Daily Republican., 1888-02-10
City Council

The regular meeting Of City Oounci
\ was held lAat evsniun, and Ia the ab
senoe OF President Eokel Mr.. Miller wai
called upon TO preside The clerk called
the roll. and the minutes of the las,
stated meeting were read and appro we'd.
Tue city treasurer reported balance
OF S77 ,634 So In th3 Uaion National
Bank to the credit OF current ex psnses,
". lO3 81 to the sand lot, aud $427. .O4 TO
the park fund. He aleo reported hav.
Ing reoei ved the following amouuts:
Tax Reoeiver Mealoy, $500; ex- Tax Rs.
cetver Kane, tl00.
The Fire 20 nmittee reported In favor
OF granting the petition for q Ore alarm
box ct Filth aud Adams streets. Mr..
Quinn wanted to know II he should nd :
verLtse for proposals for furnishing the
box. He said that he had been caught
mapping once, and did not intend TO
have 1t happen again II he could help
1t.
Mr.. Baugh said that hs could not see
the use OF advertising AZ there was but
one kind OF box that could bs used, and
that was furnished by only one oom-
pany.
Mr.. Baynatd asked II the law was
not very plain. on this matter? 1t says
that where the cost OF any work will
exceed fifty dollars proposals shall be
invited by advertising.
Mr.. Qainn again oonteudei that he
could not see any use In advertising as
it would only entail 4 useless expense
or twenty-five or thirty dollars. The
GameWell Con pany is the only one
thst can supply the box, aud he thought
1t would be Just as well TO order 1t
without going to the expense OF adver.
tislnR.
Mr.. Taylor said that according to the
ordinance the committee are bound to
advertise for proposals. Still he
thought this ordinance is too sweeping
and proposed at some future time to
offer an amendment to apply to Just
such cases As this.
Mr.. Baynard was under the impree.
sion that II would be better to let the
ordinance remain as IL Is, for he
thought 1t would be cheaper to spend
the money for advertising, especially as
such cases occur 30 rarely, than 1t
would be to open loop hole where oil
oonld pass through.
Tho matter then rested, with the
that the committse Is to
box.
Tho president announced that the
ordinance TO amend an ordinance re-
lAttcg TO the health OF the city had
been approved by the Mayor, and Is
now law.
oa motion of Mr.. Taylor, orders
were drawn In favor OF Andrsw G.
Wilson. Alexander ]. Hart and George
8 CApelle, memb bers Of the R9Rlstra.
tlon BoarI, for SIS each, the amount Of
their salaries for the quarter ending
February.
Council then adjourned.
DlrinE the evening the following
bills were passed and orders drawn:
Eliza Frazer, $3.50; G s. Cleland,
tl9.08i Ayars q Son, $6; James M.
Bryan, $3.50; Simmons & Brothers,
6l7.59; j. u. McGonIRAl, ST SO; John
X. Solomon, esi.43; Thomas Ferry,
|. 39i l.. u. Belts, 81; James Mills,
t37 Sg; w. H. Hsrtlova, S2.5O; M. u.
Kelly, $40; X A. CArswell, $40 26;
Transfer Company, S2S 90;
p, w. 81 B. railroad, S. so; Southern
& ectrlo Company, $ll2 22; Adams &
ttrosher, Sill, Alexander Cham bers,
bS; Delaware and Atlantic Telephone
company, $50; j. A. Parker, $40; First
Y Davis. $l1 IS; q James Bsit, % O6;
Star Publishing Company, Si2 35; the
News Publishing Company, 81 80; Della.
ware Printtng Company, IS 96; Martin
Johnston, $32 so; CHARLES Distz Sl2.25;
frank Duncan, SAT; DIR. Howard Osle,
AZ; Kennebeo Ioe and Goal COMPANY,
4; w. e Lindsay, $40 80; Every Even
ng Printing Company, $40; Groves q |
)o., So; III, r. Kelly, IS.