The Smyrna call. (Smyrna, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-08

minis made even the dullest man il
the room understand that Mr.
Baggs as a marsh road builder wa.
failure.
Mr. BaQgs Rebuked.
Commissioner Baggs seemed de
termined that the light house road
should be repaired at once. He wa:
in bad frame of mind and init
mated that his plans had been frus.
trated for political purposes. He
made bad break in uttering thi:
remark for the members rose in q
body and protested, the President
again rebuking the Smyrna gentle,
iaan who Is SO arxiosf toSquandel
money upon a useless road simply
to please a few friends. Mr.. Baggs
said he had seen several contractors
who, by the use of piling, could fix
the road for 81, 500, and he made a
motion that the same cummittee be
continued on the road. and they be
given instructions to have the work
begun at once, providing the con-
tractor could do it for the sum
stated above. If Mr.. Baggs scheme
was carried out, it is plainly evi.
dent the mud pile would then be a
Sc, 900 bunch of mire.
Mr.. Mabrey Scores Mr.. Ba2gs.
This brought Commissioner H.
Z. Mabrey of Kentou hundred to
his feet. He scored Mr.. Baggs
over the waste of money on this
particular road. "You said, con
tinued Mr.. Mabrey, "that the road
could be fixed for 5000, and now it
has cost $4,000. Now, you claim
the job can be done for 81 500. Do
you mean So, 600 more? He moved
that the court visit the road in a
body Friday, and examine all the
banks where the water overhows to
see what can be done at reasonable
expense. The motion received the
votes of all the members except
Mr.. Baggs, who did not even re-
ceive a second to his motion. Mr..
Baggs vainly protested. 1t was
no use. The Addicks court stood
by him the first time and was a
party to helping sink the three
thousand dollars, but they we're
forced to go back on the Duck
Creek hundred Commissioner this
time.
Marsh Road Inspected.
Friday members of the Levy
Court visited Smyrna and were
then taken in a hack to Bombay
Hook where the marsh foads were
inspected. Captain Stokesbury
had his launch ready. Several of
the Commissioners drove over the
roads while others viewed them
from the launch. The Republican
members agreed that Mr.. Baggs
plans were not practical and two of
them openly made the statement
they would never vote for another
cent to be spent on Mr.. Baggs'
three-thousand-dollar mud pile. AS
far as they were concerned they
were done with squandering money
on this useless bank. Their eyes
had been opened and they saw how
facts had been distorted, show the
men who had fought this big waste
of county money were right In do
ing SO. The Levy Courts action
also brings out the fact that the
CALL, the first paper TO inform the
voters of how their money was be-
ing spent, had given a true state
ment of the affair, Notwithstanding
the attempt of the State Sentinel,
Smyrna Times and the Milford
Chronicle to shield the Addicks
squanderers of county finances.
Mr.. Baggs' Surprising Action.
Friday when the Levy Courtmen
climbed into the hack that was to
convey them to Woodland Beach
Mr.. Cummins was invited to go on
the trip. When Mr.. Cummins
was seated in the bus Mr.. Baggs
told him he had hired the hack.
Mr.. Cummins replied he would pay
his share of the expense. Mr..
Baggs said, IT will not accept it
from you," stating he would not
go if Mr.. Cummins was a member
of he party, alleging he would
rather walk first. Mr.. Cummins
assured Mr.. Baggs that it was inn
portant that he ( Mr. Baggs) should
view the marsh road and as his
presence was objected to by the
Duck Creek Commissioner, Mr..
summins left the party, amid the
protests of the other members OF
the court. 1t was the opinion oi
those who had witnessed Mr.. Baggs
display of temper that he would
have been glad of any excuse to re-
main home. He had been downed
at every turn and could not con-
ceal his chagrin. The bluff made
by the editors of the Sentiuel, and
endorsed by the Times and Chron.
icle, has been called. Gale Layton
was the author of the first bluff
which told the Sentinels readers
in italics that Mr.. Baggs' marsh
road had cost but $648, and i'm.
mediately the other two Addicks
papers helped push the story along,
In Session To-day.
The Levy Court is again in ses
sion to-day to further discuss ths