Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-01-19
CITY COUNCIL.
tn r DEFICIENCY IN THE HOARD
OF EDUCATlOE'G FTNb-.
NEW CHARgEG

rep or.ed the following bill, 70 MAKE
provision for repaying the t20, 600 of tbt
Board Of Education 's funds, which haC
been misappropriated by the formsl
Council:
WHEREAs, There Is now due from
tbs City OF Wilmington TO the Board oi
Pub'ic Education in Wilmington the
sum of 500 600, balance OF $40 900 GUr
rowsd by the Mayor aud COancil Of
Wilmington TOR the use Of tho Board oi
Pubic Education aforesaid, by author
ity of an act of the General Assembly
entitled A Further Supplement to the
Act for the Benefit OF tba Public
Schools in Wilmington, passed at Do
yer April 8, 1880 and
WHEREAS, There are no funds In the
treasury Of the city Of Wilmington Out
Of which such balance can b9 paid, nor
any authority under which the Mayor
and Council OF Wilmington can re
place the said balance now, there
| fore,
30 it enacted by the Senate and
HOUSE, Of Representatives OF Delaware
in General Assembly mst, two-thirlS
Of each branch therein Concnrring
].
Council Of Wilmington shall have
power and authority, and are ler-Oy
authorized under an ordlnau3e Of
Council to be- passed with the concur
renee Of two thirds Of all the man Ders
OF Council for the time being, TO bor
row upon the faith and credit % the
city OF Wilmington the sn0 of 40, Goa
to be applied and expended under the
direction of the Board of Public Edu-
ZION in Wilmington in building and
furnishing additional school houses in
Wilmington, and may issue certificates
Of indebtedness to secure the repay
ment Of the money 80 borrowed aud
any interest which may be due thereon;
the said certificates of indebtedness
which may be issued under the prOvi-
sions Of this act shall be made payable
with the interest thereon in two eQuai
ipstaliments of $4,000. The first in
staIIment shall be payable on the 1st
day ot August, 1888 the second in
stollmcnt shall be payable on the lst
day of August, 1884, and the city OF
Wilmington shall, in making its an-
nual appropriations, include any in-
stallmtnts with the interest due there
on which are by the provisions OF this
act made payable in the fiscal year tor
| which such appropriations are made.
| the bill after being read by the clerk
was referred to the Law Com nmittee.
| The Street Committee reported favor
ably on the communication Of VIM.
| Warner, in reference to distractions on
| Front street.
! The Law Committee reported that
they had examined the ordinances EMIT
tied All ordnance to define the duties Of
the Printing COMMITTEES, and found
nothing in it contrary to law or the
city charter.
| Mr.. Beecher afro reported that cop
les Of the proposed new city charter
were now ready, and on motion i: was
decided that when Council adjourn, 1t
be to meet on Saturday evening at 73O
| io'clock to consider and act upon iJ.
| The City Treasurer reported bal
al CO of S45, 42l. W in bank to the credit
Of the city.
The Chief Engineer Of the Water
| Department reported twenty one men
employ cd, with pay roll amounting %
S223.5U
The Street Commissioner reported
twelve men and three teams employed
In clearing and opening the streets and
| cutters, with a pay roll amounting to
$75 SO.
| Mary Plunkett's petition for rebate
OF water tax on the United States
| Hotel, was referred to the Water Com.
| nittee.
Thomas Melvin and others petitioned
| for "a lamp at Tenth and KirkWo0d
\ streets, and also one in the middle OF
| the square en- Kirkwood between Tenth
and Eleventh streets. Referred to the
! Lamp Committee.
| Bailey x Hughes were granted pei
mission to ret curb al Twelfth and Fine
streets, under the supervision OF The
Street Commissioner,
Wm II. Reed ani OTHERS petitioned
for flag crossing at MINI and Jefferson
| streets. Referred to the Street Commit
! tee.
Mr.. Quinn offered the following
Resolved, That on and after the pas
sageo Of this resolution, all ordinances
passed by Council shall be published in
| the German paper. After a speech by
Mr.. Quinn in support Of the resolution
| "a vote was taken and it was lost. ,
Mr.. Newell offered the following
Resolved, That the vaccine physicians
be placed under the control and jurls-
| diction of the Board OF Health. De
said that he had offered the resolution
with a view of bringing the matter be-
fore Council, rs there were one or two
cases Of smallpox in his neighborhood,
and he thought that persons liVlng In
the vicinity should be vaccinated.
| Mr.. Garrett did not think the resolu.
ton would have any effect, as these
| physicians we're appointed under an
ordinance, and he thought it would re-
uulre an ordinance, and not a resolution
to make any change.
Mr. Bailey cogcurrcd in the views
expressed by Mr.. Garrettand said that
while the physicians were compelled
| by law to inspect their districts once
every quarter, he had no doubt but
they would willingly go wherever
their services were needed.
Mr.. Paynter thought it would be
well for the gentleman to withdraw his
resolution and give notice OF his Inten-
| ton to present. an ordinance
He be,eved from what he had read
in the newspapers OF th' proceedings of
the Board Of Health, that they were
doing evers thing in their power TO
check the disease, and he considered
IL the duty Of Council to aid then by
every means in their power. lie was
| III ravOr Of compulsory Vnccinhtion It
had been done IN other Places, ana he
did not see why il Cpuid not lie done
here.
| After gome further discussion, Mr.
| Novel; withdrew his resolution, and
gave notice of his intention, to intro
| luce an ordinance b"arng on the sub
| iect at tho next meeting OF Council.
The ordinance regulating the duties
of the Printing Committee vas, Oh mo-
tion of Mr.. Miller, called up for third
reading and passed. The vote stood
10 ayes and 4 nays, Messrs. BHuEh,
Blake, McKenna aud Paynter voting
in the negative. Mr., Quinn called at