Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-02-14

youhcl was he'd Ihursday, PRESIDENT
Mails in the chair.
The Street Committee reported In favor
Ut r'itcting all the bids for Macndamiz-
Ing Fourth street, and recommended that
he lot bounded by Tenth and Eleventh
aud Spruce and Pine streets, be rented
20 VIM. l.. lilles for two years, for the
purpose Of quarrying stone, ut rental Of |
$50 per year. The Committee also re
noried IN favor Of removing the Macad- |
lmlzing machinery owned by the city o. |
the lo' mer toned, as stone can be quar-
ried, broken ard prepared for the crusher |
here az cost Of 50 cents per perch.
The report was adopted
Iir Water Committee reported fiY0rably !
M the petition for the Introduction o
Brandywine water on the south side Of |
MARKET street bridge, the extension TO be |
made As s0iu Ms funds suilicitnt for that |
pu'pose ARE available. Adopted.
Tn" Committee Oh Pub lc Buildings re |
ported ia favor of instrncting tie Com |
Hities on Law TO havs tho City Solicitor |
prepare an amendment 10 the present |
ordinance on the subject, or prepare q |
leW ordnance, prohibiting SINNERS or |
| 'rcnt- Of farmers from selling meat on |
Ice street i'm les Quantities than 10y the |
lIartcr.
. "a
lost by II vote OF Z to 10.
/ The Commit .eG Oh Fire Companies re-.
| parted a 'yersely on the petition Of the
Fame Hose Company for loan from the
city Of - 400, to he secured By a mort
2igc for that amount on the new engine
house nf the couplny.
The report wa t! pied.
A majority Of the same committee
1giln reported 10 favor of paid fire de-
pir,inI nt, estimating the cost of ms esiah
isamcnt a. 80 900, aud that s2O,0Ol
would be nrcc. slry thereafter annually
for It's support.
Messrs. Taylor and Gilbert submitted
- minority report opposing such A depart
mrnt, O) because the present depart.
meut Is second to none in efficiency,
either paid or volunteer, IN the Uliied
>i't"-i (1) because the Gnaucisl con-
iriuu of the c'ty does not Hduit of the
expenditure Of go large sum as would
b. r'qlird In the establishment Of
pl'A fire department CD bee u-e such
department. would cost FROM SIS, 900 to
siO.OtO tu rstth,i.h Il. and an annual
outlay # se5, 900 thereafter to support It.
TIE minority concluded their report hy
asserting that the fire COMPANIES # the
city should ue encouraged because Of the
I iNffHh 10 FNNbNA tN w. anu AulL tNtt
Organization of the present departm Mt
running "a Steamer should he giy-n an.
nutlly s. 0JD f0m The city treasury,
Nhi'e lne ho-s company should be paid
no. less than $50.
Mr. Taylor moved the adoption Of the
last reno't.
Nj Pickles agreed with the minority
pt The committee, nctwithst sndiog the
fact tAat he voted for paid flr. ., part
m,nt some years ago. Tn: VOLUNTEER
department had vastly improved since
hat tiGe, while tho lqances Of the city
A.. had not, aud 1T present do not justly tie
f .srge exp nditure Of money proposed by
"a the majority.
/ Mr.. Feblter sail the adoption Of the
, majority report would not necessltate the
, immediate eXpegdtufe of any money.
. An ordinance you d have to be passsd To
carry he raprt iltO effect, aud the date
, for the establishment of the department
could he POSTPONED until some tine in the
, fu,ure When the city's finances are in a
a better cuD ii ton
!. MI Pickles admitted as true what Mr..
t, Feb ger said bnt lhonght It unjust that
4 his Council should impose ON u future
Council the burden IL is unwilling to
a. carry Itself, as would be the case If the
/. nropDset department were created now
. and the tlma OF its going iuto effect post
D., puncd for one Or two years.
=, Mr. Haycs agreed with SIR. Pickles and
~ asserted that he did not believe III. de
prmert could &c created md condncte
tHr slm less tnau double lhe amount
estimated in the majority report.
II Mr.. blk,r icsntd 10 place himself oil
Z. record AS an advocate Of a paid fire De
pirtmcut. Fir,s nre nuisamccs, and a.
r. -G,h Nh. cit, Is bound to suppress them
q AMI he Submit q that IL was but prcpe
r that the city should pay for il. WIZ
should the city ask Its people to run IL
lire d pIrtinent, free, any more than /
should ask them to run lie police, stree
ur WAFER departments for nothing Tut
~ city now has no control over The fire de
pIrtm nj Tie companies eject their owl
Dli '.r-, make their own laws and do a
the} p.a-e. As O. matter of economy t,
b the tuhae, as we'll ~ for the rtafltI
u stated, he advO,a ed tae majority report
D." The rates OF insurance are lower in elite
where paid file departments exist tina
" they are in places where the yOluutee
10 sy-ten Is in vogue. In Brookly
sud NV York, goods In etorcag
ur' % Urei fer from 80 10 - cent on a.
DE- tiDO; Ia Whining. on, the rates rang
% from lUi 10 i25 cents on the 500. WY
y Tne answer as pam aud simple u
- tirt-utmtd places support efficient pai
- urr dopattments Wilmington does uot
'' lls though hrsuun should not be a~ke
to give tlcir work for thing, bur shou.
ro ic as iih,m..y aid as are other men.
-I SIR. Hayes said The estimates made D
the committee We entirely too los
1872 nashville, Tenn, has II paid fire dcpar
' uri. aud runs four steamers and itucl
ug Last year the eyptnsts Of that deparimei
y, Acre over So, 600. The majority con
DE mitte propo-e TO give Wilmington
Il. dep rtmeut just IA large rs Nashville
lac aud estimate that It will r,qlire bl
" s30,O,O annually to run it. Baltimore
re- ire department costs that city ovl
ht .Sli.COO annually for each company in /
DO, and /. would cost Wilmington, hethough
ahnHt The same amount per comp ~
-s under TIE department proposed Il wou
certainly cost as much IL Nashville's.
~, Mr.. Albums saii hc would ike to ha'
~. more tiiue tn consider the subject, al
a. moved that Il be postponed until the dir
- stated me, ting 10 June. Last.
MIR. Pickles moved that Il be postpon
IT,. one week Carried.
t Mr. Adam, reported that he had CO
-, suited with GEO. ". Bush Il Son rcgar
49,. ing tie naturalization clause IN the
AZ proposition u The city, (reportcd in the
h.. columns last we,h) hut that they had /
Nv fused 10 alter % amend j.. and he adyis
~ CouGcii 90 ACCEPT it rs originally reporte
~ IN ton was male tn acc, Ut VI
H.. Ailm-' report, viii h cnusgd consider
-, h,r 1is,J on Pro ard con.
~ A morton To postpone further action
NJ lhc slhi".t for one week WAS lost ard /
..,, mot ON 90 ADOPT prevailed.