Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-03
CITY COUNCIL.
TEE ADy0URHED MEETING LAST
hIGHT-A NEW LINEAAN
ELECTED.


dent Conrad in the chair. The roll
was called and the reading Of the min
utes dispensed with.
The Fire Committe, 70 whom WAS re-
ferred the communication from the
Delaware Fire Company, In reference
to the trouble about the fire extinguish
ers owned by the company, reported
that the extingu ishers are under the
control Of the officers Of the depart
ment, the same ~ other apparatus.
The Lamp Committee reported in
favor Of granting the petition Of j. D.
Lawrence and others, for four lamps In
the western part Of the city.
The City Treasurer reported balance
OF $40 826 SO In the Union National
Bank to the credit Of the city, and that
during the past week he had received
$58 from Building Inspector Chandler,
and $500 from Tax Receiver Moody.
The Law Committee reported that
they had examined the ordinance re-
lating to private alley ways, and
found nothing in It contrary TO law or
the city charter. They also reported
that they had found the bill OF q. W.
Horn, dated In 1875. correct, and .
balance due him OF S640.46. A motion
To adopt this report WAS amended, 70
refer the bill 10 the Finance Com mittoe.
The Committee reported the opinion Of
the City Solicitor In relation TO the
legality Of the Board Of Health pre-
venting hog pens, or tho keeping OF
hogs within ths city limits.
The City Solicitor stated that accord.
ing TO section 1877 Of the revised charter
the Board OF Health WAS vested with
full power to determine what consti
tuted q nuisance pref judicial to public
health, and order It's suppression or re
moval. This power not only applies TO
the city but extends 10 one mile hey ond
the city limits, and in his opinion their
action WAS legal, and in accordance
with the provision OF the city charter.
On motion the report was receiv we'd and
filed.
The same COMMITTEES, To whom VA
referred the petition Of William Croney
ask ing for u donation of $50, reported
that 1t Was a matter entirely within
the discretion OF Council, and no fur
ther action was taken on the matter.
A petition asking that overpaid taxei
be refunded WAS referred To the Finance
Com mittee.
The petition ofTindall & Brother thai
Monroe street from Tenth street out
shall be graded TO enable them TO build
was referred TO the Opening Street Com
mittee.
The report OF DIR. Lewis w. Flynn
vaccine physician, showing that during
the year he had vaccinated 62 persons
was received and fl led.
Mr.. Newell offered q resolution tha,
the award Of the com mmission for open.
ing Cedar street, from Brown street 70
Railroad avenue be accepted, and order
drawn In favor Of the persons named
Tor damages, lees the amor u of bene
II ts assessed, aud moved it's adoption.
MIR. McKenna objected TO adopting the
report, on the ground that when he
voted for the opening of the street he
did 40 with the understanding that the
city would not be put TO any expense In
the matter.
Considerable discussion ensued, and
the point was raised that the parties
whose properties fron,ed on the street,
AMI who were Assessed rs cents per foo,
benefit. would never pay the amount,
ana nat II would be ID mere formality
MI Farrell moved to postpone action
Tor one week, 40 AZ to obtain the opinion
of the Cny Solicitor, and Mr.. Mention
called the attention of Council to the
fact that the city charter made proyi
sion tor all such :ases
The section showing that ell such
claims will stand as lien against the
property, was read BY the President
when Mr.. Farrell withdrew his motion,
and just AZ n vote was about 70 be TAX an
on Ar. NoHelPs motion to adopt. Mr.,
Mekenna called for the ayes and Days,
and the call WAS seconded by Mr.. Pick
els. The clerk then called the roll. and
the vote resulted In ~ ayes, and nav,
Mr.. Mckenna being alone in the mega.
tvs.
The report OF the Building INSPECTOR
showed that during the month of
December he had ine pectsd propert .
valued at al $40, and received S5S fees
which he had paid 70 the City Trea.
surer
The Coal Oil Inspector reported tha,
curing the past month he had ipspec
ted II, ,484 gallons Of oil. Mr.. Blake
moved that Council go into n nomina.
tion and election for linaman. for the
nre alarm telegraph, and on the mo-
tion being adopted nom mated j. J.
lIaggart. Mr.. Baynard nominated
Samuel II. Chadwick, the present
incumbent.
The President appointed Messrs. Blake
and Baynard tellers, and uponths vote
being taken and counted, 1t stood: Tag.
CART, ii Chad wick, IL; Blank, l, and
another ballo. was ords rel. which
showed ii votes for Taggart. II for
Chadwick and 2 blank, being on. more
Gil. o1"
Mr.. X. II. Taylor asked the opiptop
OF the chair IN reference to the blank
votes, and said hs did not think tbev
should be counted. President Con rad
saiu that 1t was a question Of parlia.
mentary law that had never been def.
nitely settled.
Mr' Hayward said In explanation of
tue Two blank votes that they were ex.
ac.y anke, and that ha thou yht who
ever had voted them had torn them
rom paper under the impress ion
taat ne only had the one piece Of paper.
MI. Blake said he could NOT under
stand how that could be, az one OF the
piahk y votes was at the bottom of the
votes. WV o'
PRESIDENT Conrad declared that
there was no election, and another bal
lot was taken, which resulted In 12
votes for Taggart and IL for Chad wick,
ana the first named was declared cleo
tsd. On motion of Mr.. Newell, Council
.nen went into nomination and
eleonon for vaccine physicians for the
ionr districts of this city.
Mr.. Newell nominated DIR. Emile
Hirtie for the southwest district, DR.. M
d. a. Huges for the southeast district,
w u Winner for the northeast district
ana Dr, Joseph p. Pyle for the north
west district. As there was no opposi.
'om, the vote was cast by Mr.. Mention.