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.LODC|NG FAVOR
IN DOVER JAIL
MUCH ABRIDGED
In Consequence, There Has Been
Material Reduction in Tbs
Ancient Accommodation.
COUNTY OFFICERS CHOSEN

special Correspondence of Every Evening
Dover, March 3.--kcnt county Levy
Court met here, yesterday, and elected
James X. Hurd trustee of the poor for the
Eighth district. The following road
supervisors were named First district
!. ". Ford Second. Henry w. Fenui-
more, Howard Slaughter: Third, William
+. Dulin. G. ii. Graham; Fourth, de-
ferred; Fifth. Charles c. Darling, A. G..
Massey; Sixth, Harry G. Clark, William
Hughes; Seventh, Ezekiel Dill; Eighth,
Il. G.. Paradee. Samuel NJ. Harrington
Ninth, deferred: Tenth, Samuel I.
Stevenson, William ID. Macklin.
For constables. the Commissioners from
the several districts naming the following
which were confirmed by the Levy Court
First district, deferred; Second, W. II. S.
Davis; Third. C. w. Graham: Fourth,
W. r. Powell; Fifth, A. j. Kingsbury;
Sixth, Nolan d. Cox: Seventh, w. T.
Jewell: Eighth, Eben r. Hughes: Ninth,
Manloye T. Adams; Tenth, ID. Frank
Salevan.
The error and delinquent lists of the
lax collectors submitted by the county
comptroller and allowed, were as follows:
Second district, J. c. Carson, S19l.77;
Third, j. Herman Wilds, SOL SO; Fifth,
James V. Carson, S250.2 Sixth, SIP .25;
Seventh, Thomas c. Stay, S25.76 (the
smallest error and delinquent list ever
known in Kent county,; Eighth. Eben
r. Hughes. deferred: Ninth, deferred;
Tenth, d. Frank Salevan, S403.15.
Collectors for the year were elected as
follows. First district, 1.-TWO candidates.,
H. d. Boyer, Harry Slaughter, ballot re-
sulting in six votes for Boyer and four for
Slaughter; Second, John q. Carson;
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ferred; Fifth, James Y. Carson; Sixth,
Eighth, deferred; Ninth, deferred; Tenth.
D. Frank Salevan.
The following bridgetenders were nomi-
mated and confirmed by the court: james
Parker of Leipsic; William Hurd Little
Creek; Robert Bostic. Lebanon; James
s. Reed, Bankers Landing.
AN IMPORTANT REFORM.
Prior to the selection of Jail commits
sioners for the ensuing year, report was
submitted to the court, by the commits
sioners, the first IN the history of the
county, in which the commissioners made
special mention of the attempt TO break
up the practice in vogue IN Kent county
for many years, OF promiscuous giving of
permits TO tramps and other applicants
ipt lifkHt iousiiSs IN tue itats Il lIdtAlfE
which had almost become disgrace in
former years. In this respect, the COM
missioners pointed out that soon after
their appointment last year conference
was had with members OF the State
courts as to such admissions, and orders
were given that only in extreme cases
severe winter weather, rainy, or when the
applicant was a cripple or otherwise in
capacitated from heavy work-would the
favor be allowed. The result was a
notable decline. w. r. Stewart, II G..
Taylor and Eugene Raughley were re-
elected jail commissioners.
Trustees of the Poor appealed for aid
from the county until the crops of the
present year should come in hearing
Messrs. Thomas. Collins and Overseer
Malspey addressed the court as 20 the
actual needs, of the institution.
On motion of Commissioner Waldman,
the president of the court was authorized
10 appoint a committee TO inquire into the
needs of the trustees and report at once.
The committee, Messrs. WaIdman. Hope
and Slaughter, recommended that the
trustees be allowed 81 200 per month, or
so much of said sum as might be neces-
sary to properly run the institution? The