Middletown transcript., 1907-02-16
TRUSTEES OF POOR
Court House Officers and Bridge Tenders
Elected at Session of Lew Court

Elected at Session of Levy Court
Three trustees OF the poor, Court Hous
officers and bridgetenders were elected
I by the Levy Court at its meeting Tues
day afternoon.
The election resulted as follows:
Trustees of the Poor-Brandywine hun
dred, DIR. E. Harvey Day st. Georges
hundred, Enocll G. Alice Black birt
hundred, Charles Beth. The Cour
House officers reelected were as follows
Night Waterman, William Logue fire
man, Solomon Peterson day jani;or,
John B, Kelley night ianitor, Amc 6
Collins regulator OF clock, William r.
| Clark.
The following bridgetenders were re-
elected: Third street, PenneIl Sietzer,
day tender William Virden, night ten
der Eleventh street, William T. Walker /;
Seventh street, John Faucet Market
street, William IL. Murphy, day tender !;
Mansfield Armstrong, night tender Mar
ket street bridge over the Brandyuine,
Wilson flenisley :. Washington street,
Michael Palese Newport, james Mahan
Odessa, William A. Rhodes Fleming's,
Anna Gibbons Fennimore, Rhoda Caulk;
Christiana. John A. Wansley Church.
mans, Benjamin Zook
Sylvester d. Townsend, Jr., the courts
attorney. presented an amendment to the
bill asking the General Assembly to au-
thorize $500, 900 bond issue for the pur-
pose OF building good roads.
This amendment was the result of
suggestion made by the Farmers Insti-
tnte at meeting held last Saturday, and
it provides that instead of giving the
Levy Court the option Of spending tie
money Oh What roads it sees fit, the
money shall be divided pro-ratio between
the various hundreds, according to the
assessment in the hundreds. The amend
ment was accepted, and the attorney was
instructed to do all possible to secure its
passage.
w. A. Schenck, constructing engineer
OF Washington, who was instructed by
the court several weeks ago TO prepare
plans for freproof filing cases for the
various Court House offices, was before
the Levy Court during the afternoon and
stated that he had about completed the
plans. The plans were not submitted to
the court, however, but probably will be
at the next meeting.
At the morning session the resignation
of James 7. Chandler as superintendent
OF the morgue was received. In the
communication Mr.. Chandler recon-
mended that Harvey E. Nichols, the
present deputy coioner, be appointed his
successor. Mr.. Chandler was appointed
morgue superintendent two years ago for
a term of four years at salary OF $25
year. His resignation was accepted, but
no action was taken relative to the elec-
ton OF new superintendent.
Corner James Ii. Galloway sent a
communication stating that he had pro-
cured the building on Forth street, be-
tween Tatnall and West, to be used as a
morgue and asked that the court desig-
nate the building as the county morgue.
1t Was decided to rent the building as
moFgue for two years.
Joseph CofeId was before the court
With petition signed by number Of
business meu of Wilmington and New
Castle requesting that the county macad-
amize the road from Wilmington to New
Castle. but no action was taken.
The court adopted resolution favor
ing the passage OF the bill placing the
salary OF the court crier at $1,000 year.
Much OF the morning session was occu-
pied with discussion relative to the
amendment to the proposed good roads
bill, and after the amendment had been
accepted in the afternoon. the Levy
Court commissions rs and a few others
attended the performance at the Garrlck
Theatre SIS the guests of County Treasurer
Burns.