The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-28
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SATURDAY. DECEMBER as. 1901.

SATURDAY. DECEMBER as. 1901.
The pest house at Faruhurst has
been finished aud the contractor,
David J. Daugle was ready yes
terday to have the building ac-
cepted by the Trustees of the Poor.
Owing to some Misunderstanding
the building was not accepted and
will not now be until the next meet
ing Of the Board iu January, 1902.
There has been something very Pc
culiar about epecting this pest
house aud from all accounts the
building js substantially built aud
worth the money called for 10 the
contract.
The painting, we understand,
has not been completed and for
that reason the Trustees at their
regular meeting held yesterday.
refused to receive 1t aud pay the
baMnce on the contract price. 1t
10 nearly time it was IN condition
10 be accepted and paid tor as it
has been over three months since
the contract was given for 1t. One
thing that called tor quite a storm
Of protest on the part OF the Trus.
ices was that when the building
was completed it was touud that no
gutters OF spouts had been pro-
Nided 10 carry off the water. 1t
was iually proven by the architect
that the plans did not call for these
necessary fixtures on the pest
house building. The Trustees
were at first amazed, then indig-
nant when the truth dawned on
them and bids were ordered asked
for putting up the same. When
the bids were submitted and the
price ascertained another change
came over the Trustees aud it was
finally decided that the building as
it stood would be given trial.
This week has demonstrated how
the condition surrounding the build
ing would be after ram. This
may account for no action being
taken IN accepting the building.
The Trustees consider that the ar
chitect should first accept it add
then announce its completion to the
Trustees. Is their trouble ahead
for some body.
IT is reported that the Water
Commissi sioners contemplate giving
water renters 10 our city 40 per
cent. off OF their bills. Ex-senator
John Pyle contended when a mem
Der Of the Legislature, tha, the
Water Department could reduce
The water rents 40 per cent. and
then have large surplus lett over.
The fight was made so warm that
a bill to that effect came near be-
ing passed at the Legislature
nearly four yearsago. 1t was con-
tended then that the Water De,
partment could not give any such
rebate and il was the sheerest non
sense to talk about it. The agita-
tion did lot oil good and the !ol
lowing January. 20 per cent was
looped off and the department hac
good sized surplus that year ane
each succeeding year since the re
bate has been IN effect. We wer'
not convinced at that time that a
per cent. could be taken off the fac,
of the water bills bat we believ
that 1t can be done and it should b.
done. Property owners shoul'
have al the concessions possible
and then comes the tenants turn
THERE viii be quite change i
the personel OF the Trustees OF tn
Poor after January next TIL
terms Of Joseph Chandler OF Chris
tiana hundred James Il. Iomar
OF New Castle hundred; Dr.. J. II
BelvIlle Of Red Liou hundred: h
NJ. Cam OF Peneadcr hundred. an
John Townsend Of Aappoquinimin
hundred, will have expired an
their successors will be appointed
in January by the Levy Court Con
missioners.
G. h. Roberts who was appon'
ed from Brandywtnc hundred, i
Thomas T. Weldin' 5 place remove
from that hundred into The city
now residing on Adams abov
Tenth street, will resign from th
Board, thus necessltatlng a su'
Cessor to be appointed.
DR.. {. Henry OF White Cla
Creek hundred, who was appointe
10 fill Theodore f. Armstrong
unexp,red term, Will without dout
be reappoin,ed in January. Ne
officers will be elected IN lamar
also Il superintendent and matro
In April.
The number Is legion that ar
already making an effort to SC :ur
the appointment TO the Levy Cou
in John Lynn's place. It's poss
bic that Mr., Lynn will send h
designation to the Levy Court |
Tuesday pext when it will then
acted upon. The Governor will l.
waited on by numerous deleg alton
who will advocate the appointmer
Of this or that particular man VII
has a claim on the position. Or
man can only be appointed All
that man Will be made happy b
receiving the approval Of the Go
ernor. More than a dozen persoI
will be disappointed. they will u
\ be rendered SO happy and thin
&. the Chief Executive did not kno
e his own mind when he wrote o
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