Evening journal., 1889-02-15
COUNCILS PRERoGATIvE.
Wants to Approve all City Bills Fire
Alarm Wires to go Underground-Mr.
sharkey's Vigorous Defence,

Wants to Approve all City Bills Fire
Alarm Wires to go Underground-sIr.
sharkey's Vigorous Defence.
City Council met in stated session last
uight. The mayor and city solicitor
occupied seats on the platform besides
President Farra.
Inc Law Committee reported that the
ordinance amending the ordinance reeula-
ting the Fire Department did not con
hlct with the city charter. Report
adopted. The committee also. upon the
opinion Of the city solicitor reported adj
versely upon the petition Of certain per-
sons for permission to erect a frame
building for church purposes on Church
street near Eighth street
The city treasurer reported a balance
in bank to the credit of current EXPENSES
of $40, 347 81; park fund. S427 IA. re-
ceived of the Board of Water Commis.
slons, ", $50 on account of interest on
5000.
Mr.. Johnson presented a permission
from Rev. J. M. Taylor and others asking
PERMISSION TO erect temporary frame
chapel for religious purposes.
MIR. Quinn thought as similar petition
had just been reported adversely there
was no use of referring it to the Law
Committee, so he moved to receive and
tile it, The motion was lost, as Mr..
johnson thought it courtesy to refer it
to the committee. Mr.. Sharkey
wanted the petition granted and defended
It against four or five councilmen. The
discussion got so hot that the city solicit
tor had to state that frame buildings
were prohibited by law, after which the
petition was referred to the Law Com
mittee.
A petition from Senator John p.
Donahoe, stating that Senate bill No. Is,
increasing the salary of the clerk of the
Municipal Court from $3.50 to 81, 900, had
passed the Senate, was referred to the
Law Committee.
The resignation of Francis A. Price as
registry clerk of the Department of Sur
veying was accepted. Mr.. Price has beer
appointed second assistant engineer.
Mr.. Sharkey presented resolution
which was adopted, authorizing the city
solicitor to prepare bill making the
citizens of Wilmin gton amenable tc
jury duty in cases at law against the
city.
Mr. Forrest presented resolution
from the Law Committee. instructinQ
the city solicitor to prepare an act in ac
cordance with the suggestions made by
John w. Aydon, in reference to conduits
for the fire alarm telegraph. The resolu.
ton was adopted.
Mr.. Quinn presented the following
preamble and resolution, which was
unanimously adopted
Whereas There are indications of bills
being presented to the General Assembly
for their passage; said bills affecting the
municipality of Wilmington.
Resolved, That the Law Committee OF
Council be instructed to notify. through
the clerk of Council, our representatives
at Dover to take no action upon any such
bills until they have first been presented
to this Council for our endorsement.
The ordinance providing for one annual
test OF the Fire Department on the first
Saturday in May was read third time
and sent to the mayor for his approval.
Mr.. Sharkey gave notice that he would
Introduce an ordinance providing for the
erection of frame chapel at Fifth and
Monroe street, at the next meeting night
of Council. Mr.. Quinn remarked that
the ordinance prohibiting the erection of
frame buildings must first be repealed,
and Council adjourned.
Bills were passed as follows: r. A..
Carswell, $3.50; w. H. Hartlove. 81. so:
Alexander d Wells, $21; Eliza Frazer.
$1l.5O; James Mills, S23: Marvin Safe
Company, $50; The Harlan and Holdings
worth Company, $12 So John M. Solo
mon. $43.45; o. J. Hession, $1,000; M.
+. Kelley, $40; w. Y. Swiggett. $54;F.
r. Smith, $13.6 So; James E. Writ. sos;
George w. Gray, So SO; w. H. Hartlove.
oO cents; Groves & Co., IS; Asbury Ster-
ling, 50 Philips & Kane, $3.50; H. Wood.
$3.50; Wilmington Transfer Company.
Sl.0O; Southern Electric Company.
So. %; Wilmington Transfer Company.
Sg. 70; Southern Electric Company sos /;
Edward Melchoir, IS; Delaware and At
lantic Telephone Company, $40; Journal
Printing Company, 1884; Freie Press.
81 IS; News Publishing Compar V. 81. so;
Held & Brother, $5;Wilmington Printing
Company, S.; Every Evening Printing
Company, $500; A. 2. Roberts, 50. SO /;
Charles E. Melchoir, SIS, H. A. Brown,
$500; 0. ]. Hession, SIS.