Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-23

IN rE& Levy Court is perfectiIg. its
M kation under the Seven Commits
h Nj1E8 act, is preparing to test Seventh
r. Hx bridge. which Contractor Fahey
,rd6}@ as completed. At its meeting
+ yedE3&y afternoon it defeated, by a
osx&fe, a resolution requiring atiidavits
a6aHlI claims of more than Sl2, and
ndefged from it's attorney, Henry U.
,rsSruh, an opinion that the transporta-
RI -nBof prisoners 10 and from the work.
ins And the board oil prisoners there
ee Nnvember and December are properly
toixENRple to the county.
,nel I'LL SEVENTH STREET BRIDGE.
iesJnEthe subject of Seventh street
'hedS& the following letter, under date
BID nhuary Goth, was received from
onIries Fahey:
l2eyf lemeu: As contractor for the Seventh
atsbridge. | wish to notify you that both
ret Nudge and the approaches thereto are
10. fsly finished ana ready Tor use, re.
n @illy ask your honorable body to take
/ M8ctipu us in your judgment you con
ne just and right. Should you desire to
nBH tbe bridge turned on l will have it
ON d Ind will not consider 1t as aceeptance
ro- aN same.
II, Chandler, who handed in the
thear, moved that it lie Llaoed oE the
theIi7tes, which was carried. lilo thon
ion s&ht ted the following. which was
oeV5ed:
sea iMfteas, The contractor, Patrick FHhey,
ter III ported to the Levy Court that he has
the Efsd Seventh street bridge over BThnuy-
Mt, HEreek /; therefore. he it
The H4olyeh, That the secretary he instructed
in mite to James a. Smith, United States
- II eer of this district, requesting him To
~ Nine or have examined the new bridke
NOT he Brandywine Creek at Seventh street
the Mioyan avenue, Fourth street extended,
ey, Ia ington, Dell, and report to ths Levy
gillM II the requirements Of the govern
th sa6 have been complied with III building
heri bridge.
hi. III Chandler moved that Mr.. Fahey,
OHM the provisions of his letter, no
tina ffuoted to turn on the draw of the
~ ake.
seddr Ewart thought the draw should
attHbe turned on until an agreement
va. ia be made with Mr.. Fahey. 1T
aonuai be all right to test the draw,
1 10 fhe court should not permit it to
turned on for public travel. Should
be mechanical arrangements OF tho
De kqture prove all right on test, "a basis
re Iett lemens could probably be reached
ha: n the contractor.
,eH trA Chandler suggested that the
has lf1ksers OF the court meet Mr.. Fahsy
ere sha bridge and have test of the
ut
the vas agreed tn have test of the
civ 5EA on Saturday morning, and Mr..
BIZ mailer will inform Mr. Fancy of that
ing iHten.
'ets THE NEW SEVEN DISTRICT SYSTEM.
the lii following resolution was adopted
u Hdjust the accounts for tho seven
NED flSt system:
'nt' e8ol yed, Tint the comptroller be ana he
aeHby directed to credit unappropriuted
u8 the sum of 81, $50, and charge Ia APP
pr]Ations as follows: First district,
6Q.a7; Second and Third districts, Wit
lgton hundred, 80, 173.49; Fourth district,
ded H866: Fifth district, 1872. So; total,
H2S, the above being old Levy Court
ant ifiets under five commissioner act.
an. sesOlved, That the comptroller BIS and he
Iii bkreby directed to charge to unappro-
WI Ated fund the sum OF $25, go. "A and
ain all same as follows: First and Second
tho Nets, Wilmington hundred, Sll,G3 +;
at liza district, $1,000; Fourth district,
day 10; Fifth district, 1000; Sixth district,
lin. 10; Seventh district, $1,000; convict
sod or at Jail (Ball tramp, $744; jail COM
ooa 4ioners, 500; water md light at jail,
10 coroner and physicians, $500; magis-
ac III and constables, $1,000; light, power
and water, Il 1900; total, $25. 23O.44
OBJ TRANSPORTATION AND BOARD.
SET, I'LL the subject of transportation and
py ira of prisoners, Mr.. Conrad said in
le :, liter to Mr.. Elliott:
nclpsed | return tO you the two bills
',t. chyou handed to me on Tuesday last.
'll- Near to my mind that the expense of
isportation of prisoners to and from the
n Ia. rkhouse Is chHrgeable to the county and
and 70 the trustees OF the workhouse. The
arr To establish the New Castle County
- JrkhOuse expressly states ttat out oil
rev ,s,sy received by the trustees of the work
feeI use from the Levy Court the trustees shall
8 a3vide for the payment OF the expenses oil
. 10 ming the wurkhouse and also the interest
ION. the certificates OF indebtedness negotiated
nos Z The purpose of completing the wora
l. 9oj1se4 This being the case, the liability oil
u " i tfnBtees is restricted to these two items
ia the trustees should not be called upon tC
ues'ly the expenses of transporting prisoner:
t0f and from the workhouss. am therefore
,eal the opinion that the bill amounting Il
mi. 6.W which includes the items of trans
.da, ,rtBtion. should be paid by the Levy
~, 3nrt After careful consideration AM sat
las lied that the Levy Court should pay thu
eau II for the board of prisoners at the work
ans mea for months of November ana Decem
IL
agreeable to the appropriation for the cur
mt gear for board of prisoners. | found
careful reading of the law creating tn,
,rkhpuse. that beginning with the presen
al ar the Levy Court must provide in 1T
nj nual appropriation for such sum as ma,
+. ~, knesded by the trustees of the workhousi
20 20 board the prisoners for he current year
'ei y Ii made the duty of the trustees to submit
-, your body an estimate on OF about Feb
~. ttx lst of each year showing the amour
Il Mad for that purpose. In the hnancia
- lament submitted to your body by tn
'"N stees under date of December 3lst last
AZ, tfpstees reported that the balance unex
w ~ atier OF about S14. 600 remaining in theI
= a. ads will be needed TO make payments o
~ itructs already entered into by the trustee
od. the matter OF erecting ard equipping th
,1ne rkhousa so that the only fund out O
onO ich tile board bills incurred in Novembe
December last can be paid is the appro
ation made by your body in the sprin
1901 for board of prisoners. The fac
n 10 1.-THE prisoners are now at the workhous
phia tead of at the county jail as heretofor
d on mot relieve your body from tine pay
rted NJ of the bill.
tfter some discussion, the court he'll
ths bill for transportation 1t wa
night by some members that paymer
c,,h he bill might create an unfurtunat
o''o aedenT.
a,av WI. Chandler offered the followins
opes len was adopted:
Vhereas, II is apparently the intention
the min parties to erect on Market street
ia on Mt of the Court House number of mug
!. shHpely and nnsightly poles. which,
l,oya cited, will tend to mar the appearance
ami, Square around the Court House; Their
sd to S M. A.. -,
.ho INST the erection of the said poles
IN, ~, 10 of the Court House, and that a con
W. uee be appointed to confer with 81
as beIs of the Street and Sewer Depar
III to nravant il, nnssihla tho sniu mol