Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-15

CITY Council Elects the KObinsRI
Ticket How ehe Resaig WA

took away from them the power to elect a |
chief and then elected tho full Robinson |
ticket itself. The latter was expected, and |
while the former was not unexpected, the |
hremen had hopes that Council would have
enough regard for their rights not 10 do 1t.
The committee on public buildings sub
mitted ii report showing the value Of per-
eonal property belonging to the city In It's
different Offices bs follows: Solicitors
office, $40; tax Office, SS2i.50; surveying
department. s9i; Board Of Health, sl64 70;
chief OF police. $i2.75; police matron's
room, s2i.25; court room, til6.5O; clerk of
OounciPs office, $l35.50; clerk of courts
office, sl56.5D; Council chamber, $685.;
police hcadquarter, Sli7.5O; treasnre,'s
Office, sSl.S5; auditors Office, Sl97 80;
total, 92.659.10.
After Mr.. Hawkins had objected and
asked who had the authority TO buy this
furniture, the report WAS adopted.
Objection was made to Justice Mona
gnan's bill for "a afii 14viis at rs cents each
the witnesses At the fire department cleo,
tion Investigation. 1t was passed by n vote
OF Is to 4. Chief OF Police swiVgett's prls-
oner's feed bill for April OF flO.2s, and
DoR-eatcher james Il. Wirt's bill for April
OF 365, We're ordered paid.
Mr.. MeKenney called up for Its third
reading the ordinance reorSenlzlng the fire
department.
Mr. Chambers wanted to know II any
oflicla document had bsen received show.
Ing whnt the court had done ia the matter.
The chair stated that no action OF the
court could ailsot the passage of the ordi-
nance. and mr.. Mckinney, at the instlga'
tton OF City Solicitor Tnrner, said that the
court had notiied Council.
An age and may vote was called for, and
The ordinance was taken up by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes-Massrs. Ayers, Baugh, Beale, COL
DuTrAn
son, Magee, MeKsnney, Perkins, Roberts,
Ryan, Shea, 5agdon, Bharkey, Whlte-l3.
NaJs-hlessrs. Chambers, Hawkins. Law
son. MoO,li, Farra-5. Absent-Vande
grltt and Coley.
Mr.. McKenaey, prompted by the city
solicitor, offered rs d substitute for section
/, u section providing t0at Council should
elect the chief enSinesr and hls assistants
biennially.
MIR, Chambers said sarcastically that he
thought that the city solicitor ould have
vote on the ordinance, MS It was his.
Mr.. Johnson characterized it ID an out
rage to take from the hgamen, who do the
work, the power 10 elect their own officers.
Mr., Mekenney raised the point that the
time had past for the election under the
old ordinance.
suggestion to extend the time was
made by MIR. Chambers, who said that
under the proposed ordnance IL men would
oloo1 tuo Gh Auool5 Two yedEo houSps
Mr.. Dillon suggested that the city solicitor
be heard
Mr.. Roberts claimed that Council had
violated Its duty by giving the privilege OF
election to the nremen. The court had SO
informed Council.
Mr.. Chambers objected to hearing the
solicitor aud MIR. Mccall said that he OBJ
jaeted to doing anything to cripple the fire
department.
City solicitor was then heard by motion
and said that City Coupcl held trust and
could not delegate 1t TO others. The General
| Assembly said that Council could create
and appoint and the court was unanimous
/ Ia Its opinion on the mandamus. Mr..
| Turner meant no diarespeet to the lremen,
who could go to the General Assembly and
have the power dsloRa cd to them. Cour oil
| bad no right TO delegate the power Cd
select and elect to anyone.
| MIR. Chambers inquired what use there
was In having tho ordinance repealed II It
| was illegal and contrary to law.
He was answered that 1t was on the
statute book aud though Illegal must be
taken on. A man might 10 illegally present
In the city hall, but he would be there until
| he had been removed.
