Evening journal., 1918-03-06
KENT LEVY COURT
ELECTS OFFICERS
Constables, Collectors and
Road Supervisors for
New Year Chosen
EXPLAIN COURT
HOUSE CONTRACT
Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, March G. - Al the
monthly meeting Of the Levy Court
held here yesterday unusual interest
attached to the session because Of the
fact Of the annual election OF county
constables, collectors and road super
visors.
The following constables were
elected.
First district - Ezekiel Slaughter,
Smyrna.
second districi-E. E. James Dover.
Third distrlct-John NJ. Good Ken
ton.
Fourth district-walier Powell Hart
ley.
Ffth distrlct-Harry Hayes, Dover
sixth dstrict-Harry Moore, Willow
Grove
seventh District. Evans Cook, Cam
den.
Eighth dlstrlct-David II. Robbins,
Frederick.
Ninth distrlct-Manlove r. Adams,
Harrington.
Tenth district--J Frank salevan, Mil
ford
Collectors were elected as follows
First district, y. D. Boyer Smyrna
Second district, deferred; Third district,
C.. ". Graham Kenton; Fourth dis
trict. Howard L. Thompson. West
Dover: Fifth district. James v Carson,
Dover; Seventh district, Isaac \. Ham
mond. Willow Grove: Seventh district,
Thomas C. Slay. Wyoming; Eighth dis
irict. David H. Robbins; Ninth district,
VI. T. Adams Tenth district J. Frank
Saleyan.
Road supervisors were elected as fol-
lows
First district. John W. Ford. Will
liam stats: second district Henry Fen
nimore. George Schneider; Third dis
irict, William f. Baur Ross Numbers
Fourth district, Walter Marvel, William
Hufna; Fifth district, T.. C.. Darling, A
a.. Massey: sixth district, Harry Mas
ten: seventh district, Ezekiel Dill
Charles Woleyhan; Eighth district
Edward Paradee h. +. Melvin; Ninth
district, j. Frank Graham, Wallace
Hopkins; Tenth district Frank Sapp
Alexander Kirby.
Bridge tenders Leipsic, James
Parker; Lebanon. Edward C.. Maloney
Little Greek Leonard Harrington
Barkers, Benjamin F. Reed.
The county officers made theil
monthly reports showing the following
collections for February: Prothono
tary D NJ Ridgely, 81 0S "a; Clerk O.
the Peace :. 8. Sarde, Si2663; Registe
of Wills. Ernest Raughley Si4sei; Re
corder Of Deeds W. r. Peters, si47 9S
Clerk Of the Orphans Court j. Thoma
Lowe. SStsi; Sheriff Frank Nansani
si4062.
In view Of the many criticisms Owe
the award made for remodelling tn
Kent county Court House, the commit
tee OF the Levy Court yesterday sub
mstted the following statement settin
forth the attitude OF the committee q
awarding the bid TO Ballinger & Co;
"To the Levy Court Of Kent County:
"Gentlemen-As you are alread
aware. Wilson Eyre d Mcllvaine, @
Philadelphia. and William II. Thomp
son. Of Dover az associate, were EN-
ployed as architects TO draw plans {
remodel and add TO the Kent Count
Court House.
Eyre d Mcllvaine are architects q
national reputation. having Offices i
both New York and Philadelphia. The
are second 20 none In reputation /
This country and we think we are mos
fortunate in/being able TO secure thei
services.
You are also aware Of the fact tbs
the plans accepted by us contemplai
extensive changes 10 the present Coul
House. Among other things there
20 be a large twO-story eXtqnslon {
The rear Of the present building; a ont
story extension az the rear Of the pre-
ent building: a one-story extension
the east Of the new addition: the thin
story is TO be torn down and the rot
lowered. All Of the windows are
be changed, and the walls Of the pre-
ent building are DO be faced wit
rough brick. so as 90 make 10 CORE
pond. as far as possible with the gel
eral style Of architecture Of the sta
House.
Before adopting the final plans. y
invest gated the cost Of an entirely ne
building and found that this wou
involve nearly double the expen
which the present plans viii entail "
believed that the present building, Wi
he alterations and additions that Y
contemplate making thereto, would
satlsfactor, 20 the needs Of this coun
for many years TO come, and we, ther
fore, did not consider that we we
Justified in making the extra eXpenC
lures that would be required FOR a ne
building
After we had adopted the plans, y
considered the question of asking {
bids We were advised by the arch
iects that 10 was always difilcult
a contractor 20 figure accurately
making alterations to an old buildiu
and that it was particularly so in N
case, because Of the drastic chang
that were to be made in the style al
character OF The building from an arcl