Daily Republican., 1886-05-28

thought, should take some -aetton, as
the appropriations for the next year are
about to be made.
Mr. Hawkins eaid much had been
said about the liDerality of some gen.
. ltlemen in giving their land for park
purposes. Bancrofts, he said, proposed
to give forty acres, provided the city
, would purchase the Law pfonerty
adjoining, and they reserved a strip
that would be benefited mora by the
, gift han the COST of the forty acres.
Mr.. Field, he said, offered to devate
|, 100 foot wide avenue to be called Kent
mere avenue, running through his place
, which would benefit and increase the
price of his properly without any ex.
pense for the avenue. He wanted these
benevolent gentlemen 10 give something
. towards the park, aud not let the city
have TO purchase everything.
Mr. Baynard moved to include all the
land beC~ cen Seven teenth and Eigh.
teenth streets and between Wash! a eton
street and the B. & p. r. Il. in the pur.
chase.
Mr.. Murray moved au amendment to
the amendment to purchase the whole
4 OF Brandywine Hundred but ait. Ward
Withdrew his motion.
Il Mr.. Farrell made an able arc Do
lonEed address agaiD ct the park l. was
a most inopportune time, he seld, to
increase the tax rate; $50, 900 unc3llect-
able taxes remain which the people are
unable to pay. Is 1t right to faZ the
thousands OF Wilmington to benefit q
half dozen wealthy land owners? No
man is more willing then to provide
for the comforts of the people, Uut the
people who are poor and walk the streets
of the city out Of work much of tho time
will have the park to pay for.
One-sixth Of the taxes raised row is
paid for interest, anu would yau in
crease tax rate already higher than
in Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York
and Boston, and still pile 10 or IL per
! cent. on top of that? Many phils nitro.
pists say they are doing it for The aene-
: fit of the workingmen, but gentleman
of the Water commission informed him
. that the right Of way up the Brandy
wine had been given forever. Mr.,
Farrell strongly denounced the ,aad in
lquestion as utterly uu6s for park.
I Returning to finances he said tn error
, list was already annually from $12, 900
to $16, 600. and for 1885 1866 Ii would
+ reach $26, 900. Tue tax rate INCREASED,
a the people would quit talking and go to
i swearing. There are people who would
I undertake the building OF railroad to
the moon If they had the floating II tha
bonds.
IL Mr.. Farrell moved to amend the
{ amendment by leaving the south baEk
OF the Brandywine out Of the purchase.
Mr.. Mention moved to lay the motion
on the table. The ayes and nays were
called and resulted: Ayes-Abls,
! Baueh, Baynard, Barney, Grnbb, Lati-
mer, Mention, Miller, Mitchell, Sloore,
Newell, R. 81. Taylor and President
Farra-13. Nays-Brison, Barnhill,
Denney, Farrell, Hawkins, BcKenna
and Murray-7, The yeas and ,ys on
the Bsynard amendment, to include
the land between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets. resulted the same,
except shat President Farra vored in
r the negative, making the vote IL to 8.
, A motion OF Mr.. Murray TO lay tie re-
, poat on the table was lost, and rba re-
tport was adopted by q vote of - to 8,
Z the members voting the same as the
preceding yea and nay vote, except that
= Mr.. Abele voted in the nexad4 ' and
President Farra in the affirmatiya.
Treasurer shippers reported "a balaucs
on hand Of $7,412 Of. Street Oouamis-
sioner McCloskey reported twensg. i've
men and three teams employed on the
! streets. A number of petitions were
4 read and referred. A resolutio;i rom
, the park commissioners recon- NE ding
loan of S160, 600 for park purposes
! was accepted.
The Wilmington and Northerr Rail.
a road Company notified City Council OF
a its intention to build a new pass nger
4 station at Sixth avenue, and ask for
the grading of that street.
designations of election officers we're
accepted and successors elected az fol-
i lows, those first named having resi sned
and the second being elected Second
I district, assistant inspector, Harry A.
a Walsh, Samuel s. Curlets: Fourth dis.
trfct, inspector, John O'Hara, Dsnnis
Carr; Sixth district, assistant inspector,
> Patrick Dillon, Joseph Myers; S. zenith
district, inspector, Robert MecbliB. John
McElUes; Twelfth district, assistant in-
a spector, Edward G. Pierson, Elward
+ Wltsil; Eighteenth district, ass iltant
inspector, Samuel Hamilton, John s.
IOogwill; Twenty fifth district, insue ctor,
Robert w. Cham bers, Michael Sxelley.
To fill vacancies caused by removals
Samuel Denney was elected assistant
inspector of the Fifth dibtrins and
Sam uel Durnee, assistant inspector for
the Seventh district. The clerk IL City
Council was directed to advertise the
places of election polls.
Mr.. Mentons introduced an ordnance
providing for loan OF $3.50 600 tor park
purposes, which was read twice
MEs HaTrell mOVeu tlaG Llb suE5ne1
consideration of the question be post
poned until the first meeting night in
April, 1887. The motion was lost by
the following aye and nay vote:
Ayes-Blake, Brisou, Barnhill, Dem
ney, Farrell, Hawkins, McKenn., Muir
ray and Newell-9.
Il Nays-Abele, Baueh. Baynard, Bar
Iney, Grubb, Latimer, Mention, Miller,
Mitchell, Moore and President Farra
Ill.
Il Council adjourned to meet this even
ling, despite the protest of Mr.. Murray
and others, who wantsd to poRtpone
until Monday evesing.
Before adjournment the following
Ibills we're reported favorably and or
ldered paid: FinAnce-E. P. Needy,
S251, "a. Opening Streets-Taomas
Hocomb, $14 rs; James Mcbride,
i$47.63; Harry o'Neil, $3s.4b. Public
Build:ngs-ThomAs Hoioomb, So. so.
Fire Companies-P., W. & b. Il. B.
Co., 80 cents; Southern Electric Com-
pany, $1S,75. Police-W. 81. Hartloye.
$3.50; Adams & B,other, $9. 10; pay
roll, $2,7T1.68; Frank Meaohain, S25.
lSewers-George T. Simmons, rs cents;
Andrew Traynor, 81; pay roll, S133.b0.
Streets-Pay-roll, S117.87.