Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-01-15
CityCounciI
A COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO
WAIT ON THEsIN 6Ek SEWING
MACHlME COMPANY.
CROSSINGSTO. BE CLEARED

Farra In the chair. After the clerk had
,llsd the roll aud read the minutes,
the standing committees were called.
The Citv Treasurer reported balance
OF $91 374 rs In the Union National
Bank to the credit OF the city, and a
special denosit Of 50 68i. 80 from the sale
OF the sal d lot. He also reported having
rec iged the following amounts; I Il
Receiver Kane, es00; Tax Receiver
Moody, fT43; Treasurer Of United Slater
for interest, $40; City Auditor Ball,
t3it 10.
The Lamp Committee reported favor.
ably on the petition OF Thomas Donpel.
iy, for q gas lamp on French street
betwesn Tenth and Eleventh streets.
Tie Mayor returned with his appro-
val the ordinance providing for the
appointment Of assessors'and collectors
clerk. and fixing their salaries, and
the President declared IL law of this
| @ ty.
Mr.. Newell offered the following
Resolved that q committee OF three be
appointed TO proceed 10 New York, 70
con fer with the managers Of the Singer
Sewing Machine Company, and see II
they cannot be induced to remove their
works from EliEAbethpOrt, N. j., to
this city. He moved the adoption OF
the resolution.
Mr.. Murray said he was opposed to
the resolution on account OF theexpense
that would be entailed by the commit
tee In going 20 New York.
Mr.. Newell did not think the expep 81
that would be incurred worthy OF con-
sideration, when compared with the
benefit IL would be TO this city IL they
could be induced to locate here. This
company employs from 5000 to 200
persons, and 1t would not only be to
their advantage TO come here, but II
would also be great benefit ~ this
| atty.
Mr.. Blake also favored the resol luton,
and said that such manufacturing con
Germs M this WAS Just what WAS needed
in this city. 1t would furnish employ
ment to number OF men, and thereby
increase the interests aud prosperity oi
this city.
Mr.. Hawkins was opposed 10 Council
sending . committee out 20 hunt around
tho country and induce strangers 10
come here. II these psopls wanted to
come 20 this city they would let Coun'
oil know IL.
Mr.. Newell said that q oommuni
cation had been received in references to
the matter. when Mr.. Hawkins wanted
10 know why this Communication was
not brcnght before Council.
| Mr.. Merrls Taylor said that he was
very much in favor OF the resolution,
and that the small amount which IL
would take TO send the committee to
New York was nothing compared 70 the
advantages that would accrue TO this
city IL these works should be located
here.
Mr.. Murray again opposed tho reso-
| luton, and said he was opposed 10 send
ing these committees At the expense OF
the city, and offered an amendment
that the clerk be Instructed u write u
the Singer Sewing Machine Com pan y
and see If they want to come here.
Upon vote being taken the amend.
menL was lost. The motion 70 adopt
the resolution was then taken up and
the vote In It's fovor was almost unau l.
nous, and the following we're appoint
ed as the committee: Messrs Newell
Blake and Baynard.
Mr.. Moore offered the following
Resolved, that this Street mmissionel
be instructed TO employ men to open
the cutters, and clean the snow away
from the street crossings.
| Mr.. Hawkins wan ted 10 know where
the money was to coue from 10 pay
them, as he understood that the Street
Com mittae have exhausted their sp
preparation.
Mr.. Meuton said he hoped the resolu.
hon would not pass at present, as the
Street Committee have no money. II
the matter was allowed TO reAt q little
while, means will pe provided to dc
this work.
Mr.. Miller, said the streets OF this city
were never In worse condition, and
the citizens are complaining about
them
Mr.. Moore also said that the streets
were in q terrible condition, and be
thought it would be cheaper to employ
% force Of men to open the cutters ri
the crossings than 1t would be 20 pay
damages. which the city would Ger.
tainly be called upon to do II there
should be heavy rain and property
damaged by being flooded. He though,
the Street Committee should have more
money, and as no saw by the card the
Sewer Committee still has 5000, he
thought 1t would be we'll TO transfer II
to the streets.
Upon vote being taken the resolu
tion was lost.
The Finance Committee presented
the ordnance making a change In the
appropriation, with an amendent trans.
ferrtng the S992 81 remaining from un.
paid bills to the Street Department
The original ordinance transfers
u, ,494.60 from the appropriations for
paying beds of streets to that for
c,eaning and repairing streets, and
with the amendment giving $992 81,
makes total of 81, 4S6 81.
Mr.. Murray said he was opposed to
this transfer, and claimed that the
cbairman OF the Street Com mittee had,
by contracting debts which ha had no
means of paying, forfeited his seat as q
member. He had q section of the re.
vised charter read, which he contended
had bearing on this case, and asked
for the decision of the chair on the
matter.
President Farr8 said that as this was
not a parliamentary question he did
not think he had any right to give q
ruling In the matter. 1t IL legal qnes
tioD, and consequently would have u
be decided by the City Solicitor.
Il Mr.. Murray said the Street Comm it
tee had $40, 900 1t the commencement oi
the fiscal year, and now 1t Is all gone
and half of the year yet to be provided
for.
Mr.. Abele denied that the COMMITTEES
had 500. 900 TO spend ON the streets, al
81 900 of this amount had been uset
for ashes, and t5,0 900 for making cross
inRs and paving cutters, all of whicl
were needed, aud the remainder of thu
money was paid TO poor men for work
ing on the streets.
Mr.. Murray said this money was no
paid to poor men, but 1t had gone Il
the chairman Of the Street Com miltee'