Daily Republican., 1883-09-21
nm u, ,,ropor hnt thara WAS no NOW

they saw proper, but there was no pow
er 10 make them come. He said tins ac-
ton was taken because there was SO
much talk about the disagi eeIGe-. he
tw cen the Municipal Court and Nh po.
lice 1t was to do away with thu Cause
of the trouble and stop this talk that
such action was taken.
Mr.. Blake opposed the employment
of q stenographer on the ground that
there were plenty of reporters who
would be glad to be present and report
the proceedings free OF charge
Mr.. johnson had every confidence
in the reporters, hnt how often, he ask
I'd do they agree in their reports OF The
Council F.?
He wanted man whose business it
was to make correct report, one that
would stand as evidence.
Mr.. Adele, thought that any of the
reporters were competent lie was
satisfied with the reports he had seen,
and Council could get all they wanted
from the papers.
Mr.. Adele thought all the trouble
was on the part of the police, who took
their cases before Squire O'N-ill Oh
account of the extra fee of fifty cents
they got as witnesses, a fee 10 which
they were not entitled.
Mr. Abelc then proceeded At length
to give a history of the Municipal Court,
of its functions, and what were the
duties of the police. IL was the duty OF
Council, he said, to make the police
take their cases before the Municipal
Court.
Mr.. Pickles said the whole trouble
was the result of a misunderstanding
all around, and all the police committee
wanted was to sav Q some 5000 to the
city which would 60 into the County
Treasury.
Mr.. Garrett spoke i'll favor of the
resolution, and turning TO Mr. AbeIe ht
said: "You read one paper and | read
the other. Both may be wrongly re-
ported, and that is the way we make
up our opinions.
Mr.. Abele-I read both papers.
Mr.. Garrett Yes, the Every Even
ing and the Gaze't te.
| Mr.. Adele - No, read the Gazette
and the REPUBLICAN,.
A fter continued desultory debate
between Messrs. Farrell, Taylor, Adele,
|Speakman, and johnson, Mr.. McKenna
moved to strike out all in relation to the
stenographer, and on d call of the yeas
and nays, Mr.. Adele voted may
and Messrs Baugh, Blake and Denney
followed and Mr. Eastburn thinking
he was always right when he voteG
contrary to the Democrats, voted
" yea" AT this point the amusing
1 "A l..v ,ptn taI
and the motion defeated by l to 10.
The Street Committee was authorized
to, advertise for proposals to finish
the Delaware avenue sewer through
grounds OF the City Passenger Rail
way Company.
The City Solicitor announced that
he had found an ordinance preventing
the emptying Of cesspools into city
sewers, and by permission Of COunci
would incorporate the same in tht
ordinance now pending third read
ing.
Ordinances were resented and read
to fix the grade of Van Buren, street
and to levy "a TAX on telegraph poles
The ordina nee il relation t o paving
sidewalks was read "A third time and
drawn in favoriof the Board ofEducation
for S6,G6G 66.
The following, offered by Mr.. Baugh,
was laid on the table
Resolved, That in the opinion o
Council it is ineXpedient and unwise t.
appropriate or eXpend any further SUN
or sums Of money for the employment
of counsel to contest the validity Of tn.
act of General Assembly creating ;
Water Commission for the city Of vii
m!ngton."
A resolution offered by Mr. Pickel
was unanimously adopted, directing tn
taking of a new assessment of the city
property without regard TO former as
sessments, which, according to th'
books, failed to show an increase of out
) dollar in the city valuation for the past
ten wears.