Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-05-17
CITY COUNCIL.
AUDITORS REPORT ON THE
STREETS AND SEWERS.
The Department Had SiAt,di3.sG TO
Spend-The Intercepting Sewer
The Dog-Muxhiing Ordi-
nance Killed.

The City Council held regular and
busy session last night, every member
| being present,
/ The Finance Committee reported that
Martin j. Mealey had collected t1i5G. 92
oil the uncollectod balance of the city
taxes OF the Southern district under the
late collector Dennis Kane, and that he
| (Mealey) wss entitled TO a percenta age
amounting to fll6.65 An order was
drawn for the amount.
Mr., Quinn, from the special committee
on patrol wagon, reported having
awarded the contract for building the
wagon to VIM. q. Mahatiy for $27U. The
report was adopted.
| MIR. Forrest, from the Committee on
Law, reported the ordinance transferring
90 from the appropriation OH incideu-
tails to that of public park, and the ordi-
nance providing for plumbing inspector
correct and the reports were adopted.
Mr.. McGonigal, from the committee to
audit the accounts of the Street and
Sewer Department, reported that the re-
! ceipts for the year ending April 30, 1889,
were t144, 4,4l3.S6, and the expenditures
Sl3S, ,39O.f7, leaving a balance OF S6,.
O23. 90
Mr.. Quinn, from the Finance Commit
i wv tStSi'Nh ihNOI VI RIdLllUR IQt
1 prayer OF the petitioners, w. b. Norton
and others, asking Council to build a
stone wharf along the front of Kirkwood
Park, estimated to cost about a 900. The
report was adopted and the Finance Com.
mittee was Instructed 10 include the
amount named In next years appropria-
| ton.
A petition received from II. c. Fraim,
Esq and Others asking Council to al1-
point David Appleby weigh.master
was referred to the Law Committee.
Mr.. Chambers presented petition
| signed by 1ilghinan johnson, Esq., VIII
lard Hall Porter, ESQ.,, Levi e. Bird, Eco
DIR. Howard ogle, DIR. L. g. Shorilidge
and number of others asking Council
not TO pass the ordinance requiring dogs
| TO he muzzled during certain seasons of
l the year, because the muz2lirg of dogs
was cruel and produces conditions OF the
animal which might lead to hydrophobia.
The petition was filed.
| The resignation OF eamuel Murphey as
sinking fund commissioner was received
and re erred to tie finance Committee.
| Mr.. Quinn offered an ordinance taking
SiO0 from the appropriation for the health
of the city anu placed TO that for removal
OF garbage. The ordinance was referred
An order for $7,9:G.67, monthly appro
priation, was drawn In favor OF the Ire as
urer OF the Board of Education.
| Mr.. Quinn called for The tn rd reading
Of the or finance TO create a plumbing in.
spector, and after the enactlng clause was
read he offered substitute which tcoh
about 10 minutes TO read. The substi
tute provides for aloCt the same thing a.
the original, which could be read in three
| Mr. Moore moved that the COT oL.i1era
tiom Of the ordinance be postponed on,
week and that 100 copies be printed ioi
the use OF City Council.
| Mr. Moore said he could not think o
acting lntelligenly upon such a lonl
ordinance without first reading 1t owe
carefully. A stand up vote showed Il
votes Tor aud the sans number ngnns
pos tpouement, when President Fafri
threw his vo.e in favor of po.tponemtn nj
and the Big outlandish ordinance went
over. 1t ought never to pass without
changing the title to ian ordinance tC
provide an office for u Demo rat, at au
annual exIen'e OF 81 800 to the tax.
payers.
Mr.. Quinn presented certified copy OF
| the bill transferring $4,000 of the uneX-
| plred Council surplus to the Street and
| Sewer Commission to bnild an intercept
ing sewer. Mr.. Quinn improved the op-
portun!ty OF hauling the Street and Sewer
| Department over the Goals for tho part
they had acted In this bill. He said II
did not take the commission long to lind
place to put the surplus. The bill bore
ialsity on its face when 1t stated that
Council had S72, 900 1t did not know what
to do with. Council knew very well what
to do with Its money, and could have put
1t In the next years money and have
made very material reduction OF the
tax rate, but the Street and Sewer Com
mission beard of the surplus and had nc
rest until they got hold of it. lie did not
believe the law was passed in legal
manner anyhow, and on his motion the
act was referred TO the Law Committee
for investigation.
The city treasurer reported the balance
in bank to current expenses S70, 5lS. 60
park fund S427.04.
John NJ. Newell, city auditor, present
ed the following report OF the accounts o.
Dennis Kane, deceased, receiver of taXet
for tho Southern district, for the veal
! i!ssssSS!
Dr.-To city assessment. $i4,055. 19l,
at 81 cents, 1922, ,260.l6; school assess
ment, Sl4,2l5,77l at 50 cents, s54 ,01S.7 10
per cent. interest added to all collec
tions after August 81, 1856, Sl,5Gi,99
total, Sl77, ,SG3.94.
Cr-By collections in July, 1886, Sl34,
2i797; rebate, 81 056, 05; collection ii
August 1886, t3,t94l7 collections from
September !, 1855, to May l6, 1880, S27,
3sl.a error list allowed, s.. 1851
total, Sl77,S63 "a.
The bid OF II. H. Brown to furnish
stabling and driver for patrol wagon iol
500 per month was referred to the
special committee on police patrol.
Mr.. johnson moved that the Finance
Committee be appointed to make ar
raugemcnts for Council attending the
Memorial Day exercists. The motion
was carried, and. on motion OF Mr..
Quinn, Mr.. johnson was added to the
committee.
Mr.. Chambers called for the third read
ing of the ordinance transferring 500
to the appropriation OF parks. The ordi-
nance was passed and referred to the
mayor for his approval. The ordinance
was returned before Councl adjourned
with the mayors approval and declared a
law.
The ordinance providing for the muz-
zling of dogs was called up for the third
reading.
| Mr. Moore moved to Indefinitely post
pone. The motion was carried unanl-
mously.
Mr.. McMenamn said he voted aye be-
cause he knew that all the rest would,
but some day when q dog bites some oi
their children they would be sorry for so
voting. ,