The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-03-18
In | THE |!
! LEVY COURT.

This was the day that Patrit
Fahey was to send his bill to the LIE,
/ Court for the erection Of the Sevent
street bridge, but up until the tim
adjournment was made at noon, n
bill had been received.
Immediately after Court opene
President Willittsasked Mr. Chandle
chairman OF the committee on bride e
ii he had heard from Mr.. Fahey
Mr.. Gu andler said he bad not see
or heard from him since he attende,
the meeting of the Court one da
last week.
Dr. l. Harvey Day, of Talleyville
appeared before the, Court asked tina
the bridge on the Concord turnpik,
near Mt. Lebanon Church be turned
over to the county. The bridge i.
nov owned by the hundred road com.
miss;oners.
Mr.. Wi!litts said that the Court
would take the mattermp at a later
date.
The following resolution offered by
Mi. Ewart was adopted:
Whereas, There appears on the
books Of the receiver of taxes, a large
amount Of county and poor taxes out
standing for years 1899, 1900, 1901.
and whereas, the Levy Court of New
Castle county needs the said taxes
ior current expenses, therefore be it
Resolved. That the said receiver
OF taxes be instructed and directed to
proceed 10 sell all property on which
delinquent tax remains unpaid
after April 18th. 1902.
Mr.. Ewart had Secretary Janyier
read letter from George W, Spicer
lr, OF Marshaliton, concerning the
MarShallon bridge. He said that
he moved his fence in six feet for sew
clal hundred feet, to widen the road
at tile approach to the bridge, and in
return for this concessiou4 Mr. Lynn
was to build a retaining Fall Oh .tllc
south side of the road IL. SUFFICIENT
height to stop the overflow Of water.
but this he did not get completed as
intended. the wall he built being
neither high enough nor long enough
Mr.. Spicer said that the cleaning Of
The bed OF the creek beneath the
bridge would allow the stream to take
a great deal more water.
The following opinion was rendered
by Courts Attorney Conrad regarding
the transportation Of prisoners:
Gentlcmen: Referring to bill of
the trustees of the New Castle Colu-
tN NorkhuIsc for $GG.sl covering
the expense of conveying prisoner, to
and from the Workhou>c during the
lat" February term Of court, aud Ct
guarding the prisoners while in tram
sir and at the Court House | would
Say that in my opinion tire items of
car tar" contained in SAID bill amount
lng to $780,, and representing the
cot OF transporting the prisoners t.
and iro,l the workhou,", Should be
Eaid lay lNe Levy Court. Tut the re-
hI"iu'n@ stem, Of tic bll. amounting
to 80. 20, covering the services Of
lir,lNEc, and turnkey, should in my
"piIl"n lie rald hy the tr.>te> Ct The
"','N',' Wy
'ioe' III" d'l /" c>tauIiS'i ne New
Caste County WmkEousr. Tie tlus.
tees Of said institution are Gwen full
charge aud control Of all prisoners
"''''''' t. " "n.' sentenced ~ any ul
''' ''''' u ~ " la>l'c county, ana
We ''"H ~ 'icdiIA put upon A;'iu rus
'c'N +" MAINTAIN anu Sa'c'I keep all
f'F,''l> g hi'l''''vo ~ 'ltif tUai3df
Ih,'l S'''u F'loli'''' are discharged
'''e Ilocr I'll li1' oI"p1r :"'!t'; and
'Sl''4er' 5'lo trustees are expressly
c'"i''e' wiz! All 'iiH powers hereto"
,''' Nt>'e y III" IN lHP aii"ilii OF
Ne" 'a,t' ro,tiIE, II tile jail con.
h.!''ia!I'!H ana III Tn: Levy GouT The
'3'f %rt 'UFt'''F pF"vId', that "nt Of
!,t' i.i'''''t' appropriations md'A by
We L"'\ Court, '"N trustees shall
hi'N'iS iuf Inc expense OF running
'i!r No.N"o''>''
ne fu,''tn are ais" clothed with
WA a"'hpr''S |" Hpp"in' and dismiss
"'' ""F0e'''' Keepers, ana "tHcf nrr-
t7,'ry Officers and agents. and liz
thrlr term Of ,'lNIr" and compression
ana II Is made III" dujle> of the lrUS-
ICES TO provide AL necessary Things
for the safe keeping maintenance
ahl ""l'rFhcnt Oh tn" prisoners.
Tue above provisions Of the act
establish clearly 10 my mind that
the burdca IS on the trustees OF the
WOrkhousc 70 keep and maintain all
prisoners committed to their con.
troll from their commitment 10 their.
discharge, and that item OF expense
incident to guarding the prisoner
While gong 10 and from the work.
house and while detained tempo.
rarily at the Court House. must be
borne by the trustees oil the work
house ana not by Levy Court.
advised your body some weeks
ago that the expense Of removing
Tic prisoners ircn the County Wii TO
the WorNhoHsc should Dc borne hy
the Levy Court.
On question concerning assess
nicEts Nj. CouraU gave the tU.iow-
ing opinion
NHltn ha av f,irse tbo ,n..