Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-03-27
City Council.
NO MONEY FOR THE FIREMEN-
MIR. sPEAKMAN's SUCCESSOR
ELECTED-sAHD LOT SOLD.
A LIVELY little BREEZE

roll was called and the minutes partly
read, when on motion OF OF Mr.. Blak,
the reading was dispensed with and tn,
standing committees called.
The Lamp Committe reported iu ia
vor Of granting the following petitions
Edward Forrest, for lamp on Elev
on tn street between Jefferson and Madi
son streets John 8. Grobe, lamp or
Eighth street between Adams and
Jackson Daniel 8. Stewart, lamp on
Front street between Adams and Jack
son streets.
The City Treasurer reported balance
Of $5,462 Al in the Union National
Bank TO the credit of the city, and that
du ring the week he had received the
following amounts Tax Receiver Den
mis- Kane, 81, 900 Tax Receiver Moody
S796 for Edmund Provost, deceased.
1926 City Auditor Ball, S5l5.0S.
The City Auditor made his report on
the accounts of Edmund Provost, tax
collector for 1882, and on the accounts
of Dennis Kane, for 1881. The report
was referred TO the Finance Commit
tee.
The auditor also reported that he had
sold lot Ofground, for liens against 1t.
and that IT had been purchased by
William j. Maxwell for $3.50, he being
the highest bidder,
The Street Comm issioner reported
nine men employed, with pay roll
amounting to $a2,2l and the Sewer
Department reported one man employed
with pay roll amounting to %.
A cOmmuni alton was received from
Register Frazer, stating that the bonds
of contractors for removing garbage
lad been prepared, and approved by
the Mayor, and on motion OF Mr.. Far.
rell the whole matter was referred u
the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Mention presented the assessment
for new curb and curb lines and on hi
motion the proper charges were made
ON the lien book. A communication
was received from the Board Of Health
asking that the duty OF inspecting
privy wells be transferred from tn,
Street Commissioner 10 the Board o
Health, and the communication wa
referred t. the Public Building Com
mittee. Mr.. Mention presented com
munication from j. M. q. and Henr,
Rodney, offering to deed the bed 0
Eleventh street between franklin ans
Rodney streets To the city. and tn
matter was referred to the OpeninI
Streets Committee.
| The Legislative Committee report
ed an act repeating the act en-
powering Council 10 sell the sand lot
and providing that IL be sold and tn
money turned into the city treasury
Mr.. Farrell moved that Council concu
in the act Messrs. Moore and Mile
objected, on the ground that If tn
money was paid ipto the treasury
would used for some other purpose
and no other lot purchased. A discus
sion ensued, when on motion OF MI
Baynard the entire matter was post
poned one week.
Mr.. Moore inquired If the firemens
appropriation was not due, and MI
Blake replied that 1t was, two week
ago, and that Mr. Moore was as wei
aware of that fact as he was. ii
Thought that he had only asked tn
lquestion for political effect, as he WA
we'll aware that the city had no none
to pay these appropriations.
Mr.. Moore replied that whether
was political or not, it was according !
law, which provides that the appropri
tions shall be paid duringthe month Of
March. The firemen need their none.
a. they have obligations to meet befor
the fret of next month, and he move
that orders be drawn tor the amount
due each company, as there will not b
Iany difficulty in getting it at tn
bank.
| Mr.. Merris Taylor moved to lay tb
motion over for one week, and Nj
Farrell moved to amend, by laying
on the table. just az President Conra
put the motion, Mr.. Farrell commence
to speak, when the President reminde
him that the motion was not debat
able,
"I have the right to speak on m
own notion" said Mr.. Farrell, an
was again about to proceed, when II
President ruled that he was out OF orde
Mr.. Farrell did not pay any attentio
, "If the gentleman persists in speaking
Notwithstanding the ruling Of the chat
he will have TO proceed, but consid'
! it very unkind. The gentleman ia OF
of order to debate the motion, but If
wishes TO make q personal explanatic
he can do 30"
During tho time the Presiden
! was speaking, Mr.. Farrell remail
ed on his feet with his arLs folded, ar
{ when he closed, bowed politely 10 II
chair and replied: Well, then, l sha
: avail myself of the kindn, r. ana indr
{ gence of the President, and make
! personal explanation"
! He then charged that 1t was the fan
, of the Republicans that Council had u
the money TO pay the iremen what
Justly due them. If MIR. Moore and
friends had not squandered the none
l the city would not now be In the cond
= ticu 1t IL, and he wanted 1t understot
that it was not the intention Ofthe Del
Iocratic majority to allow themselvt
to be driven into making an Overdrs
on the bank, to be paid out of ne
.lyear's appropriation. He continued I
L some time, and made a bitter spec
r lagainst the Republican Council of la
, Iyear.
ell Mr.. Moore replied, and said that
had tried t. help Council out of I
difficulty by presenting resolution
-Irepeal the Water Commission act.
THAT resolution had been adopted, d
:. the Legislature repealed the act Gre
'rlting the Water Commission, the ci
would now have abont $50, 200, inste
a OF being bankrupt.
Mr.. Blake said that all Mr.. Mot
e had said was buncombe, and that
n knew az we'll as any one that there w
only two companies In The departmt
n he would do anything for, while he,t
:, speaker, was always ready to do evel
Il thing In his power for any of them.
oI This closed the debate, and on q W
being taken on Mr.. Farrells amer
ment, Mr.. Moore's motion to dri
orders for the appropriations was Ia
on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Mention, CouD
then proceeded TO nominate and ell
a successor to Mr.. Speakman. n
> Mention nominated John II. Moore, a