Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-05-25
Oity Oounoii,

Oily Council met In regular session
last evening with President Farra pre.
siding. The session vas devoid Of In.
tarest except when Mr.. Chambers gave
notice that he would, at the next
stated or some future meeting, intro
duce an ordinance to amend an ordi.
nance concerning the theatres and pub
lilo exhibitions. In explanation he
stated that he did 60 on account OF tha
lewd performances that were being
given At the Academy Of Music.
The Finance Committee reported as
follows:
"rhe Finance Committee report that
they have this day settled with Dennis
Kane, receiver OF city taxes for the yeAr
1880, and after the allowance Of errors,
amounting to e5, 2O2 OF, end that hs has
settled In full with the mayor and
Council for all city and school taxes for
said year." The report was adopted.
The Oity Treasurer reported o balance
In bank OF t18, ,70l. 81. divided as follows:
Oorrent expenses, $l517l.10; sand lot,
t3, l03.67i park funk, S427.0i.
The special committee on Memorial
Day exercises reported that they had
met the joint Committse OF the @. A r.,
and that Oounoit had been assigned u
position In lire In the rear OF the mill
tAry and ahead of tho g. A. z The
committee also rep6rted instructing the
CLERK OF Counoil 10 invite the Mayor
aud other city officers to participate 10
The parade. Tho report was adopted.
Wiliism II. GArdner and others peti.
toned thAt the limits wherein framu
buildings could be erected be EXTENDED
from Twenty eighth street on the east
and Mailman he
matter was referred to the LAW Com
mittee.
A communication was read from
John M. @. Kidney withdrA wing the
deed which he presented to the olty for
the bed Of Eleventh street between
franklin and Rodney streets.
A comm unication was read from the
Board OF Port wsrdens, through CHIEF
Engineer Robinson, asking that Council
direct thAt an order for $500 be drawn
In their favor. The mAttsr was referred
10 the Street and Sewer Department.
Mr.. Chambsrs gave notice that he
would, at some future meeting, intro.
duce an ordinance In relation to thea
tres and public exhibitions.
The Law Committee on the report OF
the Street and Sewer Departments pre-.
sented the opinion OF City Solicitor
Ball, wherein he stated, according to
the law, the itemized accounts of the |
department, as presented by the Audit. |
ing Committee, must be published |
twice in two daily papers OF the city.
Mr.. BauRh thought the opinion Of
the Solicitor was all right, but he did
not think 1t necessary 10 publish the
itsmizsd account, rs 1t would cost from
$500 to 3400 He moved 10 refer the
matter to the Printing Committee.
Mr. Quinn said that although the law
says that the account should be pub.
llshed, it did not make 1t mandatory
upon Council to order the report pu6.
lished aud pay for It. He held that II Q
department. had had the law passed, In.
Cured the expense and Council had
paid over TO them $50. 900. He thought
IL was the duty Of lhe department 70
pay 1t out Of their appropriation.
Mr.. Taylor thought that Council WAS
not compelled to pay for the adver
tisinR.
Mr Moore moved to lay the matter
over for one week In order to allow the
Law Committee TO obtain the opinion |
OF the City Solicitor as 20 whose duty It |
was 20 publish the report The motion |
was adopted.
Oh Wotioh Vi mt mOoId Inb 0l0rk |
Was instructed 10 furnish the chief en-.
Rineer and assistants OF the fire depart
ment with oopies Of the city charter
and ordinances fres OF charge.
The ordinance for the relief of uala.
ries, amounting 10 $780, WAS read Q
third time and pssSed with but one dis
,enting vote, that Of Mr.. Hawkins.
Two proposals were read for tine ereo
Hon OF stone coping around the oity lot
IN the BrnndyWine Osaetsry. As no
bonds accompanied the bids they were,
IN motion OF Mr.. Taylor, destroy ed.
On motion adjourned.
The following bills were passed: Ware
= Smith, $9l2; BrIat & Davis, SO 40;
johu j. Dougherty, IS 60; o. II. Ma
zuire, Is 70; John p. Ruth, $50; NJ.
OuRan, $500; George EmbFee, Sill. 1.25;
rhomas BridsmAn, S8.75; John X. Hud.
ION 81 Co., 60c.i Freie Presse, S17. 80.