiak it was right
to draw the warrant because there were
othc bills to be paid. -
its After it was passed, when
the chairman refused to sign it, it
seemed like personal matter.''
Lynn-"It was passed by the court
when two members we're absent"
Willis There was no springing Of
the matter. "
Lynn-'tWell, it looked like it,"
1t is said that Chairman Lynn could
be forced to sign the warrant by man
damus proceedings.
Arthur w. Spruance asked the court
to refund $50. 81 to Miss Hetty Smith
OF New Castle which she claimed she
had overpaid in 1898 under the Adams
tax assessment. The matter was re.
ferred to the committee on overpaid
taxes.
James Wilson asked permission to
erect wharf in front of about 20 feet
of property under county jurisdiction
west of tho south abutment of Market
street bridge across the Christiana.
The firm Of Green e. Wilson proposes
to build about 400 feet of wharf along
their property which runs to the county
line. By including the county land,
the wharf can be to the abutment. The
matter was left with the court which
weS to view the place in the noon
recess.