Daily Republican., 1888-10-19

The regular meeting Of City Council
WAS held last evening, with Presid eng
faTra In the chair. The roll was called
and Mr.. Qainn, with . view Of gettiBR
through with he business In the short
ess possible lime, TO enable the members 0
70 attend the DemoOtAtio meeting ia Il Q
Opera House, moved that the regular
order OF business be Buepsudsd. A
vote Vas taken With about Ons.thiFd Of
the members voting, aud the President
declared the motion carried. Mr.. John.
son objected on the Rrouud that 90 few
had taken Interest enough in the matter
70 vote, bat the President DECLARED that
he had given his decision.
Mr. Qalnn moved that the reading Of
the minutes be diBpansed with, when
Mr.. Hawkins said that as there ha3
been trouble In the court In reference to
the matter he was opposed to the mo-
tion.
A vote was then taken, but As Mr..
hoGonigAl voted n1y, and Il required
= unanimous vote, the motion weA lost
Toe clerk then read the minutes snd
they were approved.
The Finance Committee reported Ad-
versely on the petition OF hichAsl
Hayes, RSkinB for the return Of ta1eE
paid on stable OF No. los Jackeop
street, which he said had been torn
down three years ago. A communioa-
tion In reference 70 the matter WaO
read from Tax Collector NeAlly, tD
which he said that ~ the stable WAS on
the same lot ~ the dwelling house
there had never been any vAluAtloD
placed upon it. Mr.. Quinn moved that
the report OF the committee be adopted,
-kl. AnaAaaafn.. u-ANoh II
for some time. Finally n vote VIA
nays, And the motion was dec AIRED lost
On motion OF Mr., Qdinn the matter
WAs referred 10 the Law Committee.
Among the bills presented By the
Fire Committee was one Of S25 70 pay
the committee for their time in con.
ducting the semi. annuAl hEe test,
Mr.. Chambers WAS opposed 10 paying
the bill in this manner, rs he thought
II should be taken from the approprlA-
tion for salaries.
Mr.. Shea said shat be WAS opposed TO
paying the bill 81 all, Is he thought Il
was entirely too mucb, aud ~ he Ta-
aumed his seAs MF. Mcbride inquired
how much time the committee Bpsnt In
conducting the test.
Mr. BA1gh replied, "a day and q
half, and hadn't time TO even get my
dinner" whom Mr.. Mcbride rejOined.
81 thiuk you were doing pretty WE'LL"
Mr.. BAuRh explained that the object OF
the committee in presenting q bill in.
stead OF having II carried on bhe pas
roll Of Council, a. has always been the
custom, was that the Fire COMMITTEES
have sufficient funds 10 pay 10. A mo
ton to pay tho bill WAS then carried.
Tho City Treasurer reported . balance
Of Sl94, 1880 in the Union National
Bank 20 the credit Of current expenses,
| Is. 10}67 TO the sand lot and sI27 o. to
the credit of the park fund. He also
reported having received the following
amounts: Tax Reeeivar Neatly, 81 ,626;
Tax ReceIver Moody, $3.50; Ex-rRx BE.
oeiVer Kane, et03 81; Chief Engineer
Robinson, S76 40.
M. Qnlnn called up for . third read
ing an ordinance TO amend m oTdi-
nance relating 20 ths police.
This ordinance makes IL the duty oil
the officers 10 report 10 the Ohlef each
morning every violation of the law in
relation to placing danger signals on
| obatruotiORH In the streets. The ofdi-
nance WAS passed, subject TO the Approv.
al Of the Mayor.
/ nAAs N1hApA AEa AHNNtgA VI bAAG VAA a
nAnoe relating to safety gates on the p,
w. b b. RAilr6Sd 0ompAny's new cont
of" In South wilmington, read, aud
then offered y resolution, requesting the
Street and Sewer C0mmission TO have
Is enforced. The resolution was adopted
and the clerk instructed 70 send o0p1
TO the commission.
On motion OF Mr.. Quinn IN order
for b7,9lo.67, monthly appropriation
WAS drawn Ia favor Of the Board o.
H1uoAtion.
Bills were passed As follows: Alex
Ander Cham beIs, 50 90i James Wright
e9i Alexander Chamber, S8; Whining
ton Transfer Company, $ll 20; JAmei
KllpAtriok, $50 III BiwATd TAzswellr
$40 10; William G. BSugh, s25; South
ern Electric Company, 400 2s; FlinT
Brothers, SlS5; u. james Belt, l6 cents
K izAbeth Taylor, 80