The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-09
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Levy Court Commissioner Chandler b
lisves he has unssrthsd SCANDAL grow
ing out Of the furn ishing Of coal b.
Rhoads and hsaiy, for Court House u q
and II now falls upon tie comptroller 4
insvesigats the susptcions Of Mr.. lhand
When the bill Of Rhoads and Healy TO
$7l5 for l3J TONS Of pea coal In the celia
of the Court House was brought up 70
consideration yesterday afternoon. Mr.
Chandler iobjscted 10 1t being paid. Ht
read SIX reasons which he con sidered suf
flciant to warrant an investig alton by th,
| county comptroller, the principal sllaga.
ti0n bstD 1hat fewer than 100 tons Of Goa
had been supptisd BY the firm, although
their bill ealled.for payment for l3O tons
| at $3.50 tor, which he considered exces.
| sive.
County Comptroller Kelley refused tu
spprOve the bill and returned IL in the
following shape 70 Levy Court which
brought up the .lnatser:
Il hand you bAls not approved bv me
as follow:
"loOl-Rhoadsi& Healy, February. II.
I 81 tons OF coal at 81. 10, s4i5. 80.
MARCH 4-4s IONS at 10 50, sa695O;
"Ihis being more than $500, contract
limit"
VII en- President Lynn called for action
on the bill Commissioner Chandler pro
duced,a paper, from his pocket. and read
as follows:
"Rhoads g. Hsaly's coal bill
Il Object to this bill Icing paid because
ther. was enough coal In the Court House
cellar to have lasted last spring.
SacOnd, because the public building
committee was not consulted.
Third, they charge 10. 80 per ton wh,n
tho market prico at that time was for pub
lia buildings is. private dwellings $50
"Fourth, becuu = 1t was ordered IN open
violation Of the Laws Of Delaware gUveru
ing this Levy Conrt Revi.ed COdo of
ls93, pnge 80 section Is, requires for all
work und labor hereafter required to ba
doae and ali merchandise, tooIs. impie-
ments and machinery TO be had aud used
bv or for account Of the cUhutry where
Inc cost in anv one particular case will
probably exceed the sun VI $780, the Levy
Court Commissioners shall public y in.
vito senled proposals for doing such work
aud furnishing such merchund disc; and
Che work shall be given 10 tho lowest bid
der or bidders, aud securisv may be do
manied.
FIFTH, Iobject because il the coal had
been estimated at that time l. could have
boeh bought for about s3 65 per ION, II SAY
ing to the county OF about 400.
''SiXth, because tho bill calls for l3) ton
There was not lOD TONS ia ;he Court
tiGiss cellar this year
The efore l nlpvJ that the coal bill of
Rhul}s 81 Healy bp reierrel back to tho
comptroller to Investigate: 10 summon
witre ses uud expert t. mcas urs the coul
to cet au the number ni tons put in
the cellar, audto snn!hon Rhoats and
Heaiy and qualify them tn know the
truth about where the coal won't
u mean to say that there has not been
100 tons " coal pu. in the Court House
cellar this year" declared Commissioner
Chandlo" in reply toa question by M.
Nli.ltt5. t4aA
"how are you going to measure coal
that has been burned? asked lir. VIII
lit $, who had bstn told that solue OF
tla, supplied by Rtoaas q hea'y had
boeu consumed.
well, can pr ova by measurement
that thure was not 100 tons OF coal placed
IN that collar continu ued Mr.. Chaudler.
President Lynn sain hs had ordered the
conl, buts knew nothing Of whether 100
tons or l3J TONS had Doen p aceI in tho
el ilom Rhuads and Healy was ordered
III Murch las t. and President Lynn said
II 'wa4 of better qualify than any before
there and htu Eeeu mixed with the other
coal there.
MIR. ChandlerEcalled for vo,e on hrs
motion ior u full aud com plete iY Yvest!ga-
tion. anl the motion prevailed uaani-
m0usly.
Comp roller Kelley did not know yes
teRdAy afternoon just at what point .he
would begin Mis- invostiga' lon.
Oihor bulls fiom which Comptrol er
Kelley withheld his approval were mos
saucd back to Levy Court as follows:
George w Phillips, bill for work and
ma erlal ut Court House $a3S 05: not np |
proved for reason that main charges were
Not correctly emizad.
james Is. Lynn, repairs to boat and loss
of cars. sl2 ~. This was tho boat hired
by tho Levy Cour5 aC Seventh street
bridge. and in my opinion shnuii have
becH kep in repair by tho owner at his
expense. |
The bills were referred back to Comp
troiltr Kelley for turther inve tyatlon.
! ho principal objection to the Phillips bin
WAS that the quantity Of fire BRICK and |
clay WAS not set forth specifically. Rr.
gardirg he Lynn boa bill, Mr., Wiilitts
aid he thought the owner should havs |
kept tho Eoat in repair, bus President
Lynn explained that when it Was hired 1t
vas with tile stipulation that the Levy
Court should Keep the boat in proper ra.
pair. 1t had b3en ssriou ,ly damaged in u
collision.
l.. b. Lowe OF Delmar. who proposes TO
Ju 10 supply IuhD'f WIN Whlcn to re-
llank Arlington { Get b 'idge. wrote u
:Onm unlcntiOn u Cominio-siOnor Chund
cf inQuiring whethor the lumber Is TO be
Inspected before placed Oh cars at DelMar, !
n even OF him receiving tho contract, or |
,fter IL would he delivered at the bridge.
10 also wanted to know when he would |
y paid .ot the lumber am ready to 70 J
Give any sugge tloui as to how | should
eply, remarked Mr.. Chandler. Conn
missioner WiIlilts suggested thai a.r.
inform Mr.. Lowe that che lum.
,er wouli be Inspected at Delmar and ak /
,r delivery, his bill should be- present cd
o the court to take tho regular cour.e.
Fay ment, he thought, could be made in
p! l ty dlys, which would DO equivalent to
'1b.
Mr.. Armstrong called attention to the
act that Contractor n ahey had completed
liver Run road, at u cost OF about w. $40
10 suggested that the court draw u war
anl FOR e. 500 in favor OF MIR. fahev at
bis time the remaining o., $40 to bs paid
t the expiration Of thirty days nIter the
epairs were made. X presented motion
0 his effect, which was adopted unani.
lonsiy.
Phillip l.. Garrett presented the return
I u commission to tho Court OF General
cssiohs changing tho course of tho road
rom YGrklyn to Hocksssin. hs asked
Aat tho return be approved by tho Levy
our.
he new route will eliminate long apd
eep hill. At the ins ancs OF Mr.. Arm
iroug action on the matter was deferred
ntii Tuesday next.
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