Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-18
CITY COUNCILS SESSION
THE S5O,O0O APPRoPRTATED For
an LNlERGAPfIN4 sEWER.


e niBnt Will IEtAiuent raffa In the cbair.
The finance committee reported favor
ably en- the demand of the Board OF
I Directors of the ST Get aud Sewer De-
partment for the 500 0O0 appropriation
for the interoep,ipg sewer, authorized by
m act OF the recent Legislature. The
report was adopted. The same com
!. mittee reported favorably on the bills OF
u, p Moody of $3.50 for writing the re.
esiving book and SIS for making the
horse assessment. The bills were al
lowed.
TIE law committee on the petition Of
@ b. Lewis and others Lsking for the re-
moval Of q building on Elliott avenue
which contains gasoiene and is q
nuisance, reported back recommending
that the petition be sent to the mayor
asking him TO instruct the chief OF police
TO make an examination of the locality
end report SO that suitable action can be
taken. The report was adopted.
The speciai committee on the police
patrol reported that it had sscured ac.
commodations for the police patrol horse
and wagon in Andrew Traynor's stable
on Fifth street near Orange, at $40 per
/ month.
City Treasurer Griffith reported bal.
ance Of Sit2 0b9 So il the bank for cur
resSt expenses and $427 G4 to the credit
of the park fund. He re eloited the fol
lowing collections: E. Moody, $t5,-
500 ttx's for 1889 and $50 fnr 1858;
Martin Mea'ev 81, 900 taxes 1889 and
5000 taxes foe 1888
He also reported having received $l3
A salary returned by Councilman Cham
bers. On question of privilege the
latter stated that he had returned the
m ney because he conaldered that the
law passed by the last legislatu'e limiting
the salaries of councilmen to $40 per
N month, took effect Immediately after it's
passage and not on July LIST, as ia claimed
by some members. He considered tie
law an elastic one capable OF various con.
strGctions and his had rcsed merely on
his own individual opinion aud he did
not claim or ask that any councilman
Bhou follow his ertmpis. On motion
of Mr.. Roberts the city solicitor was in
strtlcted to present his opinion OF the
law in question at the next meeting OF
the oonncil.
Mr.. Ryan offered the following res olu.
tion which was adopted:
Resolred That the prIntlrg committee
approve no bill prrssnted to them unless
accompanied by an nrde either from tho
chairman OF the committee or the clerk OF
h Council.
A communication was received from
the Board of Port Wsrdens stating that
at o meeting of that body held on Mon
day last, Seth II. Fsastar was unani-
mously nominated for the position of
hatbor master for the ensuing yenr.
Council confirmed the nomination by
elecling him, no other candidate having
4 been nominated.
MIR. Shaskry'Rsva notioe that he would
introsuos an ordiuanasat the next meet.
ing regulating COMMITTEES mee.ings.
At the request OF the Board OF Health,
Il the clerk was instructed to present to
il thet body copy OF the city chatter for
Y for each member OF the board.
MF. McGougsl off red resolution
which was adopted instruotiug the city
solicitor to ascertain the citi's indebted.
ness to the Wilmington Turupise Com
pauy and repors 20 the finance committee
aud by them to be presented to Council.
In q communication to chairman McGoni
gal of the II lauos COMMITTEES, the com.
pany clsim4 SI23 20 representing 6
niadgment allowed ut the February coart
and added Costs
Mr. McGangol offered the following
resolu,ion which was adopted.
WHEREAS, By an act entitled an "aet 10,
the mtr,t Ell ,ent dratnar- of the city o
EWtmIngton," passed Gt Dov-r, April 25'h
Iaa9. It was therein made m4uintory or
"t1e counell' to paw over 10 the directors
ef the Street md sewer u ptrtinent. the
sum Of S5O,U00, to be eSpanted for tue con
strugtion OF m interc-ptiAs sewer along
the BrRudywine crssk, thu sal ! sum 10 be
taken from surplus uatan.o rAmaln'nS
from the fiscal year eadlFg June 3Dth, 1889
the Same to Oe paid 10 the directors atore
kaih on or before May lsf, 1883; and
WHEREAS 1t was found itnpfacteabla *
4comply with the provisions OF thn afJIesait
eact on tha dare tlerein uamsd mud
WHEREAS Tue ii-eltors a a'ors-atd hTvlnl
lmaae u foEInDl request on ths Council for
Ic0mpl!ance With tnal parE OF the act atore
leaid rheE .foTs bn 1t
R.salced That an order for the sun a
200 re drawn and made pa?abA e
lnseph i carp.n er, Jr., J. Na@ltn g Iw
thrpp, Jennes Murray, Directors of th'
straet aud Sewer DsparF Fment, Tor ths prr
lpose Of aa iatsreepl!ng ssWsr as set f0rit
land subject to the provisions OF the act Q
the General Assembly aforesaid.
Chiet of Palics Sgigsett presented
ouutary annual report OF the police de
,a,tnen-, synopsta of which vail h
cund in another culrmn. The repor
vas referred TO the printing comm tie
hyih Instructions to have 200 cJpie
printed for distribution
Council adjourned aEtor allowing til
Following bills:
E.P. Moody, 92.27; William H. Hyland
tt3.75; Jonn NJ. y lnm ~, S6.3i; o. {
lleltnd, FL n. 81 80; J. H. Bsge4 4 Co
t29l; d. s. Cl-laai, san; |. + gatt
HlG'; Samuel MurpheY, s26 50; j v Ca
isle & o., F5; s. Aiains, - 95; Y
pI Hartlovs IS ;Johnson ,S Barnhii,T4 2i
ksnnAhsc rs aud Coal CO., Sl2 61 Alos
@nder & Wals, 82i; Francis 2. ID ioc
b83 II; j. Carlisle II o., 81; Sanrt
Nurphey, 81 50; James NJ. Beyaa, Sj3 S.
Nv. II HGrllpve, 81; .. s, Adams, Jr
Mo rs; 3. 3 Adams, Jr., S2s5l; Samu
hlurphey, SALTS; J1ha ii. S.awarr, -
M MegaEy q Son, 81; Z. F. Kane. &l3 7i
ksta'a of HAnry Eck!e, T3i 81; w,
liam Hayes, SIS; James MEG luigal, 81 6
nj r. Keley, $ln; George w. Mutpn9y
Ei96i; Francis z Dillon, $50 II; Whining
Ion City Electric o.. 53l4; W. 8 1tgRsr
N79O5; Jacob D4ri,k k-on, IS; V Carli-l
T. Co, 25 cants; VI. F. Keiiev, $5; : In
'os., sls75 Y; swier.tt; q as; + Ia
o., SIal; j. f. West, S65; j. 7. Muiltn
yan, S9n.5D; Journ4t Pftrtiny %, s 5 o.
gs Puul4n!ng o.. S4p.26; Every Ev-r
Printtag o., sc: Esd Il B o., 81
I'D 4 B O., s22; Ha'd y isco., - 25; %
rare Printing, Si7 %; S ar puhl-hin
J, Si.51; Martin Jupp~'on, 536; Il {
eker, $4t7;n. F, Fhomas Il Co 81
NEWLY, 1895; q James Belt, 50 8,
?. HJlcomb, $50. z
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DeaSb Of JoIh CaveBder.
John Cavender, we'll known ci'ize
thu Eecnnd diatrict oh Cecil couuty