Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-04
CITY COUNCIL.

Adjourned dMeeting-KepOrt Of Spe
eiai Committee On Overflow Of tn
I Aavshss--Drs. OgIe and springe
Elected City Vaccine Physicians-
The Dog QuestiOa-OrdersD Drawn
City Council held q special meetin,
last evening, President Lich tsnstein il
the chair.
The law committee reported favorabl,
upbn the petition Of the Penn Loan As,
sociation asking for the release from Ii
ability upon ex-Trrasurer Joseph l.
Killgore's bonds of certain property o
w. Pierce, one Of said Killgore's sure
ties.
Mr.. Townsend from the special com
mitt-e appointed to confer with the
marsh owners, presented the following
report which on motion of Mr.. Chan
dler was referred to the committee on
Legislation.
A meeting Of the special committee o
Council and Of a comtnittee of marsl
owners called for the purpose OF consul
tation in regard to the protection of tn.
marsh banks was held at the stree
Commissioners Office, January End
1879. Present on part Of the city, Mes
srs. Townsend, Hart, Chandler, Jones,
Paynt-r and City Solicitor Ma callister
and on the part of the owners Of mars!
property, Messrs. Elliott, Lobde!l, Kel
ly, Bush and smith. The opinion o
the City Solicitor and the present law
onthe subject of mar-n banks were
read
On motion Of B. +. Townsend, it was
Resotred, That it is the sense of this
committee that the owners of marsh
property occupied exclusively for agri,
cultural purposes should h. exempt
from city taxation for the term of IL
years provided such property is used
exclusively for agricultural purposes.
Resolced, That City Council be r.
qursted to procure such Legislation as
is necessary to compel the owners OF
marsh property to keep up the banks
On motion OF George W. Bush it was
ReSolred, That in view of the pre-
carious cond tion of the marsh lands
and the advantage to the city of manu-
featuring interests in wharfing and
otherwise protecting the banks and
otherwise advancing the city, it is the
sense of this committee that it would
be to the interest of the city to extend
the resolution OF exemption of city
taxes to all manufactures established
on marsh ground for the term of 10
years from snch establishment.
On motion Of Captain Kelley it was
Resolved, That the COMMITTEES from
city Council be requested to report the
result of the meeting to the city Coun-
Gil.
On motion the joint committee ad-
journed to meet at the call of the Chair
man.
Signed, GEORGE &. LoBDELL, Chair
mau. GEORGE w. BUSH, Secretary.
Mr.. McGlinchev moved that the rules
be suspended and special committee
De appointed on Legislation.
The President appointed Messrs
Paynter, Prise, Jones and Taylor as
The committee appointed to make
arrangements for the funeral of the
ate Aaron Conrad reported tn at they
lad contracted the following bills for
which orders were directed to be
lrawn; Mccartney & Kenney $40;
David D. Jordan, s.; M. l.. Lichten-
'tein, $l59.04.
Dr.. Il. C. Dunning, vaccine physi.
,ian of the Eastern District, reported
hat he had vaccinated during the past
rear l05 whites and 7G blacks total,
lSl.
DR.. N. B. Morrison, Of the Western
District, reported that he had vaccin-
tied 1855 parsons during the year.
On motion Of Mr.. Guthrie, Council
vent into an election for two new vac
line physicians.
Mr.. Guthrie nominated DR.. Howard
)slr for the Eastern District and DR..
Willard Springer for the Western Dis
rict.
Messrs. Price and Rowe were appoint.
ID tellers.
The vote resulted as follows: ElSt
'rn District. Ogle, II; Springer, |
blank, 3. Western District, Springer,
2 blank, 3.
The President declared Drs. Ogle and
springer duly elected
On motion, Council directed an order
n favor OF the New Castle County In,
urancr Company for S57.l5 to be can
eled and new order to be drawn for
,27.l5.
The following preamble and resolu-
ion was presented by Mr.. Chandler:
WHEREAS, Petition upon petition
las been presented to the Council by
he city to provide means necessary to
ret rid of the dogs that ov-rrun the
ity destroying life and property, and
WHEREAS, The City Council appoin-
ed special committee one year ago to
onsidrr said petition reported to Coun-
il tha. in their opinion the existing
rdlnance was sufficient if enforced
therefore be it
Resolved, That the Mayor be and
) hereby requested to enforce the eX-
sting Dog La" as prescribed by ordi-
arce page I'll, City ordinance book.
Mr.. Chandler stated that the city is
verrun with worthless ours which are
source OF constant annoyance and
anger, and he had also heard that
ersons living in the country who had
seless dogs that they wished to get
id of would frequently bring
hem to the city and turn them loose.
Ie was satisfied that if the present
rdinance was duly enforced it would
e all that is needed.
Mr.. Taylor stated that Mr.. Nc.
had some time ago offered re.