Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-21

OltN bunu1lls ETtHlu5Ht EhFfh
and all the members present excepting
Messrs. Bower and Diilin, the CITY treas
urer reported balance in bank Of $l2l,-
ga 30, Receipts: Collector Moody,
$l,430.
A Communication from State Senator
Donahne, announcing that the bill for
tho widening of Tenth street was now in
tho hands OF the House committee on
corporations, and that the opposition to
the bill had not developed unril after its
passage through the Senate, was read and
fled.
TIE LEoIsLArIyr BILLS.
On Mr.. Qninn's motion the bill increas-
ing the appropriation OF the Street aud
Sewer Department, which Was laid on the
table at Tuesday nights session, was
taken up. Msssrs. Carpenter, Murray
and Gnwthrop of the department, were
present, and he understood they wanted
to be heard.
MFR. Carpenter, on being called upon,
said he had come to the meeting on the
invitation of city solicitor, who thought
Council and the department might confer
and reach an understanding. He did
not know what information the Council
wanted, and thought the bill spoke for
itself.
THE SURPLUS FOR THE SEWER,
There were no further remarks and the
bill was referred to the Legislative COM
mittee.
Mr. Quinn presented o preamble and
resolution, rfciting the fact that the
Council will have surplus on July lst,
by reason of the last Council having
made an appropriation OF $72 900 for
paying loans due April LIST, which loans,
it was subsequently learned, will have to
be continued through the sinking fund,
and declaring ii the sense of Council
that il the building of the proposed in.
teroepsing sewer along the Brandywine is
determined upon, this surplus will be
used in part payment thereof, as far as it
will go, instead of borrowing more
money for this purpose.
Mr.. Quinn moved. in order to test the
sense OF the members, that Council favor
the use Of the surplus for the construc-
tion of the sewer.
Mr.. Carpenter, ia answer to Mr..
Moore's question, said that estimates
placed the cost OF the sewer at about
$8t, ,000s
On MFR. McGonigal's motion further
consideration of the question was de-
ferred until next meeting.
NO plEorroNs FOB TWO YEARS.
Mr.. Quinn presented bill embodying
the following changes: Reducing the
membership OF Council TO r. members
Gone from saeh ward) and the President,
all to be elected every three years, and
extending the terms OF all the present
members OF Council to June, 1891, when
the first election shall take place max.
ing the city solicitor elective by the peo.
pile beginning ct the election in Juns,
1891, and providing that at the expira.
tion of the present solicitors term, in
1890, the vacancy shall be filled
by City Council for one year only;
extending the terms of the present city
assessors and collectors, which expire in
June next, until June, 1891, providing
that no city election shall be held this
year or next.
On MIR. Quinn's motion 500 copies of
the bill were ordered TO oe printed for
public distribution, AND the bill was re-
ferred TO the legislative committee.
No MORE OVERHEAD WIRES.
Another bill, presented bJ Mr.. Quinn,
was as follows:
Section /, No person shall hereafter erect,
construct or put up any Telegraph .pole,
telegraph line or wire, or electric CON
dnetor IL any street, avenue or alley within
the corporate limits of the city, under the
penalty of 500 for each and every day any
such telegraph pole, line or wire or electric
conductor shat b9 continued or MUM
tatuad and each d y they are maintained
after the tlrst conviction shall constitute q
new and separate offence.
Sec. 2. No person, company or corpora
tion to whom permission and authority has
heretofore bean given TO erect aud main
tain telegraph poles ard lines and eiectric
conductors ia The streets Of the city of Will
mington shall, from apd after the - day
of -----, 1s9-, maintHiu or use any tels-
graph pole, telegraph line or wire or cleo
trtc conductor In any street, avenue or
alloy OF said city, under the penalty OF $50
for each and every day alter said day and
year aforesaid.
Sec 8. That from and after the - day
of -, lS3-, every telegraph line or
wire or electric conductor used and oper-
ated within tho corporate limits shall be
laid under the streets OF said city.
The remaining sections prescribe the
minor details OF the change and state that
the provisions of the law shall not exteud
20 the wires necessary for tha arc electric
lights uged for The public Lighting OF the
streets.
This bill was referred to the Legislative
committee, with instructions to fill in the
blacks with the time ut which the Law is
to go into effect.
THE PAYMENT OF BONDS.
A third act offered by MIR. Quinn,
amends the Water Commission charter
by authorizing the commission to pay its
annual surplus to Council, TO be nsed in
the payment OF sinking fund or o,her
bon6g falling due. At PRESENT the use
of the surplus Is to be devoted exelu
siyely to the payment OF water depatt.
msnt bonds, some of which have to ha
merged iuto the sinking fund. The bill
was ordered to be sent to tie Legislature.
TINE TO PAY $5, 900.
MFR. Quinn offered a resolution in
ssrucing the city solicitor to confer with
LeVi O. Bird, ESD, counsel for William
H Robinson. who recently recovered
verdict of So GOO against the city, for
the purpose Of securing stay of pro-
ceedtnEs until after the beginning of the
next fiscal year, when arrangements can
be made for paying this judgment.
Adopted.
The ordinance providing for the cleo.
tion of a clerk of the registry bureau (at
present chosen by virtue Of o resolution) |
was read third time and passed.
cIeAns ON SUNDAY.
Mr.. Baugh presented bill providing
as follows: "That from and after tine |
passage of this act it shall not be unlawful |
to sell newspapers, periodicals, cigars and
tobacco on the Lords Day, commonly
called Sunday; provided that the curtains
of stores where said newspapers. periodi.
Gals, cigars and tobacco are sold shall be |