Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-08-31
CIrY OOUKOIL.
regular Meeting Last EvoninE-Dsputy
Judge Turner Gots his mOnSy AtIor
rome Diseussien.

Regular Msetink Last ENenlHs-uePuey /
Juage Turner taets his Money AtFor
come Disoussien.
Oity Council was 10 . mood for dis |
oussion nj its regular meeting last even. |
ing. The discus, ion Was 0ooaslaled by
. motion Of Mr. Quinn when the mis-.
ca lAneous payroll vas read, to draw
the check Of Judge Cummins to "WAl-
tor OumminS, or bearer"
After q running debate between
Messrs. Hawkins, Q linn, Moore, john
son, and an opinion Of the City solioltor,
the motion WAS pRsOed.
President Farra presided, aud the
following business WAS transacted: 1
The Finance oOmmittee reported IA
yorAbly on the petition OF EiiENbsth u.
MoOomb, asking for the refunding OF
S22.Os, 0vsFpAid tax. The report WAS
adopted.
on the petition Of Robert MoCAulley,
asking for q rebate OF taxes, amounting
10 SIG 81, on . lot which he did not
own, the same comm ittee reported ia
vOrAbly, and also recommended that
the ASSESSOR OF the Northern district
ascertain who the owner 10. The report
The Law Committee presented the
opinion of the OIty Solicitor in reference
90 the power OF Oounoik 10 extend the
limits wherein frame buildings shall
not bs erected. In the opinion the So.
lioltOr states that Council has the power
and right TO extend the limits In order
to pEotset surrounding property from
are. The opinion was ordered nled.
The miscellaneous payroll was next
read.
Mr.. Hawkins said he objected to the
II . ~ In ha Nu0a
only fugitive from just 90, but an Ab-
Mr. Quinn moved that the cheok be
rawn to"wNller Oummins or bearer"
MF. HaWkins said that II that WAS
done Mr.. Oummlns could Come here ut
any time and olAim his salary.
Mr.. Quinn replied that he did not
think that Mr.. Oummi would return,
aud even II he did, Council had no
right to pay q man for work that he
never performed. He thou Int 1t moth
Ing more than simple justics that the
d putty Judge should have the money.
Mr. johnson wanted 10 know whether
u Oounoil paid bearer, whether Oum-
Minis could make that body pay bin
IAgAin, or whether any OF his creditors
could AttNoh the salary.
1 Mr.. Q1iDn replied that 1t had al
ready been decided by the State CIurt
that no money could be attached In the
oity's hsnds.
Mr.. Moore moved 10 postpone the
matter for one Wesk iu order that the
opinion Of the City eolicltor could be
obtained,
As the Solicitor VA present he waI
asked TO give his verbal opinion on the
subject.
The Solicitor stated thai in his opin-
ion Council had authority to draw the
| check to bearer As TO any creditor lay
/ Ing an attachment against 1t, that wRE
ion ., salbls N'ooTdlug to law. He did
not think that Mr.. Cummins would re-
turn and claim bis salary, for II he did
he would be laughed out OF court.
Mr. Moore theTeupOn Withdrew bill
motion to postpone and MT Quinn'I
motion 10 draw the cheok to bearer Wal
unAnimously passed.
The City Treasurer reported Sl4O, ,582
In bank TO the credit Of current ex
pehses; sAnd lot, t3,lO3 GIi park fuud,
t42T CA
Under the call for petitions and com
munioations,. Charles Blocker ask et
permission TO erect frame house and
slaughter house 1T Twenty-eighth and
TAtnall streets. 1t WAS referred to tht
Law Committee.
r. b. Cotton asked to have S25 04 taz
refunded on ten acres OF marsh land, ai
1t vas overthxed.
Michael Hayes nsked for the refund
log OF tax which he had paid on stRblt
which had not existed since 1885.
Mr.. Chambers presented resolution
requesting the Oily solicitor TO motif!
the B. q o. r. r to place safety gate
at Pennsylvania avenue and UnioI
street; also to keep q WAtchmAn q
1 Fourteenth and Scott streets. The reso
luton WAS adopted.
Mr.. Forrest pEesi nted resolution I
the effect that the City Solicitor motif
the p, W. b b. r. r. to place sAfet
gates at Fourteenth and Clsymon
streets. Adopted.
The following were the bids for hr
n alarm poles:
i Edward a. Robinson, S3 70 per pole
Tnos. O. Young, 81 10 per pole.
A motion TO call up the ordlnRnC
for o police patrol wagon was lost.
After passing the following order
Council adjourned:
Miscellaneous pay roll, 81 ,69s 81
4 Police pSy roll, 50 93l 68; various hon,
holders, IS $780, Park Commissioner
81, 800; Martin j. MeAley, $500; 4
Moody, $500; John Mcbride, SleS3
Martin y Kengh, S2C853i John l
. johnson, S108 SO; Patrick DuggAn, 70