Mr.. Chambers wanted documentary
| proof OF the action Of the court on the
mandamus, and MIR. Turner implied that
| the notification OF the city solicitor was
sufficient. Judge Ball was notified by a
letter from Judge Grub.
The substitute was then adopted for sec.
tlon by the following vote: Ayes-Messrs.
Ayars, Bnugh, D.ale. Cotton, Davis, Dlllin,
Forrest, MAGGIE, Mcllenney, PerSins, Roberts.
Ryan, sawd9n, sharkey,, White-i5. Nays
-Mes5rs. Chambers, CurrHn, Hawkins,
johnson, Lawson, Mccall. Shea, Farra-S.
Abseat-Messrs. Coley. Vandegrift.
After the vote on the enacting CLAUSE,
which was the same except that Mr.. Davis
was absent, the ordinance was referred 10
the mayor for bis action.
The city treasurer reported the balance
In bank to current expenses to BIZ $780,
lOO.sS; park fund, ~, 4j4,04; received OF u.
T. Moody, S2lo: M. }. MsRley, 1916; Patrick
Dillln, sl4; George II. Boughman, 4l48.S5
w. b. Hyland, Ell ,3J2 10.
A recess OF live minutes was taken to
await tho action OF rho mayor on the ordl-
nance, At the end OF the recess the regular
order OF business was suspended and an
nouncemont made That the mayor had ap.
proved the ordinance.
at his own request, Mayor Harrington
was allowed to state that he had signed the
oTdinance ut once because he did not want
TO sea the city without chief engineer
With MIR. Turner ha believed that COunci
had no right to delegate the election tC
others.
Council then weat into an election fol
chief and assistant ginsers OF the fire
department. Edward A. Robinson of the
Fame Hose and William McFadden OF tht
Washington company we're nominated fol
CHIEF engineer. Mr. Robinson received II
votes ana Mr.. MeFadden s. James +. Kane
OF the Reliance and william T. Green Of the
Weccacoe were then elected lirst md sec
ond assistants.
A communication from the Municipal
Signalling Company of Boston, stating tina
Cuuncli'seCm nittee did not sec Its perfected
, syUtem at work Eor tho system Of tn,
Gamewell Company except In its private
, offiee, wBJ referred TO the police committee
A communication from Mrs. U. b. Smyth
secretary of the board OF managers OF tbs
Homeopathic Hospital, asking Council Il
contGlGuta toward maintaining the hospita
either by annual subscription or by main
tanning one or more free beds; also inviting
Council TO visit the hospital on Monday al
teru0on, was referred to the finance com
mlttse.
Dir. Lawson gave notice of an ordinances
which would do away with the annual ht,
test.
MIR. Curren offered an ordinance provld
ing for borrowing $4,000 to purchase Edei
Park Tor park purposes. IL was read tWlcl
. and referred TO the law committee.
Council then adjourned.
BIS were pEssad as follows:
Alexander 4 Wells, f99. G. S. Clolnnd Il Co,
s10 owen j. llession. s.4; Phillips AZ Kane .
fthlh' 81 ". Fbl'illltl Fi0.0l, JNI7'll ~ Darn
hill, $500; james Mills. Sa.21. II tt hirnie, Sl1
u, a, rarAwell S2H93; H. u. Jordan, $50; Pin
innpd Ice Company, tT.ai; alexander Cham
Ius, :. 10: j. u. t,ornian 80; George Il. CAY
michael, IL; g. g. Gnyer, -; southern fleeIri
! Company, t3l.3i; Gnmcwcll Fire Num ieit
: graph company, f3.1O; snme F5,aJ; H. W. Birni
| Il 500. S2.2J; W. q. iaugh, $50: Fell " peoples
80 cents; norsimtn Bros, 1890; A. q. sterling
IS; G. II. Wallace, N. d., iln Joseph haYlt
; $500; Hannah Wood, a, NJ Il. keey, q: N
!, ldey, sG Patrick Magarty, 1910 NJ. II. kolleJ
| $40.
/. leg RsOK ca by IA Horses KicI.