Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-02-05
City Council.
GUM BOOTS FOR THE SEWER DE.
PARTMENT-Mr. MOORE ON.
JECTs-ORsE ECTlOR TO
INCREASING SALARIES

|INOnEAk lNu D n II a Ii o.
Council was called to order promptly at
7 80 o'clock last evening by President at
Farrs, and when the clerk called the
roll all the membe answered except
Messrs. Latimer aud Il II. Tay lor
When the minutes were partly read Mr..
Blake moved that the further read ing
be dispensed with, and it was unani-
mously carried.
The Sewer Com mittee reported a bill
from George d. Cleland, of 1880, for
six pairs of gum boots. Mr.. Moore
said he would like to know IL the boots
were for members of Council or em.
lployees Of the city, as 1t was the first
| time he had known bill of that kind
to be presented.
Mr.. Farrell explained that they were
for the employees of the Sewer Depart
ment, who were often obliged to work
knee deep in mud and water.
Mr.. Grubb said that when he was a
member of the Street Committee and
had considerable to do with the sewers,
he was provided with q pair of gum
boots, snd Mr.. Blake said that both
the Street and Water Department
furnished their employees with gum
boots. The bill was then passed with.
ont further opposition.
| The City Treasurer reported balance
Of SIS, ,638 II in the Union National
Bar x to the credit of the city, and q
special deposit of %, ,861.59. he also re
ceived the following am cunts Chief
Engineer and Surveyor Robinson, $13 /;
Chief of Police Dougherty, 81, ,576 Tax
Receiver Moody, $500 Tax Receiver
Kane, 5000 Building Inspector Chand
Ter, $14; City Solicitor Ball, 1922 IL ;
Clerk Of the Market Writ, 500 63.
The Street Com missioner reported 6
linen employed, with pay. roll amount
ling to S22 90.
, DR.. Hughes, the vaccine physician,
reported that during the year he had
made 46 vaccinations, of which 43
proved successful and unsuccessful |;
there were go re. vaccinations, 4s OF
which were successful and 81 unsuc'
cessful.
The Coal Oil Inspector reported that
lduTing the Iast month he had inspected
ll3 068 gallons of coal oil
The Building Inspector reported during
the month he had inspected properly
valued at 81, 800, for which lie received
l$14 as fees.
The report Of the Clerk of the Market
showed that during the last quarter III
q had collected 500 72 for rents, etc.
Q The pay roll of the Sewer Depart.
9 ment, amounting to SOL 20, and that ei
e the President and mem bers of Council
e amounting to $38O.35, was presented
and passed.
I'll The petition of William J. Fisher TO
Vt q lamp on Van Buren, street, betweeI
@ i Lowering avenue and Wawasett street
n was referred TO the Lamp Committee.
vol A Communication was received from
IL. K. Smith, for himself, A. ii. Smitl
q and B. r. Perkins, complaining whei
Il the north side OF Lobdell street wa
lgraded, during the time Lewis Zeble,
D Twas Street Commissioner, and ex
r. Council man A. A. Eastburn, chairman
le OF the Street Committee, their lots an
.s houses had been thrown from three Z
y Eve feet below the street, and soriousl
d damaged. They therefore ask that an
is liens which may be standing agains
T. their properties for this work may b
taken Off. The matter was referred t
o the Finance and Street Committees.
gl Thomas Fl. Pratt petitioned for
o lamp at Fourth Rnd Connell streeti
Ie and the petition was referred to th
l. Lamp Committee
IsI The Law Committee reported tha
GU L0oY 0au txAmln6u buc 1UllOWlbk
II Inances and found nothing In them con
b trary to law or the city charter: A.
Iordinance empowering the Water Com
is missioners to issue bonds for loan c
e $50. 600 an ordinance to amend an ordi
s nance defining the salaries of the officer
% of this city. They also presented
& gIsupplementsry report, signed by Metsrs
b | McKenna. Mitchell aud Miller, stain
that In their opinion 1t was inexpedien
Is to increase the salaries OF the First an
K Second Assistant Engineers of th
n Surveying Department.
;oI Mr.. Newell said that he did not col
d slider the Law Oommitto had any rigf
4. to offer such q report. Their basinei
y was to examine all ordinances and II
d port whether they were according
law and the city charter, and whe
they done that 1t was all they had to q
Of with the matter.
q Mr.. r. II. Taylor irquired who sigu
OF ed the report on the ordinance, al
when Informed by the clerk that it ws
signed by Messrs. McKenna, Barnhil
d Mitchell and Miller, moved that it
ar adopted in place of the supplemental
of report.
,s. Mr.. Merris Taylor thought the La
C. Committee had erred In presenting th
ee supplementary report at the presel
an time. He did not deny their right
a. Iexpress their opinion of the oreiuanc
he but it should not have been presentt
tn until the ordinance had been taken I
re-. for consideration.
re The President agreed with Mr.. Ta
m. lor, and said the Street Committee
"a. any othsr committee would have &
he equal right to present such a report, b
tt. he did not think it would be wise 4
ut Council TO adopt it.
ge Mr.. Miller said that when he sign
I'd this supplementary report he had
N. idea that the chairman of the commit
on INTENDED to present 1t until the orc
he nance was taken up for considerable
70. Mr.. Mitchell said that some of Il
gentlemen seemed to think that ii
mem bels of the Law Committee did n
understand their duty, but he wantt
lit distinctly understood that when
DC signed that paper he did 1t with fu
~ knowledge of what he was doing, st
ls he did not suppose that this repo
1t would be offered until the ordinan
gu was taken upf for third reading.
~ Mr.. Farrell said that he dissgre,
"a with some of the mem bers In regard
n, this matter, and thought 1t was abol
T. Itime the Law Committee had be,
no taught what their duties are.
az By just such an action as this, thi
An lcommittee has involved the city in
=. law suit, and II heavy damages have
II he paid the parties, the Law Commits
,le will be responsible for it.
asl Mr.. Miller wanted to know IL he u
TX ferred to the present Law Com mittee I
az 1.-The one which had preceded 1t, an
Mr. Farrell replied that he had no r
ference TO the present committee, an
further than the chairman, who wi