Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-03-08


then read: Received OF Patrick Dillon, |
building inspector, $106; William 3. |
Hyland, clerk OF the Municipal Court
unclaimed fees, $l7; fines, 1926; fees,
$40; costs, $56 40, William Y. Swiggett, |
chief of police, dog tax, $22S; show
license S25: George II. Boughman. city
surveyor, $50. so. The report Of the
clerk of the Municipal Court as above
was also received.
Samuel Dillon. coal oil inspector, re
ported having inspected 1900 gallons of
oil.
The building inspector reported having
issued permits for AZ dwellings, out
buildings and 2 stables, the value OF
which was $54 300
The report of the city treasurer not
having been obtained, that of the city
auditor on the same, was received as
follows: Balance to credit Of current
expenses, $l34, 533. 33; park fund, $4S7,-
o.
Mr.. Forrest presented petition from
a number of citizens of the Ninth ward,
asking that the pond in the lot on the
north side Of Railroad avenue and Four
teenth street be filed in, it being stag
nant water and detrimental to health
The petition was referred to the Law
Committee.
The Law and Finance Committees, to
whom was referred the petition of the
bank presidents for distributionsof the
city funds, reported as follows GU the
petition.
"ro the Council. Your committee after
hearing the representatives of the vari-
Gus banks in regard to the petition pre-
scented to this Council, asking for dis
tribution OF the money controlled by the
different departments of the city govern
ment concluded.
1--WE wond report adversely on the
petitions for the following reasons That
we believe the Union National Bank to
be positively safe depository and that
this present Council was not in any way
responsible for first selecting il for our
place OF deposit Of public funds, and do
not wish to be responsible in making any
change while it gives such entire salts
faction. We believe it TO be dangerous
TO place money in any institution and
have no power TO control such money
when we believe It to be unsafe.
1--WE were also aware that in former
times when the city was unable to meet
it's obligations, such as redemption Of
bonds. payment Of interest and other
liabilities that required prompt payment,
that the said Union National Bank
allowed the Council to make large over
drafts (the bank assuming the risk until
such times as Council could raise the
money by taxation or otherwise. If the
| city had been refused such accommoda.
tion IL would have been thrown into
temporary bankruptcy which would hav,
injured the credit of the city to such al
extent that Il would have been impossible
to negotiate Wilmington city bonds al
any reasonable rate of interest.
"Your committee, in considering the
prayers of the petitioners, viewed il
strictly from an official standpoint, MOI
having any personal interest in any Of
the banks Of the city, and will not sassis
in legislating away from our sbody an,
authority or power that we are capabl,
of administering
Signed by w. II. Quinn, James Nc
Gonigal, Samuel Chambers, Financ
Committee, and d. A. Forrest, w. II
Quinn, Samuel Chambers. A. S. Beal6
Isaac Dillon Law Committee
On the motion to adopt the report {
, the committee Mr.. Chambers read froI
the city charter the law giving Counc
discretion to place the city funds in an
bank or banks in the city. He said tina
no futher legislation was needed for
distribution of the city funds, if Counc
chose to do IT, He said it had bee
. thrown in his face that the Union Ban
owned the City Council This was a re
Election. which he refuted.
Mr.. Quinn also spoke on the question
the gist of his remarks being, that h
was in favor OF the report of the commit
tee, because the use of the city fund r.
paid the Union Bank for past favors.
the course of his remarks, he said tina
many of the charter prerOgatives Q
Council had been taken from it by specif
acts Of the Legislature. He hurled bac
into the teeth of those who made ii, tn
intimation that the Union Bank owne
the City Council and the Finance Com
mittee, and that the committee had bee
bodied"
Mr.. McGonigle also made a good speec
on the question.
The report of the committee was the
adopted by yea and nay vote of II t
3. Those voting in the affirmative wer
Messrs Ayars, Baugh, Beale, Chambers
Davis, Dillon, Forrest, Mcbride, McGoni
gle McKinny, Moore, Quinn, Ryan
Sawdon, Shea, White and Presiden
Farra Those voting in the negativ
wers Messrs. Coley, johnson, Mccall. Nc
Menamin and Roberts. Messrs. Hawkins
Sharkey and Bower were absent. MI
Chambers stated that Mr.. Hawkins WI
was prevented from being present by
death in the family, would have vote
Tor the report.
Mr.. Quinn presented an ordina nee pre-
| vidinrr for the aDnniutmpnt of n rariStr
clerk for the surveying department for
term Of three years at a salary of $50
, month. The ordinance was read a frs
and second time aud referred to the la
, committee. The ordinance had been draw
at the instruction Of the city solicitC
and the registry clerk Of the snrveyin
department cannot be elected until tl
ordinance has been passed.
: Mr.. Beale offered resolution calm
the attention of the street and sewer d.
e partment to the bad condition Of IL
I sidewalk on Vandever avenue in front
the Arlington Cotton Mills. The resoll
ton was adopted
Mr.. Beale offered preamble and res
luton regarding the Bullock property Z
Nandever avenue, near the railroad. I'll
preamble described the condition Of Il
5 property, which extends beyond Il
building line, and stated the circur
stances under which IL had been so f
\ twelve years past. The resolution r
u quested the city solicitor to confer wit
the Street and Sewer Commission al
endeavor to adjust the matter satisfa
torily to Mr.. Bullock and the adjoiniI
community. Referred 70 the Law Cor
mittee. The resolution was adopted.