Evening journal., 1888-11-16
COUNCIL IN SESSION.
A Frame Fruit store Is Sustained on
Motion.

A Frame Fruit store Is Sustained on
Motion.
The regular weekly meeting of City
Council was held last evening" President
Farra in the chair.
The committee on Education presented
a report detailing their late visit to the
public schools of the city. They highly
praised the efficient method of instruc-
tion and stated that in their opinion VIII
mington had as good schools as there
were in the country.
The committee presented bill for $40
for carriage hire. Mr. Quinn objected to
the bill on the ground that the committee
had no appropriation and should not
have incurred any expense, Mr.. Haw-
kins also objected to the bill. He said
however, that the committee had charged
nothing for their services. Mr.. Quinn
replied that he would rather they pay for
their services than send in a carriage
bill
After some discussion the bill was
passed.
City Treasurer Griffith report showed
a balance in bank to the credit OF current
expenses of $17s, 11160 and park fund,
$427 o. He had received 1915 from
Martin j. Mealey.
Mr.. Quinn presented favorabler eport,
which was adopted on the petition OF
Prudence Edwards. for the return of
So 30, overpaid taxes.
Mr. Davis presented a long petition
from residents of the Eighth ward
and vicinity, asking the City Council to
put the recently purchased property at
Eleventh and Kirkwood streets in con
dition for public park as soon rs pos
sible. Council, on motion of Mr. Davis,
at once adopted a resolution requesting
the Park Commission TO do the work
Ia response TO two circumstances
! City Solicitor Turner presented a re-
port that in his opinion the building
occupied as q fruit stand by NJ Malascalza
on Eighth street near King recently
erected by L. G. VanKleek, is a frame
building and contrary to law. Mr. Turner
further stated that permit for the cree
ton Of the building had been granted by
the building inspector. He further stated
that the stable Of p. Plunkett a. CO., in
the rear Of No. 1906 Market street, was
also contrary to law The report caused
a row upon motion to adopt
| Mr.. Mckenney said he had examined
the building and was of the opinion that
it was not Of frame Messrs. Ayars con.
CURED in the opinion and Mr. Baugh said
that nearly all the morocco factories OF
the city were violators Of the law and il
this stable came down he thought al
should Mr. Roberts defended the city
solicitor. He said that he had no doubt
that the city's law officer had examined
the building and in accordance with that
examination had made his report. HI
thought it was Councils duty to stant
by the solicitor The city solicitor was
then called upon. He reafiirmed his
opinion and said he had given the build
ings a careful examination and they werl
unquestionably violators Of law.
Mr.. Quinn made a sensible argument il
favor Of sustaining the city solicitor.
opinion. He said it Council proposed tC
have city solicitor they should take hi.
opinion or resolve themselves into body
of lawyers and decide the laws for them
! selves. Mr.. Roberts moved that tn
opinion of the city solicitor be sustained
and the buildings come down. tn
motion was lost by vote Of 81 to an,
the original molten was adopted. During
the evening the following orders werl
passed: Wilmington Coal Gas Company
IS; N. b. Danforth, $3.50 Held & Bro
81; NJ Johnson, "a; Delaware Printing
Company, $l7. 80; J. ID. German, $40
First & Davis, $43 80; z. James Belt
$50; Delaware Printing Co. $2.10.