Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-05
NAME JONES
PRESIDENT OF
LEVY COURT

assumed his office and thanked the
members FOR their vote ~ conf
dence. Mr.. Stewart made a motion
that the President name commit
tee on rules. Mr.. Bail. who had sec
onded motion made previously by
Mr. Buckson TO lake recess. OBJ
iected, but Mr.. Buckson withdrew
his motion
President Jones then named Mr.
stewart Mr.. Buckson and Mr. Truitt
as the committee. This caused some
surprise. the majority OF the mem
beers being Democrats
The court then recessed while the
committee met. Mr Jones inviting
all the mem bers TO the recessed con
ference.
Prior 10 taking the fourth ballot
and the election OF Mr.. Jones. Com
missioner Truitt Democrat. address
ing the court. said: Mr. President,
10 looks like we are acting as boys
and not men. going on day after day
voting this way and doing nothing
Our people az home are looking for
us TO do something. II reminds me
OF when I was a boy: II one couldn't
he IL We would not play. IL Is time
for ms TO show our people some
thing. This is assumed and even
referred TO as a vaudeville show.
and II il free"
IT ! had u in m, power 7 would
bar every one out q this court and
lock the doors and keep the mem
bers here until they did their duty"
As Mr.. Truitt ceased talking-the
spectators applauded.
The balloting was then resumed.
the fourth ballot showing Ball. 2:
Jones. 5.
The previous ballots were a. fol-
lows; Bali. 2 Hart. I: Stewart /
Truitt Jones. T. Buckson. l.
Mr.. Jones was named az a can
didate by Mr. stewart shortly after
court convened whe7 he said: ITO
satisfy my colleague on my left. 4
a m going 70 nominate an older mem
Der. Mr.. Jones. for this position
Mr.. Wright named Mr.. Ball. Mr.
Truitt named Mr.. Buckson. Mr.. |
Buckson named Mr. Hart. Mr.. Hart
named Mr.. Truitt. and Mr.. Jones
named Mr.. Stewart. This left all the
members except. Mr.. Wright. as can
iidates.
Following the election Messrs. !.
Stewart and Hart escorted Mr.. |
Jones to the presidents chair.
The meeting was then resumed !
with the reading OF the minutes OF I
The previous meeting. Sheriff Walls
sent a communication announcing .
he appointment Of his deputies (.
and their names were ordered 4
placed on county payroll. The same I
action was taken relative TO George 7,
p Elliott. deputy coroner and (
clerks In the office of Register OF /
Wills Isaac r. Brown. Sheriff |
Walls asked the Court for permits /
sion 10 name two extra deputies !
The request rwas referred TO the I
court as sfcommittee OF the whole. I
l. was 40 decided TO have the
automobiles used by the Commits
toners in the 9Th and eth districts
'verhauled and repaired
Following the election IL was said
he Democratic members entered
nto an agreement with Commits
toner's Stewart and Jones whereby
hey would be allowed to select road
tax collectors and other
Employees in their respective dis
riots. Commissioners Stewart and
ones are TO be allowed the choosing
+ all other employees.
The newly organized court later
dopted the recomm endations OF ,
he committee on rules Mr.. Stew
RI. chairman. and ordered the /.
rinting OF nifty or more copies. But ..
40 changes were made in the rules.
me provides that temporary =
hartman In the absence Of the pres
lent. may sign all warrants. The y
Their change in Rule 25. provides =
nat charges OF any nature lodged
gainst a county employe shall he
lvestigsted by special commit
%. and the accused employe shall
2 dismissed or suspended. n the
1srges are found true.
Mr.. Stewart. following the ad-
'urnment OF Court. explained that.
lis rule was adopted TO take care
cases that occur similar 10 that "
last week when Representative
lillian f. Virden. a county en- =
.oye refused to answer certain -
iestions asked by the Court. :.
The request or Sheriff Walls. for :
70 deputies in his office, was ap- =
owed without a dissenting vote. Mr. r.
-uitt said the Sheriff desired 10 en-
.ge one evtra deputy for perma-
mt work and one for extra work. i
e salary Of each 10 be So a day.
The report OF the trustees Of the
sw Castle County Workhouse was
ceived but not read. Clerk Nc
or informed the court that the
port had already been printed. II
~ then laid over until next Tues
" as also was the one approving
@ payroll. Il
Court adjourned at 1:2O o'clock d,
IN next Tuesday morning.
Y Yesterday afternoon session OF ~
2 court came 10 close at 2.55 II
lock, when. on motion Of Mr.. ar
uitt. a recess was taken until II
lock this morning Six more bal
3 were taken yesterday afternoon. 10
king a total OF thirteen ballots or
, the day or 50 since the deadlock je
gan. in
rhe afternoon session started At W,
o o'clock, when Mr.. Buckson, the
nporary chairman. said: THE first 81
ng on the program is to prepare I'M
lr ballots" The voting was re- To-
ned. the Democrats casting their de
es on the first two ballots for Mr..
ckson. On the other FIVE ballots OF
Hart Democrat. received the sie
rs or his colleagues. while Mr. he
D and Mr.. Stewart. Republicans 10
eived two votes each on every ha