Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-03-16

and approved.
The Fire COMMITTEES reported the re
suit OF the annual inspection, which
took place February 30, and that they
found all the companies In excellent
order.
Tho Police Committee reported un
favorshly on the bill OF Frank Meach-
EN- Of S75, for services a. janitor at po
lice station.
The city treasurer reported balAnce
OF $57, ,0B1 7S 10 the Union National
Bank to the credit of current expenses,
", ,103 81 to the SAND lot and S427 04 70
the credit Of the park fund. He Also
reported having received the following
Auaounts: Tax Receiver Moody, S19s;
Tax Receiver Neatly, 1926; ex.Tax
Reoeiver Kane, 1900.
The Fire Committee reported In favor
OF granting the petition OF the Wecoacoe
Fire Company for bell and striker on
their house ut Second and Jackson
streets, ct an estimated cost OF $500, and
the report was adopted.
Also In favor Of drawing order1 for
the amount of the semi-annuAl appro
prlatiop, being 81, 800 due each ogm
pany, with 500 extra to the Washing.
ton Fire Company for their hook and
ladder truck, and orders for 500, the
senr-Annual salary OF the chief engi.
neer, and $50 each for the assistant en-
gineers. The report was accepted aud
the clerk directed to draw the orders.
The same COMMITTEES again presen ted
q report In favor Of placing Gamewell
tire alarm box at Filth and Adams
streets, aud Mr.. Quinn moved that the
report be adopted.
Mr.. BauEh said that Mr.. Lewis b.
Jervis, the agent Of the Stevens box,
was present, and he would like to hear
from him. On his motion Mr.. Jsrvis
Was granted the privilege Of the floor,
and spoke for several minutes in favor
Of the box which he represents. He
maintained that the Stevens box, which
is sold ct e75, Ia equally As good as the
Gsmewell ut Sl26.
He also said that there ID q Lumber
Of cities where the Gamewell system Ia
in use, and that the Stevens boxes have
boen placed on 1t and Iound to work
satisfactory, In corToboTation Of thii
he produced two letters, written by
persons where the mixed system 10 ID
Operation, and said that he was wiilinl !
to put box In on trial and that II Il
did not prove satisfactory 1t would bt
taken out without expense TO the CITY
Mr.. Norton said that while he had nc
feeling In regard to either OF the boxes,
he ss o oItizsn felt Interested in obtain.
ing the best for the purpose. With thi,
end In view he visited Philadelphia a
few days since and waited on Mr.
Walker, who has charge of the hTt
alarm ystem In that city, consisting ol
over Ave hundred boxes. Mr.. Walker
oAlied his attention to the fact that IL
the letters which he sent to this city ht
had not favored any particular system
but had urged the importance OF haviHl
q uniform system.
he said that in Philadelphia they
had tried the mixed system, and f1nd
ling that II would not work salts 'acto
lriiy hAd taken out all the boxes exoep
the Gamewell, which are the only ones
lnow In use. Mr. Walker also said thnt
II the cost of the Stevens box was bu
1850, he would favor the Gamewell IL 4
cost $500, aud that II tha Stevens boz
wAs put on the G&mewell eyBtem
would oapSc interference.
At the request Of Mr.. Quinn the Cierl
then read several letters from promi
nent electricians endorsing Mr.. Walk
er's views In reference to the unreliabili
ty of q naked system. Mr.. Moore sal
that as the agent OF the Stevens Com
pAny had offered to put in box, and
II was not satisfactory take 1t oat with
cut expense to the city, he thought
would be well to give II q trial, as Their
WAS not only saving of $50 on the on
box, but in the event of Its provin
satisfactory there would be that muol
saved on every box needed In the fu
ture. He moved as an amendmen
to the report OF the committee that th
word Gamewell be stricken out an
, Btevens inserted.
Mr.. Quinn said he thought Mr.. Moor
was advocating . change at . very lat
day, as he was q member OF the Fir
: Com mittse for . long time, and Alway
. favored the Gamewell system. Ever,
member Of Council knew what Super
. intendent Aydon had said In referenc
= to the mixed system, and he though
: some attention should be given to 1t.
Mr.. Chambers said that rather tina
vote In favor Of Introducing the Stsver
! box and making . mixed system, b
would vote in favor Of replacing ever
Gamewell box In the city with th
4 Steyeng,
Mr.. BaynArd eAld that Mr.. Jervis hs
presented facts which convinced hi
that the Stevens box would work, On
he was In favor Of giving 1t q tria
1t would not be necessary to walt uni
= there was q Gre, IS 1t could be asoe
q tatned whether or not 1t would work
q the 9 O'clock test, which Is made evsl
~ morning. Messrs. Hawkins and BoWel
l. were also In favor OF trying the Stevef
box as matter OF economy.
~ The yeas and nays being oAlled 4
u the vote on the amendment stood
's foliows: Ayes-Baugh, BAynard, Beal
= Bowen, Hawkins, HesBion, Moore,
EAys-Ayers, Chambers, Dillon. Fo
8. rest, McGonigai, McKenney, Move
y Miller, Norton, Quinn, Ryan, 5awdo
NJ 5harkey, Taylor, White, Is. The N
- tion to adopt the report of the comm
tee favorine the Gamewell box tn
3i prevailed without opposition.
On motion OF Mr. Taylor, an order I
So, ,268 10 wAs drawn In favor OF
. a Board OF Education.
70 Council then adjourned, after havi
n !, passed the following billE:
y A. r. Messick, 81. 25; Boughman
~ Co, Sl4 O5; q James Bolt, f3 so; N.
no Danforth, Sl6.7O; II. O. Tucker, S3,l
u. H. James Gray. Sl2b0; J. v Carlisle
ne Co., 81 81; George Biickle, So; 8.
~ n Denny, s3; J. N. Solomon, $38 Al; o.
''' Cleland, S5 27; j W HaIt S5; NJ.
Kelley, $50; Ayars & Bon, Sl7; Alexis
der Chambers, IS so; John q. Brlat
S10-69; Simmons 8 Bros, SIS 08; Jan
Mills, $26 38; Eliza Frazer, $40 75; j.
Doueherty, S43.35; j. p. Smith. 81;
q L. Dunoan, dog catcher, Sl52; Char
~ Dlets, $40. so; Howard 0sle, $l1.
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