Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-09
CITY COUNCIL.
UNEXPECTEDLY TAME AND
QUIET MEETING.
No Debate on the Disputed Chccis, bu,
Little Breeze on MIR. Sharkey's
... Resolution to Ask tho
Banks for Bids,

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last night. IA 1t was expected that ther,
would be trouble over the Si2O, 900 chccl
affair large number OF persons crowded
the lobby, among whom were Willard
salisbury, Jr., ESQ.,, Joseph l.. Carpeu
ter, ID. W. Taylor and Alfred Gawthi oo
little breeze sprang up over two
printing bills from the Delaware Print.
ing Company, for Sl0S and SGi. o. respec.
lively, The Printing Committee reported
them back to Council without recommon.
dation. The amounts were for printing
tax receipts, which were much higher
than the contract price, and the com pany
had printed IN ordinance without In.
structions from either the Printing Com.
mittee or the clerk OF City Council. The
work had been done under he old Print
ing Committee.
MIR. Chambers objected to the payment
oil the bill, as II was en- irely too high, as
II related to the tax receipts of the North
ein district espt tcially.
Mr.. Sharkey, the chairman OF the for
mer Printing Committee, stated that A,
u Roberts, of the Democrat Publishing
Company, had received the contract ior
printing tax receipts from the collectors
themselves, TO whom 1t had been referred.
The ordinance had been printed by Rob-
erts despite the Instructions of the COM
nitt, not TO do 80.
Mr. Chambers, when asked by Mr..
McKenney for bis objections, stated that
a. H. Roberts, of the Delaware Printing
Company, had offered to print the tax
receipts of the Southern district fer SIG
ard OF the Northern district for about the
same sum. " hen his bill was presented
1t was Si0S, and he thought that Mr..
Mealey, who was away cut of the city,
had the written contracts.
On motion OF MIR. Ryan the report of
the committee was adopted and further
consideration of the bi.ls postponed for
one week.
| The city treasurer reported the balance
10 BANK TO current expenses to he {275.
| 1902; park fund, S427 Oh. Received
from Tax Collector NJ. J. Mealey. 1900;
| Plumbing Inspector Il. r. Kane, S29;
Euddlng Inspector Dillon, Sl13.
| Mr.. McGonigal presented the following
communication from the Union National
Bans, which was read:
| WILMINGTON, Del, August z, 1889.
To the President and Members of City
| Council.
GENTLEMEN: This bank having been
designated by your homo. able body as
the place OF deposit for tho city moneye,
We have the honor to submit the follow
ing facts TO you for such action as you
may dtem proper:
| Among your annual appropriations for
the current ear wan an item OF Sl20, 600
for the use Of the Street and Sewer De-
partn ent of this city.
check for that am unit was drawn
o The order OF Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr.,
j. NeRlin 6awthrop and James Murray,
direct rs of said department., which
| plprIf tng hfap IppOnitaI u.ttb fha "a
curity Trust and Safe Deposit Compafly
of this city. and by their treasurer w'ss
rendered us for Qualification or payment
on August o. In the forenoon.
Immediate payment was declined by
The bank and the treasurer of the Trust
Company was Informed that the city
officials would TO notified OF the position
of affairs aud decided answer given to
tho Trust Company before the bank
closed on that day.
| Before the cose of the bank hours the
following communication was +, ceiyed
from the gentlemen whose names are
WILMINGTON, Del, August 6, lSS0.-
The Union National Bank OF Whining
ton-GENTEEMEN; Having jus. ieaint d
the intentions of the Street and Sewer
DeIartu ent in regard TO removing the
money belonging to that department
from the city depository 10 the Security
Tiust and Safe Deposit Company, which
company has not been Designated lv
Council as place of deTosit of the eity's
money, We ask that you decline TO honor
any checks OF the city for such purpose
until the whole matter taa be brought
before Council for its action. After the
report OF Councils committee on the act
protesting to give said department the
right to control Its funds, we deem 1t of
the utmost Importance that this thing
stould not be allowed to proceed on Its
present lines without Councils approval:
JOHN g. FARRA,
President OF City Council.
JAMES F, McGoSIaAL,
Chairman Fina ce Committee,
JonN NJ. NEWELL,
City Auditor.
X. X. GRIFFITH,
City Treasurer.
A. F. MEss'cK,
Clerk OF Council.
In accordance with the request therein
contained, payment of the said On .ck has
leen dcc.lned until the matter could be
submitted to you for your actin. We
have monty en- ugh of the ty to honor
all its checks and un' 'css some official
action shall he taken by your honorable
body directing us to further withheld
payment oil this check We shall feel com. |
PEELED to ray tie check ard thus plsc
The money in control oil said department,
We respectfully request that you may
inform US OF your wishes In tic matter, |
having dec!ined to pay the check only as
requested by the drawers until Couicil |
might have fair notice aud also take such |
action ss 1t deems prop r.
We y respectfully yours,
JohN II DANNY, Cashier.
On motion OF MIR. McGouigal the com
muuicatiou was referred TO joint IN.
mlltee OF the Finance aud Law Com
miltees.
Mr.. McGonigal, then presented the fol-
lowing comman!cation ON the Street
and Saver Commission, which was read:
ITO the Honorable Co Lcil ol Whining
ton.
"GESTLEMEN: At meeting of the
directors of the Street and Sewer De-
partmeut held this day the chairman was
Instructed 10 request your honorable
body not to sustain the action of suniry
city oiilcUrs In their request to the Union
National Bank not 10 honor your cheek
for tue appropriation due our depart
ment for currt Mt expenses az provided by
law, Tor the following reasons:
u. TIE dishonoring oil a city check
for SO large sum is a severe blow to our
city's credit, and will no doubt affect the
lids for materials til t we are obliged to
purchase abroad and subject YOU TO
for municipal m'smauagement.
"2. The maintenance OF our city's
credit, which 10 second TO ncne In this
count y, 10 Of far more Importance than
The maintenance OF the whims of an in