Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-30
CITY COUNCIL.
ADDITIONAL LEGIsLATION TO
BE- ASKED-THE CONDITION
OF THE CITY's FINANCES.

bE Abh ED-THE CON DATlON
OF THE CITY'S FINANCES.
The regular weekly meeting of City
Council was held last evening with
President Conrad in the chair The
roll was called and the minutes partly
read.
The City Treasurer reported n balance
of SIS, 322.2l In the Union National
Bank to the credit of the city, and that
during the past week he had received
the following amounts
Tax Receiver Moody, $638 for Ed
ward Provost, deceased, $3i5 81 Tax
Receiver Kane, $3.50.
The City Auditor reported that he
had examined tho accounts Of Edmund
Prc vost, deceased, for the taxes
collected tor 1881, and found them cor
rect.
The Street Commissioner reported 8
men and team employed in cleaning,
and repairing the streets, with n payroll
Amounting 10 $50 26. The Sewer De-
par tment reported men employed,
with payroll of $3S 80.
| The police pay. roll, amounting for the
month Of January to S259l.6 68 and the
miscellaneous payroll, amounting to
u 1888 were reported and orders
drawn for the amounts.
The Committee on Legislation repor-
ted number Of proposed amendments
to the " Rev ised Statutes Of the city OF
Wilmington" as follows:
Authorizing the borrowing OF the su u,
of $780, 900 ; to prevent the City Council
committees from exceeding the amounts
Of their appropriation in the future ;
constituting the Finance Of City Council
tho Board OF Assessment, Revision and
Appeals OF the city OF Wilmington ;
making II the duty Of the assessors OF
the city to complete the assessment
instead Of sending 1t 70 the clerk of City
Council; requiring City Council TO make
an annual appropriation for public
schools, restoring the old law confer
ring on the Finance committee Of City
Council the same power exercised by
the old Board of Revision and Appeals
empowering City Council 10 prescribe
| fire limits and the districts In which
frame houses may be erected providing
for the election ofCity Solicitor and City
Auditor by the people; repeating section
lOof the act creating the Board of Water
Commissioners; taking OFF the IA, of$2O
| 0OO on the city tor fire plugs.
| When the clerk had finished reading
the proposed amendments, Mr.. Farrell
moved their adoption, when Mr.. Moor,
said that he was opposed 10 the first one
authorizing The borrowing Of any more
money, az he thought the debt of tn,
Icity was too large now, and the take,
entirely too high. He thought 10 wa,
thigh time to call halt,
MIR. X. II. Taylor said that he wa,
oppose' TO passing any Of these amend
ments, until the mem bers had All oppor
ltuntty 10 examine them, and he moved
that when Council adjourn IL be TO mee
on Monday night, and that the further
consideration OF the matter be postpon
ed until that time. Mr.. Baugh moves
10 amend, that copies be printed Tor tn,
use Of the members, aid accepted Mr.
Baynard's proposition TO make tn,
number 100 OF each.
Mr. FARRELL aid he had hoped tn,
bill for the relief of the Finance Com
niittee would have been passed at once
as he was certain II all the facts of III,
matter were known 1t would reiiec
very severely on the previous Finance
Committee, of which Mr.. Pickels wa,
chalrDan. He had proposed, in charity
10 that gentleman and his friends on
the Republican side, to refrain from say
log anything shout tho matter, but II
they wanted any information he could
give IL 10 them, still there were many
things rejecting on the cx.chairman OF
THAT committee, which he would not
say, on account Of hi. not being present
MIR Moore said, " lei il come aiu'
afraid," when Mr.. Farrell called on
Mr.. Mention, the chairman Of the
Finance Com ni,te., for statement OF
the condition OF the city.
| The clerk was then handed paper
by Mr.. Mention, which he read, showing
that before the close of the fiscal year,
Council would be called upon to pay
about Sll9 900, In addition To the regu
lar expenses of the city, and that there
was only about SIS, 900 now in bank.
| Mr. Miller asked how much money
there IL on the books of the tax collec
tors, and Mr.. Mention replied that there
was about $l8 900 due from the south
lern districts, but there were no many
persons out of work that he doubted II
II could be collected. Mr.. Farrell and
several others spoke in favor Of taking
action on the bill, empowering Council
To borrow the money, but Mr.. Baynard
did not think there was any necessity
for being in haste about the matter, a.
leven IL 1t was acted on at once. The
Legislature would not taxi any action
before next week. Upon a vote being
taken the motion to postpone the
further consideration until Monday
might was carried.
The following petitions wrrr present
ed and referred TO the Finance Com
mittee
Frank Chandler for the refunding OF
1875 advanced to Chief Engineer Coyle
for the extension Of water pipes on
lGilpin avenue north of Rodney I; l.. w.
Bush for the refunding of $14 water tax
paid on account of duplicate assess.
lment.
President Conrad submitted n resolu.
tion, which was adopted, calling atten
tion TO the fact that the gutter on Mar
ket street from Sixth to Eighth street
is overfiowed, and instructing the Street
Com II issioner TO inquire the cause, and
, | have it abated at once.
III Mr.. Miller said that about thret
weeks ago he presented a petition OF
Mrs. Shanahan, for the refunding of q
wafer lax. The petition was referred tt
tho Water Committee, and he had moi
heard anything Of it since. Mr.. Farrell
, the chairman of that committee, upon
being called on by the President, re-
ported progress. Mr.. Merris Taylor of
fered a resolution calling on the Leg
, islatnre not to take any action on bill
lnow before 1t, providing for the vaca
tug of Dock street, until tho matter hat
bet considered by Council.
III Mr.. Taylor raid this bill bad been pre-
sented Mt the instance of the j. Morton
Poole Company of this city, who wan
I the street vacated, SO that they can cx
a tend their works, and he did not thiul
= any street should be vacated withou
the sanction of Council. Mr. Farrel