The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-16
BOYD'S BILL
HELD UP.

Chau0ler Will write TO all Gne DldOerS
and ask that they send In new esti-
mates for 3 inch oak.
County Comptroller Kelly refused
to approve the Sherltf's bill for
s2,176.sl which was for the commit
ment Of Migrants to tho jail by Mayor
Boyd Of New Castle, during April.
May and June. Mr.. Kelley refused
to sign the bill because he considered
the manner in which the vagrapts
were committed to be unlawful,
holding that the law permitting the
Mayor Of New Castle to make such
commitments was repealed in 1898.
Another bill for 81, 1888, present.
ed by the sheriff, was approved by
the comptroller and allowed by tho
Levy Court. 1t was itemized as fol-
lows: For board Of prisoners, 90. 800
court officers. $2l9.42 court expenses
s49797; Ball tramp act, $50. These
items were founo to be correct In
every particular. After the bill had
been presented, Comptroller Kelley
then submitted to the court the
sheriff's bill for &. l7S.7s, for the
commitment OF Migrants, and with 1t
was the following message:
CATER a careful examination Of
the bill presented by Samuel A. Nc
Daniel. sheriff, for the quarter com.
mencing April l, 1901, l refuse to al.
low all items on said account where
charges have been made for the board
Of Migrants, or tramps, alleged to
have been committed to the county
jail by Mayor Boyd Of New Castle,
and in pursuance OF the requirements
of law, l give the following as my
reasons therefore,:
''proof taken before me shows that
in nearly all Of the cases for which
claims have been made there was no
commitment of the alleged prisoners
to the custody of the sheriff. TIE
practice GEMS to be as follows: A
person applies to the Jail foranight's
lodging, is admitted, commitment
is then filled out by some one in the
Jail, and thereafter at some conven-
lent time and without any hearing,
these commitments are signed by
Mayor Boyd. l am advised that
this is without any warrant Of law
whatsoever, and that the county is
in no way responsible therefore.
"Whlle this may not Apply to all
the commitments submitted to ME,
it most certainly does apply to
a great majority OF them and have
been unable to get any information
which would enable NE to separate
the cases depending upon different
circumstances. am therefore fore.
ed to disaluw the whole amount
81 desire further to say that Sheriff
Mcdaniel ha; afforded inc every ia
cility for obtaining the facts and
seems to have followed a precedent
which was apparently started under
the act Of 1879, and not discontinued
after the passing of the act of 1893. v
After this had been read the first
bill of $i,576.33 was passed unani-
mous'y and on motion of MIR. WilIltts
the other bill was held up, but will
be acted on at later meeting.
Comptroller Kelley returned to the
court the bill of Rhodes x llealy for
$7l5 for coal furnished the Court
House. He investigated Commits
SioEer Chambers charges that 100
tons Of coal we're not delivered, but
learned nothing to The contrary.
This bill wasaliowed, Messrs. Chand =.
lor. Willis and Elliot, voting IN the
negative, a; they d esircd a further
inquiry.
The comptroller also submitted
the following bills without his a3pro.
val.
j. & J. N. Hartman, July 81, SO
yards extra inlaid linocum, at S. 80,
Sl3a. 80: two dozen oak arm chairs,
polished, at $6l.44: eight cuspidors
and rubber mats, ST.; relinishing ia
bies and covering one, Sc; total,
1924. 80. "
81. 4 j. N. IIarman--Rugs and
furniture in ladies' waiting room,
$l7l; recovering and repairing avn
ings, $50: one oak roll top desk for
clerk Of peace, $50; furniture for Or
phans' Court room, $lSl.lO, which
decline to approve for the reason
that in my opinion many Of the
charges are excessive.
The ilnoleum bill W as held up by
The comptroller two weeks ago aud
was returned to the house Of J. Il
J. n. Hartman Tor an expl ana,ion.
The charge OF r.. 50 Il yard being
considered excessive. Whit bill
Yesterday was statement from
the firm saving that the llnoleum at
81. 80 a YARD had been selected By
the members OF the court, and was
Of the best quality andguaran,ecd.
On notion Of Mr., MesgInson all the
bills OF lIarmaus were allowed,
Mcs,rs. Wu.litts, Elliott and Chaud .
Ter voting against the allowance,
MIR. Kelley also presented this
bill and comment, and action was
deferred until the next meeting:
"bili ui William r. Green, April
,. lpai. $50 hours extra work and
instruction 10 new man al Mark ct
street bridge, at $50. per hour, 500
decline 10 approve. as | think
charge unreasonable and further.
that he was paid on April /, SIS
for services in iinstructIng new
man.
Allowances were made 10 the as.
SCISSORS throughout the county, as
follows: Appoquinlmink, Joseph {.
Hutchinson, $2Y8 So; Black bird,
Clarence e. Donovan, 1854. 09;
Brandy wine. Samuel E. Handy,
S54l. %; Chrisliana, John E. WhanD,
1897. ~; Mill Greek. Lcmuel Groves.
sl)s 4. N,sts, q sfle Il Shearer