The sun., 1901-01-02
JOHN LYNN
IS PRESIDENT.
New Levy Court Holds Its First
Session and Organizes.
REPORT ON THE WORKHOUSE
Trustees ofThat tInstitution Will Ask
Legislature for More Money.
May he Ousted and New
Trustees Elected.
REPORT ON THE WORKHOUSE

Inc new Levy Court organized yester-
day morning. The members We're quail
fed before the meeting by the new clerk
of the peace, Winfield s. Quigley.
John Lynn, Republican of the First
district; John j. Mealey, Democrat, Srd;
Charles Megginson, Republican, Fourth
and John q. Armstrong, Democrat, Fifth
district We're sworn and Philemma Chan
dler Republican, Second, affirmed.
AT IL conference of the Republican
members it was decided to elect Mr..
Lynn president.
When the court convened Mr.. Lynn
made and put motion that Mr.. Chand-
Ter be temporary chairman. This was
carried and MIR. Chandler took the chair.
The certificates of election of the mem
bers We're produced by Deputy Clerk of
the Peace George Janvier, clerk of the
court.
Many persons who are aspirants for
positions--fremen, watchmen and jani-
tor at the Court House and bridge ten
ders were present at the meeting.
j. Frank Ball, secretary of the trustees
of the New Castle County Workhouse,
who was III court with j. Newlin Cav
throp, president of the body, presented
the annual report of the trustees. The
court will visit the institution on Thurs
day in response to the request of the
trustees.
The trustees in their report state that
the contract for the erection of the work
house was OH March 7th. 1900 awarded
to n. 5. Reed Il Bro. Co. for SCI, 800.
The contract for the erection of the
powprhouse and stack for the sum of
S4,651. the building of the tunnel for the
sum of $3.10S and the entrance to said
tunnel for the sum Of $255 was awarded
to Lynn " Phillips. There not being
sufficient funds in the hands of the trus-
tees after awarding the contracts to pay
for the construction of all the steel cells
necessary to accommodate the prisoners
then confined in the county jail the trtls-
tees deemed ii wise to award the con-
tract only for so many cells as they had
FUNDS i'll their hands to pay Tor and
wait for future legislation to complete
the balance. The contract for the con-
struction of twenty steel cells in the
womens' department for the sum Of $5,-
l29.35 and for furnishing iron doors,
wiaao sal,lfSi 9ip4 p4Iuo uothfE Or ifAg
'tti4dlng for the sum of$5226 was awarded
to the Panley Jail Building and Manu-
featuring Go.
The trustees say they have been ad-
vised and so believe that i'll not awarding
the contract for the whole number of
cells at the time the other contracts
We're made they have saved to the county
about $4,000. The workhouse has been
erected under the above contract and
will soon be turned over to the trustees,
The powerhouse. tunnel and entrance
have been completed and accepted by
the trustees. I he steel cells in the wo-
mems department are about finished and
the otncr steel work included in the Pan
ley contract will soon be completed.
Drain pipes have ben laid and the
grounds around the worknotlse partially
graded.
y detailed statement of all receipts
and expenditures for the wear is at-
tached to the report. Tho cash in hand
is $2S,3S9.96 as uncXpended balance De
cember 12, 1900. Against this amount
there are still due on account of contracts
and outstanding bills about $4,000, which |
deducted from said balance leaves an |
available balance of $500. Out of this |
$1,000 the sum Of $1.500 is deposited to /
secure the payment of the dover interest |
of Mrs. Jane McFarlan in the land pur-
chased for the workhouSc site and the |
sum of $l.I5O, six months interest on
workhouse honds due January 1st, 1901.
The trustees say that in order to fully
complete the workhouSe SO as to be
ready for the uses intended under the
net, it will be necessary to have the
legislature pass Il measure authorizing
he borrowing of more money.
The financial statement ACCOMMODATING
he report showed the expenses of the
rustees to be as follows j. Newlin Gaw-
hrop. $3S.54; Daniel w. Corbit, SITS:
ieorge G. Kerr, s13.S7; j. Frank Ball,
1850.
4he report was received and filed.
court adjourned to Tuesday morning.
20 arrangementsc Of appointments will
70 made till next month.
John Lynn, the new president, is 43
ears of age. He is business man.
'eing senior partner of Lynch n nnlips,
ontractors, and has many friends.
1t was rumored about the Court House
esterday that an effort would be made
owst the present trustees of tlM work
ouse and have their successors named
y the Levy Court.