Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-13
COMPTROLLER'S mo-
| NOT AN OBSTACLE
Levy Courtmen Pass Gas" Bills
for $513 Despite Dis
approval.

The Levy Court, in weekly session,
today, passed various payrolls and mis-
cellaneous bills.
Edwin G. Clark, county comptroller,
reported that he had examined the books
of the justices of the peace and con-
stables for the six months ended Deeem-
Der 81, 1917, and found that the justices
| imposed fines amounting to 81 ,0B5, of
which SbSl was paid to the county
treasurer, leaving balance of 1884 in
the hands of the con stables. Frank L..
| Speakman, attorney, was instructed to
collect from the constables.
| The court denied petition of Charles
u. Reese for the refunding of overpaid
taxes, saying assessment was made regu-
larly and posted and the petitioner made
no appeal during the prescribed time
Notwithstanding disapproval by the
county comptroller, the court passed bills
presented by q. l.. Dickerson, dated
December II, 1917, and aggregating
S5l3.05, for gasolene and automobile
repairs. The comptroller declined 10
| approve the bills because they were not
| satisfactory TO him.
To the committee on printing and
| stationery were referred bids from the
Typewriter Supply Co, the Wilmington
Printing Co and the Star Publishing Go.
for office supplies for county ofiioials in
the Public Building for periods of six
months and one year. Julian B. Robin
son and the Charles NJ Smith Co de-
clined to bid. Letters as follows were
received:
From Julian h. Robinson
Referring to the matter of stationery
supplies for the county for "A period cover
ing six months, we desire TO state our
position as follows: Prices al the present
time are unstable. goods are scarce and
there is at present an embargo on all
freight shipments; consequently it il
impossible to intelligentlv quote either
price or delivery on anything that is not
in sight hence we will he compelled 10
decline your offer. However. that we
may not be placed IN the position of not
wanting To compete, we will be pleased
10 name pri ces az any time on any Of
your immediate supplies, which opportu
nifty we will greatly appreciate. Thank
ing you for numerous fay0rs and regret
ing that conditions compel US % es,.h-
draw from the competition for the pres
ent
From the Charles NJ Smith Co
I'm going over the list nf supplies
on which you ask 9 quotation We find
that il will he impossible To name price
on iAlt iLtiilS rs PnuinVfbteu. ITiftS are
in such an unsettled condition and ship
ments 50 uncertain that nothing definite
can be promised. We, however, will be
pleased to quote prices on supplies as
you might need them
The following communication from G.
j., Grubh, assistant county engineer, was
referred to Commissioners Groves and
Shaw, the courts attorney. the State
engineer and the county engineer:
'On the Lincoln Highway between
MTshallton and Newark five cut-offs
have been proposed With these your
honorable body, having been over the
route, is familiar Progress on the plans
now awaits decision relative TO which are
to be adopted As the cost of each will,
in a large measure, determine whether or
not il is 10 be used, should suggest that
a committee, including the commissioners
through whose districts the route passes,
the attorney of the court and the highway
commissioner, be authorized to obtain
options from the property holders of the
proposed rights OF way.
The sum OF $3.50 was transferred
from unapproprlated funds TO the stone
road maintenance funds of the Third
district, composed Of Brandywine hundred
and part of Chrlstlana hundred