Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-11
The City Council.

ns.,tt An MEETING. LAST RyENTNa--THr wArER
LOAN AaAS-FIELp EXERCISE II DEBATE
ORDERS, &c
The City Council met at the regular hour last
evening. President Marris in the chair
The Finance Committee again presented the
report III regard to the disposal of the funds |
arising from the rate of water loan bonds. THIS
report was corrected and should the exact
amount OF these bonds used for current EXPENSES
10 be $1s, 1864, are increase OF S2,275 over
the amount stated in last weeks report.
Mr.. Febiger disagreed with the report a.
amended.
MIR. Adams defended it,
Mr.. Baker also disagreed with the report
| After an extended debate, Mr.. Febiger moved
| to again refer the report TO the Finance Com
mittee with instructions to bring in Just and
| true report.
Mr.. Hayes asked Mr.. Febigor wherein the re-
| port was not true.
MIR. Febiger replied that it inaccurate
| in its statement of the loans issued, and i'll the
| as ssertion that Council had the right TO use the
| funds in question for current expenses.
| MIR. Pickles offered substitute requesting
the Committee to report as to the sales OF loan
No. 70 (the last water loan) aud the disposition
of the funds arising therefrom.
A rambling discussion followed, when Mr..
| Wm. NJ Candy called for the previous question
on Mr. Pickels' substitute. Under this call the
substitute was adopted.
During the passage of bills Mr.. Baker alluded
TO the deficiency in the Water Loan of SIS, 600 and
the balance IN DAlk Tor current expenses ol hpoui
the same amount and said the deficiency should
be made good. He raised, point OF order that
it was illegal TO use this money for the payment
OF bills and entered HIS protest aginst its furth-
| | er use for current expenses.
| The chair stated that Council would do AZ II
r pleased about passing the bills, but he could
| decline 20 sign the order unless there were
p funds in the bank TO meet them. The passage
OF the bills was then resumed.
Mr. Baker moved to suspend the bills ana
Il have the opinion Of the City Solicitor in regard
: | to the subject read last.
The Public Building Committee, ,on Mr. Hayes
Q resolution relative to the occupancy of the third
l story of the city building on sixth street, toi
a political purposes, reported that the Republican
: Executive Committee had rented the room FOL
one year, for S25.
o After long rambling and acrimonious as-
Il | cussion, the report was adopted.
/" Same committee reported fasorably on the pc
" ton OF James Burke and others for the loan OF
n fifty stands OF arms for the City Guards. Adopt
IA ed.
"a The Committee on Fire Companies reporte'
"a fayorably ON the Washington S. f, L. Co. petl
,e tion for a loan of S2000 Adopted. Two hun
D. dred dollars will be annually deducted from tn
of Company's appropriation until the loan is paid
er When the Lamp Committee's bills were ben
H. passed, Mr.. Hayes stated that the appropriatio
NJ for lamps WAS oyerdrawn Sll23.
ID The Opening Streets Committee, on tue Var
of ieyer Avenue Commission reported in favor 9
ID accepting John NJ. serleys award, cents, an
s- rejecting the remainder. Adopted.
O. The Law Committee reported the opinion
o- the City Solicitor upon the proper manner .
,st disposng OF the proceeds arising from the sa
~ of the water loan bonds. The opinion held tins
va under the Act OF Legislature authorizing Il
,w loan the surplus OF the sales after the work
completed, shall be applied to the benefit
ne the Water Works, and that it is unlawful to III
any of the money for any other purpose.
cal The opinion was ordered to be placed on Il
ed minutes.
mt The hour being late the order of business "
q suspended, on motion Of Mr.. Pickels, and u
pay rolls read as follows. Street Departmei
ON S3Ol SO; Water Department. S19S.05; Poll
So Department, S1533.27; Miscellaneous Depa
ment, Sl479SS.
The On motion OF Mr.. Pickels, Council adjourn
ur. until 7.3O o'clock Friday evening.
During the evening, orders were directed
the lie drawn as follows Remington, Bsyley y G
ra- S26 SO Philip P. Tyre, s6l5.16 Ferris q
rett, 60cts; David woolman, sl2 O5i Martin Sc
ties Slls. 80 Geo. w. Stone, 81. SO James Thon
.ch son. Admin, SIS James McIntire S9l.66 /; V
an entne Il Wells, S77.0s Underwood \ kenne'
ties 81 Is James H. Beggs, Si24,S0 Roht. H. &c
ella s5.i0; Geo. II. p. summons, s3S6;gS
ma Sisupson, Sl15S 49, John Bachus. S54 60 Hugl
mes 4 Walker, S62s.iS Jas. Mchendric $3.50.
,te- Underwood Il Kennedy, $47.55 Geo. W. Blu
AS s2.70; A. L. Rolph, 1890 II: +. Pickles,
the 40 James A. Anderson, S43 Thos. u Bees
aud S2l25; c. S. Middleton, S6l.76 Boughm
Thomas 1 Co.. 510; James & Webb, S52
q of same, S49. 40 VIM. NJ. Brady, S22.2o; Gatt
otes Eckel, S20.s7; Croasdsle X Cameron, -.
ten Commercial Printing Co, sii95i George
and Vernon, SCI C. p. johnson, S24.ib Enterp
Manfg Co. SIS vii. Coal Gas Co, so; j.
,blic Gimlick, $3.50; William q. Moore, :
Underwood Il Kennedy, S6g50; He
Ii. F. Pickels, - 80 Gilpin b. Underwood, 30
NTH g. B. Underwood, sl25; W. W. Simmons, -
1874 90; Hand Brick Co S57l.05: Chas. Johnson {
lum, 0s; kobt- Smith, LOS Geo. W. Jackson, ~
DR. II. i. Pickes, $l333; Geo. w. Bush Son, :
sting 81; David Campbell, 527S.75 Joseph c. Fle,
Mrs. X. Clancey, S57.2O; Hilles ( Jones, III
three Samuel Coyle, $40; Joseph Flanagan y
.hern 5O wm. Miller, 65; Walton 4 james, IL
. OF David Woolman, 81 4S; Geo. W. Stone, ~
orcia James H. Beggs, SSs. 75; Geo. W. Baker, 81
". w. Summons, S7s.5O; A. 7. AlderdIce, 81
.ps James Downward, $3.50 D.. IL. Kent Il
SlO995; Peter NJ. Hugh, $3.50 NJ. IL. Mag
reble. Sls, so Joseph Flanagan, S46.95 Geo. W. ]
Il. 81 son, II SO; Il. d. Wood Il Co., sl,972.39
L. Searles S63. 80 !; Chas. Warner 4 Co., :
Va O5 {; Capele u Bro, S32. Thos. Sherwin,
rgiuia so ; Jno W. Hawkins 5000 VIM. II. f.
a. the S5.55 Thos. Porter Ss450 Walton ia
5lS.oS Pussy 4 Rice, s9440; FerIis
allion rett, 25c Chas. Alexander, -. Geo.
,rluan Simmons, sl3.