Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-08-10
Oh tx UOUHOIL.
Regular Messing Last EvSDing-sOrdi-
pADees Intsoduood-hOutIne Bassness
--OEdors RApAsd-Psaltlons

-OFdors Rsuasd-PSsltions
Oity Council rem aimed In ssssion over
On hour last evening, which was ooeA.
lsioned by shura debate on the q uestioa
OF paying bill and charging 1t to an
appropriation to whioh &c did not be-
loBR. Mr.. Qninn led the onslaught
and came out the victor.
President FarrA presided.
The Finance Committee reported fa-
vorAbly on the following petitions for
overpAid city and school taxes:
Mrs. John Dorsey, 81. s6; Mrs August
Hessy $685. Joseph HsverfoTd, Ss4T;
hrs- Peter Gregg, t7l3i The reports
| were adopted.
The Law OommIttse, ON the petition
Of number OF oitlzens Of the Ninth
ward, reported that they hAd visited
4 Twelfth and ClAymOnt streets and had
called the attention Of the Street and
Sewer Department 10 the bad condition
OF the vicinity, who had promised to
attend to the matter. The report was
adopted
The Police Committee on the ball Of
Francis u. Duncan, ex-dog catcher,
fos S94, reported In favor Of paying the
bill, less orders given by Danoen to
lpArties whom he owed. The report WAs
adopted.
The same committee reported fAvDfA
bly, on the petition Of Peter Kelly SAX
ing that he be paid t25 for clothing
while on duty % o special officer ON sne
Brandy wine, and that the amount be
charged TO miscellaneous And Incidental
expenses.
MR. Quinn, stated that he had OBJ
ijeotionB to paying Mr.. Kelly, but he
was oppoSed to taxing the amount from
the appropriation named. II Council
COMMENCED to draw on 1t, for amounts
that properly belong to other appIopria.
tions, Il would BLoa be exhausted. He
lcalled for the ayes and nays, upon the
report.
hT. MoGoniRRl moved to amend the
report, that the amount be charged to
the polios appropriation.
| The amendment was adopted, and
J upon the ayes and nays being called
upon the report Of the committee, u
was defeated by Is nays to 4 ayes.
The Law Committee, to whom WAs
. referred q petition asking that an ordi
! nance be prepared in regard to the
! erection of frame buildings, reported
: fAvorably and the report was adopted
B The City Treasurer reported bAlAnoe
) in bank to the credit Of current ex-
penses Of s259, ,268.S7i parE, Si27 o.
sand lot, 81, ,l03.67.
John p. DanAhOe, one OF the suretiss
LOT City Treasurer Griffith asked Uounoll
!, 70 instruct the City Solicitor to enter
: satisfaction on his bond for the las,
! term OF the trt asurer. Referred TO the
: Law Committee.
The same com mittee, on the petitiOn
of ABbury Sterling, tanitor OF the poliCt
station, asking for $40 extra compenea
> tion, reported fsvorRbly.
The report created considerable dis
cuBBion.
Mr.. Chambers said that he was mot IN
favor Of dirty oelle and roems, and Ster
! ling had found the oslls and Yooma In 0
. filthy condition. He had thoroughly
= = cleAnsed and whiteWashed them. Ht
did not think 1t WAS his duty to build s
y house and paint It.
Mr.. Quinn said that he did not believe
. In giving perquisitee. This man, Wht 1
y his term expired, might leave the hal
In the same condition. He ID not be
lieVs in sqIaRderlpg the peoples none,
90 the four Winde OF heaven.
Mr., Chambers moved that the matte
be postponed for one week In order thA
the MaJ or and Chiei Of Polioe could b.
heard In the matter.
Mr.. SAwdon opposed paying the bill
as he thought the salary OF f45 pc
month was suffloient There WAS pt
doubt in his mind that the jAaitOr ooul,
earn the same salAry anywhere else.
Mr.. Johngon said that IL 1t was tn
duty OF the janitor 90 do the work, b.
should do 1t without extra pay; II NO
then he should be paid.
The motion to postpone WAS lost, AMI
ia the bill was allowed,
Mr.. Qalnn introduced 3 resolution
81 II AAnh aaatNtaN rtrfv Iur -
O, johnson to sign ell checks durin
the Absencs of the Oity Treasurer, VIII
is spending a short vacation at Atlanti
/. CIty.
~ ~ The same gentleman presented
y y resolution notifying n. II. Carter, 81
~ peTintondent Of the P, W. q b. Il. II
- TO put tAe bridge In order over the dyh
ct Fourteenth street and Railroad ay
'{nue 10 q H4fe coalition.
The same gentleman presented az o
dinAnce TO amend an ordinance oui
lCernlpK danger signals, The ament
q meDt makes It obligatory upon the pi
nd licemen TO report to the chief all vlOll
10 tions cf the ordinance, he to have wa
rants Issued for the arrest of the pattle
Mr.. Chambers asked by what al
thority the dog cltoher was empowere
ng to arrest cows and imp1und the
lei while the COWS were In charge OF
lly herder, On his motion tina matter vi
We referred to the city solicitor for b
opinion.
Mr.. Ohamhers introduced an ord
nance to extend the limits for the ere
=. tiou Of frame buildings from Twent!
= third TO Twenty. hfth street.
bs The contract for plEclug hte RlsrI
box at Sllverbrook Was ERried to II
Gsmewell Fire Alarm Company
d, During the evening the followin
Iss orders were directed to bs drawn: De
OF, aware Printing Company, Sl05 So; th
News Printing Company, bl02.l0; Il
Star Printing Company, eI05.l0i II
Every Evening Printing CompRn,
Sl04 So; Journal Printing OonpAn.
10. 500. 40; Republican Printing OompRn!
nd S87. 81; Wilmington Printing CompAn.
SSi 60; Wilmington Printing OomPAD.
81; t. Ferry, S1.98; j. V. Carlisle s. Uo
S3.7S; Adams q Bio 81 80; J. D. FIN
81 ley, $40 80; Kent Iron and HATdW
ed Company, $6.5l; Eliza Frazer, Gil; Ne
Duffy, $3.50; o wen Cassidy, S8; W.
HartloVe, Sl.50; j. N, Solomon, IS
r. r. Griffith, 81; e. P Moody, f5l2
George 81. Murphy, So 30; George I
lts Brown and A, Il. Sanborn, SIS; fol
~ orders OF $40 each were drawn IN fAvt
of the Delaware aud Atlantic TelephoI
Company; George H. Murphy, s3; A
Ise bury Sterling, 80; NJ. r. Kelly, S6; d
sociAtion, 81 40 James E. Writ, So
Kent Iron and Hardware CompAnn
np 81 10; N. b. Dauforth, S6 95; AlexAud
Ia & RrN