Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-05

Mr.. SaHdon, chairman OF tins police
conUittee, moved shat tho report bs
adopted and IN ordar drawn IN favor of
Chief Swiggett Tor SO, for his feed bills
for September and October (at the r;!te OF
~ cents per mehl)
MIR. Mccall called for the reading OF his
minority report, exonerat,ng Chief Swig-
Rstt, which was presented TO CogncH
several weeks ago, and moved that 1t be
| adopted.
Mr.. Chambers held that 1t had been
shown to Council that the contract price
! for maHl- for prisoners was is cents par
meal, and although Mr.. Pyl1 had returned
half OF this Amount to the chief, no might
| not consent to continue 10 furnish rne4is
| for II cents. If he did continue TO charge
10 cents aud pay ons-half OF the Bills back
| 70 the Chief, the latter would undoubtedly
refund tine excess TO The city. Ae utd not
| think, therefore, that Council had right
| to cut down the bills submitted By TIE
chief, As to th9 minority report he did not
fesi like vo'lng TO eEonerate the chief nor
any other officer who had done wrong.
| There were statements IN both reports thnt
he felt cons rGired to endorsa.
MIR, Mccall ineisted that Chief SWiggett
had not knowingly done wrong In tho
| transaction OF mUdis for prisoners, bat lie
did NOT see nov Council could dispute the
Bills rendered by the chief.
Mr. Baugh said that the committees
| view of the matter was that II MIR. pylo
could furnish meals for IA months at tine
rate OF III cents per megl, h5 could continue
10 furnish them AT ttl9 Ealla Tdto iOr u fow
months louga 10 allow tlo bills al this
! reduced rate would rciitva MIA of tbs
| iioubie of retundng half OF tho am1u1rs 10
| Ohiet Swiugett II MIR. Pyie iuaisTet ou
rtqnirlus tao chiGt ~ pay him 10 cen per
irr,l, the Council would cneeffully re-
munerHts the chief.
&r. Goley sad he understcod Mir. Pyle
WAS going tu iGslst on q charge Oh 10 cents
| per Eaa! and be did not o NOW Council
cuntd avoid paying he Oills in full,
III. D!lllG said Council had nothing 10 do
! wlta Mr. Pyle in the matter. Ice charter
regulates tho whole ti4u5gCsioa. II llNss
$50 priGe, but says tnat G0unctl snail simply
puy tue ac:uat cost vi meals tor prisoners,
rs attsstad by the sworn efliAgvlt oil the
cl!ot OF police.
hr. Stwdown said that Chsf salecati
| had rOtt tho gpGas COMMITTEES thst intHl'
| CAni not bA tutfli ,hs FOR lsas tpHn e
| co:rs usr meal. Lar George ". OGtiIp htl
told nIm thai he " MD furnish maiis Tor ~
cepEs each, WCiiaewD U.h9r t5Poas.tst, rar.
ties had Gilarei 10 .u.:!lsA meats a. good ds
had eean lurnisAcc, 81 ! GnH cents re-
| spsetively.
rhA motion 10 alols the minority sepor,
was defeated, ag'l thsl the majority report
was Adnptei hs Z. 'ny vote u 10 nYca tl s
rays, aGasrS. rs An gaI Forrest voting Wit1
! SIX liepubllGa- u.e@u-f5 IL tln negative.
Fhs chair @nhgu-cei the following com
1 raiEttn OF ono flQ!n euch 5sGrd uu dts.rlbu.
tlon Of lnni 20 thn pnnr. Mrssr7 Ayars
! Curran. MlBanucyi Btllia, tlonrIa, alrGAa l.
Chamber, i"rklns, Beale, SnRrkey, saw
| don lai EAnuagrlft.
fae l;'y treasurer reported bnfuel IN
| baGk Oi si@7 ,T53,2j.
The sliousuus p6y-roll for Nov nhai
. a .F.Es snst..N tfe.-I Ha -
! Werr & NJ nni pASsrt.
Mt. HtTEius cftafai resolution 10.
\ quifiGg Jhy Solicitor Turner 10 pJ03eai ~
once against Patrick Nalry AEd P5fer j
Ford, suretlas Tor H!h!sm y. Wirt, late
CLERK pf The mAtlet, Cor TAO amount ol
Wits official dedication. MIR, ill@kip-
! snia this mgtt5r had bcaa hanging tire tJi
T. loas whil7 and should be settled. In.
! resolution Tag aiopt3d.
hit. OurcIl nrrssrtoi an ordinance With
| respect 80 Numbering houses. 1t abr1. ato'
this ordinance + qltriuS the street aommi5-
sioErr 70 attend 20 tic numbering o hOG6r,
Hul Impose this duty On She bU.la,4S IN,
tpec.or. Hlth respv55 to houses In S5ufh
Wilmington, the nov ordinance urovlGr,
| thst CUnt'el'ins az Chrl.tuna avenue and
iieali stEert tho houses -ha'l NcRir viii
M, l, from Pfuch street, w'th 10. tug, upd
With smother huAdrGd ut aacu straar; rEi
htSnets running ht Tl-ht angles, beginning
| UL IAHthNl tfFGtf, tIdlt 10 luiINnEe4 u
streets above this Chrsttlaa are. Tho or6i,
nirce was read twice ana referred 10 tht
law committee.
Mt. BAGyh wanted BIDS for the six-circui
QHmawell repeater und swltGhboart taksy
fron the box, but more was quite u dt
lemmn by reason OF the TACT that Balm
Eeley, who Ias oniy Key o. tn,
lock-U Uog IN ybien pidg waEe received, wa,
absent L.rrman E0bs-r r.. Huiey, whc
was scting as huilif, broke open the hol
with an indian sub. ant e solitary old
from tho GEmeTHll Fire Alarm Telegraph
Company OF New YUtk was tRken out. l
proposed TO put iu iha new repeater ans
switchboard for : 450. The proposal wa
reterrei to thecommtttee on FIRE companies
MIR. Currsu resigned the chairmansh'p o
the committee cn education, End hlr