The daily gazette., 1877-03-02
FIRST. EDITION..
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aoie iePoIb on lne petltlon OF 3. q.
lSinmons q Bro, asking to have a
fire plug placed al the corner of Front
and Thorn street,; estimated cost eco.
Adopted. 49,;
The Commute ON Fire Companies.
reported favorably on the petition OF
the Fame Hose Fire Company. asking
they be paid the full amount OF their
semi annual appropriation. Adopted.
The special committee on Legisla-
tion reported an act 10 be presented to
the Legislature, amending the citv
charter, in relation the Boaid of Re.
Ivision. ...,,...- -
The bill contained 2S sections. and
occupied the clerk, about forty min
utes In reading 1t. -
The bill provides, that the Superior
Court for New Castle County. shall At
the May term of Court next appoint
three persons, residents and free hold
ers Of this city, for one, two and three
years, and at each succeeding MAY
term appoint one such person to be
serve for three years. Thepersons 90
appointed shall constitute board of
assessment, revision and appeals for
this city. lncsse of vacancy occur
ring the associate of this county, shall
upon application Of the Mayor under
direction of the City Council fill all
such vacancies. After the 1st OF july
the Board so constituted may appoint
as many assessors and collectors for
the city, a. they may deem necessary,
the Board o have all control over them
make rules for their government, SUI
lperintend their work, and remove
them WREN necessary. The city assess
ments shall be completed by the 2nd
day of October, and the collections
made by July LIST. No person shall be
appointed as assessor or collector, who
Is not a freeholder to the amount of
$500 of unincumbered real estate six
month prior to such appointment.
After the assessments shall have
been completed Gin the time specified
above they shall be delivered to the
Board Who shall file them with clerk
OF Council. for inspection; and adver~
tlse the same in two papers to be con-
tinued until the meeting of the Board
on November 25tb. The Board
shall sit for six days, TO hear appeals.
and shall have power to add to or re.
duce the amount of assessment.
Before the Goth of December the
Board, shall caused to be made ASSESS
ments for school purposes, the City
Council determining the amount for
school purposes. The bill provides
that there shall be tax of 81 levied on
each horse, ass or mule, and the
amount so raised shall be placed TO the
credit OF the appropriation on c)ean>
sing and repairing streets.
In case of the landlord failing to
pay his tax, the bill further provides
that the goods and chattcls of the ten
ant shall be seized, and sold, and il
there be any sum remaining after all
reasonable charges have been deducted
such sum shall be returned to the
owner Of the goods 30 sold.
DISCUSSION OVER THE BILL.
After the reading if the bill had been
finished Mr.. Paynter, moved that it be
( recommitted to the committee as they
were not q unit and that there were
severallameudmens,, needed, that would
have to be reduced to writing.
Mr.. Baker, moved to amend, that
committee report Immediately, for if
action on the bill was delayed it
could not be got through tho Legisla-
ture. ss9 w W ~ f,-- slf
4 Mr.. Lynch, said that he could not
vote for 10; asread that he had several
objections to it but as it occupied 30
much time in nreading it he had forgot
ten what they were. He would like to
have it printed so that the members
could take time in reading it and vote
intelligently upondt.
Mr.. johnson, said that he could not
vote for the bill az it was just, re ed it
being 30 long that he could not re-
member what provisions it contained,
and he would like the committee To
state their objections. as
Mr.. Paynter said If the gentlemen VIII o
havs just spoken will look in the city
ordinance book, they will find very
few changes in the present biR from
the old one. #...-
| Mr.. Piekels. was of the same opinicn n
as Mr.. johnson, and could not vote
for it by just hearing it read. The
gentleman from the Fourth Ward
stated that there was very few import
ant changes in the bill just read, from
the old one. He commended that thei 9
was several among them being the
abolishing of the Board of Revision
ard Mr.. Baker here rose to point OF
order stating that the motion before
the house was to recommit the bill
and not it to discuss its merits.
| The PresiAent decided the point
well taken.
4 Mr.. Pickels still standing contended
that he was ia order that he had not
violated any parliamentary law, and
continued to discuss the merits OF the
bill when he was again interrupted by
Mr.. Baker, who insisted on his point
of order. Mr.. Pickels then sat down.
| Mr.. Febiger, said that the object OF
the gentleman who had just spoken
was to defeat the bill and he thought
by bull-dozing, the same asthey are
at Washington they would gain their
ends but it would be sure to fail.
Mr.. Pickels, moved to amend the
motion before the house SO as 90 re-
committ the bill to the committee TO
report next Thursday evening.
Mr.. Baker moved to lay the amend