Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-30
CITY COUNCIL.
THE REGULAR SESSION LAST
EVENING.
Very Little Business Transacted-The
Ordinance Regulating Committee
Meetings Defeated
Bills Passed.


Council was held last evening with
President Farrs in the chair. The roll
was called and the minutes of the last
stated meeting read and approved.
The Law and Finance Committees re-
ported an agreement made between the
city Of Wilmington and VIM. NJ. Field
and wife, which was adopted.
The Law Committee reported favorably
on bill oil Martin Mealey for $500, and
the report was adopted.
The Law Committee also presented n
communication from the city solicitor in
reference to the power OF Council to pass
an ordnance prohibiting bicycles being
run OH the sidewalks, In which he said
that he had not the time to fully con-
slider the matter and would give On opin-
lon next Thursday night.
The city treasurer reported q balance
In the Union National Bank of $685.
014.15 to the credit of the city, and that
he had received the following amounts:
Tax Collector Moody, 500; Tax Collec-
tor Neatly, $3.50.
The miscellaneous payroll, amounting
to II ,922l7, and the police payroll Of
s., 254. 48 were presented and passed.
The petition Of George X. Townsend,
for rebate of the capitstion tax of
David Goldeuburg, was referred to the
Finance Committee.
The Finance Committee reported In
iav r OF paying 50, SS5 interest, due in
September; and also S3, 500 bonds. The
report was accepted.
| Mr.. Sharkey moved that the ordinance
regulating the members Of committee
meetings be taken up for third reading,
and upon vote being taken the motion
was adopted. After the clerk had read
| ha Mr. 2ho u aaId that ha
was in favor Of t, because there are mem
bers, whom he was sorry to say are Demo.
Gratis, who have drawn more money than
the law allowed them, and that even
after they were informed by the City Soil
tor that they were not entitled to 1t, had
| failed TO return the overplus.
He blamed the Democrats for the crea-
tion OF the commissions, and said that II
1t had not been for the abuses practiced
by Democratic Councils there never
would have been water, or q street and
sewer commission. He knew of MEM
bers of Council who had held committee
meetings on Sundays, for the purpose OF
making few dollars. There is no COM
mlttee except perhaps the Finance Com
mittee that cannot transact it's business
by meeting twice week. The abuses bad
become so great that the Legislature was
ODllRtu ~ pass u INV ttbilCtibk thO hhCL4-
bers to $50 month salary.
Mr.. Roberts said he did not think II
was fair to place the blame of what was
done by other Councils on this one. He
omplained of the manner in which he
bad been treated by the Democratic mem
bers when the committees were formed
and centended that he had been ignored
because he earned his bread and butte
on q Republican newspaper. He an
nounced his intention OF voting for tn
: ordinance.
Mr.. Sharkey again took the floor, ant
invited any member on the Democratic
side to state how many meetings were re
quired In week. As no one answered
} he again condemned tho Democrats fol
their actions in the past.
Mr.. McKenney said that he thought
this ordinance came with very bad
grace from Mr.. sharkey, as 1t was well
known that during the first two years be
was in Council he served on two of the
hest committees, and II he wanted an
ordinance OF this kind he should have in
troduced it then aud not waited until he
was not on any important committees.
AS soon as Mr.. McKenney took his seat
Mr.. Sharkey arose, somewhat excited,
and said: 81 want the gentleman TO un.
derstand that he is wrong; that he even
lies. The first ordinance that ever
offered was an ordinance to regulate
committee meetings, and 1 am sorry to
say it was defeated By Democratic
Council.
Upon q vote being taken the ordinance
was defeated by tho following vote: Ayes
-Messrs. Chambers, Hawkins, Lawson,
Mccall, Perkins, Roberts, Sharkey-7.
Nays-Ayars. Baugh, Bea!e, Cotton, Cur.
ran, Davis, Dillin, Forrest, McGonigal,
McKenney, Ryan, Shea, Sawdon, White,
Vandegriit, Farrar-l6. Absent-MessIs,
Coley, Johuson-2.
Bills were passed as follows: Whining.
ton Transfer Company, S3.45; Fell s
Peoples, 10 cents.