Evening journal., 1918-08-13
AWARDS GRANTED
FOR CLOSING ROADS
Levy Court Receives $6S50
from United States Rail-
road Administration
CLERK OF PEACE
GETS ANOTHER DEPUTY

For the paying OF awards for dam
ages caused by the closing TO public
use the road extending from the New
ark-Elkton road across the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad to the Newark-Glasgoyv
road in Pencader hundred. the sum Of
S6,S50 was received BY the Levy Court
today fro mthe United States Railroad
Administration The check was turned
over TO the county treasurer and war
rants for the amounts awarded were
drawn. The awards are:
George Van Zant. $1,000: William II.
Bland S4,iO0; Samuel Murray. 81 POO:
and George McCOnaughey, $3.50.
The court advanced $1,000 to Apo
quinimink hundred for repairing roads.
that hundred lacking sufficient funds
for the work The amount will be
repaid out OF the first receipts from
road taxes.
Application OF the Christiana Inn
provement Society TO remove a part Of
the store Of Levy Murray. which pro-
jects on the roadway in the village Of
Christiana, endangering traffic there,
and for permission to place automobile
signs in the village, was referred to
Commissioner Shaw, the county engi-
neer and the attorney for the court.
When a resolution was read crediling
10 miscellaneous receipts the sum or
$50 received from the Wilmington Gas
Company, for rent OF Augustine bridge,
considerable discussion arose as to
whether. the money should be credited
in that manner TO unappropriated
funds.
Commissioner Burns was the first to
object to the resolution, claiming that
a previous resolution Of the court di-
rected that such money be credited to
unappropriated funds. Z. C.. Clark,
county comptroller argued that the res
oution should stand. Mr.. Burns was
persistent in his opposition.
Il was brought ont that Henry c.
TAYLOR. the bOokkeeper is perfecting
a system Of bookkeeping for the court
and by placing the $50 in unappropriat-
ed funds il would interfere with the
system.
The money was credited 10 miscel-
laneous funds but at some future time
will be transferred to Wilmington
hundred.
The application OF John L. Wright,
clerk of the peace. for the appointment
OF a clerk in his his office as an addi-
tional deputy, TO act as clerk Of the |
Juvenile Court was approved Harry \. /
Brown was named for the position. /
The presence Of Mr.. Wright or his .
present deputy in the Juvenile Court
has been required by law, but it has 4
heen found impossible for their attend
ance the need Of another deputy be-
came imperative. Mr.. Brown has been
actlne as clerk OF the court in the past.
The application OF the Bethlehem
Loadjng Company to lay a water sewer
line across the New Castle and Dela-
ware City railroad was granted.
Complaint Of the Krebs' Pigment Com
,anv Of the poor condition of the New
,orf bridge across the Chrisliana river
,aused by the ice packs last winter
vas referred TO Commissioners Shaw
md Groves and the county engineer. The
complaint was originally made to the .
lrebs' Company by the pennsylvania /
;alt Manufacturing Company which ,
lses the river in carrying sulphurie
cid to the Newport plant.
Commissioner Burns asked that a Z
vatchmen be placed at each end OF
street bridge 10 warn r
rivers OF automobiles and wagons from I
rossing the bridge which it is under +
-oing repairs The watchmen will be /
FAMED. a