Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-11

CEthkihS tnG FOtlet EOrCe - OtheF
business of the Meeting.
Thursday nights meeting OF Council was
snappy and interesting, and an unusually
large Dnmbsr of persons were In attend
ance. The attraction was the ordinance
providing for an increase OF the police
force, which Council was expected to finally
act upon. The ordinance was not disposed
Of, however, but as 1t was reported upon
adversely by the police committee, and this
report was adopted by substantial ma
jorIty, Its ultimate fate Is easy of corjec-
tuTe.
THE finance committee reported favor
ably on William Gartland's petition for the
return of S2.31 overpald tax. Adopted.
The city treasurer reported a balance 10
bank OF 500, 1877 So. Receipts: Coliector
Mealey, s6J5; Collector Moody. 5000; City
Auditor Newell, 1850; Building Inspector
Dillon. $233; Municipal Court Clerk Hyland,
5iiS 95; Chief of Police Swiggett Sl62;
Chief Engineer Bougbman, $l42.45; in.
rerest on trust fund, $50; Elliott, Johnson
4 Co.,, procaeds OF sinking fund loan,
S72, ,96p.
Building Inspector Dillon reported hay-
lag inspected durIng March GA dwellings,
stores, 6 additions, l hall and 8 remodsled
huildlngs; value, Sl46,75O; fees received,
1898.
Coal Oh Inspector Durney reported hav-
Ing inspected 14,d00 gallons OF oil during
March.
The Conncil payroll for March, amount
Ing to Si9276, WAS passed.
The Masonic Hall Company petitioned for
q fire alarm box In front OF the Masonie
Temple, and II WAS referred TO the commit
tee on fire companies.
petition from James Shakespeare and
others, for gas instead OF an oil lamp st
Jackson and Linden streets, was referred
| to the Street and Sewer Department.
A communication from Senator Donahoe,
| announcing thep passage of city bills through
the Senate was read and fied.
An order was drawn for the school
boards monthly appropriation of 81 9i6.67.
Tho ordinance making an extraordinary
appropriation of $5,0l2 90, TO pay the judg-
| ment recovered by William fl. Robinson
| against the city at the last term OF court
was read a third time and passed.
| A communication signed L. Krauph, and
| claiming that Building inspector Dillon was
e,ectirg "death-trap" building on West
Front street, was read and referred to the
| law committee.
Newton Chandler, OF the firm OF Steward
h Chandler, asked to be elected weigh
master. and his request was referred to the
law committee.
The extraordinary appropriation ordi-
nance was approved by the mayor, and an
order was drawn In favor of the city solicit
tor to pay the amount OF the Robinson
judgment and costs, $5,01262.
MIR. Quinn asked some member who bad
\ voted against the bill to increase the Street
and Sewer Departments appropriation
SIS, 900 to make motion for reconsldera-
tion, as be wanted the bill brought up
again. Mr.. johnson made the motion, but
the chBir ruled IL out OF order, as two
meetings had elapsed since the vote was
taken, aud the rules allowed Of reconsider
ation only ono mootfaS attar the original
action.
Mr.. Quinn also called up for third read
ing the ordinance increasing the pollce
force, but the chair also ruled this motion
out OF order, as the ordinance had boen re.
ferred to the law, police and finance COM
mlttees.. while only the law committee had
reported on iG.
While these committees were considering
the bill number Of postal cards which had
been sent to Mayor Harrington In accord
ance with EVERY EVENINGS suggestion,
were presented by MIR. Quinn and read by
the clerk. They we're signed by George W.
Bush, Charles Il. Fritz Fl. O. Robinson,
Benjamin Nields, Ed, Samuel G. simmons,
j. D. sisler, q. f. Dure. j. b. Clarkson,
william ii. Field, Samuel McCarv. Jr.,
George 8. Capelle, W. F. Seeds. W. B.
Clerk, J. j. Batmer, O. W. Pusey, ii. r.
Cause, ]. T. Cause, DR.. W. R. Bullock, W.
W. Pusey, d. Richardson, W. W. Bond,
George X. Mccall, j. NJ. Dillon. W. D.
Coverdale. W. E. Buckmaster, j. Edridge
Pierce, ]. NJ. Harvey, Martin Johnston, w.
II. McElroy, De Haven Morris, Jerome
Conroy, D. A. Devices, Frederick Pyle,
Frank O. CARPENTER, Philip Amboid, H. II.
Moore. Seth u. Feaster, NJ. Richenberger,
7. II. Il. Montgomery. Gsorge Husbands, E.
X. wilson, William NJ. Husktns, c. 8. How
land, A. P. Stevenson, William M. Kennard,
James Dandy, W. j. McOlelland, @. W.
Gouert, A. q. Garrett, John Wood, p. J.
li!nder, N. B; Morrison, Oliver Courtney, ].
L. Pusey, Frank Pyle, Willard Pyle, J.
! Mckay, s. O. Btddle aud about so others
Then the ordinance was sent up with a
| favorable report from the finance commit
| tee, signed only by Chairman Quinn and an
| adverse report from the police COM
mittee, signed by Messrs. Sawdon,
Ryan aud White. On the motion to
adopt the police committees report
Mr.. Quinn said this was not political
| question. and he favored the ordinance be.
| cause he believed that the city needed more
| police. He was surprised to find that some
members who favored the ordinance had
changed their minds because some persons
mad 'bu1ssd In their ears" that to support
| the ordinance would prove detrimental to
J their reelection.
| Mr.. Baugh questioned the validity of the
report, as 1t had been referred to three
committees jointly. President Farra ruled
that 1t had been referred to the three COM
mitteos, two OF whom had reported lpon It.
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committees adverse report. and it was
adopted, as follows:
AYes-Messrs. Ayars, B4ugh, Chambers,
| Davis, Dillin, Bawkins, Mcbride, MeGoni-
gal, MeKenney, McMenamin, Sawdon,
Sharkey, Shea and White-14,
Nays-Niessrs. Beale, Bower, Coley For
rest. Johnson, Mccall, Moore, Quinn, Rob-
| erts, Ryan and President Farra--l1.
| Mr.. Quinn then moved to indefinitely
postpone consideration of the ordinance,
| but President Farra ruled the motion out of
order. declaring that the ordinance was in
the hands OF the finance committee, and
until that committee reported the ordt-
nance back 10 Council It could not come
| up for final action.
/ Mr.. Chambers, rising to a personal ex-
| PLANTATION, said he WAS opposed to the ordi-
nance increasing the force is patrolmen
and one sergeant, as 1t would cost Sl4,7l0
| per year, He favored an Increase that
would keep pace with the growth of the
/ city, hut not such decided s.eD as this
ordinance provided for. His constituents
In the Seventh ward, he had learned by
consultation with them, were opposed to
the ordinance, and he proposed TO repre-
sent their wishes. The present force, he
held, was splendid body and under Chief
| Swlggett's admirable management 40 men
arc as good as 60 would have been under
any previous administration. He felt that
the money could be better expended for
| improving lub stIestS anu olhot uIpoess.
Mr.. Quinn desired to speak In reply, but
Air. McGonigal objected, ana unanimous
consent being repaired, he WAS obliged to
refrain. Then Council adjourned.
ORDERS
During the meeting orders for bills were
| drawn, as follows: Wilmington Transfer
Company, $3.50; Delaware & Atlantic
| Telephone Company. $40; Il. Crumiish,
s2l6 &C; John Mcbride, S.t45s Patrick
Dugap, 800 IS; Or. O. II. Wallace, $l6.