Evening journal., 1922-06-06
.MR. LATTOMUS
SITS in COURT
New County Commissioner
Presents Credentials and
Is Sworn in
HEARS WRANGLE
ON FIRST DAY


who was appointed a Levy Court
Commissioner by Governor Denney
yesterday TO succeed S. A. Collins
deceased, assumed his duties at to-
days session OF the court. The oath
of office was administered by Clerk
of the Peace Wright. It was 11.4O
o'clock when court convened and
the commission of Mr.. Lattomus
read.
Following the reading of this and
the administering of the oath, Mr..
Strahorn moved that the commission
be received and recorded. President
Stetser congratulated Commissioner
Lattomus.
The courtroom was well filled at
the time, there being fifty or more
persons present.
Shortly after the minutes of the
previous meeting had been read. the
first tilt occurred between Commits
sioners Jones and Strahorn, known
as the minority members, and Com
missioner Mccoy, over the proposi-
ton to advertise for bids for print
ing and stationery needed in one Of
the county Offices. Mr.. Jones said
he thought when the contract for
such supplies was awarded recently
It was to take care OF the offices for
some time to come.
Mr.. Mccoy said It was impossible
to buy or secure the exact amount
needed.
Mr.. strahorn sided with Mr.. Jones
In the argument. Mr.. Mccoy said
he didn't know that the supplies
could be secured after advertising,
any way.
The subject was dropped with the
adoption of a motion TO advertise
for bids for the supplies.
The error list of James G. Car
penter, tax collector for 1921, were
allowed as follows: County and
Poor, s67.2O; road tax, sS,s1S;
school. sS2.1S
A petition signed by "a taxpayers
near stanton asked the county to |
reconstruct a road at Stanton. The
letter was ordered filed after Com
missioner Strahorn urged that the
road be improved.
The error lists of George II. Car
roll, tax collector for the year 1920,
was allowed as follows; County and
Poor, S146.93; road, $67,87; capt.
tation. SIS; dog, s13; school,
S141.6O: school capitation, s292.
President Gtetser was authorized /
to request the court to name
commission of FIVE to take over
Manor road, at Claymont.
Bids for constructing the Ham
burg road, near New Castle, dis
tance OF 2.23 miles, were referred to
the court as a committee of the
whole.
The bids wer: August McNatte, |
s79.5s5.5s; e. Crumlish and l.. E.
springer. s75,1O9; Baton Company !
ss5.5O6.95; Empire Construction |
company, s7O,27S.65; X. NJ. Living
sion. s69.329.66; Alfred II. Mcdowell
s75.741: O'NeaI Construction Com
pany, S7s,642; Stewart and Donahoe,
sS2.62O.lO.
Bids for constructing a bridge at
Cooch's, Pencader hundred, were
received and referred to the court.
The bridge contract was awarded
10 Charles p. Witsil.
DR.. d. I. McColley and Daniel F.
shehan, asked the court to repair
he road between Hockessin and the
state line. 1t was pointed out by Mr..
;hehan that hundreds of Pennsyl-
ranians use this in coming TO Will
nington to shop. II was also said
hat the road is now in an almost
condition. The court re- }
erred the matter TO the engineer to D.,
make estimates of the cost Of re-
airs. ,
The court recessed for about an ..
Iour. It was intimated that they ,
.ad discussed the matter of appoint :
ng road supervisors while in exc
utlve session. It was also said that
ach commissioner would appoint
supervisor for his district. How
yer none OF the commissioners
-ould give out any information on
ne matter.