Evening journal., 1921-02-04
COUNTY MAKES
NEEDS KNOWN
cnniInnod frnm rlrst pnee

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Brandywine creek, state c0nstabulary
and increasing The power OF the pies
INT Slate officers, changing OF the ils-
.al year OF the Levy Court TO make
! coincide with the calendar year and
mus aid In the starting OF road con-
siructlon earlier in the year, walk
Nays for pedestrians along the county
highways, board or prisoners at the
Morkhouse. changing OF the present
condemnation procedure. repairing Of
1amage done by breaking OF banks az
he equal expenses Of the Levy Court
nd the marsh companies, and keep
ing OF tab on money coming into the
county offices.
In regards to a method OF more
economical conduct OF ule offices
OF the Recorder OF Deeds. Mr.. Green
referred to a system under wiich
legal papers could be flled in a fire
proof vault, system Of typewriting
instead OF writing in ink" OF the
papers coming into the Oillce. and a
system Of having blank books on the
order Of deeds, Charters and other
legal papers, That would only have 10
be flled in, c0nsumine much less time
Than required under the present sys-
TEN.
The present law relating 90 the
operation OF the ofn,C provides that
the papers be recorded "in ink BY
changing that system. money could be
saved the county. Nr Green pointed
out. In some other communities. he
said, legal papers might be transcribed
In ink. photographed or typewritten.
As an instance OF the time and
money that can be saved Mr. Green
Informed The Legislators and Levy
Court Commissioners that on a visit
90 MineOla. n. Y. he found that one
man on a typewriter that could be
used on ony record book did ten
times as much work as one writing
with pen.
lmpressing the necessity OF an ab-
s0lutely fre-prOOf vault and proper
care OF the papers nled Mr. Green
remarked that not very long ago a
man returned to the prothonotary's
office papers that he had taken 1--WE
years ago TO look over. He had laid
them aside and forgotten them.
At The commencement II the meet
ing Mr.. Grubb touched on the recon-
mendaiions that he had made 10 the
legislature in his biennial report on
Tuesday. concerning the weakening OF
county bridges by heavy trucks and
The need OF Strengthening some OF the
srans and replacing others sign
boards and hedges that Obstruct the
view along the highways and which
are conducive 90 road accidents. a
change OF the road condemnation pro-
cedure changing Of the county fiscal
year so that It would coincide with
the calendar year, railroad grade
crossings. etc.
Another subject commented on by
fHn numfunnr snrau fhn hntrafufr NnNnfUU-
ments i'm the city suburbs. In these
developments, he said, the promoter
usually lays a clnder street or two
and after he sells a lot and the pur-
chaser builds on it the purchaser
afterwards looks 10 the county for the
lettering Of the road conditions about
the place. lie suggested authorize
ti0n OF a metropolitan system for an
area within eight miles Of Whining
ton. so as 30 give the Levy Court con-
troll over suburban developments, es-
pccially in connection with road con-
struction.
Photographs OF the Baltimore and
ohio bridge over the Brandywine
creek That has been converted into
an up-tO-date and substantial trafilc
bridge. OF section A Of the Lincoln
Highway. and OF sketches Of the pro
posed Market street bridge were pass
ed among those present at The meet
ing by Mr. Grubb.
Charts. covering from 1917 to this
year were presented by Mr.. Green
showing The expenditures made by the
Levy Court under legislative acts and
Of Hhe expenditures made al us Own
volition. More money is spent under
legislative cOmpulsion than at its OWL
will. an the charts set forth
The iq20-2i chart was az follows;
Expended under legislative compul-
sion. S67O200O0. or $40 percent. Of rs
total disbursements; expended by the
court itself s55O.53S22 or i5i per
cent. Of its total disbursements, as
follows.
Under legislative compulsion--Sal.
aries. S2OO.OOO 1860 percent. OF iOta
disbursements bonds, interest. etc.
$4,000 fi2OD poor, $4,000 ij33 per.
cent?; hoard Of prisoners at work
house. $50 O0O (ii0 PERCENT; build
ing commission $4,000 1927 pcrccnt)
elections $4,000 1927 porcent)
courts. $4,000 t2t3 percent) magis
irates and consiables, $1,000 (66 per
cent?: board OF assessment, s22 0l
is0 percent); mothers pension
s20OO0 16i percent): Ferris Indus
trial school. si5OO0 N23 percent
Delaware Industrial School. $1,000
80 pcrcent.9 hospitals. 1920 '5I
pehcentl: auditor, $1,000, f5
pcrcent) printing and station
Nor and physician. $1,000 t.57 per