Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30
STREET CARS TO PAY FOR
The USE on BRIDGES
Twenty-Five Dollars a Car Per
Year for Washington Bridge
and Ten Dollars a Car
for Third Street.
ABOUT FINES AND FOREEITURES
Mr.. Ewart Wants to Secure
Them for the County.
The Matter Referred to Committee For
Investigation. Workhouse Bills Allowed,
Though Not Certiiied-Other Levy Court
Matters,

Walter II. Hayes. attorney for the
Wilmington City Railway Co, pre-
scented check for $50 from the com
pany to the Levy Court Thursday
afternoon for the use Of Washington
street bridge up to January lst last.
An agreement requires u payment of
$50 car u year, and not less than 800
Il year. Only one car is run. The
matter of Third street bridge cars will
be looked into. Clerk of tho Peace
Quigley will ascertain from Supcrin-
tondcnt Van Trump of the railway the
number of cars in use. The charge
for them is $40 a car Il year. The New
Castle limo will also have to pay for
the use of the bridge. No charge is
made at Eleventh street and Market
street bridges
Mr.. Ewart brought up the question
of fines and forfeitures. Some members
of the court thought certain fines and
forfeitures should be paid to the county,
Mr.. Ewart read chapter 30, Vol.
XVI. Laws of Delaware, Revised Code.
page Al, which provides that fines and
forfeitures heretofore made under
sections and 6 of chapter 7, forming
a part of State revenue, when not
otherwise appropriated shall belong to
the county in which they were imposed
and incurred, and shall be paid TO the
county treasurer by the officer collect
ing or chargeable with them. For
failure to do this for three months after
receiving them, he must pay 20 per
cent per annum additional and the
whole may be recovered in an action of
debt in the name of the State for the
use of the county.
This act was passed March 31st, 1881.
President Willis said that counsel
had not been consulted but laymen
thought the county entitled to the
money.
Constable Lucius G. Jones, who is
hailitf of the court, stated that the
cInstables were notified recently to pay
fines to the State treasurer and file
reports thereof to the State auditor.
This bore Attorney General Wards
approval, and seemed to indicate that
the lay Interpretation was incorrect.
The matter was referred to the court Is
committee on attorney, of which Mr..
Ewart is chairman.
Twenty-Five dollars was transferred
from unappropriated funds to the in
suranoe account to pay fire insurance
premiums.
A resolution was adopted directing
that hereafter the workhouse trustees
account OF board of prisoners should
be certified as copied from the books
of the institution. The bill for Novem.
her was S70S. SO, and the December bill,
| 81. O61. 60. Neither was certified, but
Comptroller Kelley said he was salts
fed that they were all right. They
were allowed.
| Under the instruction of the court
Mr.. Ewart approved the bill of Thomas
| Brown for Sc. 39 for work ordered by
John Lynn. Mr.. Elliott said he woulc
pay the bill if it is not right.
| Mr.. Chandler submitted a survey b,
Engineer KINNEY of Washington stree
bridge showing the present lines of thu
county property, so that there will bt
no doubt as to them. 1t was ordered
filed, and will be engrossed into TIN
county road book.
| Mr.. Chandler submitted bills of Viii
liam Simmons a. Bro, for $780, 30, am
H. A. Miller, S205 60 and S119.05. II
said they had been ordered by Mr.
Lynn. He found that they were cor
rect. There had been two items on tn
Miller bill, one of $40 and one of S15
which Miller had agreed to drop. TIL
bills were passed.
A bill of the American Bridge Co.
for 81, 13l. 90, was passed, as was bill
of Delaware Insurance Co., sos. 70
Thomas Rassitar was allowed ST.. 80
The bill of the court bailiffs for tn
remainder of the November term {
county court amounting to $685. 60, wa
paid. 1t covered 10 days of court.
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