Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-09

OF this Dill. rbey stated that they Woulo
gladly Join in request of the governor
TO call u special session of the Legislature,
would attend the same at their own OK
pense and edjourn az soon as they had
restored to its effect the repealed supple
ment
'Mr. Donahoe was in conference on
the Three County Commissioners bill last
Friday, bat has assured me that the bill
could not pass the Senate in his absence,
and l am satisfied it never could have
done 80 in his presence bad he known its
contents when II was called up"
Walter II. Hayes, Esq who had OPP
posed the bill earlier in the session,
though not retained as counsel nor acting
in that capacity, was in the House on
Friday morning, awaiting the enrolling
and signing OF some bills that had been
passed, and in which he was interested.
He assisted as reading clerk on Friday
morning and had been out two or three
times looking as to the progress Of the
enrolment. he was Just concluding the
reading OF q measure when some one told
him Mr.. Vandegrift wanted to see him.
He wont out and met Mr.. Vandegritt, who
asked him TO try and Rssi9t him in passing
the bill, Mr.. Hayea replying that he was
opposed to it early in the session, and
his views upon the matter were un-
changed. MIR. VandeRrift has since de-
MED having commissioned any one to
summon Mr.. Hayes, but VIXEN the latter
came out OF this House he found Mr..
Vandegrift in the hallway, and was inme-
diately approached by him and requested
| to help the measure through the Senate.
Mr. Hayes does not remember the pas
! sage Of the bill that has caused so much
comment but thinks it might have passed
when he was out in response TO what he
| distinctly understood to be Mr.. Vande-
| grift's summons, or II might have gotten
through during the one or two other
short periods he was absent from the
| Honse on the closing morning.
| City Solicitor T1rner, in LITTER to
Preston Lea, president OF the Union
National Bank, emphaticaily declares
that the rumor connecting him with the
| passage of the bill Is untrue and that he
had no knowledge or never heard of the
bill until he reached home after the $685.
sion. He concludes. " had no reason
to suppose that the G Street bill would
lave been encountered with any extrs
legislation, for had amended that bill
IN accordance with an agreement with
George G. Lobdell and the Street and
Sewer Department, aud the bill sc
amended l left with Senator Donahoe
who promised to look after the passage
OF the bill while went to look after 3:
equally important measures in the House
The question of the deposits having beer
fought out before the Council and after
wards transferred to the Legislature ant
there publicly acted upon, regarded Al
practical settlement Of the whole mat
ter and the Legislature having voted Il
keep the city deposits in your institution
it never occurred to mo that an attempt
would be made to bring about by score
legislstion that which had been openly
defeated
At Thursday nights meeting OF Council
the bill of the legislative committee 70
expenses ut Dover during the recon
session Of this Legislature, amounting Il
S292, was presented and allowed, Ms
Hawkins voting in the negative.
The payroll for April, amounting Il
SS00.76, was allowed.
Mr.. White presented petition from
James Shakespeare and others, asking TO
lamp at Linden and Porter streets. i
was referred to the Street and Sewe
Department.
A communication was read fror
Mayor Harrington, announcing tho az
pointment OF the Board of Health for th
cushing year, ss follows Physicians,
G.. Shortlidge end john p. Vale,
plumber, James o. Van Trump; bushes
man, David II. Coyle.
A communication was received frol
the Board of Water Commissioners, ar
nouncing that the board had $lT ,536. z
to the credit of its bond and interet
| fund. This sum will be paid over
, Council to be applied to the redemptio
of city bonds.
, A communication from the Street an
Sewer Department. making a request Il
, an appropriation of 100000 for th
next fiscal year, was read and referred
the finance committee.
MIR. McKenney presented an ordinRnc
providing for tbs appointment Of a
, inspecto of plumbing. II provides 10
i an election of this offiser in May, to hol
Office for three years. He shall be
, practical plumber Of 10 years. experience
! shall not engage in business during b
] occupancy of the Office, and shall hay
j charge, supervision and direction Of th
sanitary plumbing work in pll dwelling
aud buildings, particularly with respe(
/ to horse drainage. II was read twiC
, and 200 copies ordered to be printed.
Mr.. McMenamin presented an ord
nance providing FOR the muzzling OF dos
during the summer months, under
| penalty OF $40 for any one permitting
dog to run at large unmuzzled. 1t ais
| authorizes the dog catcher 10 impoun
! y11a nd 1Dnu nd LilI tho afr
; "a hours, unless redeemed by the cWner
who shall pay him SO for each amin
| reclaimed. Il was read twice. .
The city treasurer's report showed
! balance in bank of $8l 1876. 50; Receipts
4. Ohiet of Police Swjggett, BI56; Ohtt
Engineer Boughmsn, Sl4S,75; Buildin
i Inspector Dillon, $I5l.50; Oolleott
Mealey, 5000: Collector Moody, $685..
! Municipal Clerk HylAnd reported II
. collection OF $3.50 95 during April.
| Building Inspector Dillon reporte
} having issued 81 permits during ApIi
{ for property valued at S7S, $40.
Mr.. Quinn presented an ordinant
t amending the ordinance regulating SHOW
= and entertainments, By providing fee {
} $3.50 for single exhibitions, or $25 *
: entertainments running conssoutively Il
} was read twice.
, Mr.. Quinn presented the finance con
mittee's estimate of revenue aud expel
! ditures for the next fiscal year, as 10
lows -..r
/ ESTIMATED gxPENDITUREs
} Health OF the city. son,
Public buIlsings. ..................... 1850.
Fire companies Observation-Disclosures. al,010.
Incidental aud observation-disclosures. 1900.
Police department b,lO0.
Salaries .......,............... 7l.0DO.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2.i0i
; Garbage. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1850.
Board Of EDUCATION, current expenses Ql.75 j
Board of Education, new schools .... 2l,G0.
!, Interest ...................... Tl,s7a.
Sinking fnnd. 4..4......... 1880.
Redemption OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. al,500l