Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-03-30
COURT House clerks
lose THEIR JOBS
Levy Court Cuts Names OF
Three Off the
Payroll
ECONOMY is
THE WATCH WORD

The Levy Court at its meeting yes
torday afternoon welded the ECONOMY
axe once more. and dispensed with
three clerks in the Court House Of
fees. At the same time two additional
clerks were given to Clerk of the
Peace Harry A. Brown for the next
two or three months to copy the
county assessment and prepare The
tax duplicates.
Mr. Groves. chairman of the finance
committee of the court, made a report
az TO the additional clerks and the
ono in the office Of tho Register in
Chancery Ewing. One in the pro-
thonotary's Office. and ono in the Of
fee OF Recorder Of Deeds George were
left of the list recommended by the
finance committee. The following
resolution was adopted:
Whereas. II is provided, inter ella,
by 1889, Section Z, Chapter So of the
Revised Code of the state of Della
ware, as amended March ]. A. u.
! 1915, that i'm New Castle county Ger
tain county officers of said county
may select and employ certain dep
utics and clerks; and
Whereas. II is further provided that
the Levy Court Commissioners Of New
Castle county. from time TO time, may
authorize and direct. by resolution
, duly adopted. that the said officers
may select such others clerks, at such
I fines. and in such numbers as they
! shall in their discretion dcem proper
10 properly perform the public work
required in the Offices of the said OF
fees; and
Whereas. To properly perform the
public work required in certain 81
said Offices, il is necessary that the
said Offices be authorized forthwith
TO select other OF additional clerka
as follows:
Two additional clerks for the Office
OF tho clerk OF the peace for tW'
months: six additional clerks for th'
office of the recorder of deeds; there
fore, he il
Resolved. by the Levy Court Com
mlssionors of New Castle county tina
the said clerk of the peace and re
Z cordcr of deeds Immediately upon tn
adoption OF this resolution be hereD
authorized and directed 10 select sue
other additional clerks in the mum
bers herein before mentioned. the-sai
other OF additional clerks bein
proper TO properly perform the publ
work required in the offices OF tn
said officers: and be II further
Resolved. That the said other o
4 additional clerks hereby authorized Q
q employed shall receive a salary at IN
y rate OF S75 per month for such tim
as the services Of such other or &C
4 ditional clerks arc necessary.
The court then adopted the follow
4 ing resolution. Resolved That th
clerk of this court in drawing the pay
A roll for the month of March. be an
q he is hereby directed 20 place thcreo
the names OF such additional clerks q
4 have been continuously employed I
4 the several county Offices for the sal
4 month.
Resolved Further. That this resC
4 luton be and is considered as takin
effect on the first day of March, 1871
Regarding the extra clerk in tho o.
: fee OF Receiver of Taxes Lippincott
4 resolution was adopted as follows
Whereas. To properly perform III
public work required in the said o
fee OF the said receiver OF taxes an
county treasurer be authorized fortl
with to select one additional clerk {
assistant. therefore be IL
Resolved BY the Levy Court Con
missoners Of New Castle county. thu
the said receiver OF taxes and count
treasurer Immediately upon the ado
ton Of this resolution is hereby autl
orized and directed to select one az
ditional clerk or assistant, the 50
additional clerk or assistant ben
proper TO properly perform the pu
lie work required in the Office Of q
receiver OF taxes and county trea
urcr: and be II further.