Evening journal., 1905-04-18
LEVY COURT
PASSES BILLS
Mistake in the Figures of the
Auditor Ordered Cor
rected
ADAMS TAX MONEY REFUNDED

Members OF the Levy Court met in
regular session at IL o'clock and trans
acted business before them with dis
patch, which was appreciated because
of it's unusualness.
President Hopkins read from a list
made up by the county comptroller rel
ative to the amount of taxes due from
various sources The statement show
ed that $4,000 was stin owing the /
county from 1895 to 1905 for county, |
poor. dog and negro school taxes.
In connection with the statement Mr..
Hopkins called attention to two items.
the account of d. X. Donaldson, for
mer collector Of White Clay Creek
hundred and Of +. A. Sturgeon. de-
ceased, former collector OF Christiana
hundred. IN the case Of MIR. Donald
son there was stin due the county for
the year 1895. $l4S5.62, county and
poor taxes; Sl195.29, road; s166, dog
taxes: Sll462. negro school tax.
From +. A. Sturgeon FOR collections
of 1896 there was due S209.56, county
land poor: and S25398, roads
President Hopkins stated that inas-
lmuch as these accounts had been car
red for some years some action re-
lgarding them should be taken
BILLS ALLOWED.
The following bills of constables and
magistrates were read and allowed:
Francis S. Bradley. $3.50; Charles
barnes. St5.0S. Charles Green. S6N95;
james Stidham, 1884: Theodore Jones,
liustice of peace. S10.75: Moses Well
lS22.4O; Frank L. Cleaver $3.50. The
bills Of James keenan, & Brother of
S120.65 for painting the office of the
lclerk Of the peace and the Morris
Electrical Company Of S16.25 were also
lallowed.
Attention was called to a mistake IN
the report Of the auditor regarding the
of Mill Creek hundred. The report
accounts OF Wm Deighton, collector
showed that Mr.. Deighton owed but
S62.39 whereas the figures showed that
$165.39 was owed. on motion Of Mr.
Salmon the report was ordered correct
ed.
President Hopkins stated that Chief
Justice Lore had complimented the
Levy Court on the manner in which il
is fixing up the court house building
and expressed qualification at the worl
r done.
on invitation OF Mr. Scott members
of the Levy Court will visit and in
p spect Fleming's bridge with view oI
r. ascertaining the extent of repairs me-
s cessary.
d TO VIEW CAUSEWAY.
!. William II. Cooper, Jr., representing
e the Delaware Water improvement
It Company, which under contract e
e build and operate an electric light ant
water plant I'm the city Of New Cas-
d tile, appeared before the court askn.
g that the company be permitted to la!
= pipes in the New Castle causeway.
n The subject was brought before tn
court at its meeting two weeks agl
and upon suggestion of Mr.. Knowle
was laid over on the grounds that tn
privilege asked was too sweeping, In
y lasmuch as It took from the cOntro
81 of the court that portion of the roa'
3 bed in which the pipes would be laid
= In the interim Mr.. Cooper, at Nj
d Knowles suggestion, so amended tn
resolution whereby the objectionabl
feature was stricken out, and MI
Knowles stated today that he 'coul
see no legal objection to it,
WILL VISIT LOCALITY.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Brown the cour
\ win visit the locality IN question in
u body on Tuesday morning next at
lo'clock i'm order to get a clear idea @
just what is wanted on the part of III
a water company. Under the presen
resolution the petitioner obligates him
self to act in accordance with instruo
tons from Levy Court should tina
body ever deem Il necessary TO NOV
the pipe or to remove them entirely.
President Hopkins stated that he ha
attended a meeting of the managers {
"a the Ferris Industrial School on Frida
i, Hast and at that time it was the opin
- ion OF the board that the Levy Court
"a Indebtedness TO the managers Of Oh
~ school OF 800 per year per boy cor
- tinued until March % of this year, 8
which time the 40 cents per day pt
= boy measure became a law.
y, Cornelius Horrigan and James
~ Chandler being presented as bonds
" men for Charles Barnes, constable, II
! surety was accepted by the court an
the bond ordered filed.
A check for S3276.96 was receive
le from the state Treasurer. that su
VI being the amount refunded to II
county from Adams tax collections.
was decided by the court to Wis
churchman's bridge on Friday in ol
der to inspect. Adjournment WI
:. taken at noon until Tuesday, April