Evening journal., 1902-01-21
EWART MAKES
LIVELY DEBATE
Levy Court Defeats ReSOIu-
lion Regarding AiidaVitS
WANTED ALL BILLS SWORN TO
Viii BE Amended and Called Up
Again This Afternoon ier
Discussion

Levy Courts meeting this morning !
was interesting from start To finish.
Mr.. Ewan created quite stir by pre-
senting the following resolution:
Resolved. That all bills against New
Castle county for work and labor done. ,
or material is furnished for said coun-
Ity. shall. before being acted upon byl
the Levy Court Commissioners of said
county be itemized so THAT Il shall APP
pear on each of said bills where said
work and labor was performed and for
what particular purpose or improve
ment such materials We're furnished,
and the particular kind OF materials
lsO Furnished and be 20 further
/ Resolved, That the persons claiming
lany money from said county for work
and labor performed. or materials fur
lnished. shall make and attach 60 any
such bills, where THE sum claimed is In
lexcees of IS. before the same shall be
lacted upon by uhe Levy Court Commis-
/, lsioners OF said county. an affidavit
stating that the demand Is just and
truly due; and in case of a debt due tol
corporations. the cashier or treasurer
F, lof such corporation shall make ani-
davit; and In case of debt due TO part
I Inerships, The affidavit of any one mem
Der of such partnership shall be sufi-
, cient; be It further
Resolved, That the fee for taking
such affidavit shall be added to the bill
TO which such affidavit is attached.
p and same shall be paid as other ex-
= Ipenses against said county are paid
q Il am opposed TO that resolution,
Y said Mr Chandler. 1T is not fair and
d just Every person who does any work
4 for me. | consider honest Haven't we
q amy confidence in our fellow men?
f know Things have been very loose IN
,r this court but You are becoming eX-
,el treme i'm the other direction. Am /
b so far gone that am not to believe
le anyone is honest? ] ould not employ
a dishonest man. We win also have
Ito pay q squire and people will not
want to work for this court l don't
think it is right Why should we be
more particular than any other per-
4 lsons2 II seems ridiculous. / am aware
" that there have been thousands of dol
lars taken out of there / have conf
dence in every man. II you are going
\, to consider everybody rascals, / don't
think it viii be right. believe every
man honest until ne proves otherwise
don't want TO deal with men who are
not honest
,o In settling estates you make afii-
\ davit," Intercepted Mr. Willis
= "That may be- but You have no bet
!, ter opinion of your constituents?
% have a better opinion Of mine. / think
10 is a bad resolution. and that We
II should have confidence in our fellow
men. Treat them honestly, and If tho
" bill is not right, don't pay 1t. | would
~ not have anything to do with a man D
70 l did not ahink him honest" concluded
'l- Mr.. Chandler.
IT, Il take the same ground as my col
he league" said Mr.. Megginson- III
would be against right and reason e
ed make them hunt up a notary public.
IN "In your district there are notarie
a public dotted all around. isn't thereY
by asked Mr.. Willis.
re There are two in New Castle,
as think"
on Isn't there one in Glasgow"
II don't know Nc1aries public hav
so little to do That they are seldom "a
en- home and are hard TO fpd-
be Mr.. Willis asked Mr. Chandler q
IN take the dhair. and he himself took th
~ floor. and said, in part
is you take the broad ground. Ho
AZ take it that we mean all are rasoali
- There are two States that I can nam
-s that use this system, and Chief Justic
Lore. while standing on the corne
this morning, brought up the mattel
not knowing that ] was going to Drin
run It up in court. IL such plan had pee
ty lin force when the case OF an onlcla
en- charged with drawing money i'm Oh
eX- name of Lawrence Whiteman, had bee
tried. the affidavit would have cleare
The matter up. There Is a man no
serving In the wOrkhOuse on the chars
of obtaining $780, and our present sy
-. item permits cOllusions to take place
Y land an enemy can charge you with tal
ing money. or making out false bill
land this would be a measure OF pr
uu- lection for as as well as The cOntracto
ned If This had been in force thousands
as dollars would have been saved and q
A. county would not have had such de
piled up. If a bill is honest, a man W
ion not hesitate to make affidavit TO
in when ID costs him nothing. The pu
hia. lic is looking with critical eyes, so
on us make a record fer ourselves. /
the lus talk this matter over before voti'
sen on it,"
who Mr. Chandler again took the ho'
ap- Mr. Willis resuming the chair
cial his conversation had not convinced \
axe Chandler, who said:
sAIr. President. I am a business ms
ain If people come to me and want me
INN, do work. and tell me that th
ram want me to make affidavit to the b
I would say. No. give your work
someone else
Mr. Ewart spoke in favor Of the rel
luton. stating that there was no
who eection meant upon any member of
and corrt or anv other man; but that
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