Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-11
4 WARM FIGHT OYER BILLS
For Preparing New Indices for
the Office of Kent County
Recorder of Deeds.
THE ORDERS WERE NOT DRAWN
Motion to Settle Defeated by a
Tie Vote.
The Work Was Authorized by tho Last
General Assembly, and the Compensn-
tion Was Fixed by the Superior Court
: Attorneys tor the Claimants WIN Prob-
ably Appeal to the Latter Body.

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and JournsE
Dover, Sept. 6.--By tie vote, CLERK
of tine Peace Downs assisting, the Kent
County Levy Court yesterday refused
TO pay the bills Of Recorder Of Deeds
James Lord and William I. 6mithers
and James l.. Woloott, who assisted
him in the ", TX, for preparing new
jndices for the recorders Office.
The work was authorized by the last
General Assembly, and the compensa-
tion was fixed by the Superior Court,
which issued the following order:
May 9Th, 1s02.-The Superior Court in and
for Kent county, upon the foregoing appli-
cation of James Lord recorder, andAAFilliam
T. Smithers and james L.Wolcott, commits
sioners, hereby fla as q Just and reasonable
compensation for their respective services az
follows: For the said William i. Smithers
and James Il. Wolcott, commissioners. each
the sum of elk hundred dollars soc. OO]. tor
the said James Lord. recorder, the sum yof
eleven hundred and fifty dollars tsll60.00),
expenses incprreds by him, and the further
sum os thirteen hundred and fifty dollars
Charles d. Lore, o. j.,
w. g. Spruance, j.,
William y. Boyce, j.
!, William II. Moore, protnonosary Of ths
Superior Court of the state of Delaware IN
and for Kent county, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing Ii a true and correct
copy of the above paper as on iile IN my
Office.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Official seal OF said
court to be hereunto atiixed this sixth day Of
May, A. D., 1902.
(Seal.) William H. Moore.
Parliamentary.
After the compensation had been
| fixed by the Superior Court, Messrs.
Lord, Smithers and Woloots presented
| their bills to the Levy Court; and the
| Democratic members, realizing that ths
| bills would have to be pail, inasmuch
as they had been approved by the Su-
perior Court, voted fer their payment,
| but the Republican members said they
/ would not allow the bills under any cir
/ cums.ances Some members of the Levy
| Court told Messrs. Lord, Smithers and
| Wolcuft that the court did not have thu
! n.onsy, and naked them to wait The
iatte. replied that they would not push
the court, but requested that an order
be passed This was refused, and the
matter had been hanging fire ever since
Yesterday morning the bills were
again presented to the Levy Court, and
the Republican members, President
4 Rogers and Messrs. Posties. Baggs and
Benson, attempted to lay them on the
table until Levy Courtman Cowgill,
who was absent, could be present. An
attempt was also made to adjourn, ano
finally recess was taken. The fight was
renewed in the afternoon, and for
awhile President Rogers refused to put
the motion to allow the bills. He alao
said he would not sign the orders IT
the bills were passed. The motion
eventually was put, and it was defeated
by a tie vote, Clerk Of the Peace
Downs voting with the Republican
members.
Messrs. Lord, Smithers and Wolcott
have put the matter In the hands oil
attorneys, who will appeal to the Su-
perior Court.
i The sheriff's bill, amounting ia
81, 900, was also presented, and be was
allowed $1,000
. The differences between New Castle
! and Kent counties concerning repairs
to a bridge at Fleming's Landing were
,, considered. The records were examined,
and it was found that Kent had PAID
) | 81, 100 in 1896, but no record Of a subse
l auent payment was discovered. The
! natter was referred to the attorneys o.
the two counties.
Commissioner Baggs OF Duck Creel
hundred, who has been instrumental IL
: having the county sink 80, 900 in tn,
Bombay Hook lighthouse road, agar
/, brought that matter up; and. despit'
= the protests of some members it wa
:. decided that tho entire court shoult
!, 90 to Woodland Beach some day mex
q week to inspect the road.