Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-08
No EXTRA CLERKS
WILL Be ALLOWED
IN KENT COUNTY
Levy Court, Following AUDITORS
Criticism, Inaugurates Re-
form Move.
SOME HAD NO ASSISTANTS

Special Correspondence Every Evening |
Dover. Fob. s.Kcnt county Levy
Court. yesterday, carefully considered
tho recommendations made by thel
lcounty auditors OF the comptrollers
books and accounts, as a result OF
which radical changes were suggested
as to clerks or assistants in some OF
the Offices.
The reports OF county officers for
January showed the following colec-
tions: Recorder OF Deeds Coverdale,
! $4,000; Register OF Wills Wills.
| s325.37. Prothonotary Ridgely, f22056;
Clerk OF Peace Heyd, s101.15; Clerk
OF Orphans' Court Cole. Sal; sheriff,
$22.50.
The following Trustees OF the Poor
were appointed for two years: Second
district. Walter Green: Fourth. /. l..
Johnson; Sixth. s. Carl Hughes;
Eighth. Frank Raughlcy, In place OF
James X. Hurd. who is III; Tenth,
william u. Hall.
s.. Carl Hughes. treasurer OF Kent
county almshouse, asked for an ap-
lpropriation for February OF 5000, which
was granted. Mr.. Hughes said the ex-
penses OF the almshouse were $500
moro in 1920 than in 1921. That I'm
1920, wheat raised on the county farm
was sold at s2.s7 per bushel. while In
1921 It brought only $1.15 per bushel
Corn raised on the farm in 1920 sold
for 80 cents per bushel. while In 1921
II sold for only 40 cents per bushel
No better hay was raised anywhere In
the county than on the county farm
, last year. he said. but only smal
price was received for It. Mr.. Hughes
also said there were ten more inmates
I'm tho institution in 1921 than In 1920
This explanation was regarded as Q
, satisfactory answer 10 the criticism'
: of the special auditors.
No Need OF Extra ONCE.
. As 10 the apparent need OF pur
. chasing agent for supplies for tn
J. county Offices, 81 was said the appoint
ment OF n special person for this wor]
{ would entail another expense, as n
Z ono could be expected TO do the worl
Z without compensation, and II wa
= agreed that the officers making pur
4 chases for their offices are using
a much discretion in the matter
o could be expected.
g While the Levy Court did not max
any direct reference 10 the sugges
lions in the report Of the auditor
), relating TO the multiplicity OF clerk
: in tho county offices, it was intimate
!. that the auditors should have mad
= more specific declarations as TO tn
" situation.
Move for Reduction.
r. Prothonotary d. NJ. Ridgely. has n
: deputy or clerk in his ONCE, only be
:, ing allowed a clerk for the few days 1
= tho year when he Is in attendance a
!, tho Supreme Court, OF which he
, clerk.
County Comptroller Meredith, ha
: no clerk or assistant of any kind, an
: never has there been any authorize
" for his Office.
. The Levy Court finally adopted tn
y following resolutions:
" THAT the resolution adopted by IN
Levy Court at an adjourned sessio
" March II, 1919. be and the same
hereby repealed, rescinded and mad
ID null and void, and that hereafter a
Id clerks and clerical assistance to cour
5. ty officials will be made under and
accordance with the act of the Gel
eral Assembly approved March
1921.
'That from and after Wedresda
the 18th day of February. 1922. Il
services of all clerks or clerical a
sistance in the office OF the regist
:. of wills, the county engineer and 4
clerk OF the peace Will be dispens
: with, and no such clerk or cleric
assistance will be paid after that da
-, out OF the monies of the county; a
that on and after said date all cler
y" IN the Office of the recorder of dee,
~, more than three, will likewise be d
- pensed with, and IL continued sft
ne said date by tae recorder Of dee
ny the salary of such clerk must be pa
= by the recorder of deeds. and I
"a out of any monies OF the county"