Daily Republican., 1889-03-13
THE CITY COUNCIL
GREAT sLAuGHTER OF CiTl.
ZENs' BILLS.
CITY Council Stands on Its Dignity
aud VIII Book no mterfer-
ence With Its Powers.
Other Business.

pohiu VI Euu hlOn 1Of the March np-
preparation OF ST,9l6.G7.
communication wRs received and
read from Seuator Donahoe, stating that
the bill authoriz ng Council to sell GER
tain real estnte bet wecn Ninth and Tenth
ahd scott aud DUPONT streets, had pa sed
the Senate.
A communication was received and
read from L e., Vandegrift, A. g. VIZ
son, John G. Farra, G. W. Bush and j.
Carpenter, With certain prepared billie,
to be presented to the Legislature, and
asking the action OF the City Council on
the same.
The first hill read proposes TO reduce
the membership OF Council from two to
one IN each ward; to reduce the length
of the Mayors term from three to two
yeats; to extend the term of the present
Mayor until JHly, 1892; TO extend the
terms oi the prcecnt n, IN bers of Council
until june, 1870, at which time twelve
members OF Council, the president OF the
same, the city solicitor, two coilec ors
and tTo assessors are u be ccted. II
provides that the city solicitor shall hold
oillre ior two years ard that ne must be
an attorney aud counsellor at the
superior Court ard must have practlccd
five years previous TO his election. No
councilman Is TO receive more than go a
month for III seI vices, but this shall net
Al ply 10 the extra talary Of the president
oi Clly Council. or 10 tie extra allowance
of the chairnru ut tue Finance or Public
hut'dinP commit ees.
Nj. Quinn lost no time In going for the
II vita Inaloved hands, and II received
Pretty raueh handling. lie said II was II
comm uuic alton from some four or live
! . tai a. h.
take away liou. Council what little power
II had lett. lie Looked uprn tie hill as
an iusu ult To he itg ity OF the City Coun-
ell aud he iur OLe intenl'd to recent the
insult with all the power he possessed
'rh re was niggcr IN this wcodpilc aud
somebody wants tn use COune as cats
paw 10 pull tom' body else's chestnuts
ut oi The tire. lla moved the reference
ci the bill to the Law Committee.
Mr.. McGonlgal Was als1 opp Issd to the
lill, aud win considerable Indignation
dcncunccd It IS an insult, He said the
prurle % Wilmipg'OU have OF late been
The victims OF too much dislOlnted legis-
lAtiUn, aud they were setting tired OF IT,
| He wes opposed to aHythi that would
| farther degrade the CITY Council.
NJ. kObeits said he had n partieu az
| fault tu Il ii with The S, li-colstitute te com
mitlre bur they ought TO low Others
the same right To txp1tss their opinions
they allow themselves. He di not see
what economy C. ud result from reduc-
tlup Ot the number OF members He
! tnC ught he ecliconstitutcl Committee
| had hard cheek 10 asking Council
sanction u bill reducing tue member ship
rne halt.
Mr.. Cbamb rs sal the bill made NJ
| provision iuT holding over Couusilneu, 81
that II this bill Is passed. ev,ry Courc |
would U1 an rntir,ly new one, by VIII cll
She city stool coed chance Of b itg the
losers,
MIR Hawk ms Denounced the bill a
be ng liiculpuB aud nonsensical. II
a. ked Council to degrade itsclf by II.
Gwu scton lie moved as an umendmeut
TO Mr.. Quinn's motion that the bill be
laid NJ on the table.
The moAon was carried by the follow
ing vote: Ayes Ayers, Beslp. Davis
d lin, Forrt At, Hawkins, MeGCnigal, Nc.
Kenuey, McMenamin, Quinn, Ryan,
Sawdon, Shsrkey, White, Shea, Is
Nays Bowers, Chambers, Coley, Nc
Call, Roberts, Fdrra, d.
Mr.. Chambers, III explaining his vote
sa d that as the citizens had offered the
bill, It was no more than right aud propei
that the bill should be referred to IN,
Law Committee.
4 Mr.. Roberts said that no matter wha'
the Citizens AS ocatlon doess the City
Council should treat them with propei
courtesy.
The next bill proposed was one to in
crease the appropriation OF the Street and
Sewer department from SIS, 900 to Sl2S,
900.
Mr. Quinn vigorously denounced thil
bill also, sOd moyel its reference to The
Legislative Committee. He then said tht
Street d Sewer Department was
bankrupt concern aud cannot pay for the
cas OF The city. Now they want increased
power. He said that the department ha(
collected s16, 900 in old liens independen
oi the, amount appropriated. lie wanteC
to know where all the money went.
Mr. Bower called Mr.. Quinn to order
stating that he did not believe 1t to b.
right to denounce the Street and Sewe
Commission In this manner.
Mr.. MeMenainin moved TO lay the mo
tion to refer on the table, which m tiol
prevailed by the following vots: Ayes
Ayers, Beale, Dllln, Forrest, Hawkins
Mccall, McGonlgaI MeKenLey, Nc
Menamip, Damn, Ryan, sawdon
Sharkey, White-l4. Nays-Bower
NnaupeEsi Soleyi pAflSi hooeElsI SueS
FaTra-7.
Mr. Bower remarl ed that It wa, yer.
unfortunate that the bills met with sucl
u wholesale slaughter, as there n.s IL
them great deal of good.
The third OF the proposed bills was Il
extend the term Of the members Of tn
Ciy Election Board, the term O
A. drew @. wilson to end on August l
1895, A j, Hart until August |. 1898
and George 8. Capolle until August |
1891. At the expiration of the term O
each member the mayor is to appoint
successor for term OF sig years. Tn
members are not to receive salary dur
ing the years in which there is no elec
tion. The present salary for each mem.
Der OF the board Is $500 received ever,
year. This act also provides for tn
holding OF elections 10 accordance will
the trst bill mentioned above. The mo
tion that this bill be referred to the Leg
islative Committee was unanimously
carried.
MIR. quinn then offered the followin
resolution:
''Reso we'd, That II ia the sense of th
City Council of Wilmington that the bill
prepared under tbs supervision OF tn
Citizens Committee amending the cit
charter to conform to the change decide
upon In the general meeting Of the com
mite, viz.: that all elective city officer
n, hold office until the city election lu june
1891, at which time an election shall
1 held for mayor, president OF City Council
: conncilmen, assessors and collectors
Mr.. Chambers said that the resol utio
referred to bill that had Just been lal