Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-01-20


upon 20 nci NJ clesk. Ca motion OF
Mr.. Qalhn, Mr. Norton was called 10
tho chair. fhe roll ives cailsd, but ~
the minutes were looked mp the reading
was dispensed with.
The report OF tho city trsasurer
showed balsnoe in the Union National
Bank to tho credit Of current expenses
of $50. .693 70; S3,iO3 81 TO the credit of
the sand lot, and Sa2T o. to toe park
fund. He also reported having re-
ceived the following Amounts: Tax
Receiver MeAley, 1915; Tax Rsoeiver
Moody, 6200; Board Of Water Commits
sioners, So 030, interest on honda N Do
is, II and ~.
Tho following was real and ordered
tn be fled:
Mr.. A. y. Mess.ck. Clerk Of Council,
WIlmin gt9n, Dsl
DEAR SIR: Ths President directs me
to acknowledge tha reosipt OF your let
ter OF tho 7th instant, transmitting res.
olutions OF ths City Oounoil Of vii.
mington, approving OF the proposition
TO hold celebrations at Washington in
com Dmemoration OF the establishment OF
constitutional government aud tho dis.
oovery OF America. Very respootfu lly,
ID. s. LAMONT, Private Secretary.
A Communication WAS also received
and read from thu h jnrd Of Health, as r.
ing Ooupcu 20 instTuot the Mayor 10
appoint SPECIAL officers TO watch houses
where smallpox exists and prevent per
Bons entsvinR or leaving them exoep.
those AUTHORISED by tho Beard OF
Health.
Mr.. Merton saij tist he was In favor
OF going htill farther in this matter, by
employing ttsined nurses 10 those who
wers 80 unfortunate ~ to contract ths
disease. he had intended Offering a
resolution tn that effOot, but ms there
Was difference OF opinion batwesu
him and Dr.. Draper on tho matter he
had ccncluded 70 let 1; rest for the pres
ent.
Mt. Qainn movei that n special
comrnitea Of thr=s oe epp1,n sed 30 con-
Fer with n ElullsT COMMITTEES from the
Board OF HeSlth, aud the motion was
amended bg Mr Dilllu, 70 that TIE
committee Would aave power to act.
Mr.. 6hHrksy said tbas hs was op
poBed 10 the motion, 10 he thought al
cases should bs removed to the bospItS
az foon Rs rsTortsd. He ro.iotd ia the
papars thet M. Gutbrle, the guperln
tendept Of tbs nlmOhouse, has the hos
pital ir teadincss, aud thst Was the
proper place Tor the people 20 bo taken
He was oppoasd 10 the oity spending
any mopey on these cares, and thought
they rhoild bs TUNED over TO thi
o1unty
Mr.. BNuPh IN rspiy said that lie vhl
oppcss1 to dragging people to this hos
pitRl vAo could bo takea care OF a
their hopeP, aud hs very much doubted
II 80 csu,d legally BE- done.
The dstcns.ioa Was c1ntlnusd foI
come t!Ius, and participated in b.
! AeSsrh, Q1iru, SaArksy and Bow sr
The latter said thA. II wsa very fiae foi
memhurs 10 staud on the Il Dor of Conn
oil and talk shout taking psop!s TO th,
/ hospital, On, hs dOubrod very much 1
there was any member who would iiki
! to be taken there htmeef or to sea on,
! Of his fAn.iJ taEsu, Il tnsY should ht
SO unfnstn ate w 20 orntracs tao dis
ease h ;hought the expense IL yo,vet
/ in com pltiBg vita tbs e1aGgBdon o
| tho B1ari 0f Health should not bt
taken into CONFEDERATION, as th1 pnblit
h2nlth was paramount to evars th.nl
else.
/ a vote was then tahou on tho motor
TO Rppoins cola nlttss and ;t pss7all
ed, Thrn sc.ias PrrsiaeDt Moron zp
p9lutsd hu6-rl Qtinn, Hpgslnu aud
Mii!se. DC motion OF M. Dliil0, NJ (
Norton 1re also added to tbs commit
tee.
Mr.. Bower then In occoriauca with
notice which he gave tso wseks ago OF
fsred tho following:
"R SOLVED, That the uoTdg 'oveIJ
Thursday evening" on toe esanld lln,
OF rule 1 oa Htsiaken out snd ths word
the fret snh last Thuuday evenings
Of each month bo inserted Ia lieu
thereof"
/ In raovlng The adoption OF the raaolu
! tlon Nj, Bower earnestly Atgona,od H.
and said aLat II II WAS adopted It wonlt
be the means o. Saving $700 annuslly
hepBgs 5hsfkey, BAypsrl and Hssslgt
also ieYls0d IL, bat tho lA:ser thought
thas Us thaF0 wera 30 naany m5Eberl
absent, It world DO well On az Ihs mot
ter over for one week, and motion 4
that effect prevailed.
! Coupci, then adjourned, having pass
/ ed the following billl:
! John Il. S;l3mon, $50; A'eKandei
Chsmbe;a, si2 So; Waiter Cumnins
S37 20; JsmeO NJ. GsiEi, SIS II; JOIN
j. DoGs hcrty, Sl2 26.