Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-16
DON'T HUNT OFFENDERS
WITH DBTEoTIVEs, 1T WOULD Bh
4 oRUEL SCHEME.
What is Thought of the FEDERAL
Appropriation for the HIiiitia-CiIy
Council Decides Not Employ amy
Detectives.

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City Council met in regular weekly
session last Thursday night, with Presi-
dent Farra inthe chair.
City Treasurer Griffith reported bal
Rnee in bank of $e0, ,064. .06 to the account
of current expenses and $427.04 to the
park fund. He also reported the follow
ing collections: Z. p. Moody, S400; III.
J. Mealey, $500; W. B. Hyland, $76O 95.
When the bills were being passed MIR.
Hawkins entered vigorous objection
against the payment Of S5 each to the
members Of the fire committee for attend.
anoe upon the annual test. He main
tanned that they could only charge so
cents lawfully. Mr.. Quinn thought the
committee earned the So, and ne thought
it wrong for the people to expect coun.
oilmen to give their efforts and labor to
the city for nothing. The bills were
allowed by an aye and nay vote of l7to7.
A petition from the Law and Order So
ciety and the Harlan & Hollingsworth
Co., asking Council to employ two or
more detectives. Mr.. Chambers moved
to refer the petition TO the law commit
tee, with instructions to prepare an or
dinanoe. MIR. Quinn moved to postpone
indefinitely. Mr.. Quinn was very EN-.
phatic in his announcement Of any
scheme by which detectives were to be
employed. Mr.. Chambers and Mr..
Roberts requested that Council at least
show common courtesy to the petitioners,
and if they did not favor the measure
they could defeat it when 1t came up for
final passage. The motion to postpone
was carried by a vote Of 15 to s.
The petition of William B. Norton and
Kirkwood Park was referred 10 tbs
finance committee.
The commnnicat;o, fror, tba s,raet
and 9ever Danartmant rscnast,n, ,bs an
nyonriation of tbe S6O mo- sor t5s ;,,,ar.
eentinp sewer. was Iaid over on MI. Mo
CdnioSIio not;on r,tiI a oart;fad cow -
tbe lsw nnthorizino the nayment Il re-
osiyed'
TIE communication of Miss Anne
semple and others in behalf ottbe W. or
H.. and Y W. q. n. n. reonestino tbe
euno,ntment of a mstyon AT the rolics
station was referrad 10 ths Law Committed
MIR Oman offarod tbe tollovipo yaso-
lution which was adontad.
Rs.o,,eJ That .ha poera =, n,.ao.ov. =,
the Strset and % sswsr % nsnaytnans NJ 0s Sa rei ~
oussted 70 widen Fifth street., al or near the
northeast corner of Fifth and Walnut
streets, go as to secure a uniform width Of
said street, between Walnut and Poplar
streets, and also to widen Front street, at
or near the northwest corner OF Front and
Shipley streets, so as to secure uniform
width Of said street, between Shipley and
Orange. To cause proper Steps to be
taken TO secure tho condemnation Of such
property on said streets as msy be neces-
sary to secnre the widening Of said streets
TO the uniform width aforesaid.
Mr. Ranoh ofered n vaaoIpt;op x,b,oh
rms a7o,,taa rannastin,, ~ s....t a,'s
Ss'' ss Et.eos eeesus o1s us S..ees nnu
sewer Direcsors 70 tske no tntther actlon
Toward she remoya! OF the Fourth street
spring uutil the citizens OF the First ward
can meet and state their reasons for its
ratention.
Mr Oainn called for the final yesdine