Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-10
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular BiIl aight-resttiOns-The
Dog Rcgistry Question ResOlu.
tions Olfered-WbO Oct the I'eO.
DIcA Money.

pies Money.
The City Council met in regular ses.
sion last evening, there being but one
vacant seat seat draprd IN mourn
ing which spoke more eloquent than
words. Promptly at half past seven
o clock, President Lichtenstein let the
maIlet drop, and Clerk Frazer called
the roll OF members.
Street Committee, Mr.. Townsend re-
portei-nothing to report except bills.
Water Committee-Mr. PaynterEalso
made a similar report. As the various
committees were called the chairmun
reported the bills contracted and Shch
were ordered to he paid.
Mr.. Taylor reminded the President
that he had neglected to call the law
Committee, and the President grace
fully acknowledged the omission but
said it was because there were no bills
charged against it.
Mr.. Taylor then stated the law com
mitt.e had been instructed to prepare
and report an ordinance for the exter-
mination of all dogs found roaming at
large in the streets but that the com
nitter had given the question full con
sideration and had agreed to report that
the present existing dog registry ordi
nanr. was amply sufficient to meet the
evil cotnpla ned OF if property enforced. -.
Mr.. Taylor further stated that there
was danger Of the city brcDining iu-
volvrd in expensive law suits ifit under
took An iudiscrimlnate slaughter Of all
dogs found running at large, for al
though the city did not recognize pro-
p.rty in dogs, the STATE Did, and all
the City could do was to enforce the
present ordinance.
Mr.. McGlinchcy said if the commit
tee was satisfied to hide itself behind
such t-chncaIites he was sat- SIZED, but
h. nevertheless thought that there were
entirely too many dogs Of no manner OF
u.s.. whatever running at large, aud an
ordinance should have been introl uced
which would have decreased that mum
Der, hy maxim the registry Tee higher,
50 that people could not afford TO keel
so many dogs. A great many people
were keeping dogs who had no earthly
use for them, and it was the duty %
Council to protect the citizens. The law
he thought should be made more eX
. plicit-something which everybody y
could understand and then there could
. be no mistake about it.
After some more remarks by M-sSIs
TAYLOR and Mr.. McGinrhey. Mr.. Tay,
lor's report was adopted, the latter stat.
ing thai Mayor Almond was detrr'nn
to enforce the ordinance and see that
every body owning dogs should have
them registered.
Mr.. McGIinchey from the committee
to prepare needed legislation to be- pre-
sentrd to the legiSlation, requested al
who had any business of that kind t.
bring before tn. committee to do so a
, soon as possible that the city Solicitor
may have ample time to prepare ,h'
bills
CITY TREASURER, Vincent, reported
:2O,Sl4.9b, to the credit Of the city; tha
he hal paid out in orders during the
:. "tch W W. o'r'''t VI WV S''i HP''"-
. Reservoir s33.3l, and up to the prrs"n
= time total OF 5l43,675.l1.
> Street Commissioner IIoagland, re
porard II men employed, with pay
,, roll OF S9s.27. Chief Engineer Mclrtirr
:, of the water works, reported 81 met
employed with pay roll of $l97,29.
; Mr.. Townsend presented petition
from Henry Quinn ard others, askln
;. tor lamp TO DC placen AZ We" Ha9''
:, AveAu" ana " Sue't' "l,,' a''"''i'I d
:, New Castle avenue anu o'as 'i''''' o'
!, Mr.. M"Illhchty Prrsel''eh co''i''i
). nlcatioh from " III. h.ch'n'"'' 'r'' ASK
my Tor reduction "' water LAX uPo
:, the morocco Ihahula't"fy on west r'l''
street as 1t has only been IN operation
), about hall the year
. Mr.. Chandler presented c''nhuhl
~ cation IRON o"'''''t' h' i'''''"'"' vi 4"
r overflow OF water l'o'n me brewery a
;, Sixth and orange streets Mr. N"F'"'
- presented a petition 'i"'Ii l"o t'''|eh
OF the F"utll noll'r "'''''t' ASKING 10
the appointment "i an addi'i"hal ponce
, man upon that district.
:, Mf. Knight presented c"lnmn''ca
Il ton from W. i" Nr',"ro"N stating ''''
=. costs to the c'ty OF t''eP'"h'c cn''''''
' nicatiOn from the city Hal TO the "%
change at 3rd and Market ots'. whlcl
Q would brng the city III communication
y with from % to ~ places OF business
' Throughout the c''y. IN" "h"'r COS
was stated to he $50.
The President presented comnrni
:, cation from john iialla.hcr, stating tina
his Inn. dauuhter was crippled in 1877!
,, bv a curbstone which had careless /,
;, urrn left in u dangerous position tall
y iuy upou her. winch has caused hi,l
+, to contract large bills for her recovery
:, lie wanted the city to allow him 500