Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-03

Chambers Retterates His Charge
OF Bribery--Rr. Turner's Parting
shot-A Lively Session OF City
Council.
City Councils session was again lively
and interesting, Thursday night. Mr.. sharkey
wanted the Gaynor police patrol contract
Investigated and Mr.. Chambers reiterated
his charge OF bribery and corruption. The
Council, however, refused to delay matters
for an Investigation and awarded the
police patrol contract to the Gaynor Elec-
trio Company.
The finance committee reported having
examin d the cash accounts OF the city
treasurer from July LIST, 1887, to May 3Oth,
1897, and found them correct.
Tho interest liss due July LIST amounting
to 81. $40 was allowed and orders drawn
for bonds due the same date amounting TO
$4,000.
SALE OF THE CITY LOT.
The public buildings committee made re-
port of the sale Of the city lot at Eighth
and du Pont streets. The return of the sale
WIS $4,000 in cash and the balance,
s7,s49,62. in mortgages, which VIII bs
turned into cash as soon as possible. Inc
commission Of the agent, B. +. Townsend,
was S74S 80 and the amount paid for writ
ing deeds and making searches Sl55.
On the petition OF Harry O. Parker and
Others, for a Ore alarm box at Third and
mug s'soels, tno ~ ,,IS',ah 90 a5nnssd
The engrossment committee reported that
all ordinances passed since July Let, 1889,
have been properly engrossed.
The city treasurer reported balance In
bank OF s45,2O7.76. an6 receipts for the
week as follows; Collector Mealoy, s4O0.
The report OF the city solicitor was read.
1t detailed the disposition of the cases
brought Ia court against the city during
his term, and stated the following as await
inc trial or aettlement: Margaret A, Flem-
ss - Wannad, DoniaI FLANAGAN
s,nm,.,oo n.vaiIns,es samnal n Fnrhea
cnalles Dea'9.nso., %arnoa.i and Iohn
klnree casesJ LaWreuoo Uosna111 y, ane ~ -
Thompson against the city. All except the
case9 OF the last three parties are sesions
Tor damages.
Inc miscellaneous pav oI on gl,o4i;t, anu
the police pay-roll, SS'SaO'VS' erea'iomeu'
MR.. TURNER'S PARTING SHOT.
The following communication from City
Roiicitor Turner was read:
n, ' ssorss a MaxweIl. prothonotary, which
shows that there are only two unsatisfed
Judgments against the city. One OF these
judgments occurred during ex-sollclt 70,
Macailisters tsrhi any ~ LOT e ,,,1,,,t in
AZ az snT ,se when stands in lie Court
! ~ Hrrnrs and Anpenls. and cannot be satisfied
until Disposed OF there. There are no other
! Judgments, nor have there been for some time
any Of record agalns. ne e, Ity, 10
o, I'm arieT ~ ot,,eiaily isprove to yoar salts
merton one. al least, OF the wild and reckless
statements which appeared in the EgsntnG
Journal last week and which that paper cred,
tied to Daniel A. FORREST as us hulnorlty, anu
70 Aaron s. beale anu islac Diiiln ~ eone ~
ring speak OF Mr. FORESTS sthtemeht ~
wild and reckless out OF the respect nave ipr
your nonorablo pouy' u tils VEL uua ~, n =
Official communication lhe lahsungS ! Mo ,,e.,.
use c morning mat sthteiilehl Woulu W NuIy
} much different. sense OF duty u you lmpels
mo to make known TO you me cohuit9hs oi .ll1 ~
record and sense oil d1ty 20 hyse, as W..
as TO your honorhble pOuy, Iurtntr ron ; y.
me even under such circumstances ~ tlese 70
make that condition known 10 you IN Vohes VI
Official propriety.
HENRY Z. TURNER Glty Solcltor'
Mr.. Dillin said his Information about un-
settled Judgments was optAlheu noui
George A. Brown, Esq, who was making
search for purchaser OF some cry lois
The judgments then unsatlstied were Salts
fled only last week.
Ths opinion was ordered to be spread on
the minutes.
A further opinion from the clty soilcMor
was read. to the effset that the present com
mittees of Council under the standing
rules, would continue until June SUE, 1871
with the power vestea IN Uounoli 70 III w
canSles aIu o ou1 ,nt siect new committeee
I esso LII, la Iouiu NV e'D''
eiler 'uly As,' ,,,o -, r,,,.
mAhNiN' - s ra.,
Mayor harrington laio Delors oouI Az,
the followlnR communication t,on tu'
Gameweil FIRE Alarm Ielssrapn Oonpany
which was ordered 10 ps nleui
GENTLEMEN: We believe 1t to be no NOR
tlian lust and fnir, both e you and ourselves ,,
Inat We n9tly y1u wv t,nt ,he a,nnratu whi
III Gaypor companv have offered to furnisI
yoi for a police signal telegraph TO be erecto'
in yonr city contains aeylces when ~, ato eFvrc
Ritela ir,, , ~ NJ No rsfer nartI
inriy 4, tx, strest booth with cla-s toI, ana /
tue time stamp, as worked by an electro
magnet, and we have good reason to pelleV
there are still other tnfIinSoinents'
, fa.,,n'aei ry ior,,, To1o,ro,b "a
Ihe Gane%ell tlre AiarHt l,s iIira II
30 'VSH i- - " ~. -. -. = I.
Inc COMMUNICATION Has Vhuelou w
lied.
Mr.. