Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-07-02

beepeObntly,
JOHN NJ. NEWELL,
City Auditor.
The oommuA cation was accepted and
filed and the motion to draw the order
carried.
Mr.. Qaibn then offered the following,
which was reAd By the clerk:
WHBREAs, The term OF oiIlce OF hla
honor, Q b. Rhoads, mayor OF the city,
iH drawing 10 cose, and before
another meeting Of this Council his
honor and the poles will have retired
70 private citizenship; therefore be It
Resolved, That this Oounoil tender to
the mayor euc police . vote Of thanks
for the valua BILE eeEvioeB rendered to
tho public In preserving order and good
government. II Council at any tlDe a..
suDOd the privilege Of calling them to
account for an7 shortcomings It was
In spirit OF friGndliness TO them, as
we'll as desire for public good.
Mr. Moore O bid L9 had no particular
objection 20 tl9 resolution, but before
voting for It, Ne would like the ohalr.
man OF the Pu bio BaildinRB Commlito,
(Mr Dlllin) tp inform him II the report
publlshed In the papers abOut artleles
Deiug taken trbm The police hehdquAr.
ters was true.
Mr.. Dillin skid' that the Mayor had
aiVtn him an inventory Of the goods
that are missing,
Mr.. Quinn thought 1t uui1st to throw
AZ inainuaslonl on the Mayor, and said
Ii would be dpiDg 90 not to pass the
resolution. II % had not heard that any
property belonging TO the oisy had besn
taken, and th o only things which he
know were m sslnR we've some Indian
olpbs and duplh bells, belonging to IA
officers, and some personal property
nom the mayor.
Mr.. HAWklu opposed the resolution,
as 1t was souhethlng shat had never
beon done before and he did not CON
slider 1t necessary. II tbsre was roth.
lug sgRinBt thd Mayor let him no. bat If
there is ho did not believs In white
washing him.
M Chambers said he did not know
anything wLs taken from the rooms
until he cav II In tee papers. He did
not feel Ike vptiug thankd TO thieves,
although he d ID not like TO think the
pollos belonged to that class. He,
thought II would be well 10 inquire Into
this matter, and moved that the further
consideration Df the resolutlon bs post
poned one week.
Upon a vot6 being tAkOu the amend.
ment was lost, and the original motion
prevailed.
Mr.. Quinn then offered the following,
which wss ai0pted:
Resolved, That the chairman of tho
police COMMITTEES ahall, on and after
July /, 1885, witness tie killing OF all
dogs killed by the city dog catcher and
report the number to thiB Council
mouGuly; hlsd that no order shall bs
drawn in favor CT the tsld dog catcher
until such report is msde by the chaiE.
man.
Mr.. Qlinn called for the third read. /
.pg OF she ordihanos regulating Council
and committed meetings, bat the prOsi.
dent decided that it could not be taken
up until the regular meeting.
Mr. Quinn moved thna eOmmitte OF
two bs appJluied to escort Mayor
RboRds ana May or-sleo5 Harrington
into the CouuOn cham ber, for the puT-
pose OF swearing in the latter. Upon
the motion being carried, the chairman
appointed MessEs. Quinn and Mo-
Call as the committee. After
being absent q few minutes, they
returned, when Austin Harrington,
EaQ, was swo IN In by Mayor Roads ~
Mayor OF this pity for the ensuing three
yenrs years, and Council adjourned.