Evening journal., 1889-08-16
ENTER UP THEIR I BONDS.
CUTTING DOWN BILLS FOR PRINT
ING AND PUBLISHING.

City council nelu long session ldsI
night President Farra was in the chair
The Finance Committee reported favor
ably on the petition of William J. Fisher,
agent, asking for the return Of $26 60
overpaid taxes. A similar report was
made on the petition of William Q. Babb,
for So 73 overpaid taxes
The $50, 900 check.
The same committee reported as fol-
lows on the communication from City
Treasurer Griffith, refusing TO sign the
$50, 900 check for the intercepting sewer,
because it was ordered charged to an ap
preparation that did not exist:
ITO the President and Members Of City
Council:
"The Finance Committee would re
spectfully report on the. communication
of the city treasurer in reference to re-
fusing to sign the check for $5O,0O0 for
intercepting sewer on account of no such
appropriation furnished to him in the
list of appropriations handed him by the
clerk of the City Council for the present
fiscal year. The Finance Committee was
legally advised that no item of appro-
priation was necessary, that the act of
the General Assembly obviates any such
item Of appropriation.
Your commi ttee would recommend the
following resolution. as it would meet
the expressed objections Of the city treas.
urer:
Resolved. That the city treasurer be
and he is hereby directed to open an &C
count with the Street and Sewer Depart
ment, which account shall be designated
appropriation for intercepting sewer, and
I shall charge the same with $50, 900 di.
rected to be appropriated for that pur-
\ pose by the terms of an act entitled an
) act for the more efficient drainage of the
3 city of Wilmington, passed at Dover,
3 April % 1883; be it further
Resolved, That the check for $50, 00C
! for intercepting sewer be cancelled and q
new check is ordered to be drawn in lieu
4 thereof for like sum and like purpose,
T. and be it further
r Resolved, That the clerk of Council
e transmit certified copy of this resolu
0 tion to the city auditor and city treas
e urer.
{ The report of the committee and the
t resolution were adopted.
S HIiscella, eoas Reports.
0 The Law Committee reported favorably
S on the petition of Harry Pisor asking
that an auction sellers license be granted
q to the firm of Wolfson, Pisor & Stan
ton.
} Mr.. Ayars presented the annual state
J ment of the Board of Education, whicl
e is printed in another column 1t wa
l. accepted and fled
J. The city treasurer reported balance Il
bank to the credit Of current expenses o
+ $261, S72 56 park fund, $427 04. Receives
d Of E. P. Moody, $3.50; Martin ]. Mealey
e 1898 60.
o The petition of George Justison 70
It $106 46 overpaid taxes was referred t
}. the Finance Committee
II Mr.. Sawdon presented the petition @
y Albert Walther for 81 81 overpaid taxes
e 1t was referred to the Finance Com
e mittee.
i The Contested Bills.
10 Mr. Ryan presented a communicate
& from the Democratic Printing Compan
e accompanying the bills of $1OS. 80 an
e $64 90, referred back to the company q
l. the last meeting Of Council, which wer
1t returned unopened. The communicate
is was similar in import to the following
N printed copy of which was received b
& each member Of Council:
'e SIR: Believing that the bills of th
IS Democratic Printing Company. whic
IS have been in the hands Of the committe
le for over two months, for some unat
/
s. Council this Thursday evening, we tax
Is this means of explaining the same;
is /. We made a bid to print the ia
rs bills for the Southern district for $i6 OI
Sc but by mutual consent the bid was will
II drawn The amount named would NJ
re pay the cost of paper. We did not sui
1e NIT any bid after that We CLAIM
" though, that the work cannot be done
1s a lower price and the same quality
PAPER used.
2. There we're 8, $40 more bills printt
this year than last. The bills wei
printed in one color last year, and in tN
Il" colors this year. The printer last yei
charged little over S4 so per thousanl
L. and his bill, according to an account fro
IS, the auditor books, given us. was $1l3-
40 Mr. Sharkey claimed, before the cor
re mittee, that 1928 was paid-however
lp is claimed now that the bill was SO
as We will take the lowest amount and &C
the additional number printed this We,
30 at the rate Of 81 80 per NJ, and we la,
t. $11257, that is in one color In ol
at color each bill goes through the pre-
ad once, and of course, in two colors, twic
n Therefore, last year it required abol
W. 19,0 900 impressions, costing, we win sa
re S94. while this year there were 46, Il
MS impressions, costing Sl0S 50-makir
u. 27, l50 more than last year. Look at Il
st figures and then we ask you if our priC
re is exhorbitant2
n 3. The committee accepted this wor
he knowing what the bill was at the tim
81 for this bill was rendered June 6. Nov
ad why did they accept the printed matter
wv the bill was not correct? This compar
nd has not, in our opinion, been treat'
Az fairly.
ls A. Mr.. Roberts says that Michael
E. Sharkey then chairman Of the PrintiI
"a Committee ordered the Plumbing
al spector ordinance to be inserted in ~
ne Wilmingtonian Democrat. That,
tn course, is a question Of veracity, and al
person well acquainted with the partie
he will not have any trouble in settling t
ut question.
he We do not beg any favor Of you, but '
ut do ask that we be accorded fair treatme
ne and that justice shall be done us.
at Yours, etc.
ral THE Dem MoCRAT PRINTING COMPANY.
Martin ]. Mealey, collector of the tax
IN of the Southern district, was present Al
Up. was asked to make a statement to Cou
ne Gil regarding the bill for printing t
ir. receipts. Mr.. Mealey said the collectc
were given authority to have the wo
done by the Printing Committee N
Robertss bid was the lowest, viz 81
H., Afterwards on account of the ext
IL number Of blanks to be printed $50 W
agreed upon for the Southern district.