Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-12
CITY COUNCIL.
THE STREET AND SEWER CON
ssioN GETS ITS $4,000.
The committees Grab Game Making
Trouble--Councilinan Chambers Did
Not Feel Right Until He Rs
turned s137J.

sion for the t5o, Coz allot' ell to tn com
mission with VT ch 10 build all int r.. r.
thug sewer. The re, ort was adopted.
MIR. Forrest, Law Committee, rept i
upon the petition OF George w. Lewis
AID others In reference 10 nuisance
b. gasoline barrels in favor of instructiLg
the Mayor TO orcer the chief of p lice 10
inquire Into the cause OF the nuisance
aud TO proceed az inst the owner accord
Ing to the CT trlinsnces covering such
cfses. The rerort WAS adopted.
Mr. Roberts, Special Patrol Commit
tee, reported having leased a Ioitou OF
Andrew Traynor's stable, on Fifth street
below Shipley, for the use OF the patrol
horse and wagon for $50 per month. Mr..
Traynor is to fix up the premises for a
drop harness, room for the driver aud
Is to furnish iced for the horse, but the
driver 10 to attend to the care VI TIE
horse. The report was adopted.
Mr.. Roberts sad no expected at the
next meeting to make u final report and
turn The matter over to the Police Com
miitee.
The City Treasurer report i in bank to
the credit of the city, SOU2 1906; park
fund, Si27.e4. Collections were returned
IS follows: Il. p Moody, collector OF
taxes Northern district, Sil 400; NJ. j.
Mealey, collector OF taxes Southern dis
trict. 81, SEQ; Samuel Chambers, Sl3.75,
what he believes he overdrew In salaries
IRON Council Tor May and June over and
above the 10 month allowed by the
biennial election bi |.
President FArra presented commuri-
cation from Mayor Harrington transm t
ting to the City Council the anucal report
pr tue lei of Police, which II had not
been customary to present to Council,
but which he deemed OF suill j. NJ i'm
portance TO be read.
Clerk Messick commenced the reading
Of the report, which promised to occupy
some time, when on motion oi Mr.. Nc
uonigal the further reading was dispensed
with, and the Printing Comm ttee WAS
Instructed 10 have 100 copies Printed for
the use of Council
A communication from the Board of
Port WardeAs wss read, stating that Tie
Board had unanimously recommended to
Council Seth Ii. Feaster, TO be elected
aarbor III ster Tor the ensuing year.
A communicate from the Board OF
Health was read, asking Council to pro,
vice each member and each OIL 'er with a
copy OF the city ordinances.
The Communication was fled and the
clerk Instructed to comply with the re-
quest.
Mr.. McGonigal we,ented aud had
hthN tslS iP+lb'iAiE l'AEhluAiS Abh lfEDlh
tioD, which was opt, unanimously:
"Whereas, By an act entitled an act 10,
the ILorc Efficient damage Of the city o
Wilmingt II, passed at Dover OIL A ri
%, 1889, 1t was therein made msndatuC
on the Council to pay over 10 the Gree
tors Of the Street ard Sewer Dvlsrtuei.
the tum oi $50 UuO to be expended 10
the construction Of an inlerceptiHg sewc
along the Brsudywlne creek, TIE Sal
sum to be taken from q surplus balarc
remaining from the iiscal year eniin
June 30, Is ., the same to be psii TO tn
dir, ctcrs a.o.esa,G, en- CT beio.e May
1850.
"Whereas, II WEE fou.d imTract'clhi
to comfy with the prCvl ions OF til
Aforesaid act or tie date therein named
and
'WHEREAs, The directors aloresal
having made a formal request on til
Council for a compliance in tLat part
the ct aforesaid hcieiore be Il
"Resolved, That an or or Tor Il
amount .! 81, COO he drawn in fL.or al
INSIDE payable to joseph l.. Carpcntc
Jr, j. New1n Gawilrop AID jam,
Murray, directors OF the Street all
sewer lei artment, for the purpose ot ,
interceptDS sewer, us set forth in pr
visions of tie act Of the General Asst /
bly," .-..-..--
Mr., Chambers ssEcd and obtainS
unanimous consent Ot Council 10 u al G
few remarks.
He called attention to the bicIn
Blection bill and It's bearings UPON /
salarles allowei to MEM crs OF Coune
The hill was ambiguous In exprcssiu
one which could be co: strued eth
way. The Finance Com mittes could
nsthing else than 10 pass iaVUr4bly up
the claims pr seated under the old la
ee tie law officer OF Council was not
cided, but told the committee TO
abeyd until the first of July, the sal al
would be all right
Mr.. Chambers was under the impr
sion that the biennial bill, though 1t d
not expressly say so, went into effect
far as the salary OF not more than SEQ
month was concerned at the time OF
adoption, and consequently all that
had received over and abuVe that amou
ei3.75, he had no right b., and, as
been noticed In the receipts aud cole
tions, he Ii ID paid back into tho C
treasury. This was his own indvidl
action, and related to memo tut himst
Other nemters OF Council placed In
same position were under no ref ictio
by hun. They OF course would
honestly under their Inter pre-. alton OF
law whether they kept tic money
whether they paid It over into
treasury. For hmsoit he had acted
cording to the dictates OF his own c
scieLca without setting himself up rs
sample OF honesty Tor othlEs u pursue
SIr. Ryan offered the following, VIII
was adopted:
"Resolved, That the Printing Conn
tee approve no bills presented to Ii
unless accompanied by an order tr
ei her the chairman OF the committee
the clerk Of Council"
Mr.. McGonigal offered the follomi
which was adopted:
"Resolyed. That the city solicitor
port 10 the Finance Committee the eli
of the Wilmington Turnpike Comp
against the Mayor and Couhcil OF y
aninPtop, and that said committee
port the amount OF the claim ~ the L
stated meeting OF the Council"
On motion OF Mr.. McGonigal Cou
went into an election for harbor mas
Seth II. Feaster was nominated by
NcGonigal and unanimously elected.
A motion was then made 10 adjot
when at the request Of Mr.. Roberts
motion was withdraw.
Mr.: Roberts then moved that the I
SOLICITOR be Instructed to give an Opt
BY the next meeting hight OF Counri
ID the meaning Of The biennial cleo
BILL, MS TO when 1t went into edrc,
regard to the salaries to be diawH
members of Council Here he said
one member who believes that the
went into effect Immediately uyBl