The daily gazette., 1877-02-27
City Council.
READING OF NEW ACTS LAST EVENING
-kHNAToR RAYS BILE PASSED.

-kHNAToR RAYS BILE PASSED.
City Council met last evening, In
adjourned session, and in the absence
OF President Litchenstein, Col Febiger
was called to the chair.
Col. Febeger presented a cpmmuni-
cation OF several citizens of this city
protesting against the bill now before
the Legislature in regard to the taxa
tion of the city CT Wilmington I'D or
the maintenance of bridges in viii
mington Hundred. l7 b
The protest was unanimously sup
ported by the Council, aud the clerk
was instructed to lay it in the hands Of
the city solicitor for transm ission 10
the Legislature
Mr. Baker, chairman of the Commit
tee on Legislation reported for action
by City Council, an act in relation 10
the Board of Education.
The act read is what is known as
Senator Rays bill,a synopsis of which
has already been given in the GAZETTE.
The reading Of the bill provoked a
long discussion, in which most of the
members took part. An amendment
was passed making the number OF
members 90.
The bill was very favorable recei-
we'd with exception of the cleuse con,
tanning the property qualification.
| Mr.. IrelaD, said that he did moi
think that all the honest people were
dead yet, and he thought that people
who were psor could hold cffice as
well as those who were rich.
| Mr.. McGlinchey, said that he would
like to vote for the resolution, but VIC
had poor men as equal to hold office,
and vote the distribution of money as
those who were worth millions.
MI. Pickles, thought men who were
worth property was better able to vote
the expenditure of money than men
who were poor.
Mr.. Baker favored the clause, say
ing that he thought man was wsrth
property was better able to take care
of property belonging to others.
| Pending the discussion Mr.. Nc
Glinchey moved to amended the pre-.
vious motion that the bill be accented
as read, by striking out the clause con.
tanning the $1,000 property qualifca.
ton.
After the discussion had closed. Mr.
Paynter moved to amend the amend
ment by inserting, that the property
qualification of member of the Board
of Education be the same as that of 8
member of City Council.
MIR. Paynter's amendment passed
unanimously.
The same committee also reported 8
bill n.ending the passed law ia regarC
to city elections. The bill makes the
qualification of a voter at the city
elections city tax receipt, instead O
a county tax receipt as at present.
On the motion to adopt the repor
of the committee very little debat,
took place, and the report was adopted
by a street party vote the republican,
voting in the affirmative and tn,
democrats in the negative.
i The same committee also reported
bill for the exemption Of certain
marsh lands from city taxation.
Mr.. Lynch moved to lay il on the
table as it was nothing more nor les
than classlegislation.
Mr.. Windle said that he was not il
| IdVOT Ol tue Dtll hb tutIe was pleDt
of land full of rocks and good TO
nothing, in Third and Tenth ward
and If the committee would includ
them he was perfectly willing to vot
for the bill.
Messrs. Pickles, Baker. Irelan an
Paynter favored the bill. Mr.. 1rela
stating that the owners did not &c
enough hay off the land in year u
pay the amount that they were take
for keeping up the banks.
Mr.. Lynch thought it very strang
that if the ground was so worthless
why was it that it commanded sue
high prices when any one wished
purchaser
After some further discussion n
. motion of MIR, Baker the bill was rat
fed by Council.
: On motion adjourned.