The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-03-12
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! The Courts Attorney submitted
the following opinion regarding
the fees of the inspector Of weights
and measures.
Gentleman A careful roading
of the law governing the Regulator
Of Weights and Measures in and
for New Castle county convinces
me that where the regulator, no
inspection, finds the weights .r
measures correct. He, under the
law shall demand and receives for
his services one-half of the fees
that the law provides shall be
paid where the weights or meas
ures are tried and found incorrect
Or deficient, and where an adjust
ment has to be made by the regu-
lator in order to correct and re-
establish them.
Briefly stated, where the weights
and measures require both testing
and adjustment, the regulator
is entitled to the full fee allowed
in the act; on the other hand, .
whereon u test alone they arc
found correct the regulator is en-
titled only to one-half of the fees
allowed in the act.
Further where the weights and
measures are..tested and condem-
ned] the regulator is entitled to
one-half fees. In no case is any
part of the fees payable either to
the county or state the entire fee
| collected whether the whole or
half fee, being payable to the reg
ulator alone. Henry G. Conrad.
President WiiIitts said that as
chairman Of tn, finance, he would
say that Court should be very careful
with the bill. lie said that the bal.
ance Il month ago was S75, 900, while
the report yesterday showed abalance
of but S5S.00O.
The mat ter Of the great expense
which the Court is subject to from
repairs to bridges was freely discussed
President WiIlitts stated that Third
street bridge last year cost the coEn.
" over $1,000 Il month. We was not
positive Of the cost Of repairs to Mar
kct street bridge. but said he expect
ed to look up the matter, and make a
general report at the end of the year,
Mr.. Willis stated that there was
repairs now needed to number
Of bridges.
Mr.. Chandler in speaking of the
matte /, stated that he had told the
bridgetcnders to be very careful, and
doing everything possible to keep
down the expense. We did not think
the Third and Market street bridges
could Dc compared in the rural dis
trctS as far as expense is concerned,
as the machinery onl the former two
bridges is out Of ORDER great deal
Mr., Ewart also thought tina. tho
court oush t TO be very careful with
the bills. IA an illustration ho
told of a prominent telling him be-
lore he was appointed II member OF
the court. that Levy Court this
year would have to raise the taxes
and that il he was appointed
member he would b. amazed at the
old bills against the county which
would be handed into the court
during the year At this point Mr..
Ewart asked If there was any
member OF the old court who hal
any knowledge OF the bill present
ed BY Mr.. Eastburn yesterday for
1888, which was for stone and sand
used 10 the construction OF the
bridge over Pie creek. Mr.. Arm
strong who is the oldest mrmber of
the board stated that h: had no
knowledge whatever Of the work.
MIR. Ewart oiIere cd resolution 10
the effect that chalrmen Of the va
rious committees be required TO
consult with other members of the
committee before giving out the
work Unless It repaired lmmediate
atteLtlon.
Mr.. Chandler said II. had no Oh.
lection to the resolution but thought
it was unnecessary as he did not
think that the chairman of any OF
tie committees ever gave out any
work unless The other members were
consulted
President WilItts said that work
had been given out by Chairman Of
the committee with the other mem
bcrs OF the committee being cons ult-
ed:
Mr. Ewart said that he intended
no reflection whatever but offered
the resolution because such things
had been done in the past. The res
olution was adopted.
The Seventh street bridge was dis
cussed in a general way. On motion
it was decided to have Mr.. Fahey
meet the committee on Friday as
there are some questions which the
court wishes to ask him.
Mr.. Ewart stated that the Courts
attorney had reported that the court
had no jurisdiction in the matter of
compelling the secretary OF the
Board of Health to furnish Delaware
Clark, the Recorder Of Deeds, u list
of the births. marriages and deaths.
On motion of Mr.. Chandler John 70
f. Mclaughlin was elected consta-
BILE. Court adjourned to meet again