Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-06-01
CITY COUNCIL.
TINE CITY AUDITOR AGAIN
OVERRULED,

TINE CITY AUDITOR AGAIN
OvERRULED.
There were large number o
spectators present last evening at til
last regular meeting of City Council.
At the appointed hour President Con
rad took the chair and the minutes wer
read by Clerk F'raim.
The miscellaneous payroll was pre-
sented by the Finance Committee, an,
was accompanied by a note from Audi
tor Ball, stating that he had erased TN
names OF Chief Engineer David H
(oyle and Register Joseph A. Bond, a
checks for the amount of their salary
had been drawn by the Water Commits
sion.
Mr.. Garrett moved that an order b,
drawn for 81 ,75l 50 to pay the amoun
due the others, whose names were oI
the roll. Mr.. Quinn said he was oppos
ed to the motion, unless the names o
Messrs Coyle and Bond were added +,
the list. He bitterly denounced the
men who were trying to deprive til,
people of this city of the right of govern
ing themselves.
Upon vote being taken the pay-rol,
was passed, and an order drawn for til,
amount. Mr.. Garrett then moved thai
an order be drawn for the salaries due
David II. Coyle and Joseph A. Bond
Mr.. Mention said that he understood
there were checks drawn by the Water
Commission to pay their salaries, and
President Conrad replied that was
true, but the City Treasurer would moi
accept them.
The question was then put and car,
ried by the following vote
Yeas-Bailey, Beecher, File, Garrett.
Grubb, johnson, Miller, Moore, Quinn,
Smith, Stevenson, Turner, Conrad-13
Nays-Abele, Baugh, Blake, Denny
Mention, McKenna, Shaw.
The Finance Committee also reported
in favor of awarding the 500, 900 loan IL
X. r. Robinson at a. per cent interest,
and the report was adopted.
The Street Committee reported in
favor of granting the petition Of Ed
ward Darlington for paving Washing
ton street between Seventh and Eighth
streets, also in favor Of granting the
petition of G. $. Pyle for the straighten
ing of Shipley run sewer, and in
favor of placing iron gutter plates at
Delaware avenue and DUPONT street
The same committe reported in favor
of awarding the contract for building a
sewer across Shipley run to johnson &
Miles.
The Law Conmitte reported that they
found nothing contrary to the law in the
ordinance to amend the market ordi-
nance. The Police Commute reported a
pay r II of g. 7O3,lI for the mnnth re
Nav.
Chief Engineer Coyle, of the Water
Department, reportei that he had nine
teen men empjoyed with . n,v-roI,
amounting to S227,l2 MIR, Stevenson
moved that the report be accented and
an order drawn for the amount Mr.
Baugh asked if the pay roll WAS audi-
ted, and the President replied that IL
was not, but that it could be pass,L nv
an aye and nay vote. The motion was
put and carried by vote of IA aves
to nays, all the Democrats. excrnt
Mr.. Quinn, voting against it.
Mr.. Mention said that he had not
voted nav for the purpose of k..nino
the men out of their money hnt a.
there was a section in the new charter
that made ,n.mb,rs Of Cn,noi, ,,orso,,
allv liable for any money which was
not drawn according to law hr thouoht
it would be well to +. n li,tl. rnrafui IN
the matter.
Mr. Quinn thoupht If tha no,,J. or
Wilmington were to be ruled bv a set of
broken down nolitirians in RI. w,tar
Commission, aided by the City Solici-
tor and Auditor the sooner we have "A
King the better He was in favor Of
an injunction TO prevent these
men from further interfering with the
business of the city.
The City Treasurer reported an over
draft in bank OF S., $40. .4S, and Mr. Gar
rett said he would like to know if there
was not some way to stir the collectors
up, and make them collect the money
due the city. There was enough money
to render these overdrafts unnecessary.
The check for the SALARY due chief
Engineer COyle, dated Nav "a was re-
turned by City Auditor Ball. who re-.
fused to pass it.
Mr.. Stevenson offered a resolution
hat the decision of the CITY Auditor in
reference to the check be, and is over
ruled
Mr.. Quinn said he could not see the
use of coming to Council every week
and having to Overrllle these decisions.
He WAS in favor of adopting some other
means of dealing with these political
loaters, who are too lazy to work and
too coward Y tn steal
These scorp,ons VINO had gone to III.
Legislature a,,d had these laws nassnI m .
to crush and opprcss tbp nponla shonId
he kicked ont of ot,ir. He b.d haan
of hri, fal.n r. hiy nnr,u 'no H",
be wanted il urdrrstood thnt .war ,;,"a Nv"
La had hpen in Cnnnn;l In h.,a 'I ta;ai a''.e