Daily Republican., 1889-08-16
CITY COUNCIL.
1T SHUTS DOWN ON A PRINT
ING BILL.
Because Paper is Called "The WILL
mington Democrat" It Cannot
Assume to Make Extra
Charges and Bull
doze Council.

doze Council. --~
The City Council held q regular meet
ing last night, all tho members beinl
Call.
Mr.. McGonigal, from the Financ,
COMMITTEE, reported in favor of paving
BACK to Richard j. Fisher, agent fol
Richard Morton, S26 60 overpaid taxes
also to pay back William G. Bsbb IS. 7S
overpaid taxes Thereports were adopted
Inc same committee presented the fol
lowing, which was adopted:
10 the President and Members OF City
Council:
THE Finance Committee would re.
specttully report on the communication
OF the city treasurer in reference to refus
ing 10 elgn she check for $4,000 tor In
tercepting sewer on account of no suci
appropriation furnished to him In the lisi
OF appropriations handed him by the
clerk OF City Council for the present fiscal
year. The Finance Committee was legally
advised that no item OF appropriation
was necessary, that the act of ihe General
assembly obviates any such item of ap.
"Your committee would recommend
tne Following resolution, as 1t would meet
urer:
'Resolved, That the city treasurer he
and he Is hereby directed to open an ac.
count with the Street and Sewer Depart
ment, which account shall be designated
appropriation for intercepting sewer and
shall charge the same with $50 COO. d.
rected TO be appropriated for that purpose
by the terms OF an act entitled an act for
me more efficient drainage of Il e CITY of
Wilmington, passed at Dover, A pril 25,
1889; be 1t further
- Resolved, That the check for $50. OCo
Tor intercepting sewer be cancelled and q
new check is ordered to bo drawn In lien
thereof for like sum and q like pur-
pose, and be 1t further
"Resolved, That the clerk of Council
transmit certified copy OF this resolu-
tion TO the city auditor and city treas
urer."
Mr. Forrest, from the law Commit.
tee, reported favorably ON the petition of
Harry Pizor asking to have auctioneers'
license transferred 10 suit the admission
OF George Stanton to the firm In place of
Gtorge Drake, withdrawn. The report
was adopted.
Mr.. Ayars presented tho annual report
OF the board of Education ending July
S0, 1889, which was read and ordered
nled: 1t has already been published in
the REPUBLICAN.
City Treasurer Griffith reported the
balance In bank to current expenses.
S26l S12. Sc; park fund, f427. .O4; received
OF Collector E. P. Moody, $500; NJ. j.
Mealey, SS9S. 90.
Mr.. Cotton presented o communication
from George Justis asking the return of
SlO6.40 oyerpatd taxes, his partner in
business, Mr.. Davidson, having paid the
came not knowing Mr.. Justis had paid
II. The communication was referred to
the Finance Committee.
Mr. Ryan presented q communication
from the Democrat Printing Company.
Which was not the same In wording but
ABOUT the same In Import as the follow
Ing, copy Of which was laldton the desk
OF every member, which was read
SIR Belisving that the bills OF The |
Democrat Printing Company, which
have been in the hands of the committee |
ior over two months for some accounta- |
Die reason will come before the Council
this Thursday evening, we take this
means OF explaining the same:
We made bid to print the tax
oliis Tor the southern district for SIG, but
oy mutual consent the bid was with
lraWn. Ihe amount named would not
pay cost OF paper. We did not submit
any bid after that. We claim though
hat tho work cannot be done at a lower
price and the same quality OF paper used.
~ Thsre were $3.50 more bills print
ID this year than last The bills were
printed In one color last year, and In
wo colors this year. The printer last
'ear charged little over q. so per thou.
ano, and his bill, according to an ac.
ount IRE IN the auditors books, given US.
vas Sll3-Mr. Sharkey claimsd. before
he committee, that Sl2S was paid-how-
yer, IT is claimed now that the bill was {
IA. We will take the lowest amount !
nd add the additional number printed J
his year at the rate OF 1850 per N. and !
'e haye S1l2,t7, that Is In one color, In
ne color, each bill goes through tbe I
ress once, aud, of course, In two colors, !
vice. Therefore, last year It required
bout 1000 Impressions, coating we will Q
", soi, while this year there were
}, i51 impressions, costing SlOS.50-malS-
y Sf,lao more than last year. Look at =
10 hgures and then we ask you II our | :.
rice is exorbtants v
~. Tue committee accepted this y
"hAb tuC Dlll " AS NJ inc :
me, for this bill was rendered June 6. s.
ow, why did they accept the printed N
after ii the bill was not correct? This
'mpany has NOT, in our opinion, been ~ ~
eated fairly. IL
II. Mr.. Roberts says that Michael ], u
larkey, then chairman OF the Printing
ordered the plumbing In W
ector ordinance to be inserted In The az
Democrat That, of u
urse, Is question of veracity, and q
" person well acquainted with the ui
rites VIII not have any trouble in eet- ~ ~
ng the question. b,
I'VE do not beg any favor of you, but IN
do ask that we be accorded fair treat IN
ent and that justice shall be done us. th
'Yours, etc., m,
he DEMOCRAT PAINTING COMPANY" ~
On motion of Mr.. Ryan, Martin j. %
Galley was requested to make a state BIC
ant OF what he knew about the con-
Ict.
Mr.. Mealey stated that some time last
W, 1t being time to mako arrange CIR
nts to have the city tax receipts HI
nted, be telephoned to Mr.. sharkey, be-