Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-03-06

bcred, the last levy court first erred in
hnying too few names in tn, boxes from
which the lurymcn We're to b. drawn and
next erred i'll having too many. When the
panel was attacked in the upper court the
court qtlashcd it. Then the Judges prepared
llstF OF names from which the jurors for the
ensuing four terms of court were drawn.
They were very satisfactory jurors.
Now il falls to the present levy court to
prepare the jury boxes from which will he
drawn the grand jury 10 serve for the next
year, beginning with the May term, and the
petit juries for the hlny September. Novem-
Der and February terms. AT Tuesday
afternoons session of the levy court, Com
missioner Philenma Chandler referred to
the trouble OF the court last year in regard
to jurors, and reminded his fellow members
that this is the month in which the levy
court must fill the jury boxes. He said
there should be 100 names In the grand jury
boxes and 40 in the petit jury boxes. AS
to the grand jury, he suggested that 20 be
placed in the boxes for Wilmington hun
dred, 10 for each of the two levy court dis
triCts in the city, and eight for each of the
10 other hundreds.
Commissioner Charles AIegginson objected
to this superintendent. Although Whining
ton got six members on the last jury, which
was propurtinnate TO the number in the
box, he held that il ought to have only four,
two from earh of its districts, and that each
Of the hundreds should have two. The last
grand jury lad only one each from New
Castle and Christiqnu hundreds.
AS to the petit Jurors, Mr.. Chandler said
that The judges had given Wilmington 100,
but The prothonotnry preferred that the city
be given 40 aud Mr.. Chandler suggested the
following numbers for the other hundreds
Brandywinc, %; Chrstiuna, "a; Mill Greek,
81; White Clay Greek. -; New Castle, %
Pencader, q Red Lion, 81; st. Georges,
y; Appoquinitnink, q, and Blackbird, 81 ;
milking the total of 300 Mr.. Megginson
suggested that counting Wilmington as two,
each hundred should have % names.
President Willis expressed the opinion
that the whole court, md not the individual
members, should be the Judge as to what
names should be placed in the boxes. The
commissioners will prepare the names for
placing in the boxes later in the month.
THE AKRowsMIrH hill.
With reference TO the bill of the Arrow
smith Electric company, which il said ia
have amounted To nearly $1,000 for work
around the court house in the last three
years, Mr.. Chandler claimed that ten times
rs much work had been done at the Federal
Building at Il cost of $1,000. No action was
taken on the bill.
resolution of sympathy for Comptroller
George ID, Kelley in his bereavement in the
loss Of his son, was adopted on motion OF
Commissioner Elliott. :,
The court wants to know what becomes OF
one-haf of the fees collected by the sealer OF
weights and measures. purnal j. Lynch is
now that official The salary is $1i5 Il year,
and the law says that the official shall have
onc-half of the fees. 1t il said that the law
does not prescribe who shall get the Other
half. If it is in the wood, the levy court
would like to get il, and Attorney Henry q.
Conrad is 10 he asked TO look into the sub.
iect. Mr.. Willis was informed that the
position was worth $GtN to $500 year.
TO SELECT COUNTY C"NsTABLks.
The court proposes to take up the matter
of selecting constables for the ensuing year
next yetk. The present inc'imbcnts are:
Wilmington hundred Lemuel Mari. John
Mclaughlin, Thomas H.. Buckley, Lucius
Jones.
Christiana William Gamble, james Il.
Porter.
Mill Greek -Jacob Smith.
White Clay Creek-W. 4. Colemary
PcncadcrW William 4. Money.
Red Lion Frank l.. GIcaver.
st. Georges--.lamas Collins.
Appointments Nathaniel Nanhorn.
The court year ago elected James Tong,
constable for Brandywine hundred, Zuch-
nriah Gemmill, for New Castle hundred and
William Fl. Fcninore Tor Backbird, but
they did not bond, and hence forfeited their
positions. It is expected that IA few changes
will be nude
Col. William A. LaAiotta of the Farmers
Mutual and Mark NJ. Ceuver of the New
Castle County Fire Insurance companies,
conferred with the court concerning the
effect Of electrical equipment of buildings
upon the policies on the court house and on
Third street bridge. II was learnedthat the
electrical work had been inspected by tho
Wilmington City Electric company and
found satisfactory and certificate to that
effect will he added to the policies.
An order for $50 on account of salary WAS
drawn in favor of Neil Kennedy, assessor
for the fourth district in this city
Some transfers of property on the assess
mCni books We're ordered. The market
house at Second and Market streets was us.
sessed To the City Market House company
for $lOGW. The city owns the ground.
A recess was taken until Friday morning.