Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-09-28
Oily COUNCIL.
n short Session - lighting tho CITY
BuIldiDGs - "BiOW Up the Old khe.
bang ,"

City TreAaursr reported IN bank 4
the credit OF the oity, e2l8. .997 80; ofedi
Cf sand lot, S3,i03 81; TO the credit o
the City PAEb, S4I7 o..
On motion Of Mr. Chambers an or
der WAS drawn for 5000 10 pay nter
est on sandry bonds due IN Ootober
an on lis m0tion also, an order Wal
drawn to pay to Samuel Murphy, z. b
Gsyley and q. P. johnson, sinking
fund commissioners, 81 $50.
The wards were called over from
First to TGelf h, but not , petition WAI
offered.
Mr.. Dillon then created some diver
sion by off5ripg three bids for lighting
the city buildings. One WAS from {
coal Of dealer, smother from III , Electric
Light Company and one from the VIII
mington O5al Gas Company. The bidl
were read.
J. Harry PieTson proposed TO light the
buildings vita GOAL oil for 800.
The WILMINGTON Elecir Company
proposed to do IL for 81 OCT 80, or st GO
much per light, which in the Aeg egAte
Amo1ntsd to about tina. amount
The Wilmington Goal Gas Company
proposed doing Ii for 81 20 per !, 900
cubio fest, the whole guaranteed not to
cObt mOro bnAn etOU.
"Whas will you do with the bidt2'
asked President protein Quinn.
II move they be .ferFed baok 10 the
OF mmittee, with power TO act" said
Chairman Dllliu.
Then little spicy breeze sprAng up.
A little haRh Of Are came from the eyes
OF the president as he gathered himself
up from his big chair and called on MI.
n 60, - 81 ~
his place at his desk and addressed the
Ouun oil.
"Nsver In my life," said Mr.. Qaipn,
"did hear such motion, with All my
sixteen years OF experience In this City
founding. On last mestiDg night OF
Council, when the ohairman Of tie
Pdblic Building Committee moved to
renew the o oontrRcts for lighting the
city at the old prioss, amended the
motion By ipstruoiinR the committee to
ask for bids for llahsiDE the buildings.
''This did not suit the chairman, bat
the motion carried all the same and We
have the bids here tonight and they
show that whereas last year It cost 81, =
150 to light the city buildinas with gas,
1t Is proposed by this same parties this
year TO light them for $50 by which
t400 will be saved to the city. Now II
Is proposed to refer these bids back TO
this same committee thai wanted to re-.
new the old contract, to do Ss they
please without regard 70 the bids. Suoh
Ruiaclty l have never seen Mr..
| lQulnn hAd mulh more TO HRy about
IRuarslnR faithfully the interests OF the
people who had souls, against the re-
pAoiEy Of mouopolies that had no souls
but in thia instEnue there WAS oompe
tition between two monopolieB and thC
psople were about to get tho benefit oil
it and get something like justice Al
Ro9n as Mr. Quinn took his seat, Mr.
Moore moved that the oonua-t b.
awarded to the Electric Light Com
pany. Mr. Quinn called for 3 vote BY
yeBs and nays.
MI. MoRenney moved to amend Il
award it to the Wilmington Coal Ca
Com Pany.
Mr. Chambers said he did not full,
underbtaDd the proposal OF the Elsotri
Light Company, aDd WAS not prepAre'
to vote upon it. He moved that th
matter be laid ever one week.
] Mr.. Dillin moved to ask for new bide
90 the Law had not been rompIied with
In making the old onet, although they
/ uAA BINh NhAEu AuA 1GIOAAkEk W lnG IL
struotlcns Of Council.
Mr.. Dillin briefly replied TO Mr.
IQainn, and called him THE Great Ro
former" He atid he did mot think e.
much about the ttdeRr people" when h
lhad the oontrAes for making the polio
uniforms for S1080. There Is you
"GFeAt Rsf0rmsr.H
Mr.. Quinn answered and said tn
contract was given to George W. Quinn
his son, who carries on the business o
tailoring, and every oompliSnCe OF th
city ordinance wAa strictly observed
Several members wanted to knoE
what motion was before Council.
u Mr. MoGonlgal raised the point OF OF
, der that no motion YVES bsfo:e Oonuoi
, unless stated from the chair
Mr.. Baugh raised the point that =
none OF the bids were legGl there We
nothing bsfore Council.
Mr.. J0hnHon wanted to know wins
, motion was before Council.
The chair, Mr.. McMenAnin, rule
that Rs the bids were Irregular a
action upon them was also ifregulR
and there VAS nothing before Onurc.l.
Mr.. Dlliin then got in q mosic
which was osrii d, inEtruotiBg the pu'
lie building committee to advertise f.
. bids for lighting the pablo buIid Ing
with either electricity or gar.
An ordinance fos the relief Of Oharlt
Boucher, giving him pgrmisslon [
erect slaughter house for tho KILN
of swine at twenty eighth sad ratnh
streels " AS read frat And second tin
and referred TO the Law Com mtttee.
The following orders WsTe draw
during the evening; ID. j. Meale,
: S7l0; Wilmington Transfer Co., $l.5
RAnner s. Kunn, &6 80; james PattoI
, SO; George W. Gray, Si9 50; miscslls
: neous pay roll, Sl,e92.s3; police pa
roll, o. 93l68
"If there Is no other business befc
Council move We Adiourn," said
mem ber.
President Q linn said he had n
called all the wards for business.
"Is there anything more to offei
asked the chairman.
There being no Response, II mo
we adjourn" Wns the motion tn
carried, and eB thu members VIC
riting to depart, one more disgust
r. than the other ct this Wsat of sOmethii
le to Go, jocnlsrly proposed to "hloK
e. the old thetAIg."
i A Delirlous Youth kits Himself
TRENTON, N j., Sept 81 CHAR
Hornung, residing at SCI Broad Stree
p shot himself in the stomach this aft
8 noon He was is years of age and