Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-01-04
ALIVELY MEETIN
BROOKS FOSTERS CLAIM IA
JEcTED.
Mayor Harrington veroes Counciimsr
Diiions Bill to Oust Dr. short
lidge, and Council sus.
tains Him.

sponded ''here."
1t was evident that somathing more
| than usual was 10 come up. Several
Democratic manipulators hung around
the corridors and whispered conversations
were freely INDUCED in, Councilman Dill
| lin particularly seemed TO be kept busy
listening TO suggestions and answering
questions.
As an introd uction to the more lively
scenes that were TO follow was the Law
Committees adverse report on the propo-
sition OF l.. q Vandegriit, ESQ.,, to sc-
cept 500 In full for the claim of Brooks
Fcster against the city for services ren-
dered as n special policeman.
Mr.. Forrest moved TO adopt the report
of the committee, but Mr.. Baugh inter
posed and said he had understood that
the aim could be settled for s75, as the
claimant was In impecunious circum-
stances and he moved as an amendment
that council pay that amount.
Mr.. Quinn was OPP yosed 10 paying Fos-
ter anything. Council either owed him
s100 or nothing and he took the ground
that Council owed him rothlng. III any
body owed Foster anythiog 1t was the
Mayor who employed him. Council
never employed h'm, nor was he employ
ed under any law or ordinance OF Coun
ell and Council therefore owed him moth
ing. 1t has become 80 now that all y
man has 10 do is to assume that he did
something for the city and Council is
made to pay It. Every man who votes TO
pay any part of this bill, votes To take
money out of the pockets OF the tax pay
ers.
City Solicitor Turner being present, Mr..
Dillin moved that he be heard upon the
legality Of the claim. The motion was
adopted, and Mr.. Turner said that the
case had only recently been brought TO
his notice, but Judge Ball, who was for
merly City Solicitor aud knew all about
IL, had informed him that the case had no
legal status. There was no one who knew
how a jury would decide In such case,
but he thought the city would gain a
verdict. If the city decided not to pay
the claim, however, he would have to
prepare for trial before the February
term of court.
Mr.. Dnlin asked II the claim was not
$500.
Mr.. Baueh explained that Judgment
had been obtained before q Justices court
for 500, that being the limit of cases be-
fore justices.
City Solicitor Turner remarked that 1t
was no difficult matter to obtain iudg-
ments before justices.
Mr.. Baugh argued for the payment Of
the bill, as Foster had been regularly
sworn In, had got suit Of police cloth
ing, had got hat by order Of Mayor
Rhoads with the letters 50. p" upon a
plate in front. He served as substitute
at one time IL days and nights IN sucess-
sion, aud altogether between 100 and 200
days and nights. The case could be set
tied now for S75, when II sent to court
1t may cost the city several times that
amount.
Mr.. Quinn said stand had to be taken
somewhere against these claims upon the
city and Council might as we'll take It on
this case as any other.
The substitute was lost by tho follow
ing vote: Ayes--Ayars, Baugh, Beale,
Davis, Dlllin, Jahnson, Moore, Ryan,
Mccall-9. Nays-Bower, Chambers,
Ccley, Forrest, Hawkins, Mcbride, Nc
Gonigal, McKenney, McMenamin, Quinn,
Roberts, Sawdon, Shea, White, Farra,
sharkey-16. The report of the com
mittee was adopted.
Mayor Harrington returned the ordi-
nance providing for gratutious vaccina-
tion with the following communication.
"To the Council: respectfully return
the ordinance to amend an ordinance en-.
titled an ordinance providing for general
gratuitous vaccination, without my sigma
ture, for the following reasons;
'First My experience has been that
there is necessity for medical attendance
at the City Hall which can be COM
manded at any hour OF The day or night.
The ordinance submitted to me provides
for general service Of vaccine physi-
clans which would render at any time the
employment Of the persons who might be
named for that service uncertain, and
would necessitate the calling In OF other
physicians, put the city to greater ex-
pense than is contemplated by the ordi-
nance and thereby defeat the purpose
of It. |
''Second. Tho service rendered at the
City Hall by physicians now Is of itself /
but in city OF the popu' alton
Of Wilmington there is required for the |
Police Department and for the protection /
and succor of the unfortunate sick and
hurt sufficient medical attendance which /
can be demanded and called upon at any
time without conflicting with other pub
lio duties. 1t is therefore my opinion i
Lhst the passage Of the ordinance, which
| return herewith would be unwise, and
IN the line Of my duty must decline to
approve 1t
"AUsTIN HARRINGTON, Mayor"
The vote on the passage Of the ordi-
nance over the Mayors veto resulted as
ellows: Ayes-Ayars, Baugh, Beale,
NcMcnamin, Quinn, Ryan, eawdon,
thea, White-iS. Nays-.Bower, Coley,
Forrest, Hawkins, johnson,
Mccall, Moore, Roberts, shar-
Iey, President Farra-1s.
The defeat Of the ordinance necesssi-
ated the nomination OF vaccine physi-
.ians, and for this purpose Council took
recess of ten minutes to allow the
Democratic members to 20 into caucus
md nominate physicians, after defeating
motion by Mr.. Sharkey to proceed to
he nomination and election of vaccine
,hysIcisns without going into caucus.
The Democratic members were not out
more than three minutes before they re-
urnsd and business was resumed.
The ty treasurer reported a balance
n bank 10 current expenses, $155, ,1l9.6O;f
ark purposes, $427.o4; received from M.
!. Mealey, e110, S275, $275; Chief of Po-
Ice swiggett, IS, Chief Engineer Frederic
$40 95, Sl450; Building Inspector Dil.
In, $S4; City Auditor Newell, SO "a.
The pay. roll of members of Council
TO $303. 20 was approved and
rdered paid. The annual payroll OF the
hief engineer OF the Engineering and
urveyinR Department was received and
rdered paid.
Mr.. Quinn presented bill TO be pre-
ented to the Legislature to be enacted
nto a law, which was read The bill
rovides tor regular fixed salary for
nrmbers OF the City Council, in lea OF |
les for attending Council and committee