Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-06
BRANYWlNE VOTERS
DEMAND PROBE OF
HUNDRED FINANCES
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you have came together this evening,
namely: the protection OF yourselves
and your property from unjust bur-
dens and reckless expenditure OF
State, county and hundred money, and
take the opportunity to say to you
that school District No, /. Brandywine
hundred, has already organized
league OF property owners for the pur-
pose OF protecting its members and
their property against unreasonable
and unjust taxation, against the reck-
/ less expenditure of public funds, for
/ the preservation of the lawful rights
of it's members and for the purpose
of procuring the passage of fair and
lust laws touching real estate. In the
near future we expect to lay our plans
before you and the other owners OF
land in each OF the school districts of
Brandywine hundred and throughout
the state and build up strong organ
ization for the protection of our just
and lawful rights. l hope all of you
will be ready to join with us for these
purposes"
Discussion ensued and continued
one and one-half hours.
Harrie NJ. Perkins spoke OF his APP
nOintnent ROAD ruNtINirtts ttN
stated he did not seek the position. but
.stook II after being urged by a majority
OF the residents OF Brandywine hun
dred. Although he received instruc-
tions from the county engineer, Mr..
Perkins said. he was not told OF the
law relating to road construction. lie
mentioned three carloads of Stag. two
delivered at Edgemoor and one at Hol-
lyoak. and declared shipping by the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, instead OF
by the PENNSYLVANIA, would have been
more convenient and cheaper. The
, price OF the Stag, including delivery,
was $3.50 per carload. He stated
more Stag was ordered for the Harvey
road than ii needed and said a Levy
Court commissioner told him to put
: the excess on the Silverside road.
which was in bad condition. He de-
! clared he used only one dump load
of dirt in a space 35 feet long and IA
feet wide on the Harvey road and
hauled stone from cars at Sflverside
TO save demurrage. He stated his al
legged acts of disVbedience were COM
mitted before he saw the law relating
: TO road construction. He referred to
Y recent action OF the Levy Court con-
l. Cerning his controversy with the coun'
G ~ engineer and mentioned his refusal
o to apologize and his dismissal. He said
n tho Levy Court would not give hin
4 sufficient time to explain and refused
$ TO hear delegation that wanted the
Il case reopened.
v Reyerting TO the cost Of road ma
1 terials. Mr.. Perkins declared $40 tons
Tor
g have been bought for s1,sl2 less haC
n the shipper delivered them at rail-
" road station near the Harvey road
He also stated he would have done fol
!, $3.50 work on Lore avenue, Gordor
a Heights, which New York contractor
+. did for s4,7s3. He cited Brandywin'
;. hundred quarryman whose bill. h
said. has not been paid because h.
- (Perkins) refused TO approve il, tn
= ouarryman having charged so cent
'e per ton more for stone than he bi
to supply It.
T. George weldin criticised puttin
'e crushed stone. without covering IT, o
lie road near the Shellpot school. III
y thought the Levy Court had treate
Id Mr.. Perkins unfairly and censured tn
OF court for not giving him more tim
to explain.
at Robert Orr commented on t4e,00
ed taxes being levied in Brandywine hun
Is, dred. slI 900 not being collected, S26
as 900 being spent and the balance nt
d, being accounted for. He declared Nj
Perkins did not put dirt on roads afte
ed ne had been told not 10 and describe
or attempts TO have the Carr road n
or paired.
ed Joseph Clark criticised putting lars
stone. without covering. on the Silver
side road. If the county tax rate
lowered. he said. the assessment
-. increased. He suggested that, If II
U county engineer has more authorit
- than the Levy Court, the citizens ele'
- the county engineer and he appoiI
the Levy Court. He thought the Lev
Court should abolish the Office Of couI
ty engineer. He stated the Lev
,rs Court or the engineering departmei
lily had buried" a petition. signed by
persons, for repairs TO the Carr roa
Mr.. Perkins requested comments {
the Levy Court sitting behind Gloss
doors, but no one. needed the reques
o Harvey Clark complained of larl
stones remaining uncovered on Il
Ter Arden road for six months. he sa
'n 'n some road employees are not pa
err promptly. He suggested that the Lev
Court purchase stone from farme
4. and buy a machine for crushing II.
Declaring the Levy Court does n
,si- know how county funds are beir
ad. spent, Mr.. Perkins proposed that q
a. taxpayers of Brandywine hundred
,el. to the attorney general in a body al
Der demand an investigation.
INT Mr. Orr stated three Republica
at and one Democrat run" the lie
3si- Court and the other two Democra
on members and one Republican e
nothing" Describing the meetings
vii the Levy Court, he said the comm
ell. sioners. after loafing and smoking
az short time in open session, "reces
law to an ante-room for the transaction
In business.