Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-24
George W. Spicer Sent a Fnnl
Letter About Road Repairs
at MaTshaIIton.
DIGKEY AND D0NAHOE ASKED }
FOR REPORT OF COLLECTION
Comptroller Kelley Ordered I'd
Make Demand on Them and 7
Also to Make Report
of the Condition of
Their Accounts.

George w. Spicer, Jr., Of. Msrsh}
ton caused some amusement at Tues
mornings session OF the Levy Coz
the following letter from him( ~
read:
Gentlemen: received a letter some
days ago from Mr.. Ewart concerning the re-
pairing of the road here, wherein he says i
That the court has decided that we must
accept Mr.. Kimmey's 1.-THE suryeyorl deciN
ground belongs to New Castle county. Nd
/ fail to see the point of Mr.. Ewartis cd
tention, as all we are interested in is to b.
the road repaired, belong to whom IL md
And il 1t tickles Mr.. Ewart TO imagine II
he has discovered that the ground alreat
TO his hugging his delusion and amusirN
himself with the idea. Assuming that III
ground does belong to the county, IL show
lamentable lack of official duty In allowN
ing IL to remain in ite prefe condition
since last winter--a menace to life and limb
1t strikes me that Nj. Ewart's main effof
and chief desire has been to place me In til
position of endeavoring TO unload gold
brick on the county. The old fence has
stood ON the same line for more than y
years about Is years ago the then Levi
Court built wall on the line of this fenci
land according to Mr.. Ewart this wall was
six feet out IN the road. But suppose IL
the opinion OF some Of the members of thf
present court that no previous Levy Courl
knew hawk from handsaw.p
desire TO say, in conclusion, that If in
short time some effort Is not made toward
repairing this piece of road, shall replace
tho fence on the old line and this win b
another case of keep of the grass.
Mr.. Ewart remarked that the lettef
was the first intimation he had hat
that Mr.. Spicer wanted the road n
paired, it being Understood that
simply wanted the wall extended.
On Mr.. Ewart's motion the letter was
| fled.
Mr.. Chandler offered the following
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the county comptroller Be
| ana he is hereby directed to notify John p
| Donahoe and Lewis Dickey. collectors q
| poll taxes for Wilmington hundred, prior u
| 1901, TO render at once 10 him full accoun
| Of all taxes collected by each of said col
lectors and especially the amount of taxe
collected under what is known as the Adam
/ Tax law, together with statement OF amount
| disbursed by said collectors; and further tb
| county comptroller having procured from
| the said collectors information above
/ specified, the said comptroller il directed ID
| render 10 this court at its next meeting !
i full statement of the present condition Of
i the accounts of said collectors, showing
amounts received and discussed and bai
ances on hand.
A resolution was adopted directing
that warrants be drawn in favor q
Isaac S. Bullock and John W. MCCOY
capltation tax collectors in this city
for s353.32 each, being their salary u
to July LIST.
Among the bills allowed was one 4
$500 to Alvin r, Morrison for thI
Burris run bridge.
| For the Peoples Railway Co, Will.
liam S. Hilles asked for permission Il
run feed wire across the Brandywint
underneath Washington bridge Ht
said the company would be willing Il
remove it at the direction Of the court.
If the court does not grant the rer
mi ssion the company will have to lay
the wires across its own bridge at Six
tenth street. The matter was referred
to the bridge committee to report a
the next meeting.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That the Levy Court Of New
Castle county hereby approves the mes
| public road in Mill Greek hundred, the re
turn for which was confirmed by the Cour
of Genera! Sessions on September 18th, 1a01
and which is recorded in the road record.
Mr.. EWart said the jury on the roat
comprised J. wilkins Cooch, Alex
ander Guthrie, r. Lewis Armstrong
Andrew J. Clouse and Daniel ". Cor
bit. The total of damages AWARDED
was 81, 047.
Mr.. Chandler reported the Wood
ward mill bridge in Pencader hundrc'
to be in a bad condition, and sug
gested tho construction of new bridg'
there.
The court went into committee Of th
whole on another subject, and is 4
take up the bridge matter this after