Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-22

fRv0rabiy on W.J. Eisher'B petition for the
refunding of S26 go oyerpaid tax, and
the report was adopted. Also, on sim
liar petition OF William @. Babb for $5.73.
THE $50. 600 CHECK.
On the communication from City
Treasurer Griffith, announcing hia re-
fusal to sign the check for $50, 900. in
favor OF the Street and Sewer Depart
ment, for the construction OF the inter
cepting sewer, by reason Of there being
no appropriation for that purpose, the
finance committee presented the follow.
ing report
To The President and Members of City
Council The fiuancA committee would re.
specially report on the communica-
tlon OF the city treasurer IN refer
ence 70 refusing to sign the check
for s50,000 for interc pting sewer on
account OF NO such appropriation furnished
to him in the list OF appropriations handed
| him by the clerk OF CITY Council for the
present fiscal year. The finance committee
was legally advised that no item of appro.
| prlatton was necessary, that the act of the
| General Assembly obviates any such item
Of appropriation.
Your committee would recommend the
| following resolution, as It would meet the
expressed objections OF the city treasurer:
ResotUed, That the city treasurer be and
with the Street aud Sewer Department,
which account shall be designated appro-
| priation for interceptIng sewer, and shall
| charge the same with $50 900 directed to
be appropriated for that purpo6e by the
terms of m oct entitled an act for the more
efficient drainage Of the city of Wilmington,
passed at Dover, April 25th, 1889; DO 1t fur.
| ther
Resolued, That the check for $50. 1000 for
| intercepring sewer be cancelled and q new
check is ordered to bs drawn In lieu
thereof for like sum and like purpose,
and bs It further
Resolced, TDat the clerk of Council
| transmit eertl6ad copy OF this resolution
to the city auditor and city treasurer.
The report was adopted.
The law committee made favorable
report on Harry Pizor's petition for q
change OF his Guctioneer's license and the
report was adopted.
Tie city treasurer reported balance
in bank OF $26l a72 56, aud receipts for
tha rast week as follows: Collector
Maaley. S8S8 80; Collector Moody, 1880.
Mr.. Cotton presented Communication
from George Justias, asking for the re-
funding of 5l06.46 nverpaid tax, which
Was referred to the finance committee.
THE DISPUTED PRINTING BILL.
Mr.. Ryan presented the following com.
munioatiou from the Democrat Printing
Company:
Believing that tne bills OF The Democrat
Printing Company-which have been In the
hands OF the committee for over two
months, for some unaecountable reason
Will come before the Council this-rhurs-
day evsninH, we take this means OF ex-
planning the same:
/. We made Did to print the tax bills for
the southern district for SIC, but, 5y mutual
consent, ths bid was Withdrawn. The
amount named would not pay the cost Of
paper. We did not submit agy bid after
that. We claim, though, that the worK
cannot be done at a lower price aad the
same quality of paper used.
2. There were $3.50 more bills printed
this year than last. Ths bills were printed
Ia one color last year, ami III two eolors
this year. This printer last year charged a
little over $3.50 per thousand, and his bill /,
accoriinr to an account from the auditors
BOOKS, given US, was Sll3 Mr.. Shark
claimed, before the committee, that Sl23
was paid wever It is claimed now that
the hill was S9l We sill take the lowest
amount and aid the additional numoer
pintei this year at the rate OF S 81 per N,
and We Rave Sli2.57, tnAt is Ia one color.
Ii one cOtor, each Dill goes through the
press oIe3, aud, Of course, IN Two coors,
twlcs. Therefore, last year 1t required
soout 19.aG0 impressions. costing, we will
say, .94 1hite tnts yaSr there we're 49, $50
Impressions, costing SllS S,5O-making ~ ISL
more thLa last year. Look at tEe figures
and thea We ask you, II cur price Is exor-
birHn?
8. rae committee accepted this work,
knowing what tne dill WAS ut the tluae, for
this biil was render sd June h. Now, why
did tney accept the printed matter il this
bill was not correc, This COMPANY has
not in cur opinion, Teen treated tgltly.
d IL Ihkirfa II
key. then chairman OF the Printing com
mittae, ordered the PllnbinS Ip-pael or
ord,nspee 10 be Inserted IL The Whining
tonidn Democrat. Taar, Of course. Is Il
qlns ion VI veraelty, and any person Well
~, lEaiuted With rGe parties will not have
any trouble IN settling the iestion.
We do not beg any favor uf you, but we
do ask that va be accorded fair treatment
and that justice shall b. doue US.
, City Tax Collector Gsalsy, on Mr..
Ryan's motion, was aaksi to tell what ht
kusw about the priating contract. Mr.
, Mealey said that in Aiay last Mr.. Roberts,
of the Democrat Printing Company,
agreed to print the tsx oiIis for the ,ower
district for 800 and for ths Northern dis
trict at p-oportionste rare, making a
total Of about $50. Whea tho bill was
sent in, however, 1t WAS for Sos
In answer TO Mr. Ro5eets Sir. Mealey
said he did not think tho printers had
, performed the work in a w0tkmanlike
manner.
, M. atsKenney called for the reading
OF the contract, and Mr.. Ryan presented
tho memoranda prepared by Mr.. Rohestt
, OF the Democrat Printing Company, foot.
ing up the coat OF the Southern district
tax biii6 ~ 8l6.
, Mr. acNsnuey held that the bill rem
lered was no higher, comparatively, than
the price obsrged for printing the tar
| bilia last year.
1 Mr. Chambers moved that an order be
drawn for S65 as payment in full OF the
{ bill, aud MIR. McKenrey moved to amend
I by muging the amount $lUS, rs charged
| in tue bill Mr. johnson objected 60
4 allowing more than the contract price
/ $50. DIR. Chambers withireg his motion
i and MIR. Roberts made u motion Tor an
order for $50 in payment OF the bill,
This motion prevailed.
There was another bill of the Demo
1 crat Printing Company, $64o2, fol
4 advertising city ordinances. One oharge
1 was S43.6s, for advertising the plumb
!, ing inspector ordinance. AIR. Ryan said
that Mr.. Roberts had acknowledged &c
the committee that Mr.. Sharkey had told
him not to print this ordinance, and that
i he had printed it at his own risk. Mr.,
Sharkey said that only one charge in this
a bill, 1852, was authorized, and moved
: that an order for this amount be drawn
This motion was adopted. aud the com
1 munica.ion from the Democrat Printing
a Company was referred to the printing