Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-16
PARTY COMMITTEE
SEEKS REMOVAL OF .
COUNTY ENGINEER

Republican Body In Sussex
eays Appointment Was Not i
IN Accord Win Law.
CLERK SUDDENLY DROPPED
Special Correspondence Every Evening
,ssprsstowr, irch, ia.--'ondcpn'ns
III. action of tho two Republican mem
htrs pf 'he eur~cS County Levy Court
In IN. s,icctlon of Robert Clark fnll
of HcdiCn. "a acting county engineer,
alleging that hie qualifications for the
position are not such ss srssined by
tho status. and demanding that thoy
reconslisr his election which took
place at the meeting ~ the Levy
Court on December 90. 1921. are some
~ the Important points embodied In
resolution which was presented Mon
da, afternoon at a meeting OF the RE-
publican county Executive Committee
and which came alm,sst like the proven
hlal "thunderbolt rrom a clear sky"
Tho resolution presented reads:
we. tho members OF the Sussex
County Executive Committec herein
assembled. hor"sy renew the pledges
81 our party for the economical con-
duct OF the county governmental af-
fairs. and in So doing protest against
a. the actions of the members OF our
rsrty In control of the Sussex County
Levy Court I'm maintaining inefficient
employees In the court house. who are
proving a detriment to our party wel-
fare ana success
'ln vHrw of the foregong facts. we
hereby heartily endorse the following
resolution and order that copy OF
same hc sent to William IA, Bookham-
ucr and Rufus II. Lingo. Jr. members
st our party IN control of the Levy
Nourt,
Whereas. Volume 2s. page 1879.
Laws uf Delaware. ssvs During the
month OF January. In the year 1917.
and every four years. IN said month,
thereafter. the Levy Court ehall ep-
point n competent civil engineer. who
shall ha graduate OF some reputable
.nEincorlns school or college and who
shall have had at least two y.ars ex-
pcrionca in practical ruad building. "a
lo County Engineer OF Suss, \ county.
and
Whereas, Tho Levy Court wer,
Ni'kNAfiAA. W 1I'li blAAfr AW AAtfA AtANA
failed, In accordance with the law. tc
elect n competent engineer, TO wit. on
the fret Tuesday IN January. 1891, be-
lur the frat TUESDAY IN January afte,
tho tinc specified by law" and
Nhcrear. The l~vy Court of Sus.
ex county have failed In their duty 9,
elect a competent engineer m accord.
nncc with the law. 90 date. and
A L. s.tF d
g,nduate of a reputable "nginecrins
school aud has not had two years eS
porionce IN practicel rad building. IN
accordance with tho law. was n
August. 1891. chosen acting county
,uslny.r 90 SUSSEX county until Janu.
arV 1879 and subsequently. 20 wit
on Isocenihsr 40. le2l. bccure the eN.
pifuilo ot the time uf hts election as
aotins county engineer of sussc /,
county N AuSup,. 1921, was elcctod by
th. Levy Nonrt Go fal the ofhce OF
count, engineer 81 sus~sx county from
January l, isHa. 10 Janmry l. ia2a. n
violation ~ the statute "a provided y,
shsrters7e, Nolum. es. PAGE 1879, Law
al Delaware, therefore. be Il
"Nesolvcd That IN viev of the fac
hat Robert Clark Hill does not NEE
tho letter ~ the law az rogards quail
nsation. fcr the Office q, county eng,
resr that this committee 50 on rccor
~ conforming tho action ~ the Lev
court of sussex county IN THIS olectlo
ana demand. a- Tho rol'tica, governln
forco of the Republican party, tha
they reconsider their vote ~ ncceu
bar 90 iaai. and recall the section q
rsid Robert g. liin."
....,..fst.st "a Crtf rs
Engineer IAN began 10 manifest 4
relf several weeks ago IN the wester
.-rth,n - the county. as the pestit ,
conn. work done 70 the causeway 10
tween Scoford and Blades. Whcth'
or not this work was done AZ the n
rfieation of the Levy Court Comml
soners. Ne-srs Bo5khs INNER AZ
Lingo. who are In control OF tho a
taitr, or whether orders went out q
root from the County Hlghwoy Depar
fnont - not known. Tor more th'
two months trafr,c on this road, wink
II on the nrein State hignway FRO
n.lmar 20 Dover. has ben bad
hamrc-ei.
Ffrcd = Clerk.
During the spring OF 1921. Harry
Axe. former cio~k oe the Orphan
Court and Ra@tster IN thancery, W
named by fhe Levy Court as clerk
;hc Office ~ the county engineer. wit
out giving Mr.. AXE any explanatic
a. the nesting on January IL. N
v~sar. he wre dismissed. the word.
~ said. heinz passed from the two r
publican, Levy Court Comm ssioners
Acting County Engineer Hi.l. Mr.. A
who for years before being elected
the office OF clerk OF the Orphan
Court and rsc>s,er in Chancery h
token an active part In Republic
r~olrice IN Nt-rthwee, Fork district h
host Of friends in ali parts OF {
county and his dismissal. witho
warning or explanation, has greatly
csre"i thon.
The Republican County Commits
w-hiio no, adopting the resolution p'
.,nicd yeMartfnv. named a commit
oor~i~tinC ~ State Senator /. d Shc