Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-27
FOR AN OLD TINE FOURTH
~ oRniTARoR To oHEoR TIM
5 hFH AND DRUM CURps.


Regular Meeting of City Council.
The report of the law committee's m
estiRation OF the famous q street rider
naoout the first business at Thursday
ignts regular meeting Of City Council
,ut its reading was deferred until later
the session, and then had to 20 over
IntiI Friday night.
lhs special committee on police patrol
mported the purchase Of horse from
ester q Mcdaniel for $3.50 and Mr..
Quinn moved that the bill be paid.
Mr.. Chambers objected, on the ground
fat all expenses for The police patrol had
en- provided for In the appropriations
OF the NEXT fiscal year, and the bill, there.
iore should not be pad until after july
lot, when It can bs charged 10 the new
appropriations.
Mr Quinn contended thnt there was
no reason Why tho bill should not be- paid
ow, as the existing appropriations were
ample for tho purpose.
Mr.. Chambers contended that the com.
mittee had no right TO purchase the Lorss
until a'tan July Let, whom the police
patrol ordinance goes into effect aud that
u the bill was allowed the auditoY would
have DO legal right 10 sign the check
hr. Mcbride insisted that IL tue horse
'as no, paid for now il would be no sale
dd by Jnly LIST, when the animal was
F9fded, the city might not be able to
uichast u or any other horaa and TINS
zoe Introduction OF the police patrol be
delayed.
Mr.. Qginn withdrew his motion to pay
e bill aud the report Of the committee
IS adopted.
The city treasurer reported o balance
bank OF $50, las SO aud the following
'ceipts: Board of Water oommissio oners,
tareHt on water bonds, &6.l $50: Col.
ctor Moody, 81 AL; Collector Mealey,
$50; A. g. Wilson, 80, unexpended
llAnoo OF money appropriated to pay
lection officers.
Communications from the Puaey d
nes Company and the J. Morton Poole
rmpany, protesting against the pro-
lsed repeal Of the ordinance prohibit.
ly the indiscrim.nnte use Of fireworks
nd hrecrackers IN the Fourth of July,
Pere read twice and referred.
Mr.. Forrest presented an ordinance ex.
,pding the limits within which cattle
ball not roam 1t large. Read twice.
Mr.. Bower introduced an ordinance
ihibiting bands aud other musical
sganizations from parading the streets
.hout permit from the mayor, which
init shall designate the ronte to bs fol-
ed, under penalty OF IS for eAoh
son violating. Read twice.
r. Quinn introduced an ordinance
orisiug loan OF $40 ,000 for the
Iose Of purchasing the new park lands
amended by the Park Commission.
twice.
Olinn offered q resolution asking
commission on tho land OF James
h, on Wavaset styeet, between Scott
Lincoln, FOR park purposes.
sfersd, the rasblution .'inatructed"
nsycf 10 ask Judge Grubb for the
,l-ission. To this wording Mayor
arlington, who was present, took excep-
oa. He said he would do 1t by request,
but not under instructions.
Then, on Mr.. Quinn's motion, the reso-
iution was ameuded by inserting re-
ouesssd" instead OF ''instucted," and
then adopted.
Mr, Chaubers offered resolution
'ireotirg the city solicitor to proceed
,aiust Patrick Neary and Peter j. Ford,
rttleH Iur Nllllhm ~ Wikt, Ahto WIS
the market, for $500, ths amount of
irt'g defalcatiop.
Another police matron ordinance, an
hcris ng the appointment to be made by
- mayor, was offered by Mr.. Quinn
I'd read twice.
a communication from the Board OF
.ade recommended Milo W. Locke and
a.es Bradford for the position OF port
rden, For the eleotion Mr.. Quinn
minated Col. Locke nnd MIR. Mcbride
4inatod Mr.. Bradford. Ool. Locke re
Niyea II votes to 10 for MIR. Bradford
,ld 2 plank ballots. The highest vote
Ing less than majority Of all the votes
,,st, including the blank ballots, the
resident declared no result, and
,cond ballot was taken which ended in
jfoE Ool Locke and s for Mr.. Bradford.
The resignation OF samuel Murphey as
hiking fluid commissioner was accepted,
I'd Willard salisbury Jf., Esq, was
unanimously elected to succeed him.
A bid from the Gamswell Fire Alarm
,lepraph Company, offering to furnish
ire alarm boz for SIPS, was referred
:, the committee on Ere companies with
uthority 10 award the contract.
The ordinance repeating the ordinance
,rohibitinR the use OF fireworks on July
Ia. and authorizing the mayor to ap'
,oirt 100 speoia. policeman OF ~ per
ley. for duty on that day, to guard
yainst flre. was read third time. The
scliou authorizing the appointment OF
,ecial policemen was lost by vote OF
,ss to II nays.
Mayor Harrington, before the final
,ta was taken, said he would rather
va the fireworks ordinance remain as 1t
oow stands. without change. Had the
ordinance passed with the extra police
,ttaehuient, as originally prepared, ne
. zould have used his hest endeavors TO
,rotect the city from the use OF fireworks
an tba Fourth. But if it passes In ite
,yesent ahape, added his honor, shall
use NV own Judgment about returning IL
with my approval.
A loae discussion followed upon the
propriety OF passing the pending ordl.
aanoe, and thus permitting Foasth OF
aly patriolism 20 be expended IN crack
ara aud fireworks, without restraint.
The scheme found its advocates and op'
moments. The former prevailed and the
ordinance was passed by the following
'ote. ~,
A7es-Messrs. Ayars, Baueh, Obam'
oprs Dillia, Forrest. johnson, Mcbrlde'
MoGonieal, McKenuey. hoMenamini
Moore, Quinn, Roberts, Rynn-l4.
Eays-llessra. Bsale, Bower, Coley,
Hawkins, Mccall, Shsrkey, Shea, White
and President Farra--9.
Then, without reading the report OF
tha Investigating committee, Council ad-
iourned until 80 O'Clock Friday evening.
Daring the evening the following Or
dsrs were drawn;
- moody ss9iss; John Lang, $2.6s;
rayh TaZewell. s263; J. W. Aydon,
AZ: Dr. O. H. Wallace. ss; Hannah
,oi. "a: Asbnry Sterling, SO; Muming-
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