Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-04-02
Mr.. Farrell said that some time ago

and he also expressed the opinion tnatf
the interest ON these loans should be-
paid by the commission. and while he
coincided In this opinion he did not
think that Council had any right toI
refuse TO pass the ordinance, as the act
OF the Legislature made It mandatory
| on Council TO provide for the loan,
whenever they were called upon by the
Water Com mission to do so. III they
refused to obey this law. they placed
themselves In contempt, and were
liable to be sent to jail. He knew that
he did not want TO 20 there, and he
scarcely thought any Of the other mem
bers wanted to 20. As he did not see
that any harm could result from post
poning the matter for week, he would
vote for Mr.. Taylor's motion.
A vote WAS then taken and resulted
In ayes 10, nays 3; those voting In the
negative being Messrs. Hawkins, Men.
ton and President Farra.
On motion of Mr.. Moore, the clerk
was instructed to notify the Water
lCommission Of the action OF Council
and the reason therefore.
Mr.. Brison introduced an ordinance|
providing for the appointment OF al
additional police Unstable, which was
read o second time and referred TO thel
Police Committee.
The Finance Committee reported IA
vorably on an ordinance making
| changes in the appropriations by trans
ferriEg $4,000 from the appropriation
for curbing and paving sidewalks, TO
the appropriation for streets, and $500
from the same appropriation to the ap-
ipropriation for opening streets.
Mr.. Murray arose and said; When
| ia thia thing to stop?" and charged the
Street Committee with wilful extrava-
| gance He said they had spent $20, 600
o |. In four months, and as he thought the
n matter should, in Justice to the people,
be fully investigated, he offered q
!. substitute for the first section Of the
lord!nance, in the form Of a preamble
- and resol ution, providing for the ap-
d pointment Of q committee OF hve to in
II vestigate the conduct Of the chairman
:, Iof the Street Committee.
Mr.. Blake moved to lay the substi.
q tute on the liable, and the vote resultsd
It ayes IA, nays ., Messrs. Baynsrn
t, Barney, Hawkins, LAtimer,. Miller
.. Moore, MeKenna, Murray and Il. IL.
D. Taylor voting in the negative. IA
Dr. lordinance was then taken up ant
passed by q vote of 20 to 8, Messrs
q Hawkins, McKenna and Murray votinl
" in, the negative. MIR. Murray, II
10 OK EXPLAINING his vote, said the ring wa
Lowering up its dirty work, thatit pai'
m l four prices for work, and that tn
le Opening Streets Committe had pai'
I'd lSi. IS q yard for work that could hav
q. been done for 20 cents. Mr.. Newell
to said that Mr.. Murray did not tell th
D. truth" when the latter replies
a. that his standing would com
in pare favorably" with that Q
Z. Mr.. Newell. Objection to the dis
he cussion being raised, Mr.. Farrell
ID moved that Mr.. Murray be allowe'
to proceed, but objection was made AM
ID the ordinance was passed. :.
r. Mr.. Farrell said there were bids Ii
ID the box for building seventy. five fee
no Of SO wer OF Rattiesnake Run and Gilpi
Q. avenue. He moved that they be take
o. out and read, and tbs motion was car
ID ried, when Mr.. Moore raised the poin
he that the bids were illegal, as the con
is mittee had not been authorized
I'd Council to advertise for them. Th
H. view was also taken by Messrs. Hav
np kins, Murray, and McKenna, and Il
* last named moved that they bs destro!
n. cd. The President ruled the motto
or out Of order, and a long discussion eI
Ut sued, when Mr.. Grubb said that IL h
imemory was correct Council had m
he on the ground of this proposed sow
n some time ago, and almost unan
We mously decided that 1t should be bull
te, and as the law provided that for a
Tor work exceeding fifty dollars in cos
bids must be advertised for, the con
pg mittee had no other course to pursl
10. than to advestise, and tnat 1t was on
nd matter Of courtesy for them to nj
wo Council for permission 10 do so, rs q
on law made 1t obligatory on them to ~
by vertise.
Mr.. Merris Taylor said he thouR
tar Mr.. Grubb had struck the nail on
N something that Council had nothing
,,i do with. After further discussion
an motion that the bids be opened "
!, Ga carried, and they were read as follow
James Connolly, 81, ,498: Wilson Va
he dever, 81 .6S7 75; Patrick Carberry,
695; A. s. Reed, $2,227; John McBri'
ion $25 linear foot, making $1,S75 for
the job:
aes. making eight hours n legal days W.
And among the employees of this city, exc
iav the Chief of Police, and officers In c
had OF an emergency. The ordinance Y
mis- read by the clerk, when MT. Bat
vino moved that 1t be read second time
ie a title.
eak MT rsrteil salu no oiu N.Y. I'M
3e IL sinco the ihoofpoIatioh VI onie y,
moi there had been a more inopportune q
to introduce such an ordinance than
Mr. present. With from twelve to Aft
aid hundred men now on q strike 8
ubv walking the streets, he did not thin
The proper to do anything that would
mo- tribute to the excitement, and he
take of the opinion that this ordina
Ible, might' ~ this particular tino, Ptov
the sentiments of three-fourths OF
the workingmen OF tnis CITY wheh ne
: II, tnat II WAS not ieWer nou.S Vi ia
lsed tnat tney neeosu as huoh As IL
the more money for what they now do.
H moved that the further .considerAt
srs' of the ordinance be indefinitely pt
the Iponed.i
hair The motion was promptly secon
by Mr.. Mention, when Mr.. Baugh ca
n for the ayes and nays and the vote
!, .sa, w suited as follows: Aye-Baynard,
'oo' rell, Grubb, Hawkins, Latimer. N
a. ton, Miller, Moore, Mitchell, McKen
Al" Az. Murray, Smith, Farra, Is. Ma
,ons Adele, Baugh, Blake, Brison, Barr
Barnhill, Denny, Newell, r. II. Ia!
b;rd and Merris Taylor, 10. Mr.. Muir
,or a said that since other members had
mis- voted according to thei: conviction
that would change his vote to the negat
!, ha and the motion to postpone was
,nm clared carried by vote OF 70 to IL.
oans The ordinance fixing and establish
the grade 1t Front and Adams str
ann was on motion of Mr.. Mention tAkeI
wsre ~ for third reading and passed.
a de. On motion OF Mr.. Mention the st