Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-03-06
City Council.
A LONG DIsCUssION ABOUT
vERY SMALL AFFAlR-THE
6cREET PAY.ROLL.
WHY MURRAY OBJECTED.

VIII MUHhAI UDJEClEUs
The regular weekly meeting Of City
Council was held ON Thursday evening,
with President Conrad In the chair.
The roll was called, and the minutes
partly read, when on motion Of Mr..
Newell, the further reading was dis
persed with.
The report OF the City Treasurer
showed a balance of 81, ,859 81 in bank
to the credit Of the city, and that dur
ing the week he had received the fol-
lowing amounts
Tax Collector Moody, 1854 for Ed
mund Provost, deceased. $l33 Tax
Colle c or Kane $3.50; Building Inspector
Chshdler, S33; Chief Engineer and Sur
veyor Robinson, $3.50 City Auditor
Ball, 81. .015 28.
The Street Comm issicner reported
% men and / double team employed on
the streets of this city, with payroll
amounting to $1l88 so. Mr.. Mention
| moved that on account of the sickness
of the Com missioner, an order for the
amount be drawn la favor of the City
Auditor.
Mr.. Murray said before q vote WAS
| taken on the motion, he would like to
have the pay roll read. The last name
OH the roll was that of l.. A. Zsbley,
the son of the Commissioner, who is
now acting in his fathers place; he Was
| marked as foreman, with pay of 81. 90
per day for 6 days work.
Mr.. Murray said that although he was
| a member of the Street Committee, he
could not tell how that mans name
| came TO be placed on the roll, and he
would like to know what he was doing,
and what he is to be paid for.
Mr.. Adele said that he was acting in
his fathers place during his illness,
and as the committee did not know Of
] any other way by which they could
pay him, they had placed his name on
the payroll
Mr.. Murray replied that he had
never been consulted in the matter,
and AS the committee had acted with
out his knowledge or consent, he moved
| to amend the motion by striking his
name off the roll.
| Mir. Miller asked If the Commission
or was drawing his pay during his i'll
ness, because If lie was, he would vote
apainst paying the SOD, who was only
doing the work that should have been
done by the father.
| Mr.. Baynard wanted to know if it
was customary TO dock city officials
when not on duty? He had never
| uoSTu VI IL UeiHk uou6, anu ub was Op-
posed 10 doing it in this case.
| Farrell thought il a very small piece
of business for any one to be 80 parsi-
monious as to stand on the floor of Coun.
ell and try to keepa man out of his
just dues. This youBg man had done
the work, and he should be paid for it,
a, when man becomes twenty-one
years Of age, he ceases TO act for his
father, and acts for himself. The fact
hat his father waa being paid had
nothing To do with this matter, and he
was surprised that any one should
Oppose it. The discussion was con-
tinued for some time, and when at
last vote was takeE on Mr.. Murray's
amendment, It was lost by 10 nays to
ayes, Messrs Litzenberg, Miller, Nc
Kenna and Murray being the only ones
that voted Tor its adoption. The mo-
tion 70 adopt the report Of the Com mis-
sioner, and draw an order for the
amount, was then passed.
| On motion of Mr.. Mention, the City
| Auditor was instructed TO enter salts
| faction on the lien book TO the credit OF
the parties who have settled their claims
against them.
The Coal Oil Inspector reported that
during the past month he had inspected
II, ,2i7 gallons ofoil.
The Building Inspector reported that
during the past month he had issued ~
permits, inspected property valued at
$l9, 700, and received $33 fees.
The Sewer payroll, with l man en-
ployed, amounting TO 81 80, was present
ed. and an order drawn ior the amount
Mr.. Men ton presented the police pay
! roll, amounting 10 81 591 .6S, and SIS
for William II. Clayton as janitor,
and an order was drawn for the
amounts.
The petition of James Dougherty to
have the culvert on Union street and
Pennsylvania avenue enlarged, and for
gutter on Lincoln street, WAS referred to
the Street Committee.
Jacob Stuck asked permission to
make an excavation in the sidewalk at
his place of business, Seventh and
King streets, for the purpose of making
cellar, and the petition was referred
to the Street Committee with power to
act.
Fl. j. Spear and others asked that
Council recommend 10 the Legislature
, the passage of an act vacatinp
Sixteenth street from DUPONT street to
Delaware avenue, and the matter was
referred to the Committee on Legis-
lation.
The petition of William II. Pierson
1
street, between Lincoln and Union
streets, raised so that 1t will carry off
the water, was referred to the Opening
Streets Committee.
j Taylor Cause and others asked
that Twelfth street, between Clayton
and VanBuren streets, be abandoned 80
that 1t can never be used as O street.
The petition was accompanied by an
act for the purpose, drawn by the City
Solicitor, and the whole matter was re-.
ferred to the Committee on Legislation.
The report Of the Clerk of the NUM-
cipal Court was presented. showing
that during the month of February he
had collected Tor fines, $2l fees go;
costs, $l3.63, making o total Of $43 6S.
On motion of Mr.. Newell, the Chief
Engineer aud Surveyor was instructed
to draw ~ ordinances defining the
grades Of streets IN the eleventh ward.
as txed and established by Council.
Council then ad iourned.