Evening journal., 1889-07-12
CITY COUNCIL AT WORK.
PAYING OVER $4,000 FOR THE
INTERPRETING SEWER.

| conscience money From Alr. Cham bers
Judgement Against the CitY-seth
Feaster Reelected Harbor-Master.
AT the regular session OF City Council
last evening the Finance Committee re-
ported favorably on the communication
of the Street and Sewer Department ask.
ing for the payment to it of the $50, 600
/ appropriation for the intercepting sewer.
The Law Committee reported on the
| petition of George B. Lewis and others of
the Ninth ward, asking that certain
nuisance be removed. The report rec
ommends that the petitionibe sent to the
Mayor and that he instruct the chief of
| police to inquire into the matter and
enforce the proper ordinance.
The special committee on police patrol
reported that arrangements had been
made with A. Traynor to keep the wagon
and horse at his livery stable the patrol
driver to feed and attend TO the horse,
/ for $50 per month. The committee ex
peet to make final report next week.
Report Of the chief of Police.
] A communication was read from the
mayor, transmitting the report of the
chief of police for the year ending July
| !, and requesting that copies be printed
for public distribution. 1t was referred
to the Printing Committee with instruc-
tions to have 200 copies printed. A
synopsis Of the report appears ia another
column Of this issue.
Re-electlng Harbor Master.
communication was read from the
Board of Port Wardens stating that IL
had nominated Seth II. Feaster for har-
Dor master for the ensuing year at a
meeting held on July s.
On motion Council went into nomina-
tion and election for harbor master. As
1t is customary to accept the nomination
of the Board OF Port Wardens, Mr..
Feaster was nominated and unanimously
elected by Mr.. McGonigle casting the
vote of Council. Mr.. Feaster is the pres
sent incumbent
MIR. Chambers Tender Conscience.
The city treasurer reported a balance
! in bank to the credit of current expenses
of $102 059 6S; park fund, $427 04; re.
ceived of E. p Moody, $4,000; Martin
J. Mealey, SIS, ,500 Samuel Chambers,
salary returned for May and June.
| $1375.
Mr. Chambers asked and obtained the
| privilege of the floor, and explained that
regarding the effect of the section of the
Biennial Election bill limiting the salaries
of members Of Council to 500, there
seemed to be some difference
of opinion. The Finance Committee
had been instructed that it did not
take effect until July /, and therefore
had signed the pay-rolls. When the June
payroll came up last week it could only
be passed on the opinion of the city
solicitor. Concerning himself, Mr.. Cham
bers said he took his own judgement and
returned the surplus of his salary over
$50 month, since the passage of the
bill, to the city treasurer Mr.. Chambers
further said that the law WAS elastic and
could be twisted and turned to almost
any date
Mr.. Roberts after q few remarks re.
gsrding the embarrassment the action OF
Mr.. Chambers caused other members Of
Council, moved that the city solicitor
be instructed to consider the bill and
give his opinion regarding the part regu
lating the pay of members of Council al
the next stated netting The motion was
carried unanimously.
For the Intercepting Sewer.
i Mr.. McGonigle presented the following
preamble and resolution, which were reae
and adopted A
Whereas, By an act entitled an act
for the more efficient drainage of the city
Of Wilmington, passed at Dover on April
20, 1889, it was therein made mandatory
on the Council to pay over to the di.
rectors Of the Street and Sewer Depart
ment the sum of $4,000 to be expended
! for the construction of an interceptine
sewer along the Brandywine creek the
said sum to be taken from a surplus bal.
ance remaining from the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1889, the same to be
paid to the directors aforesaid on OF
before May, l. 1889.
) Whereas, It was found impracticable
to comply with the provisions of the
aforesaid act on the date therein named
and
Whereas, The directors aforesaid
having made formal request on tn,
Council for a compliance in that part OF
the act aforesaid; therefore be it
Resolved, That an order for tn,
amount of $50, 600 be drawn in favor anC
made payable to Joseph L. Carpenter
Jr., j. Newlin Gawthrop and james
) Murray directors of the Street anC
Sewer Department, for the purpose O.
an intercepting sewer, as set forth il
provisions of the act of the Genera
Assembly"
Judgement Against the city.
Mr.. McGonigal offered the following
} resolution, which was adopted
Resolved, That the city solicitor re
port to the Finance Committee the claim
) of the Wilmington Turnpike Company
( against the mayor and Council Of vii
mington, and that said committee report
the amount Of the claim to the mex
stated meeting of the Council
A communication from George A
Elliott, Esq, counsel for the turnpike
T company, was read, stating that tn,
judgement of $400 against the city, OBJ
tanned at the February term Of court wa
, now due. Including interest and cost
the amount is $4.23.20.
+ Miscellaneous Business.
Mr.. Ryan offered the following resolu
Z tion, which was adopted:
( Resolved, That the Printing Commit
Q tee approve no bills presented to then
unless accompanied by an order from
either the chairman of the committee O.
! ! the clerk Of council
A communication was read from thl
secretary of the Board of Health, re
questing five copies of the city charter
and ordinances for members of the board
n The clerk was instructed to comply with
H..