Evening journal., 1889-11-30

/ rauier said be would furnish meGls at
cents and another said he would furnish
meals for 2 cents. All promised that the
meals would be as good as thvse furnished
by Mr.. Pyle. He understood that Mr.
Swiggett did not consider the restaurant
clean enough.
The Report Adopted.
The vote was put and the substitute
| lost. The regular report was then
adopted by vote of 10 to s. Several
members did not vote.
| President Farra announced the Fuel
Committe, which will distribute coal for
the poor this winter as follows: Messrs.
Ayars, Curren, McKenney, Dillin,
Roberts, Mccall, Chambers, Perkins.
Beale, Sharkey, Sawdon, yandegrift.
City Treasurer Griffith reported bal
ance in bank to the credit of current
expenses Of $l37, 75S 25; park fund.
$2, ,50004 Received of City Auditor
John M. Newell for auctioneers license,
$3.50.
The miscellaneous payroll of 81, 922 II.
and the police payroll Of $3, 27S 35 for
November, were allowed.
Mr. Hawkins presented the following
resolution, which was read
Resolved, That Henry G. Turner,
city solicitors be and is hereby required
to proceed at once against ex Clerk Of the
Market Writ and his securities, Patrick
Neary and Peter Ford, for the amount
due from Mr. Writ and his securities
Mr. Hawkins then earnestly said that
he intended to be honest. and il he
allowed a man to take money, he was as
dishonest as the man who took It. He
was in favor OF enforcing the law. The
resolution was passed.
street Numbering Ordinance.
Mr.. CurTan presented an ordinance to
amend an ordinance entitled an ordinance
providing for the numbering OF houses.
| Section | provides that the duty in
numbering houses heretofore the prov
/ ince of the Street Commissioner, be abro-
/ gated and the same be made the duty Of
the building inspector. All other laws
in relation to the numbering Of houses
are put under the direction of the build
ing inspector. Other sections provide for
the numbering of houses on Market and
parallel streets south of the Christiana
river. beginning at / at Heald street, and
each hundred beginning at the next fol.
lowing street All streets running para.
/ lell with Market and extending across
the river shall have south prehxed
Christiana and New Castle avenues shall
be numbered the same as Market street.
Streets running right angles to Market
street shall be numbered as those north
of the Christiana river.
The ordinance was read a first and
second time and referred to the Law
Committee.
Mr., Baugh stated in regard to Mr..
/ HawHinss resolution, that to correct a
bad impression he would say that Mr..
| Neary had offered to pay his share of Mr.
Wirt's bond some time ago.
Knocking Out Proposal.
Mr.. Baugh asked that the box be
/ opened and proposals for a six circuit re.
/ peated for the fire alarm telegraph be
taken out. The box, tin one, was fas.
/ tened to post in the back Of the Council
chamber. Bailiff Kelly, who was absent,
had the key. Clerk Messick tried every
small key on his bunch and all the keys
in the pockets of every member Of
| Council, without avail. Different
members made various suggestions. The
box was shaken, raped and thumped
Finally President Farra spoke in a low
tone to Acting-Bailih Haley, and hl
went to the clerks Office, returning Will
rule He inserted this in the sli
through which proposals are dropped anl
tried to pry the side of the box off
Members Of Council looked on encour
agingly, but the box would not give way
Then Mr.. Dillin tried to pry the cover
off, but it would not come.
Mr. Haley is lineman of the fire alarm
system and was interested in the propose
which was believed to be concealed in
the box. He went into the clerk s office
again and returned with an Indian club
| which clerk Messick uses to develope hi;
biceps The dignity Of the chairman
who had stood the strain well was ever
come and he laughed aloud, So did Other
members Of Council, and all turned L
see Linennan Haley attack th,
obstinate box. Raising the clut
J he hit it a crushing blow on the side
II was torn from its fasteRings at onl
side and flying around stood upside dowr
in bewildering manner. A second blow
sent it back in position, and completely
destroyed the usual dignifed bearing o.
the members of council. A third vel
directed blow crushed in the side and Mr.
Baugh turned the box upside dowr
thumped it once or twice and one lons
proposal fell out.
1t was from the Gamewell Fire Alarm
Telegraph Company offering to put in 1
Gamewell six circuit repeater and switch
board for 81, ,450, cash, and the old switch
board and repeater The proposal wal
referred to the Committee on Fire Com
nies.
A New Committeeman.
Mr.. Curran's resignation as chairman
of theICommittee on Education was ac
cepted and Mr.. Magee was elected t,
succeed him. Mr.. Magee was also madl
chairman of the Committee on Naviga
tion, made vacant by the death Of james
McGonigal.
Council adjourned after passing thl
following bills:
p Dugan, S99 75 ]. McBnde, $144 5S
j. f. Johnson, $11S.46; Wilmington
Printing Company, $23.50; Evening
Journal, $12.09; Every Evening, 1854.
Birds, Insects and Reptiles.
Professor T. A. Schurr Of Massachu
setts, will give lecture on Birds, In
sects and Reptiles, at the Wilmington
Commercial Collaua IN Monday a aftarnno,