Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-03-07
REGULAR MEETING HELD
LAST NIGHT.


pa. Sssy "ou .o1voS thAse On pI0pofty
on LINCOLN and Siberia streets, upon the
advice Of the ci1y solicitor, report al.
versely on the pttliion for the following
reaaons: That NJ. Plunkett failed TO
sHA0tns BIZ dsssssment iu the year 1889,
~ the law px0vtdeD. Hia redress was to
appear before the Board Of Assessment.
Revision and Appeal Of that year, said
board havisg NJ authority TO reduce the
assessment whea Application has been
made II secosdsnco With the law, This
Nj. Plunkett fAtlsd 10 do"
Presidsnt FaTF4 anuouuced that the
ordinance authorizing the sale Of real
| estats owned bS ~ city At Eighth and
DuPont streets ha1 been returned with
the uayor's s'gnssure and was now m
ordinance Of the city.
Tho city tressuter reported the balance
IL bank 70 enrFent sxpenses 70 b. : .os..
y. r. Moody -, 80; M. J. Mealey, d, as;
Chief Enainssf .Georgs II. Boushms
e78. 10; Chief u Police Swiggstt, $50;
Building Inspector Patrick Dillon, Sill;
City Auditor John N. Newell, &i60;
Plumbing Inspector e. f. Kane, ".
/ Building Inspector Dillon reported
having issued hfty-three permits Tor
buildings valued at .e53, $50 during Feb
ruary, and Coil Oil Inspector Samuel
Durney reported having inspected 1880
GALLONS Of oi, during The same month.
Tho monthly pay-roli Of msmbsrs OF
Council, amounting to e8St.78, was
passed aud ordered paid. Twelve Of the
members received go and over each, and
twelve Of them attended over 80 commit.
tee meetings each.
was adopted directing that ordsrs be
drawn iu favor Of the Friendship, Re-
lance, Delaware, PhDutx, Fame and
Weecacos flra companies for 81 500, and
the W&hinglon Fire Company tor 81 GOO
yearly appropriation.
On motion Of Mr.. 6awdou the Polics
Committes was fnstructed to procur,
Tampa for the patrol wagon.
Mr.. Coisy okefed the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
Resolved, Thnt the Police Committee
, ascertain the cost OF puttjug up the
necessary patrol stations in dideren
. paSts OF the city, connecting same b
electric call boxes with tho City Hall
and report Gang 10 thia body 20 thai
action In the msteef can b. taken IN tims
to include the ezpensss N nsxs yssr''
nr. Uusran offered the following rsso-
lntion, which waA adopted:
Resolved that the Finance Commit
tee be authorised to assist the Public
Buildlns Ooumittse to make arrange
ments for the sale OF grounds - spseihei
10 the ordnance passed February ~
$780,"
Il Council was about to adjourn wher
Mr.. Mccall called for the reading Of ths
, opinion Of the City Solicitor In regard Il
overpaid saiariss. He said he was abssni
} sick on the night 1t was read. and he
, wanted to know exactly what 1t did say,
Mr.. BAugh objssted t. the request aud
said that Mr. Mccall ought to have
! thought about this sooner ~ he was the
. principal In bringing the matter bsfore
Council, and he should now stick to
what he had done.
Mr.. Mccall said no intended to stick
by 1t aud he had no regret that he moved
In the IN after when he did.
! On motion OF nr. Roberts the request
of Mr.. Mccall was granted, aud while
the clerk went out % hunt up the de-
cision Mr.. Chambers moved that ex
, Councilman Quinn be, permitted to tell
J what he know Of the decislous Of the city
solicitor upon The subject.
Mr.. Roberts skd Nj. Mccall both per-
sisted In their objections to Mr.. Quipn
J being given the door. .
Mr.. Chambers, however, persisted In
the adoption OF hie motion and 1t At last
passed.
Mr.. Quinn took his stand on the plat
form beside the President, and In SUBJ
stance made the following address:
"Gentlemen q Council-Much has
been said Of what arc called overpaid
salaries. / Wa chairman OF the Finance
/ Comuittee whss the pay rolls were
drawn. /, with Mr.. McGonigal, now
deceased, . more honorable man than
whom never sat II this Council, saw Mr..
Turner whom The payroll WAS to be
signed BY the Finance Committee. To
US he said make ont the pay-rolls ~
usual. the so limitation docs not 60 Into
effect until after July l. To tho clerk OF
draw the checks for salary ~ usual, and
to the suditor be said approve the pay
roll as usual. The clerk and the auditor
. can BE- called upon 70 testify to the facts
II necessary. do not like TO be bounded
through the newspapers as thief oi
public funds, - has been done BY some
Of the membsfs OF Council.
II never thought owed Council one
+, cent Others mag thiuk different aud
:: may return the amount overpaid. am
. not their kespers,. nor are they mine. l
! never received compensation for the
. time gave to Council. Both Represen-
: L2tlvo 0fAy au0 8oOntOr DOnanuo WeTc
of the opinion that the bill did not 90
: iuto eject until July l. The bill was
> drawn up ut the direction Of Council by
the city solicitor, aud II a mistake was
made In 1t be was and is responsible and
not Council.
"Thsrs 10 NO use OF delay. II City
Solicitor Turner thinks be Las case let
him proceed Ut once to collect II. l hold
that the money belosss to me. Will
not return 1t through fear OF anything
that Council may pass. II the law says
/, alter trial that anus, return 1t VIII
/ do 60. Ths accusations which have been
> made in Council are unjust and without
a warrant"
r Clerk Messick having iouud the Guy
. Solieitor's opinion, read II, alter whieh
Mr.. Mccall wanted to Know whether
what tho Solicitor sad verbally In an
oh-hand conversation or what he gave Us
q bis written opinion after examining the
n case 10 the law.
b Objection being made TO further dis'
a cussi0n Council adjourned.
J. Bills were passed as ioli0wf; Jahts :
1 West, S71; William p1ilard, 90; Il. +
Griffith, ~; Chief oi tue FIRE Depart
msnt, 500, and assistants each soo.
Easy Payments.
Fine clothing maze 10 order en- ca easy