Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
SUSSEX LEVY COURT.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Sussex County Levy Court was held
on Tuesday afternoon OF last week.
The General Fire Proofing Company
was allowed the sum of $4.577.77 in
full payment for the furniture Install
ed in the courthouse.
President Charles f. Johnson and
Clerk of the Peace w. Elwood Wright
were authorized and directed to exc
cute a warrant on the Courthouse I'M
prOvemnt Fund to E. F. Higgin & Co.
for S76.24, in payment for wiring and
materials used in wiring the Court
house tower.
A delegation from Dagsboro and
Baltimore Hundred was present and
asked for an appropriation for the
Improvement of the road from Days
bOrO to Thatchers Landing, but the
body refused to grant the same. Com
missioner Cannon, on behalf Of the
delegation, sought to have an appro-
priatiOn of $500 made from thesfhnds
of the county and offered toagiTe from
his fund a like amount provided the
residents benefited by the road would
raise $500. The proposition of draw
ing on the funds of the county did not
appeal to the members of the body
and the motion was lost by vote of
4 to ?, with one member voting blank.
The committee who recently viewed
the bridge in Milton spanning Broad
kiln River gave their report but re-
fused to recommend a widening of the
bridge, which was desired by some of
the residents of the town. Improve
ments will be made to the structure
The committee selected to view the
road in Gumboro Hundred at the last
meeting of the Levy Court, made their
report and suggested that the road be
laid out as soon as the residents in
that section are ready for it. The
road, it is understood, is between Sell
byville and GumborO and when i'm
proved will greatly enhance the value
of the farms in that section When
completed it will cost approximately
$4,000, One-half of which is to be rails
ed by the residents benefited by the |
road. Engineer Gum was instructed |
to make the survey, and from some of |
the members of the delegation present
at the meeting it was ascertained that
they will have the survey made as 1
soon as possible so that improve |
ments may be started. For some time
an effort has been made to have this
road improved, but no definite steps
were taken until a few weeks ago,
when delegation appeared before
the Levy Court and made a PROPOSE
tion that they were willing to bear
One-half Of the expense
H. H. James was allowed a rebate
of $3.50 on county taxes levied in
Broad Creek Hundred. Capt. James
c. COnwell. of Milton, was allowed a
rebate on county taxes for the year of
1915 the sum of $64O. c. H. Williams
was allowed a rebate of $4544 on
taxes, the amount being for
two years. The land is located in
Broadkiln Hundred. Joseph L. Can
non was granted a rebate of $25.2S,
for the years OF 1913 and 1914 The
land is located in North West Fork
Hundred. <
The Board of Assessment was given
he right to take the original assess
nent records from the office of the
jlerk of the Peace in order that they
nay be in a position to locate the
srms in the several districts as well v
IS the correct names of the parties h
wning them. t
Clerk of the Peace Wright and Com h
nssloners Johnson and Lynch were t.
elected a committee to view the va 81
ant lot back of the courthouse, be- G
yeen the old Eagle Hotel and the S
Dunty building, establish lines, SOW
rass seed and put up fence and do I
-her things as in their judgement cC
ere needed ht
A duplicate order of 1897 was hC
avn in favor of w. Wilson. st
The following towns we're granted So