Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09

The Levy Court Tuesday afternoon
renewed consideration OF q resolution
authorizing Commissioned Armstrong
to, proceed to arrange for repairing
Silver Run Road. At the morning
session an amendment to tho resolution
\ was defeated, but the resolution itself
4 was not acted upon. Mr.. Willis made
4this point In the afternoon, and the
4minutts sustained him. He then called
for an aye and nay vote. Messrs. Lynn,
Armstrong. Megginson and Msaley
voted for the resolution and Messrs
WillitB, Chandler and Elliott voted
against iJ. A first Mr.. Elliott tied
with the ayes, but he changed hisySote,
having evidently intended TO oppose the
resolution. As it stands Mr.. Armstrong
is to secure bids for piling and sheath
ing for Silver Run Read and award the
contract to the Lowest bidder, he Is also
TO arrange for repairing the road.
The court passed the payroll of
@. 176.T6 An item OF $50 in favor of
Comptroller Kelley brought out n
question from Mr.. Willis. Mr.. Kelley
said 1t was salary.
Il TO srREHeTHEN DESIRED LOAN,
The following resolution, prepared
by II. g. Knowles, attorney of the
court, was presented by Mr.. Chandler.
Whereas, This Delaware Legislature ip
General Assembly met at the last session by
special act authorized the Levy Court Com
inissioners Of New Castle county to borrow
on the credit OF the county the sum Ut
ieeventy-hve thousand dollars ($76, 0OO) and
% Issue certificates Of Indebtedness or bonds
Tor the same. being luan Tor the compile
tion OF the New Castle County Workhouse,
payable PAY, on or before the first day of APRIL
l.
Resolved. That the Levy Court Commits
sioneis OF New Castle county hereby agrees
with all parties concerned that the said
bond issue of seventy-hve thousand dollars
t$76,0O0) shall not be called in or the right
70 pay same demanded by the Levy Court
8until the year 1921.
y Mr.. Chandler explained that the rro.
Vision OF the act allowing the bonds to
3be called In before 1921 might operate
against their sale and hence it was
'deenied wisB to place the court on
rccord. The resolution was adopted.
The follow ing was adopted:
Resolved, That the comptroller be and he
y hereby directed to charge unappropriated
funds with the sum of $l,40O, aid credit
came as follows; Public buildings. $500;
Seventh street bridge, $3.50; First district,
S4O0; Fourth district, 800; Wilmington
commission, so.
1t is stated that the accounts men
ftioned had already been overdrawn to
the extent of the figures given.
SINE BILLS WERE READ.
The court had the novelty OF hearing
Numerous bills read. Some Of them
were: Janos b. Lynn, use Of boat at
Third street bridge. $40; ] chm II.
ISimpson, extra work. Brandywine
ll,ri1,.a
hnd wing wall, Evans Mill, Appoquini-
inink hundred, $50. 80; .Jossph r. Arm.
etrong; horse .and labor three months,
e63.50s Isaac q. Lightcap, work on
three bridges. Sl5.75: T. s. johnson,
men and team, Sl5a; John Levy ttire-
oman at Court House) for extra services,
SIG; Il. Anderson might watohman at
Court House,, extra services cleaning
Hbuilding and taking tn carpet, $40. 80:
ohm o. Turner, inspecting Third street
bridge. $50; Caleb R. Layton, Score.
fary OF State. copy of act, S4 Lucius
y. Jones, seven days as court bailiff,
f$l4. The bills were passed.
IA TAKES NEAR STATE LINE.
The court adopted the following reso-
lution with reference to the collection
sf taxes near the Pennsy vania boundary
Ene:
M Whereas, Certain claims having been
made to the Levy Court for a rebate of taxes
Ryied on land bordering on the line diyid-
ing the State OF Pennsylvania and Della
Fare, and IL appearing that there ha 20 been
rertain Misrepresentation made as to land
Esessed in Delaware being the State of
pennsylvania; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the collectors of taxes for
New Castle county be instructed to collect
<Hfes on all land within the official line d.
xiding the State of Delaware from either
&nnsylyania or Maryland, and that the
follectors be held responsible for the taxes
qpe, as per the assessment and tax books
10 their hands.
adjournment was taken until next
tuesday, or subject to the call of the
ebnirman.