Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-12-01
CITY COUNCIL.
WHAT WAS DONE AT THE RE,
GuLAR SESSION.
aT, Quinn EATOAstIc-DebAte Over
Phtk PolIeemAn-A BIZ to Pay
Mayor HArringtonS Secret
Detectives Referred.

The Olty Council met in regular ses.
sion last night, President FarrA in she
chair.
The Finance Committee, through Mr.
Qninn, presented petition from the
sureties Of th9 lAte city tax collector,
DeBnis Kane, asking that Martin ].
MeAley be appointed to collect the
balance Of the tBxss not col ieoted By
Mr.. Kane. The report was adopted
Mr.. Qlinu presented . bill Of 50 to
cover the expenses OF himself In going
10 Philadelphia to see DR.. Edward Nc.
toall, one the suretieB Of the late oitJ
TAX collector Dennis Kane, and getting
the proper papers signed.
Mr.. Moore said he did not exactly OBJ
ject to the payment OF the bill, but rs
there was no appropriation for such ex
pentes he did not see where the money
was to come from.
Mr.. Quinn said he could pay the bill
himself for that matter II the gentleman
saw proper to bubble over such small
sfAirs while allowing much larger bills
to 90 through much more Objectionable
without q word OF protest OJunoIl, he
said, may refuse the payment IL Il saw
proper, but he wanted the matter to
come to . vote and he hoped Mr.
Moore would have the mAnliness to
vote SgAinst II. The bill was ordered
10 be paid by q unanimous vote.
The president announced that the
amendment to an ordinance concerning
offensss against the public economy
and certain nuiaanueB had been re
turned with the mayors approval and
WAS dec AIRED law.
A Communication WAS received and
read from Mayor Harrington asking
that ferdinand OheaITs be employed
the whole year to do extra police duty
At Eighth aud Franklin streets park
stAtip 6 also that he needed him at other
times 10 perform regular police duty.
The communication WAS accompanied
with q petition from the oitissns Of the
vicinity Of the park asking that Mr.
OhealrH should be retained.
Mr.. Cham 5ers moved the reference Of
the petition and communication TO the
POLICE Committee.
Mr.. Quinn doubted the propriety OF
the motion, ~ 1t iB known that the po-
lice appropriation would not hold out
to the end Of the 6soAl year. He thought
We needed more police surveillance,
and MT. OheAirs was . very excellent
officer, who would do credit to any Ad-
mtniBtrRtion, aud II anybody would
show him how the money could he got
30 pay him he would offer ne opp0si-
tion.
Mr.. sawdon, chairman oi the police
committee, said he could spare no more
money from his appropriation, sS 1t had
already dWindled down 70 $500, and
would not hold ont 10 the end Of the
year.
Mr.. Bauah said that the Approprla
tlOn for poite had nothing 20 do with
the matter, as the police are paid from
the appropriations for salaries. He
thought the ctllosr named should be re-
tAined.
Mr., Chambers said he had no doubt
the appropriation for salaries would
stand that much Of an tKtrA strein.
MF. Q1tnD said II mAtLered not where
the money came from, the Finance
Committee had 10 provide the money
for all the appropriations, snd IS chair
man OF that com mittee, he was inter-
ested TO that extent However, as Q
test, he moved 4 substltute that the
prayer OF the petitioners be granted.
President gaTrA, after some hesltA-
tIon, decilel that . motion to refer
could moi be subsIspte
A vote Whs Thea taken on the orlgi.
nal motion TO refer, and It was carried
by II TO 10.
A communication was resolved from
Mayor Harrington in regard TO the hir-
ing OF Detectives Randall and Holman
TO oAptuIe VioiatOrs Of the liquor laws,
together with . bill for el94 "A. The
communication and bill were, on me.
tlOn Of MI Chambers, referred TO the
Law and Finance Committees Jointly.
The city treasurer reported bAlahCG
In bank to current expenses, Sl69,
236 ~; park fund, SAT- o..
Mr, Ayars moved that . committee OF
three be appointed TO distribute coal
among the poor.
Mr. Qainn moved to amend by ap.
pointing one member from each ward
The motion As amended was carried.
The chair appointed As . oommittet
Messrs AyArs Quinn, MeKenney, Dill
Ion, Roberts, MoONll, Ohamberp, Davis
Be4le, Ryan, White and OOley.
Bills were passed as follOwg: B. F
Sullivan, SO; j. q. BIIBon, 81 81, VIII
mington Transfer Company, SAT "a; W
H. Quinn, 90; Patrick Dusan, 800: Mar
tiu johnson, S10S SO; JOIN Mcbride
SlC8 33; Martin Keogb, 62C9 SO; Paricl
CArOerTy, S12a 30.