Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-11-30
CITY COUNCIL.
,pE FEED BILL THE BONE OF
CONTENTION AGAIN.


Az allourneI meeting OF the City
rarncl was held last eseniug, no session
Ityit, heen held on Thanksgiving night.
Tie-e being no business until the Police
eonmittee was called Chairman Sawdon,
M f,Aalf OF that committee, presented
le following report:
rntbe President aud Members of Council.
Gentlemen: Your Committee on Police
..,Dom the previous majority and mi T.
.or,,y reports OF the committee on the
Nh oi Chief of Police Swigget for feeding
,rl.oncrs during the month OF September,
$50. SG3 60, we're referred for further
,,n,ideration in connection with the
',.tement presented by the chief OF police.
make the following report. The bill for
september was ut the rate OF 10 cents
Dti meal, and was accompanied by an
ilRdavit made by the chiei, certifying
4 Inn, tie bill WAS correct as TO the number
Jl meals and the price paid for the same.
Iha investigation made showed the city
rhreks ior The previous biils had been
endorsed hy tha chief Of police aud by
him turned over to Isaac q. Pyle, with
g,om he had made contract for iur-
4 nl,hIug meals ut the above rate. Mr.
pye then returned to the chief portion
/ pi the money, amounting to one-half Of
lte sum, so far as could be ascertained.
Twas explained that this had been done
up5e or Il elsupposition that an ordinance OF
lie city authorized the payment of 10
tents Tor each meal, and In ignorance of
q PROVISION Off city charter providing
that the actual cost of such meal shall
bp paid by City Council. ....
tpon this ilndinR your committee re-
. rCr,Ul IN favor OF drawing an order for
ihe September bill at the rate Off cents.
The above lacts have been sustained by
the statement referred to the committee
and by later comm ynleation from
MAYOR Harrington To the Council return
lug tie sum OF S46S. s3 gratuities, received
By the q iei Of police from Mr.. p IL ON ac-
count Of payments for meals. This
amount IL ! n cents for each meal paid
for from July, 1855, to August, 1889, ILL
elusive, and represents the difference be-
4 ,wtcn "tho price paid" and "the actual
i rust' OF The meals. The meals having
been furnished for fourteen months for
ccnie, your committee see no reason
viy this cost should be exceeded for tho
mouth OF September, and they therefore
renew the recommendation that one half
tue amount be allowed. The October
I hG being at The rate OF Is cents per
ueal, ibH.45, your committee recommend
tia, one-half oi this b!ll be allowed. In
reference to the recommendation of the
minority report that an ordinance be
i proposed by the city solicitor providing
that aerpa,tr metls be furnished by con-
tract, your committee is Of the opinion
thai s.lh acton is unnecessa' y, as the
chei OF police has authority under tho
eliy chatter 10 provide for the meals in
tneh manner j. lie deJirts.
We are convinced that this method
. would reduce tue cost, as n few inquiries
| mad by The committee has shown rates
I.ug,u9 from 10 10 cents. In nregard to
he Recommendation ot the minority re-
port Ma Wiusm Y. Swiggett be exon
Grated IT, Lh past actions, while your
Committee do not deem II proper to
a"use snolucc of the law in regard to
lIp du'lrsoi one holding snch an Office
% hat u cAici vi police, they chscifully
h'5st u Tie prompt manner IN which he
m4'e lerifatlOn, by returning to the city
He'sUIy II Q amount fmoney wrongtully
received in consequence OF such ignor-
sne', nptw ithstRnding that he had been
hii'ri By counsel that he was not le-
gIIy able fer tie same.
Il, 7. SAwDoN,
w. q. BAuGH,
JOHN WHITE,
l.. X. SHEA.
Nr Sawdon moved that the report be
adopted.
NG Mccall, the only Republican men,
ts' OF the committee, In making a minor.
NJ report, asked that the report he pre-
stnie and had read three weeks ago on
'he same subject be again read.
Clerk Messick read the report, when
NnNI a a
feItf' as substitute for the majority
rep0r.
NJ. Chambers said lie seconded Mr.
hctAl' 8 motion 10 order to bring IL te-
lore the CITY Council fle did not like
1om' parts of the report. The contract
lite for the meals with Mr.. Pyle had
bseu J cents per meal, but 1t had been
pio'tn that Mr.. Pyle gave back one-hali
llat amount to the chief He under.
s'gol that Mr. Pyle would charge the
IN. y cents per meal for September and
tip, ef. II would not be right to make
we thlCl pay ~ cents out OF his own
po'He', snd II Mr.. Pyle wishes to give
p4'N haii he money to the chief he would
Nouhi return II TO the City Council, as
Lat done before. The meals lie
lolShli could be furnished fer much
70, ''1h III cents per meal. Corn bread
stA mo asses were coed enough tor law
felhrr4.
NL 'hamhcrs said be could not favor
lsfl OF TIE minority report which
'''''i we officer on account of ignor-
At4e law. Council is not respon!l.
:" ll' appointments or his action,
"'' a''l all, in advocating the minority
sa'i that he did not believe Chief
d-d wrong knowingly, but bad
Ii'l l",lowed In the steps OF his preie-
Vs. lie contract price with Mr..
y. lor 10 cents per meal and If that
'o''' vas not paid, Council might be
o,.e lG'0 i law suit,
h'agl thought that as Mr.. Pyle
''"A''htd tie meals Tor Z cents rer
many months, he could con-
"UH'sll ttem two mouths lOugcr
'".H.. II Mr. Pyle refused to take
'"'ul5 he would then be In favor
Il, nm The full amount-l5 cents.
'D.y thought that Council should
10 cents per meal as per con-
A.. II tue committee were so sure
Nf Vie would accept TX cents
'Ley should say so.
49, u" a SAID he did not see WHY Mr.
to considered in the case.
legislature which goyerne the
council shall pay the actual
.''' meals.
kc, a. az! insisted that Is ccu,s per
NJ 80, 80 we actual cost TO the city.
.r..,., "Nh said he had asked several
B, IN, ""it a,'i hey would feed the prison.
!r "Le oil them said Z cents
ilg=,' "a Chiei swiggett, but lie
ir ,,,..l l,-.''er llle place clean enou1h,
a@N'r considered the plaee gond
,I 'af any ope f>N o iva
r'uot,'y report vas lost.
,r'''..3t OF the Pollco COMMITTEES
y,=.5, 4, " vote OF 10 to 9, Metsrs.