Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-09
REFuNDlNG THE DEBT.
Council to Ask for nm Act to Refund
Part OF the city Debt.

The regular session of City Council was
held last evening, President Farra in the
chair. The reading of the minutes were
dispensed with.
Mr. Quinn from the Finance Committee
reported favorably upon the petition of
Mrs. Ellinger for the return of So %
overpaid taxes. The report was adopted
and an order directed TO be drawn FOR the
amount.
City Treasurer Griffith reported bal
ance in bank to the credit of current ex-
penses Of $177, 924 80: park purposes,
| $427 or received Of M. J. Mealey, 1928 /;
Il. p. Moody 500
Mr.. Quinn on behalf Of the Finance
Committee presented a resolution direct
ing the city solicitor to propose an act
TO be presented to the Legislature asking
authority to refund $l26, 600 Of the city's
debt falling due in 1891 at rate Of in
terest not to exceed per cent.
Mr. Moore asked Mr.. Quinn why ii was
necessary to refund the debt. He believed
the bonds could be paid out Of the taxes
and without increasing the rate.
Mr. Quinn said that the bonds could
not be paid without raising the rate Of
taxation and he believed the burden
would be too heavy to pay them off at
once. The committees proposition was to
pay off so much annually. He had been to
see several persons and he was convinced
that the debt could be refunded at per
cent. a saving at once Of So, 600 II is our
intention to place these bonds in the
sinking fund and that Of itself will aid in
their liquidation.
Mr.. Chambers said in relation to the
sinking fund that Il was necessary to
make some provision for It. At present
there was only $119, $50 in il and unless
some provision is made for 10, it will
cease to operate in 1895. The placing Of
this money into the fund viii do much
to continue it.
The resolution was passed unani-
mously.
The Police Committee presented anum-
Der Of bills among them one for So for
feed for the dog catcher An objection
raised by MIR Hawkins precipitated quite
a debate and cross fire of remarks.
Mr. Quinn claimed That the city had no
right TO feed the dog catchers horse. He
did not believe that there was any au-
thority to pay the bill The bin had
been coming in for some time past and he
thought it time that the thing stopped.
The dog catcher's bills were enormous
| anyway. The doctors bills around the
police station struck him as exhorbitant.
| He did not believe in paying 50 for
placing piece Of plaster on a vagabond s
head that ought To die anyway
Mr. Sawdon by no means relished the
way in which his committees bills were
being sit down upon, and with great elo.
quence and dignity showed he had
worked a saving to the city He claimed
that Foster had received SIC while he
only reported in favor Of giving Dog
Catcher Writ S.
The discussion was brought TO an end
by motion of Mr. Roberts to lay on the
table, which was carried by yea and
nay vote Of II to 8. Mr. Baugh gave
notice that he would introduce an ordi.
nance 60 reorganize the fire department.
The following orders We're directed "a
be drawn: Gamewell Fire Alarm Tele.
graph Company, $440;J J. NJ. Solomon,
s.. Go; Michael Riley, $3.50: w. Y. Swigl
gett, S57 90; Hannah Wood, $40; w. +.
Kelley, So; Asbury Sterling, So James
Z. Writ S5S; Dr. Willard Springer, IS
Dr. Howard Ogle, $685. Groves & Com
pany, S..