Evening journal., 1901-07-19
MR.. ELLIOTT
N INDIGNANT
Declares He Is Not Party to
Extravaganza
ALSO SPEAKS FOR WILLITS
Their Interest in Levy Court IIaS
Been in IutOrCS. Of thO Tax
PAYERS
ALSO SPEAKS FOR WILLITS

Isaac c. Elicit. Levy Court com
missioner from Brandywine hundred.
is as a worm that has turned" In
defense of his position in the body. as
well as that Of Mr.. Willis. OF st.
Georges hundred, by whom he is au
thorized to speak. ne declared this
morning that they are in no sense par
: ties to such reckless extravaganza OF
county funds as has been made public
recently Concerning the subject he
said:
LAS members Of the Levy Court, Mr..
| Willis and myself consider it our first
duty to protect such interests CT the
Taxpayers Of this county as are re-
hected by that body, and we intend to
d3 so while we are members Of the
lcourt. To this end we always have op-
posed the payment OF bills that have
not been read in open court. Our po-
lsition In this respect has been far from
! a pleasant one The fact that other
suggestions made by us in the inter
/ ests of the taxpayers as we believe,
| have been scorned by other members
OF the court, also has made our posi-
]
genial. We hope taxpayers will visit
the court while it is in session, and see
for themselves just what the body Is
doing.
The Harman work. about which so
much has been said. was ordered done
before Mr. Willis and myself became
members of the court. Our objection
to the payment Of the bill was because
IL was not itemized. so that the tax
payers might know just what they
were paying for. Moreover, we did not
think this hardly the proper time to re-
furnish the court rooms as Handsomely
as was done
"As to yesterdays gathering Of mem
lbcrs OF the court and the payment ol
the $4,000 to Patrick Fahey for worl
ldone on Seventh street bridge. We
know nothing. The fact that the sub
iect was not discussed at the meeting
Of the court en- Tuczday. causes III
even greater surprise You, therefore
Isee that neither Mr.. Willis nor myself
was party to that transaction.
ITO illustrate an instance OF how
lcarelessly county funds are being dis
lbursed. I viii cite an example growing
out Of the work on Seventh street
bridge. Months ago the Levy Court
lagrecd with tho owner Of a battsau tC
pay him $50 a month for the use o
1.-THE boat. This boat, or one in as goor
demolition as il is. can be bought out
right fer SIS or SIS. This expenditure
lis in progress at this time.
Another unneccs sary item OF oX
lpensc. We think is the employment o
Ian inspector on the bridges at a month
ly salary of si20 The ability OF the
Imam who holds the job is not question
led by Us. but We think the position Is
an unnecessary one, and that The
money expended in that way could b
diverted 30 better advantage Ther.
lare several Of the most fagrant abuse,
to which the county money is beinE
put, and although Mr.. Willis and my
lself are members Of the court which Il
lguilty Of this extravaganza. we ar
Ipowerless to bring about any reform
At least. all our efforts in that direc
ltion have thus far been set at naught
1t is our hope that the county tax
payers viii give their attention to tn
deliberations Of the body, and 10 al,
in every way in the establishment o
such financial reform as will be for tn
best interests of everybody con
lCcrued" "