The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-11
VENTILATION :,
AAA AVA ID
OF COURT ROOM,

At the vcntilating Of the Levy
Court this morning Judge Spruauce
appeared before court and spoke Of
the great need of more ventilation
ID the Superior Court room. He
SAID that Often the room is crowded
and that this especially in winter,
with the present poor means OF ven.
t'latIon, the atmosphere becomes
very foul.
A person he said who has to sit
there all day Invariably has a bad
headache at the nd Of the day, and
he hardly realizes what has caused
it. The room be aid is entirely 10
large but that is fault which
could hardly be rcmedicd now.
Judge Spruance said he would like
Tor the Levy Court to do something
to improve the ventilation. He said
that he knew that the court was
trying to economize, but he thought
there would be no objection to the
spending OF the money where it
would do some good. The matter
he said he had been considering for
some some time and had taken the
liberty to get J. George K!emm,
consulting engineer from Philadel.
phIa to look over the building and
to give some idea as to what could
be dono along that line.
Mr.. klemm was present and
would short statement TO the
court as to what improvements
could be made and the probably
cost. He had made an examination
OF the building and found that it
could be ventilated by mechanical
appliance the air to be furnished by
electric motors.
This work he said would probably
cost about $4,000 for the main court
room and about $500 extra for the
other rooms upstairs, This work he
said would not deface the wall as tho
work would be in the loft.
Judge Spruance said that if the court
decides to take up the matter nothing
could be done until after the adjourn.
ment of thia term Of court which will
be some time the first of March. Be.
.wecn that time and the opening of
-he May term, he thought it would
DC an excellent time.
The court promised to look into the
no farthcraction was taken
It this mornings meeting.
In anticipation of the probable
lection Of Trustees Of the Poor by
he Levy Court this morning a large
rowd lowered in and around the
curt room all morning. They were
|lsappoinled as nothing was done in
egard to election Of Trustees of the
'oor and from all indications they
ill not be elected. Mr.. Mcggnson
ihcn asked if the court would elect
rustees this afternoon replied that
fter there had been no caucll, and
lat the matter had not even been
tiked of.
Mr.. EIiio tt offered resolution to
he elect that 5000 for water and
ght he cialgcd to the unappropria,
ed l'ndS. OF this amount 5000 was
II III" court building this city and
| ~ for the Jail at New Castle. Mr.,
d!lntt chairman Of the committee
4 Coroners and Physicians bill re.
'rlcd that a meeting had been ar
'nged with the courts attorney to
infer with cX-Coroncr Nandeyer and
e1riS Giles regarding their bill at o
clock to morrow morning.
resolution was offered to releas.
e bond Of r. W. Cann, Collect or
+ Rcd Lion hundred for the wear
1900.
An estimate was recei;ed from
Re President of the Workhouse az
the money would be needed for
lc eusueing year. The amount
as $40, 200. This was based on
y prisoners at 40 cents per day.
The list OF the amounts paid ia
Is been carefully made out and
*. by the Comptroller 1t wan
ad in the court this morning and
dered paid. A warrant was
avn for SO. 2S5. 81, ia houor of
aries NJ Curtis as attorney for
{ duPonts. This amount was
id IN by them under the Adams
".
President Willis stated after
Irt had adjourned that the True
IS OF the Poor would be elected
8 afternoon