Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-19
AN ADJOURNED MEETING
HELD LAST EVENING.
A Lively Meeting-Trying to Conspro-
mise with the Street and Sewer Com
Inission-Couneilman Quinn Ex-
poses Councilman Baugh.

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The chair decided the motion out of
order as the bill bad been referred to the
Legislative Committee and that commit
tee had not yet reported on the bill.
Mr.. Quinn thought the chair must
have misunderstood the motion as he
merely wished to have .he bill printed.
Mr.. Roberts stated that he had made
the motion himself to refer TO the Legis-
lative Committee.
Mr.. Quinn then offered the following
resolution, which was, on motion OF Mr..
Baugh, laid over until Thursday evening:
"kesolved, That the city solicitor be in
structsd to prepare an act to provide for
the construction OF an interc, ptlng sewer
and its branches south of the South Long
race and Brandywine river, and that
$50, 900 Of the unexpended appropriation
for the redemption Of bonds for the years
1885 and 1889 shall be applied TO the
payment Of the same, and that Council
shall be authorized TO make such
other appropriations, from time to time,
that shall be necessary to complete the
same"
Mr.. Quinn, trying his hand again, Of
fered another resolution, which he had
read and moved Its adoption:
"Resolved, That It is the sense of this
Council that in addition to the sum now
limited by law to be appropriated fer the
use of the Street and Sewer Department
for the Il cal year 1889 and 1880, there
shall be appropriated for the use of the
said department the further sum Of $15,-
600 for the fiscal year. Also that Council
shall have power to appropriate such
further sums from year to Jear as shall
be deemed proper"
Mr.. McKenney, never in a hurry to
adopt anything until he understands 1t,
moved to postpone for one week.
Mr.. Quinn did not like the motion to
postpone, and even when point OF order
was raised by Mr.. Roberts, kept on with
bis speech In favor of his resolution. He
depicted the terrible dirty condition Of
the streets. The Street and Sewer Com
mission had asked for $50, ,0.0 additional
but had agreed to take $3.50 more and
hereafter TO come to the City Council for
appropriations. He saw no necessity for
postponement.
Mr.. Chambers speaking against post
ponement said that II Council did not
compromise for Bl5, 900, the commission
would go to the Legislature and would
get the whole $50, 900 and per cent. In
crease additional every year.
| Mr.. McKenney did not understand the
| qubeblObt hhu hO dth uOl Chit muhb lut
Street and Sewer Department wanted OF
did not want. This was q question In
which the people, theitax-payers, were
interested, and be wanted them to have
some say in the matter.
Mr.. Baugh, too, favored postponement,
and Mr. Roberts was ready to vote
against the resolution.
Mr.. McGonigal made vigorous as
sault on the whole commission. which he
said was created in opposition to the
wishes of the people and the wishes of
Council. This commission said it could
run the department on S65, 600 year, but
1t cost t85, 900. 1t has spent about 5000, 900
In two years and there was nothing to
show for 1t. The commission should be
taught to keep within It's appropriations.
The motion to postpone was ad jpted.
Mr.. Forrest, from the Legislative Com
mittee, reported adversely on the act
offered by Mr.. Baugh and referred to the
Law Committee legallzing the eale of
cigars, tobacco aud newspapers on Sun
day provided the sales were made behind
tereene.
Mr.. Baugh was highly indignant at the
fate of his bill. The act, he said, was
referred to the committee not to get a
learned opinion on the law. but for pres
entatioa to the Legislature by that COM
mittee. The report, he said, was ridicu-
lous.
Mr. Quinn said the committee reported
adversely to the act because It was con-
trary to the organic law OF the State.
The cigar dealer, he said, had no more
right TO sell on Sunday than the man who
sold suit of clothes or y drink OF
whiskey. The members OF the Legisla-
ture would be justified in kicking the
Legislative Committee cut OF the cham
bers of the General Assembly for present
ing such an act.
Mr.. Chambers, too, in scathing terms
condemn ed the act and favored the re-
port of the committee. The latter was
not just go much opposed to the act, but
it was contrary to law. For himself, he
said, IT is such damnabe act that
would net want to be caught dead with
1t In my pocket.
Mr.. Baugh said he was friend OF
morality and he liked consistennv e,s
l.a+n,ss ...- ~mvcuon of Mr.. Quinn's
seat, he said, lectures on morality should
come from those who do not violate the
law as come of the members did. 1t
would not hurt any one to sell cigars on
Sunday more than to smoke them.
Mr.. Quinn, with his face red with ex
ctemeht and his eyes flashing fire in the
direction of Mr.. Baugh, said that he did
not think there was any member OF CITY
Council other than the one who had lust
spoken who ever called meeting OF his
Committee on Sunday morning to put so
cents In his pocket. TIE speaker was
called to order.
The report OF the Leg 'slatlye Commit
tee was adopted.
Mr.. Dillln offered the following, and
moved its adoption:
Resolved, That the City Solicitor be
instructed to prepare a bill amendatory
to the city charter, permitting City Coun-
ell TO pass an ordinance licensing street
peddlers."
The resolution was amended, on motion
OF Mr.. Quinn, to read ''all peddlers," " aud
after considerable cross-friug the resolu.
tion was adopted.
Mr.. Sharkey offered the following reso.
luton:
Resolved, That the Law Committee
be instructed TO prepare an act changing
the manner OF printing the annual dnan.
cia statement of the city,"
City Solicitor Turner being called upon
for an opinion, said Council could regu-
late the matter by an ordinance.
The resolution was adopted, latter which
Mr.. Sharkey gave notice Of an ordinance
to change the present one regarding the
punishment OF the statement.
Council then adjourned.