Daily Republican., 1885-03-20
City Council.
THE REsOLUrION PASSED M
THE GHRMANs CENsURlNG
MR. BLAKE.
Mr.. SPEAKMAN RESIGNS

Mr.. SPEAKMAN RESIGNS.
The regular meeting Of City Council
was held last evening. with President
Conrad In the chair, and the minutes
partly read, when on motion of MIR.
Il. II. Taylor the further reading WAS
dispensed with.
the Finapc, Committee reported
favorably on the petition Of Francis
Little, to be relieved Of bill for grading
on Thirteenth street, near Lincoln. Mr..
Mention stated that this work had been
done some years age, and that although
the books had been carefully examined
there could not be any charge made
against Mr. Little.
Committee, presented the following,
which WAS read by the clerk:
| To the Mayor and City Council of
Wilmington" n:"-GENTLEMEN-At O.
stated meeting Of the German Citizens
Association held at the German Hall,
on the evening of March 10, by the
unanimous vote Of the members pres.
ent the following pream BILE AID resolu.
ton was adoI ted and ordered TO be for.
warded to your body:
WHEREAS, We have heard that the
usual annual inspection of the buildings
apparatus and efficiency of the various
companies Of the Fire Department WAS
recently held and that the reporters of
all the newspapers Of the city were
invited to attend except the representa-.
tive Of the Freie Presse, the only Ger.
man paper In this State, we therefore
declare this action TO be q malicious
and willful insult, not only to the
leditor of the said newspaper, but also
lto the whole German population;
therefore be IL
Resolved, That the City Council be
asked TO ceDsure the Fire Com mittee
for Its action In this matter and to see
to IL that such action be avoided in the
future. FRED. v. BOURBON,
Secretary"
When the reading was finished, Mr..
Blake said that he considered great
Injustice had been done the Fire Com
mittee, but 1t was very plain TO him
why this resolution had been passed,
and he understood perfectly we'll the
animus. The Fire Committee had done
in this matter just what they thought
WAS right, and what In their opinion
was for the interest Of the people. He
had, as chairman of the cOrnmittee, re-
lquested the clerk OF Council to invite
the heads OF the Fire Department and
the representatives of tho press, and he
called on the clerk " verify what he
said.
Clerk Hyland said that he bad sent
written invitations TO the Chief Engi'
neer and his assistants. and the Buperin.
tendent Of the fire alarm, but had noti
fed the reporters verbally, and that
when he invited them, the represent ta-
I,s, - IA
! those Of the REPUBLICAN aud Morn
ing news on one side Of the room, while
the reporter of the Every Even ing and
that of the Times were at their desks or
, the opposite side. AMI he extended al
, , In nvitation to all
l Mr.. Blake then continued, and sale
that 1t had always been customary 3,
invite the Mayor, Clerk OF Council
Chief Of Police and others to accom-
u = paDy the committee on the annua
/ inspection, but this year even thos
. were not invited, as the people wer
elcrying for economy, and but three car
o riages were hired, while only Sl2 of tn
q peoples money was used, and that wa
u for these carriages.
u He had no intention of sighting O
;, insulting any one, but he thought tina
the verJ ones who are now complain
ing would have been the first TO rails
their voices against useioss expendi
= ture Of money.
At fist the com mittee determined nc
20 u have any Inspection this year, but a.
% examination OF the CIdiuauccs sho y II
y tina il was required by law, and u
! committee also l--ar""'' 49, ,,.,,.
:, were expecting Them, and had trsine
u their horses for the purpose. Mr. Bay
u nard endorsed all that MIR. Blake ha
said in reference to the action of th
Fire Committee Mr.. Moore said this
= one of The reporters had told him tbs
u he had verbal invitation from IL
;. chairman of the committee, and
IA therefore moved the adoption Of IL
8 reso. dtion.
=. Mr. Blake moved TO amend, to ref
~ it to the Fire Committee, and as the!
70 20 WAS no objection the resolution was
referred.
he A communication was received fro
ty Mayor Wales, stating that he had a.
y pointed Robert Barry as patrolman,
place of officer Cannon, removed.
OBJ The Opening Streets Committee r
~ ported tavorably on the following pei
n tions M. j. Sample, to have part
~ w ater street filed up +; Noah w. Bas
rs. To have Rowland street bet~ cen Eigh
and Ninth streets graded and curbed
ler w. IL. Pierson, to have the bed OF Sc
W ond street at Lincoln street brought
NC grade, and recommended that q
ID Street Commits oner be instructed
have 1t filed in with ashes. The Col
oi mittee on Legislation reported IN fav
"a, of the petition Of Henry Grant,
ma vacate Twelfth street from jackson
W, n Van Buren street.
IT. The City Treasurer reported b
ee- anoe of 1885. 68 in the Union Nation
OF Bank, and that during the week he j
10 rece ved the following amounts Gle
zen zen OF the Market Writ T.19 City :Au
inc tor Ball, $47l04 Tax Collector kaI
IN $500.
70 The acting Street Commissioners
,ho ported tlat during the week he ha'
h5r men employ ed, with a payroll anou
on ing to $24 90 The Sewer Departm'
ne reported | man employed, at 81. 90.
.nu The petition of Joseph TatDall, ask
loi. to be relieved from paying Dill
ny grading curling AID paving Eighteei
III street from Market to Tatnail sire
10 WAS referred to the Law COMMITTEES.
The petition of Patrick LongS q
others, TO have the bed of Ninth str
from Clayton TO DaPont street grad
was referred to the Opening Streets Oo
mittte.
z. Forrest petitioned for lamp
Eleventh street bstwaen Jefferson q
Madison streets, snd the petition v
a., referred to the Lamp Committed.
'' Aaron 8 Veall asked tha' u ~ ov
l., pa.d cit, tax be refunded to him, q
.t, 81 vafarrnE tha Fin