Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-06-01
AN ADJOURNED MEETING,
THE SAND LOT MONEY AGAIN-AN
ORDINANCE CHANGING THE



An adjourned meeting CT City Coun-
Gll was heId last evening with Presi-
ueht tarra In the chair. The roll of
memDers was called, alter which the
Fresident stated the fact that it was an
adjourned meeting and that IpiscelIa-
neous business was in order.
The Com mittee on bonds reuorted that
they had examined the bonds of Chief
Engineer Robinson, First Assistant
BouRhman, Second Assistant Holton.
building Inspector Dillon, Auditors
Clerk Adams, and Special officer Carey.
and found them correct.
The Finance Com mittee presented the
opinion of the City Solicitor, that Coun.
Gil has the authority to make chapqea
in the appropriation, and Mr.. Mention
moved that the ordinance providing for
certain changes be taken up for q third
Ieadiug.
The first section provides that 81 200
shall be transferred from the sinking
iund to the appropriation for salaries.
and 81 ,2O0 additional from the einkipe
fund to the appropriation fer lamps,
AS soon as this was read, Mr.. Murray
objected to the ordinance and said that
900 had been appropriated at the
commencement of the year for salaries.
and that if it had. not been for SO many
special % meetings, which he has always
raised his voice against, there would
have been sufficieht of the appropria-
tion left 10 pay all the ga laries until the
end of the fiscal yea-. The money!
from the sand lot was only to be used
toward the purchase of another lot, and
whatever remaiIed after that was to be
applied to the sinking fund, conse-
quent!y it would be illegal to use it for
any other purpose.
at the request of Mr.. HAWKING. the
section Of the act providing for the sale
OF the lot and specifying the purpose to
which the proceeds should be applied,
was read by the clerk, after which he
said that 1t was very clear to his mind
that the passage of this Romance
would be direct violation of the law.
Mr.. Murray hsid there was q law In
existence which made members of
Council personally responsible for any
Illegal expenditure of money, and he
warned them to beware how thew acted
in this matter. MI. Mention replied
that he had provided apsinst any one
getting in hole in thst way by obtain
lag the opinion of the City Solicitor in
relation 10 the le0ality of their action.
He also explained that the money which
had been transferred TO the sinking
fund from the sale of the sand lot was
still In bank and could not be used be-
fore next year for the purpose of re-
deeming bonds, as bondholders would
not part with them before they fell due.
Mr.. Murray said that when Council
was holding SO many special meetings
IN the suburbs and adjcuIning half a
oozen times during a single afternoon
he had objected. and when he called for
the ayes and nays was always opposed
by the chairman Of the Finance Com.
Imittee, and lie now had him just where
he wanted him.
he could do without his salary and
ne wanted to see some of the other men,.
befs do the same.
Ihe discussion was continued for
some time, and was participated in bv
Messrs. Farrell, Adele, McKenna and
until finally a vote was taken
ON the adoption of the first section.
which resulted in ayes IL, nays s.
Messrs. Mitchell, MuKenna, MURRAY,
Hawkins aud Farrell voting against il.
The ordinance was then put on its
hnaiSpassage, and was adopted by the
same vote.
The Finance Com m ittee presented the
pay roll for the month of
May, amounting to 81 951 63 and orders
were drawn in favor of the parties
The resignation of s. s. Curlett, who
was recently elected Inspector in the
second district, First Ward, was re.
csived and accepted, and John Baker
was elected to fill the vacancy.
Mr.. Mention said that although the
Board OF Revision had made every
effort to complete their work and have
thelr boooks ready, they had not been.
aole to get them finished, but hoped to
nave everything ready by Wednesday
night, so that action could he taken on
the appropriations fer the ensuing year,
He therefore moved that Council ad.
lourn until Wednesday night, and the
motion was carried.