Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-31

why not prepare q Bullitt bill al
once ?" ssked MIR. Quinn.
"Have We not pretty near one now ~
queried Mr.. Wilson
Mr.. Quinn thought not, and that If a
reformation of the city government was
desired 1t had better be complete.
Mr.. Chambers believed that q Council
OF IL members and the president wouli 4
be plenty large enough. The greatest
reform needed, he thought, was in our
elections. Had the elections in the past
been more honest we would have had NO
commissions. But they have come IN
stay and Council should cooperate with
them.
Mr. Quinn said his term expired NEXT
June, and he was perfectly willing to see
I Council reduced, But Mr.. Ohambora
held over and that accounted for his
philanthropy.
With much spirit Mr.. Chambers said
lie was willing to give his councilmnnic
services next year without pay, in order
70 show that he is unselfsh In this mat
ter.
DELICATE QUESTION.
Mr.; Vandogrift inquired if there were
any city ofhcers who were overpsid.
THAT, said Mr.. Quinn, "is a delicate
question. The clerk OF Council is elected
Tor three years and gets 81, 500 per year,
while the auditor gets only $1,000. Bat
1t is out OF place for me to say whether
or not the clerk is getting more than he
ought to get"
THEY WANT NOTHING.
In response to an inquiry, Or. Draper
said he did not know that the Board Of
Health had anything in the way Of legis-
lation to ask fur.
Drifting back to the Council question.
Mr.. Hawkins approved OF the proposed
reduction to one member from each ward.
Mr.. Saugh, however, said that for reasons
Wnich he did not care TO give then no
tnought 1t would be detrimental to mako
tns change take eject uext June.
MORE POLICE NEEDED.
Mayor Harrington spoke for the police
department, and said he had asked for an
increase Of 80 men for this police force.
AT present ouly IS men can be put on
duty each night--a miserably small force
to guard city of this size. With an in.
crease OF only IL men he could double the
night force and have IS men on day duty.
In Just ratio to the strength OF Philadel.
phia's force, Wiimington's police force
should number 95 meu. In view OF the |
prevalence of dens OF various character.
which cannot be suppressed by the reru- |
Lar force, Mayor Harrington Thought a |
Dill should be passed giving 10 the mayor |
the surplus of the fines paid into the |
municipal court after the court expenses |
are met, for the purpose OF breaking M |
Illicit Liquor selling and kindred viola
lions Of the law. The fines have been
running Of late from $500 to 81 900 psr
month, and the expenses of the conrt are
not over $225 per month. The mayor
could be required to render q strict az.
count yearly of this fund, and turn over
the balance to the city treasurer.
Er. Quinn said he did not think IL mac.
esssfy TO go to Dover for legislation of
this character, as City Council had power
to do all that the mayor had suggested.
MORE PAVED STREETS.
Joseph L, Carpenter, Dr., Of tho Street
and Sewer Department, said some way to
get better streets was needed. II was
impossible to raise enough money by
taxation, and If part Of the cost OF street
paving could come on Of the propsrtv
twice as much work could be done.
City Solicitor Turner said law TO ool-
lect the cost Of street paving from prop
erty would not stand in the courts. Mr..
Carpenter suggested that agreements
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