Daily Republican., 1888-11-23
CITY COUNCIL.
CANNOT AFFORD A PRISON
VAN.
a OhRtty sersiOn-RAilroAd OOmpR-
niles Either TO Provide Safety
Gates or be Prosecuted.
Masquerade EGooIts.

A regular session OF the Olsy Council
was htl1 last evening with Councilman
Chambers In the chair, President FArrS
being absent.
Mr. Forrest, from the Law Commit
tse, reported in favor Of settling the case
Of Blddle vs.. the city of Wilmington,
By paying the plaintiff $500. The re-
port Was adopted and an order for the
amount WAS drawn In favor Of City
Solicitor Turner, TO pAy the party
named.
The city treasurer reported bAIano0
IN bank to current expenses Of Sl77,.
662.48i park purposes, Bls70 BE.
oeived Of N. j. MeAley, tax collector,
$376.
Mr.. Qaihn presented bill from Pat
rick OArberry for 1928 so, and moved
that 1t be referred to the Law and El
nance committees Jointly. He eXplBined
that the work was done under the direo
tion Of the Board Of Health 1884, in and
had never been paid, The bill could be
collected by the oity, Is IL WAS covered
by . lien on the HerdmAn estate.
Mr.. Quinn presented . blank petition
from the suFstiea Of the late Dennis
Kane, city tax collector for the South
ern district Of Wilmington, askInk that
Martin j. Mealey DO appointed 10 col
lect the balance OF the outstanding
taxes not collected by Nr. Kane.
As the petition was not signed by the
suresieB Mr.. Moore raised the point oi
order that all petitions to Council
should bear the names Of the ped'
TONERS.
The chair decided the point vel
taken, and the petition wss referred
bsek for the signatures Of the suFetieB
A communication was received from
hs W. o. 7. URlon, requesting Oity
Council to procure prison van TO o0n'
VeY prisoners to their destination will
on ssexpoture.
Mr. Q INN moved to accept and Hl'
the report,
Mr.. Moore thought due courtesy Il
the petitioners more than such fOEmA
action. BE moved the reference OF the
communication to the Police COMMITTEES
Ae an amendment.
Mr. Quinn said he did not want tc
appear in q disoouTteous attitude to tbs
petitioners, but this question had
already been thoroughly discussed be
fore Council, and it was well known
that Council had no appropriation fol
that purpose at this time. Next year
when the new appropriations are made
he would favor the purchasing Of tht
van.
The reference of the Communication
to the police committee was rejected bg
. vote Of 8 70 0,and Mr.. Qninn's motion
was adopted,
Mr. Quinn called mp for third read
Ing the ordinance TO amend an ordl
nance concerning offences against pub
| liz ard al HA
TIE ordinance provides that "personS
may pass through the stIests Of the
city provided they have obtained q
written permit by the mayor and STe
accompanied by an officer who shall &C
company them TO and from the place
where the party Is held, the officer to
be given . reasonable compensation.
The ordinance was amended by Btrlk
ing out that part Of 1t requiring the Off.
GERS to see the masqueFAders home, also
ny striking out that part requiring COM
penBation to be given to the officer, leAv-
ing the of1oaF and the parties to make
their own bargains. The lStter part
was stricken out nt the suggestion Of
City Solicitor Turner, who said that
Council could nos allow police offioets
extra feos over and above their salaries
The ofdinanoa As amended then passed
A communication WAS received from
the Park Commissioners, informing
Council that the Park Commission In
tended to grade the nsW park at Hlsv-
enth and KiTkWood streets during the
coming winter. The letter was In re-
sponae to a petition to Council from
citizens Of the Eighth ward, requesting
the putting Of the park named In proper
oIder for use.
Mr.. Quinn offered resolution req uir-
ing the City Solicitor TO enter proceed.
ings against all railroad compSnies
having lines In the city for refusing or
neRleotlng to plAos safety gates ct the
street crossings, after having bsen noh-
tied by Council 10 do so.
Mr.. Baugh rAiged the point Of order
that all suoh business properly belongs
to the Street and SEWsr Depart nent
and moved the reference OF the subject
10 that department.
Mr.. Q1inn admitted that in q general
sense that was true, but there was an
other sense in which the City Council
has IuiSdiotion, and that 10 when acol.
dents occur for want OF these safety
gates. When suit iH brought for dam.
ages IL is not brought AgAinst the Street
ana Saver Department, but Against the
city Of Wilmington. Mr. @ linn said
the Street and Sewer Department had
accused Council Of IobbIna is Of its sp
proprlatlon by requiring IL to light the
streets OF the city, but shat department
hAd nothing to say about collecting
S12,62l IA for liens during the past ionr-
teen months, although Council had paid
for doing the work.
The amendment TO refer Was r;Jacted,
and Mr.. Quinn'a motion was adopted
BY large majority.
a resolution offered by Mr.. BaAle in.
structinR the City Solicitor to notify the
railroad companies to dieo0ntinue al
WAS adopted.
Orders were passed IS follows: @ 8.
Cleland, bs s9i 8. j. Roop, 50S.; Bard
Of E iuoAIion, s., ,916 67.