Evening journal., 1889-08-09

deposit all moneys belonging TO shem
coming into my hands in the Security
Trust and Safe Deposit Company. | have
declined to comply with their request
and await your instructions in the mat
ter. Very respectively,
X. K GRIFFITH,
City Treasurer.
What MIR. sharkey Thinks.
Mr.. Sharkey created considerable sur
prise and discussion by Offering the fol |
lowing resolution and moving It's
adoption:
"Resolved That the Finance Commit
tee be instructed to inquire and report at
the next meeting of Council what benefit
the citizens Of Wilmington will receive
from depositing their money In the diff
ferent saving and banking institutions in
this city"
Mr.. Sharkey supported the resolution
on the plea that the interest on the city
deposits amounting to about 500, 600
year, would be about $4,000. He
believed that the city could make that
much on its deposits and that many Of
the banks would be glad TO pay and
even per cent. interest on them.
Mr. Forrest said he did not see how the
banks could live If they paid such rate
of interest
Then Mr. Sharkey retorted that some
! people could not see anything.
Mr. Chambers said Mr.. Sharkey was
about right as regarding figures, for IL
WAS stated that IS, 600 interest would be
paid on the Street and Sewer Depart
ment's deposit and the city balance was
about three times as large as IL. These
were the figures; what the facts were he
did not pretend to say.
Mr.. McKenney did not believe that the
Street and Sewer Department would get
more than $1 500 interest.
Mr. McGonigal said that after the
$40, 600 OF the Street and Sewer Depart
ment had been taken from the present
balance OF the city, it would not have
much left. II seemed that Council was
having very little to do with any monies
Mr. Baugh said that Council had been
fighting the matter for months, and now
if the deposits were divided among
several banks it would entail the expense
Of different books aud bookkeepers. It
would require ten days notice to draw
the money from the Trust Company and
he thought it better to let well enough
alone.
The motion to adopt the resolution was
lost.
A motion that when Council adjourn 1t
be until tonight at o'clock was passed.
At that time the committees to which
the matter has been referred will report
and the matter will probably be settled
CITY Onhcers Report.
) The city treasurer reported a balance in
bank to the credit OF current expenses of
) $275. 100. 80 park fund, $427 04 received
OF Edward I. Kane, plumbing inspector,
fees for July, $29; interest on trust fund,
81; Patrick Dillon, building inspector
| fees for July, $ll3; Martin J. Mealey
/ 5000.
= The report of the plumbing inspector
4 showing twenty seven permits granted
I during the month Of July.
Z Fire Alarm superintendent.
i Council went into nomination and elec
:, tion for a superintendent OF fire alarm
y telegraph to succeed j. W. Aydon, who's
Il term expirsd. Mr.. McGonigal nominate
e Jonathan W. Aydon, and Mr.. Vanjegrif
t f. w. Pierson.
> The result was as follows: Aydon, 10
It Pierson, Q. Mr.. Aydon was declares
e elected.
d miscellaneous Matters.
= A communication was received fron
w. C. Baird, asking for the return o
$5. 70 overpaid taxes. Referred to tn
Finance Committee.
A communication was received from
Harry Pizor, stating that George Drak'
had retired from the auctioneering firm
of @. Wolfson, Pizor & Drake, and Georg
Stanton had become a member. Th
n new firm was Wolfson, Pizor & Stanton
? Council was asked to grant new licens
y to the new firm
An order was directed to be drawn il
Q favor of the Park Commissioners 70
= $14, 900, the yearly appropriation.
g Mr.. Ayars offered the following resolu
i tion which was adopted
"Resolved, That his honor the mayo
e be directed to ask the Hon /. c. Grubh
one Of the Judges of the Superior Court
y to appoint a commission to asses
: damages and benefits on the land Of tn
y Pusey estate at the southeast corner o
II Kirkwood and Brandywine creek thi
d being the balance Of plot Mol recon
mended by the Board of Park Commis
sioners October 12. 1887, and reporte
favorably by the Park Committee @
a. Council on October l6, 1899, and an ord
'e nance passed Council on October q
1887"
MIR. Baush Wants TO Know.
" MI. bAuEn rose Win niii III MS nan
ID and stated that bill for $l4 20 for es
At tras for the police patrol wagon bad bee
r paid on Jlly %. He wanted to know
they had been furnished.
Il. Mr.. Sawdon solemnly said they ha
not
ae Mr.. Roberts stated that If the WACO
t. was driven out to its builders, the e.
u, tras could be obtained at any time.
iy Trouble over Bills.
ty The Committee on Printing presente
% two bills Of the Democratic Printin
* Company without approval One
NJ $10S 80 was for printing tax receipts, q
" other was for $64 80 for publishing ord
nances and notices. The committs
or stated that the old Printing Committe
UT had the bills FIRST The price for the ia
ae receipts was higher than the contra'
20 price and the ordinance had been printe
u without orders.
Mr.. Chambers objected to the bill K
tax receipts for the reason stated.
ne Mr.. Sharkey, chairman Of the O.
an Printing Committee, corrOborated tf
u statement made.
en- The report Of the committee WI
accepted and the bills referred back
70 the Democratic Printing Company Il
70 correction.
~ bills Passed.
nc City Solicitor Turner presented b
bv reading: "Three days at Dover, Mar:
- I aot ara "a y II was ordpr,