Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-18
IT WAS A FALSE REPORT
THERE VAS NO OFFER TO BUP
COUNCIL JTUR $500.
How RumOr Grew Out OF n Mis-
construction of Some Conversation
An Ordinance for Muzziing Dogs
Council Meeting.

-OounciI Meeting.
Thurfdsy nights me ting of Council,
though brief, was interesting. In fact,
the weekly sessions, Of late, have been
marked by q series of discussions and
subjects that have served to keep the
Council we'll up in the attention Of the
people. Last night the interesting sub
| ject was the rumored remark of city
| official thRt for $500 he could change.
| Councils attitude upon the underground
wire question, but the accused official
was vindicated in q complete and sstis-
factory manner.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
The law committee reported fayorably
on the petitions OF Newton Chandler Of
south Masket street and Eugene Murphy
| of No. 7I3 West Front street. 10 be elected
weighmssters. The report was adopted.
The committee on fire companies on
the Washington .. T. E. and Il. d i.
| company's petition asking for settle
ment with the city, reported in favor Of
accepting S2l9 10, as settlement in full
for the oiiy's claim against the company.
The report was adopted and the city
treasurer instructed to satisfy the mort
gage held by the city on payment Of the
amount.
The city treasurer's report showed
balance in bank OF $50, ,440 20, and the
following receipts: Collector Mealey,
5000.
MIR. Baugh presented petition from
Charles e, Fritz a. o., asking for key
to Ere alarm box No. 23, Second and
Shipley streets, to be kept at their
morocco factory Therequest was granted.
Mr.. Forrest offered a resolution elect
ing Newton Chandler and Eugene
Murphy weighmasters. Mr. Moore said
that Oouncils right to elect weiehmasters
except by o special ordinance had been
, questioned recently, but City Solicitor
Turner, being called on, said there was
no doubt of Oouncil's authority to elect
weighmasters, by resolution, at any time.
Mr.. Forests resolution was adopted
and MessTs. Chandler and Murphy we're
electsd.
! TO RUy COUNCIL FoR $500.
MIR. Quinn sent to tine clerks desk aud
had read the following letters;
J. w. Aydon- In reference to the report
that a city official had approached me with
,, offers to settle the question OF underground
wires for a consideration of $500, I state
j frankly for your benefit and that OF others
that not only have no such offers been
! made by you or any city official, but no
intimations have been made to me.
s N. TRUMP.
This is correct. Il. O. ROBINSON.
TO q. o. Turner, Esq-I have talked
, with a. O. Robinson and find that put q
, wrong construction on his remarks in re-
lation to the underground conduit ofwhich
! was talking to you on the train,
8 EEocH MOORE,
r .1...l;... NJ. n,,,,, ..i5 tI,at
City Solicitor Turner, on returning from
Dover, "Wednesday oisnt, ESnnsrhed ts'
him that Council did not stand in very
good odor at Dover. That Mr.. Moore
!. had told him, coming up on the cars that
: he (Moore) had been informed by Mr..
y Henry @. Robinson, that Fire Alarm
: Superintendent Aydon had gone to
!. Samuel N. Trump, of the Wilmington
= Electris Light Company, and made over.
;. lures to him that for $500 he could
, y change the attitude OF City Council with
;. respect to underground wires. 1t had
:, also been intimated at Dover, Mr.. Quinn
y said, that Council had been "boodled'
= by therepresentstiye Of the underground
q wire system. 1t would be a pretty cbeaI
= y body, he thought, to be bought for $500
y In Justice to Mr.. Aydon, Mr. Quinn
y stated that he had always been an eftici IN
= n officer, and in his management OF tn
20 fire alarm telegraph system had saved th'
oity money wherever possible. Superin
- tendent Aydon's attention had FIRST ooei
~ - forcibly directed to the necessity of un
- y derRround wires on February j 4th, lSSe
- - when the fiEe alarm System was out
- - service from 10 O'Clock, q. M, to 80 p
- M, on account of being cut out by con
= tact of the fire alarm wires with the elsc
- trio light wires Had fire occurre
- during this time the alarm could not hsv
been sounded. The same thing ocCurre
!. on February 18th and 10th, and freausntl
since. This is why he moved in th
matter. Mr.. Quinn held that the electri
or light people know that undergroun
at wires are feasible, but the oppose th
y. system solely on the ground of cost.
lg Mr.. Quinn also denounced the uttel
IN ances of certain people whom he classe
lg aB the ''paid mouth-pieces vi those VIII
9 are trying to put the city in the hands {
or few men, to the effecs chat Council
to composed OF o Het Of bcodlers and thieveI
he The members of Council he held are 0
or honest as any OF the members of the OH
"a igens' Association, and he challenged an
IN one to show where Council had wropI
fully expended dollar during the pas
two years. In concluding MIR. Quln
CnefeQ tine IOlioWlnB;
Resoi1ed, That thia Council has the u
most confidence In the honesty and intel
rity OF MIR. j. W. Aydon, superintendent {
de the fire alarm telegraph, aud regrets tni
nj, the unklnd accusations have been mao
de against him.
nd The resolution was unanlmous
M adopted by yea and nay vote.
$50 COVERED FIRE PLUG.
ny ns Mr.. Baugh offered resolution d;rec
oi ing the Farmers Bank 60 remove the o.
M. structions around the FIRE plug at Thil
1t ard Market Streets but withdrew it c
Mr. McOnlrs assurance that the work
removal had been started during the ate
noon,
de WANTS TO auZzLE DOGS.
M Mr.. McMensrlin gave notice Of his j
ne tention TO introduce an ordinance in rel
~ ,as tion TO muzzling dogs.
sts POLICE PATROL WAGON.
Mr.. Quinn lnoyed that special cor
mittee be appointed to inquire into y
advissbility of procuring police patr
be- wagon, The motion Was adopted, a.
led the chair appointed Messrs. Quini
led Roberts, Ryan, Mcbride and Moore
~ ~ the committee.
ge- ORDERS.
During the meeting orders for bill
were directed to be drawn, as follows;
sen NJ, Meeary Il son, $3.50; C. S. Clelsn
'ar 81 So; Adams & Bro, SS.S5; Henry Ecke
e. estate, S87; Wilmington CITY Eleortc Cor
edt pany, s2If 20; j. n. Bryan. $47; Jam
nd Mills as; r. A. Carswell, S249T; W.
oe Ford, s5n; @. 4 Mslehoir, S2l; John
lay Solomon, S34,51;J Ii GnodlnE, el0.9t;