The Morning herald., 1876-04-21
LOCAL NEWS.
CITY COUNCIL.

The Ordinance Relating to FOresssess- :
statement. from the, Republican Gu
Treasurer Shooting the Economy of tn
Democratic Cossnoal-Interesssn0 Debate
The City Council held irregular meeting
last evening. President Lichtenstein in the
chair. tI -@' 'yay '5.S'NH H l'E5'-
The Law Committee reported several or.
dinances in conformity with the city char
ter. ~ .. p.
Mr.. McIntire, from the special committee
to inquire into irregularities in the Water
Department, had letter read from Mr..
Charles Burton, Jr., asking postponemept
Of his report as owing to his continued III
ness he had not been enabled to make the
examination he wished to. He also stated
that from his statement the city was in debt
to him $500. The committee was con-
tinued one week. n gNetnIleE
The City Treasurer reported sa8, $40 In
bank to the credit Of the Cool Spring Reser-
voir; SIC, ,487 48 to the credit Of current ex-
penses; for the redemption of bonds, 500,
total, ~ ,z5s 4s. -.-----,--------- -,
The Street Commissioner reported 68 men
and II horses and carts in the employ OF
that department. q ! Q ( n
Chief Engineer Ruth, of the Water De-
partment, reported 195 men and S6 horses
and carts inythe employ Of that department.
! On the reading of the Water Department
pay roll, Mr.. Febiger objected to Mr.. H. B.
McIntire, general foreman Of the Cool
Spring Reservoir, receiving $500 per day
as he is q foreman, and the ordinance pass
ed last meeting makes the pay of foreman
$200 per day. 3'.a- '. ~
,Messrs. Farrell and Paynter took differ
ent view of the matter, on the ground that
Mr.. McIntire held the position Of a super
intendent, and was entitled to more than an
ordinary foreman. ~" ." ..2,a q
Mr.. Farrell, to put the matter beyond .
doubt moved to strike out the words gen.
eral foreman and insert superintendent
Col. Febiger suggested that If ordinances
! were allowed to be circumvented in that
/ manner, the Water Committee Gould desig.
nate all the laborers shovellers or pickers,
and pay them higher wages.
The chairman stated that in bis opinion,
1t would take an amendment to the ordi-
nance passed last meeting to pay Mr.. Nc
Intire more than $500 per day, and SO de-
cided the amendment out of order.
Mr.. Farrell appealed from the decision OF
the chair. r. -'
On the question "Shall the decision Of
the chair be sustained" the following was
the vote:
Yeas-Messrs, Adams, VIM. Candy, Down
ing, Febiger, Jones and Underwood-6.
Nays-Messrs, Bickts, w. M. ...Canby, Far
rell, Irelsn, Lynch, Murphy, McMenamin,
Nc Glinchey, Psynter, Pyle and Taylor-1l
The appeal was therefore not sustained.
MI. Farrell's motion was then passed
and the pay roll passed as 1t stood.
The following petitions were read and re-
ferred. ~
From John Jordan, asking that Clay
mont street be graded and paved, from A
to Lobdell street: from VIM. Mccullough,
asking that William street between A and
Lobdell streets be graded and paved; from
Edward jackson, asking that water be in
troduced in Eighth street, between Madf-
son and Monroe; from w. G. Sruance,
stating that E. L. Rice, Jr., had put bill
against the city into his hands, for collec-
tion, and asked the city to allow their So
licitor to refer the matter to referees; from
Lindley Pierce, asking that Elliot street be
curbed and paved; from James Thompson
asking that water pipe be introduced into
Orange street, between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth; from Rochus Nessick, asking to
have 81 refunded him for error in grading;
from Caleb Milborn, asking Council to
name street running from Scott to Dupont
and between Seventh and Eighth streets, af-
ter him, as he owned two lots on It.
An ordinance making an additional ap-
preparation to the Fire Committee was read
twice. r..
An ordinance allowing Geo. W. Dorsey
to tap the main at Twentieth and Market
streets was read third time and passed.
Mr.. McMenamin stated that former
member of Council, at the last meeting,
made statement Of the expenditures and
receipts of the city for the last seven
months, which was 90 grossly inaccurate
that he procured statement from the
City Trea surer, City Auditor and the
Registrar of the Water Department, so as
to have them correct, and begged leave to
present them. The statement was then read
as follows: .o.gaN
WILMINGTON, Del, April 20, 1915. -
To THE CITY COUNCIL
Qtntlnmsx:--The annexed statement will
exhibit the receipts and expenditures Of the
city for current expenses from September /,
1874, to April 10, 1875, and from September
/, 1875, to April 10, 1876:
YEARS, ls74.lS75.
September 4, 1874, cash in bank, $N.l3O 40
April IL, 1875, amount collected
tor water rents, ETC., %, - A,e4o 50
tor city tax, 1920 SO
by Auditor, - 9,es0 10
sl38,892 %
April 10, 1875, notes due in bank 1880 90
April 10. 1875, Cool Spring Reser.
voir Fund, 1885 S
!L 500, ,l47 rs
April TO- 1875, deduct less amount
In bank l5,SO3 90
Total expenses. t3q $l85, ,344 IS
1876 AND 1875.
8 ant emher To- lS75 cash in hank S7736 90