Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-02-28
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wArKn BILL
Council met Il the usual hour. last evening,
and Mr Pickels was made President.
The Street Committee reported favoFably upon
the petition of J. w, Hawkins and others for an
ordinance to prevent shedding on Market and
other streets. Adopted.
The Street Commissioner reported 40 men ana
10 carts employed, last week. with pay roll OF
s9i4.9S; and the Chief Engineer Of the Water
works 20 men and = pay roll OF $SssSo. otner
nav rolls we're presented 81 follows; Nisoella-
neous, 81, 1898; Police Department., 81, S2O.IO.
The use Of the Hall was granted to the Union
SUNDAY School, in June next, for strawberry |
festival, il not previously engaged.
The lamp Committee reported favorabiy upon
petition for four additional lamps In SECOND |
i street Market which was adopted.
/ The offer of Geo. e. Weldin to donate Ger |
i tain streets to the city was rejected.
i Approved bills for the Presidential reception
were passed as follows Robt Porter NV
McAIuilen & Seal, s16 p. Traynor, S2S DlcE-
/ inson g. Bro, $35 Underwood 4 TO-, Soa W.
| q. Martin, $S6 p. Holland, 500 Jenkins
/ Atkinson, S5S John b. Rtchie, $50 John H.
Britton s4o hoea; w,GinStoo GFnSso Insttate eos
John KirkmaD, $50; Smith Painter, Sf'oo
total, 81, ,602. 80. 1000 =
donation for the present year of s4OO was
made the Wilmington Dispensary.
4 nstition was read from citizens of the 7th
Ward asking for lamps ct Lincoln streets and
Shallcross Avenue Scott street and Snallcross
and Gilpin Avenues and Dupont st. and diiph
Mr. Beaes presented preamble and resolu-
| tiops providing, in the event Of the passage py
the Legislature OF the bill Row before it enabling
the city to condemn and purchase wharf fronts
along the river, the ordinance vacatIng f1ttn St;
be ratified and otherwise that 1t become null and
void.
olutions were lost by the following vote Yeas
, Messrs Beggs, Febiger, Foulk, Huested, Mcln-
| tire Pickels, Richardson and underwood-5;
, Nays-Messrs Baker, Bckta, CAnby, FIN
egan, Gilbert, Hayes, Lynch, Menton McDow-
ell and Mendinhall-10. .,..
/ | the bill now pending in the Legislature Tor the
I condemnation of land for wharf purposes: The
remonstrance was signed by the II. x FL. Co.. u.
a W. Bush, Pusey Scott Co., Chas' warner
q | II Co. and several others.
Mr.. Candy introduced an ordinance prohibiting
shedding or Icoasting in the streets OF the city'
which was read twice.
Mr. Febiger introduced an ordinance vaoating
q | 5th street, which was also read twice.
: MIR. Baker offered preamble and resolutions
d q earnestly demonstrating and solemnly protest
o ing against the passage by the Legislature OF
| what is known the Commissioners Watei
, Bill now pending in that body.
!, Mr. Hayes lobjected to the preamble TO th'
!, resolutions az untrue and defended the bill, de
i, clarinR it proper one and needful He ciaimet
j | that the lavish expenditure OF money by Uonncl
demandeda change in those who are to dlsDurst
d Mr.. Baker reviewed the bill (holding copy
in his handy and denounced it as subVersiVe
local self-government, and contrary to the Spit
+, | and genius ofkour institutions. 1t proposes T.
diyest the city of Wilmington Of any voice in tn
~ control of the water works and vests tine same
q three Commissioners to be appointed by the
G Governor with little or no responsibility attach
~ ~ ing to them He said that every two years thu
~ people Of the city called upon to pass Jude
ment upon Councils administration, aud l
Ia there were anyderelictions OF duty they then ma
,s' ample opportunity to stamp the seal OF condem
as nation upon it. By the proposed bill the Watt
ia Commissioners could be only responsible TO tn
nd Governor of the State-a man residing ava
Mt down in the lower part Of it, and ignorant OF OF
M | wants and necessities.
! ~, Mr.. Febiger remarked that no such power
al thatsproposed in the bill given in any cite
except New York and to the building Comm
sion in Philadelphia. The stealing OF millioI
of had been the result in the former CITY, and In u
ON latter great complications existed. He intim
hia ted that the bill Affords fine opportunity I
lin stealing.
ntil there could be no stealing and none was mec
as tated The monies would be disbursed by thr'
,m competent, honest men, which would be an II
hat provemont upon the present system, und
which the Water Department was not econom
| cally managed.
non MIR. Baker viewed the question from high
lty, | platform. He declared the bill destructive
not I the principles of popular government; Jhe
the street basin he pronounced goou lop VI VIZ
tes, and then deied the gentleman on tile other 81
'lth of the house to point out wherein 1t was dei'
III n tive. ooa .
gain \ in that the members of the Water Commit
eht had not time to expend as much money as
proposed during the coming year He dlscal
Ver- | ed the subservience of any party measures
ltoh the passage Of the bill.
ars, | ,artad t6at tha controI of the Water
II partment would be placed in the hands OF hC
ma est men and as the bill forbade the selection
'ars, members OF Council as Water Commissions
ars, | the inevitable concluson was that there W,
are no honest men in Council. He characters
the bill as political measure, and said that
d construction was in effect this: "If we (the d.
, ~ | ocrats) can't send men enough to Council
rous control the body, we will get our big brothe
and help us out"
anu anu Mr.. Quinn, who had just come in, though
nam was time that better men were elected for
iroo- administration OF the Water Department
nre- The vote was then taken on the resolutions
!, bv ayes and nays, and they were adopted Ay'
soms Messrs. Baker, Beggs, Candy, Febiger, Fo
"hoJ Mcdowell, MendinhAll, Pickes, Richardson,
Mrs derwood-10. Nays-Messrs. Bickta. Fine
owed Gilbert, Huested, Hayes, Lynch. Mention, NJ
floral tire and Quinn-9.
AOiSi Copies Of the resolutions, with the vote II
them we're ordered to be sent to the Legislai
,osed, Mr. Quinn moved that Mr.. Maris resigns
elton, as President Of Council be read, but upon
as ar question being stated by the chair, MIR.
urday moved the subject be indefinitely postponed
Pratt, MIR. Febiger raised tue point OF order tnat
iail | resignation was not before Council, and c
,Arties not therefore be brought up. The point was
Hicks, tanned.
ASH at ORDERS.
form d. Gallagher, S374.G2; j. ID. Winslow,
bored 81 Wilmington Coal Gas Company, %; j
ed of Il Webb 95c John Loag, $5i John NJ. st
rk ON SO Saml Chadwick, $3.50; James
MIR. $48.7 .75 s. L. West, S8 W. IL. Brady, 81
itied Interest in favor of sundry bondholders,
little az
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