Evening journal., 1902-01-22
Will INSPECT
THH NEW BRIDGE
Mr.. Fahey Offers to Turn on
Draw
Mr.. EWart'S Resolution Requiring Al
IidaVitS TO County Bills Again
Defeated

Again yesterday afternoon dld tne i
members Of the Levy Court defeat the
amended resolution offered by Mr. Ewart |
TO require all persons doing work for the |
county to the amount Of $l2 20 make af- |
fidavit to the correctness Of the bill.
Yesterday morning when the resolution |
was presented s. was the amount named, !
and in that shape the resolution was
killed by vote OF to 3.
In the afternoon six members voted ON
the question. 1t was tie vote and the
resolution was declared defeated. Mr..
Chandler led the opposition and fought
it to death on the floor Of the court. lie
said he considered the resolution a slur
upon the 5000 voters represented by him. !
WILL HAVE BRIDGE INSPECTED
The court was notified by Contractor
Patrick Fahey that Seventh street bridge |
and approaches We're finished and that
he was ready to turn the bridge on as
soon as the court desired. He would not
consider such request an acceptance Of
the bridge. The communication was
spread upon the minutes. Then Mr..
Chandler offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Whereas, The contractor, Patrick
Fahey. has reported to the Levy Court
InNl ne has MuAnutu CENtuAn nAAttA
bridge over Brandywine creek, therefore
be it
Resolved, That the secretary be in
structed to write to James A. Smith,
United States engineer of this district
requesting him TO examine or have eX
amined the new bridge over the Brandy
wine creek at Seventh street and Moy-
Ian avenue. Fourth street extended, VIII
mington, Del, and report to the Levy
Court if the requirements Of the Govern
ment have been complied with in build
ing said bridge.
On Saturday morning the members of
the court will meet Mr.. Fahey at Sew
enth street bridge and the structure viii
be examined and tested.
MUST PAY PRlsoNERsI FARE
Henry c. Conrad attorney for the
court reported on questions referred to
him, as follows;
Enclosed / return to you the two bills
which you handed to me on Tuesday last.
1t is clear to my mind that the expense
Of transportation OF prisoners to and
from the workhouse is chargeable TO the
county and not to the trustees Of the
workhouse. The act to establish the
New Castle county workhouse expressly
states that out of money received by the
trustees Of the worlhouse from the
Levy Court. the trustees shall pro
vide for the payment Of the eX
penses of running the workh0usC
and also the interest on the certificates
OF Indebtedness negotiated for the pur
pose Of completing the workhouse. Tni'
being the case, the liability Of the trus
tees is restricted to these two items an(
the trustees could not be called upon Il
pay the expenses Of transporting pris
oners to and from the workhouse. / an
therefore of the opinion that the bill
amounting 10 S54.50, which includes tn
items of transportation should be pai'
hy the Levy Court.
After careful consideration / am sat
isfed that the Levy Court should pa.
the bill for the board Of prisoners at tn
workhouse for the months Of Novembe
and December. The amount so paid
properly chargeabe to the appropriate
for the current year for board Of prison
ers. / found on a careful reading Of tn
law creating the workhouse, that begir
ming with present year the Levy Coui
must provide in its annual appropriate
for such sum as may be needed by th
trustees Of the workhouse to board th
prisoners for the current year. II is mad
the duty Of the trustees to submit to yor
body an estimate on or about Februar
Of each year, showing the amount nee'
ed for that purpose.
In the financial statement submitt6
to your body by the trustees, under da
of December 81 last, the trustees repOr
ed that the balance unexpended Of abol
$4,000. remaining in their hands, will
needed TO make payments on contrac
already entered into by the trustees
the matter Of erecting and equipping 4
wOrkhouse, so that the only fund out
which the board bills incurred in Mover
her and December last can be paid is q
appropriation made by your body in I
spring Of 1901 for board of prisoners. II
fact that the prisoners are now at {
workhouse instead of at the county j
as heretofore does not relieve your bo
from the payment of the bill
Mr.. Ewart presented the followi
bills TO compensate road jurors, who ia
out a road in Mill Greek hundred. Fra
els D. Baldwin. Sa06. Samuel Sharple
S915: L Wesley Finn. S912; James n
singer 1886: n. I. Brackin. 1912; tot
1851.
PROTEST AeAlN5T UGLY POLES
Mr.. Chandler offered the follow
which was adopted:
Whereas tt is apparently the int
r'on OF certain parties 10 erect on mar
street in front of the Court House
number Of huge unshapely and unsigf
poles, which, if erected, will tend to 1
the appearance Of the square around
Court House; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Levy Court
tests against the erection Of the
poles in front of the Court House,
that q committee be appointed to cor
with the members Of the Street
Sewer Department TO prevent If
sible the said poles being erected.
Pursuant to the resolution, Chair
Willis appointed Messrs. Chandler.
lott and Megginson a committee to
on the Street and Sewer Directors al
the matter.
Two bills were submitted by the
rowsmith Company for electrical v
on county bridges and in the G
House One bill less rebates. was
81 1922 for wiring bridges and turl
ing appliances from January i 1901