The daily gazette., 1880-12-13
WILMINGTON OFFICIALS IN
BALTIMORE.
VIEWING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
AND ENJOYING THE HosPITALI-
TIES OLE TILE MnNIrMrNrAI crnu

HNO GNJOtLNo TIE aOSPITALI-
TIES OF TIE MONUMENTAL CITY.
Councilman VIM. III. Blake mar
ehalled his fellow-members of CITY
Council and a few city officers to-
gsther, on Saturday morning, and
escorted them to the p, W. & b.
u. Il. depot, where the party board
ed a special car on the 1886 train for
Baltimore, for the purpose Of making
tho examination Of the splendid fire
alarm telegraph department. of that
city.
The party comprised the follow
ing members of the city govern
ment: President Of Council Harry
oharpley; Councilmen, James Nc
Kenna, Merris Taylor, Robert Fl.
Taylor, B. +. Townsend, VIM. Ii.
Blake, VIM. F. Robinson, A. p.
Beecher, Joseph X. Adams, Chas.
w. Talley, VIM. McMenamin,
Abner Z. Bailey, George 7. Barn
hill, David Il. Smith and Robert C.
Shaw. Clerk Edmund B. Frazer
and Bailiff James +. Daley.
Also the following: II. b. Nc
Intire, Chief Engineer Of the Water
Department; John Guthrie, City
Treasurer ; VIM. Kyne, Receiver OF
City Taxes VIM. J. Maxwell, Chief
Of Police Louis p. Lynch, Street
Commissioner, G. b. Underwood,
City Auditor; Enoch Moore, Harbor
Master.
The press was represented by q.
w. Humphrey, of the Every Even
ing, Harry s. Brown, of the Repub-
lican, A. F. Francis, Of the Morning
News, and the representative Of the
GAZETTE.
Councilmen Adele and =. A.
Robinson followed on the first after
noon train, and John Z. Farra join
ed the party in the evening.
The run down was very pleasant,
the weather having moderated con-
si6erably, but was unattended by
any special events. The train ar
rived IN due time at Baltimore, and
on alighting the visitors found them
selves at once la the hands OF
friends, and received cordial greet
ing from the following gentlemen :
Samuel Regest1r, President, G.. A.
Campbell, Secretary, and Gen. L.
w. Campbell, James u. Trott, j.
Frank Morrison, e. b. Slingluff and
James Hanna, members Of the Board
of Fire Commissioners Charles j
McAleese, superintendent of the
Police and Fire Alarm Telegraph !;
II. w. Mears, chief Of Hook and
Ladder Truck, No. l, and Gen.
Andrew Pennington, the latter being
al intimate friend Of Councilman
Frank Townsend.
Carriages were in waiting, which
the visitors entered as soon as the
preliminary greetings were over,
and were driven to the Eutaw
House, corner of Baltimore and
| Eutaw streets. Here an ample par
lor was placed at their disposal and
a half hour spent in partaking of a
light lunch. Then the carriages
we're brought to the door, aud the
| party started on q tour of observa-
| Iion and inspection
The first stopping place was the
City Hall, where Mayor Latrobe
held brief levee and cordially re-
ceivsd each visitor in person.
George Savage, the Mayors clerk,
here Joined the party, and conducted
them through tho various depart
ments of the magnificent building.
Ii is one of the finest public strue-
lures in the country, and though the
sum of $2,500,000 was appropriated
for its construction, the money was
so judiciously and wisely expended,
that the building was not only
thoroughly finished and furnished
out Of the original appropriation,
but the sum of $250,000 was saved
and returned to the City Treasury.
The first apartments inspected were
the Council Chambers, which took the
eve of The Counci lmanc vlsiLprs by IeA-
son of thelr elegant aud luxurious ap-
continents. In First Branch Chamber
councilman Bsecher took the Prosi'
Ien.'s chair aud SCALED the Council tt
rider. and in The SecOcd Branch Presi'
dent Sharpley took the offlclal gavel
| I'm response TO calls for speech he Te'
turned thanks to the good friends o
baltimore who were making 1t so pleas
ant for The Wilmington visitors, and !
,bey ever come to Wilmington, he said
while we cannot show them magniti
cent City Hall, and Council Chamoe
with the walls lined with the por'rait
| Of our great men, but we can promis'
them they will find hearty welcome II
the breast OF every Delawarean. lap
Plause. VA H..
response, and said am happy, gentle
men, to be with party OF Whining
tonians and BaltimoreaDs. Ihsy mil
we'll. think. understand the expires
object of your visit is to inspect our mr.
alarm telegraph and our health depart
ment tho officers of these department.
will sh ,w YOU all their workings, and !
m either you can see anything YOU thlnl
we'll to pattern after We shall be happy
[ hope you all will have good time
concluded the Mayor, loosely, ana
will say as Mayor that If any or yo'
should get arrested will remit 'h
line."
Hearty applause greeted Mayor La
trobe's pleasant little speech.
A f.aturs of the Council Chamssr'
I in addition 20 the other fine appoin'
ments was q number Of handsome 0
r portraits, representing the Mayor.
= baltimore, commencing with the mr.
official. In colonial times, and endin
wl.h q handsome ID strlcking hhsns'