Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-09-12
Three Beat Two in Allowing
Assessor Handy $50.
BUT LYNN WONT SIGN WARRANT
And the Action May be Recon-
sidered Later.
The Specifications for seventh Street
Bridge Again Under Consideration
They Call for q Bridge Forty Feet Wide
The Use of Dams as Public Roads.

Messrs. Mealey and Armstrong wer
absent at the time. The victory wa
on the small point of passing warran
for $50 Ii favor Of Samuel Handy
Brandywine hundred assessor. Thi
money is ID part payment Of his salary
1t looks like barren victory. however
for Mr. Lynn declared that he woult
not sign the warrant.
| When the resolution to pay the s5t
was offered, Mr.. Megginson said il al
assessors get the same amount he woult
vote for it,; otherwise, not.
Pm not 10 favor of it," said Mr.,
Lynn.
Mr.. Willis called for the question,
and the ayes had 1t, but Chairman
Lynn was not satisfied and called fol
the rolloall, on which Chandler, Elliott
and Willis voted yes and Lynn and
Megginson voted no.
With his cynical smile, President
Lynn said, "The ayes have 1T, Mr..
Just want to explain to the court, y
said Mr.. Lynn, THAT that man did the
same thing last year; he was here every
month. l am going 10 explain that
won't sign the warrant. You can beat
US, on the vote today, but l ain not
! gong TO sign that warrant"
| .Acoordipg.to an admission OF Mr..
Megsinson q, Handy has done his work,
and the money is due him, but Mr..
Megginson does not favor paying one
man and leaving another wait, except
10 case Of illness, where the money may
| be- needed.
Messrs. Willis and Megginsou, of the
committee to Investigate the bill OF
Vincent .. Hill for sheep killed by
dogs, reported that from their own in.
vestigation and from letter received
from James Money, one of the ap-
praisers, they would report adversely,
Their report was accepted.
commissioner Chandler brought I'm
the Seventh street bridge matter again.
announcing that the specifications 10
the hands OF the comptroller called for
Q nxthern approach to the structure
Patrick Fshey. the contractor, had
stated positively that his contract did
not call for any approach work, and at
the morning session he declared he
would do the work II it could be shown
that the contract called for 1t. An ex
animation OF the specifications showed
that they bore date on the back of
November 9th, 1900, were signed by
Patrick Fahey, the contractor, Henry
"a: White, John j. Mealey and John j.
Gahagner, the bridge committee, and
contained the following section on the
subject okan>approach
At the northern abutment there
shall be two wings running from the
END OF the abutment to the embank-
ment or dixie, constructed of piles and
sheathing, AZ shown upon the plans,
forming q northern approach, which
snail be hlled 10 with earth aud covered
with two feet Of ashes or oyster shells
to the grade OF the bridge floor.
An interesting thing about these
specifications is that they call for a
bridge 40 feet wide; Mr.. Fahey told the
court last week that the bridge is "a
feet wide.
The next thing will be to find the
clans calling for the approach.
The court had warm discussion
over the question of investigating the
bill Of Constable N. W. Van Horn of
Appoquinimink hundred, who has been
waiting sometime to receive allowances
VI $50 48 and s37. 90. Mr.. Lynn favored
referring the claim to special com
mittee, but Mr.. Willis thought it was
the business Of the comptroller to mass
upon IT. Mr.. Lynn held that the comp-
tioller had nothing to do with the bill
Until the court had passed upon it. Mr..
Willis moved that it be referred to the
comptroller, which motion was lost nv
vote OF three to three, Willis, Elliott
and Chandler voting ave. and LYNN.
Armstrong and Megginson nay. A
motion to refer it to a special com
mittee was carried, Lynn, Armstrong
and Megginson voting for it and Elliott
and Willis against it. Mr.. Chandler
did not vote, although he said he be.
neved the law required that 1t 10 first
to the comptroller. This Ia the section
OF the law quoted by Mr.. Chandler
All bills shall, before allowance nv
said Levy Court Commissioners. be
audited and marked correct by the
said comptroller, and no bill shall he
passed by the Levy Court without such
endorsement. I"
Attorney Knowles, being appealed To
for an opinion, said he believed the
court could Investigate a bill before If
went to the comptroller. 1t turned out
that Mr.. Lynn and Mr.. Willis had
misunderstood each other on the point
involved, and Mr.. Willis agreed that
the chairman was right in the view
that the court could investigate a bill.
The chairman appointed Messrs. Willis
and Chandler to Investigate the bill of |
Van Horn. -
On the question of the legal position
OF the Levy Court as to dams used an |
public roads, Attorney Knowles said |
the law required the court to maintain
only that part Of the ground 1t actually
uses as road bed and not the whole |
milldam and ia case of a bridge In
connection with dam, the court had
only to provide the Ioists and pankiug
and not the foundations or abutments.
The law requires the owner to bear the
rest OF the expense. Mr.. Willis asked
what would be the situation in CASE an
owner could not afford to pay that OK.
pense. Mr.. Knowles thought that the
court could thea go to the expense, II
u believed the demands Of the public
required A. Action on the roadways
ACROSS voshell's and Shallcross' dams.
WHICH need repairing, was postponed
until the next nesting.
commissioner Armstrong was author
zed to secure bids for Filing and
lheathing about $50 feet along Silver
Kun road and for building a sluice
mere, and to report at the next meeting,
A warrant for $500 was drawn In
avor OF John H. Rodney, being the
balance Of the $500 allowed him as
counsel fees In the Adams tax argu.
nent
George W. Duncan was allowed 5000
IN the Silver Run road dirt contract.
A bill Of James Il. Pryer, Jr,. of
slackbird hundred for sheep killed hy
logs was allowed.
The August Payroll, amounting TO
z, o4S. 4S, was allowed. Robert Barnett
eoeived $iab for months work as in.