Middletown transcript., 1902-01-25
In THE LEVY COURT

At the meeting of the Levy Cour
Tuesday morning it was decided to refuse
the Law Academy the use of the County
Court room as the judges objected to the
room being occupied for any other pur
pose than the present one.
Mr.. Elliott presented the following
resolutions which were adopted:
Whereas, The expensive system hereto
fore adopted by the Levy Court of this
county in the purchase of county sta
tionery, and believing that large saw
ing can be made through competitive bid
ding, therefore be it resolved that the
respective officers of the County Court
House, namely, the clerk OF the peace,
sheriff, receiver of taxes and county
treasurer, recorder, prothonotary, regis.
ter Of wills, comptroller, and clerk of the
Orphans Court, are hereby instructed tc
make out full list of the books giving
size of the same, stationery printing, pen,
ellis and ink necessary for the use in
their respective Offices as needed for the
year 1902 and that the said lists shall
be presented to the court at its next
meeting.
This resolution was seconded. Mr..
Elliott also offered the following:
Resolved, That the clerk of the peace
and the sheriff of New Castle county are
hereby instructed to pay over all fines
and costs now in their possession and
belonging to New Castle county to the
county treasurer and make out full re-
port of the same to this court, at the said
courts next meeting.
Mr.. Ewart seconded the resolution and
it was carried.
RESOLUTION KILLED.
Mr.. Ewart presented the following
which caused a heated argument be-
tween several members of the court and
was finally lost by vote of to 8.
Resolved, That all bills against New
Castle county for work and labor done,
or materials furnished for said county
shall, before being acted upon by the
Levy Court Commissioners of said county
be itemized SO that it shall appear on
each of said bills where said work and
labor was performed, and for what par
ticular improvement such materials were
furnished, and the particular kind of
materials so furnished, and be it further
Resolved, That the person claiming
any money from said county for work
and labor performed, or materials fur
nished, shall make and attach to any
such bills where the sum so claimed is in
excess of five dollars-before the same
shall be acted upon by the Levy Court
Commissioners of said county, and afi-
davit stating that the sum demanded is
justly ard truly due; and in case of q
debt due to corporation, the cashier or
treasurer of such corporation shall make
such affidavit; and in case Of debt due
to partnership the affidavit of any one
member of such partnership shall be
sufficient. Be it further
Resolved, That the fee for taking such
affidavit shall be added to the bill to
which such affidavit is attached, and the
same shall be paid as other expenses
against said county are paid.
The comptroller made the following
report; Balance to county, first district
July, 1901, $47. 80; appropriation, SIC, 900;
.otal, $40, ,047.90; warrants drawn, $3.50.
%. Balance, $2,457.97.
Balance to county, second and third
districts, July 1st, 1901, $65.O4; appro-
oriations, $4,000; warrants, $10,S91.55;
balance, SO, 1884
Fourth district, Julyi1st, 1901, $136.33;
appropriations, $4,000; warrants, $s,-
E57.67; balance, $1,67S.66.
Balance to credit of the Fifth district,
fully LIST, 1901, $937, 81; appropriations,
10, 900; warrants, 50, ,924.63.