Evening journal., 1888-05-25
CITY COUNCIL.
Who ~ TO Pay for PublIshi ug the
WaIer ConlIlsI aslo ncr,s EEeport4

Who ir 10 Pay for pmblIshiug the
wafer COmnissiOncr's E1eportq
The regular meeting OF City Council con-
vened last evening, President Ferra in tho
chair. The Finance COMMITTEES reported
having settled IL fun with Dennis Kane,
receiver Of tsxae. for the year 1855 after
allowing errors amounting % s. .229 O.
The report was adopted and ordered spread
upon the miuutes
Mr.. Quinn on behalf Of ths memorial
committee reported that that committee
had met the joint committee Of the G. A.
r., and that Council bad been assigned a
position in the rear of the militia aud in
front OF the G. A. r A resolution WIS
then adopted that Council meet at 1.3O ..
NJ. on Decoration Day to proceed to the
position assigned them and that the mayor
and other city officers be invited TO accom-
pany Council.
Mr.. Baynard presented a petition from
William II. Gsrdner aud other property
holders sssieg Council to extend the limits
within which brick and stone buildings
are requires to be built to % b Sc on the
east. and Madison st. on the north. The
petition was referred to the Law Commit
tee, with instruction to prepare an ordi-
nance The city treasurer reported bal
sncsin bank TO the credit of surrent ex
penses OF SIS III 10; sand lot. s3 10s 10. and
of park fund s42704; total Of SIS 7O1 81
A communication was presented from
John n. c. Rodney. setting forth that
he had offered 60 Council the bed of llth
St., from Franklin to.Roiuey, but as Council
had continued TO tax him for the he'd Of the
street he withdrew the offer. The COM
munication was referred to the Street and
Sewer Department. IS was ons from the
Board OF Port Wardens asking for an OPP
preparation Of 5000.
Mr.. Chambers gave notice that he would
at the next meeting present an ordinance
60 regulate shows or public exhibitions
He said there had been certain immoral
shows given IN the theatrel and he thought
it was Iime for Council TO regulate them.
The Law Committee presented the
opinion of City Solicitor Ball upon the
itemizad account Of the Street and Sewer
/ Department. Tue opinion was that the
seciiouIequiring the printing OF the re-
port presented by the directors was very
clear and there was only one thing to do.
and that was to print the report in full.
Mr.. Baugh thought it was a hardship upon
Council to compel it to publish the report.
It would cost $500 or S400, as it was a
summary OF every act they had done by
the department Mr.. Quinn raised the point
that is was a question whether Council
or the Street and Sewer Commission should
Dor, 4ha I,iU Ne aafa fho Ia -, ,,,o a.. l. ,,,..
datory upon the commission to present the
report TO Council and for Council TO audit
it, aud be believed that when almost uu.
limited power was conveyed upon the
commission this was meant as a check
At Mr.. Taylor's request the opinion wal
read again, whereupon that gentleman
held that Council had nothing to do with
the publication Of the report, that it was
for the Street and Sewer Department to dc
it, and il the department did not choose tc
publish it, it was no affair Of Council.
On motion OF Mr.. Moore the matter was
laid over for one week in order to obtain
another opinion from the. city solicitor,
on the point, namely, as to whose duty II
is to publish the report.
Ca motion OF Mr.. Moore, copies Of the
City Ordinances were directed to be given
the chief and two assistant engineers or the
| Fire Department
Mr.. Taylor called up for q third reading
the ordinsnce for the relief Of salaries and
it was passed. The ordinance transfe
from the appropriations for interest S400
ami from the extraordinary appropriations
s6,500, and trsnsfers the So 800 to salaries
An order for ss,26s rs was directed to b,
drawn for the monthly appropriation oi
the Board OF Education.
The bids for coping around the city loi
in the Wilmington and Brandywine Gene
terry we're rejscted, they not having the re.
quired bonds accompanying them.
On motion Council adjourned.
The following bills were passed: f. r
Smith, S29 12; First & Davis. SC. 40; Johr
). Dougherty, $3.50; @. Il. Mcguire, 1875
John P. Ra.h. $50; NJ. Dugau, $3.50
George Embree, SLIPS; Thomas Bridgmau
1915; John r. Hudson & Co, 65 csnts
Frsie Presse, $3.50.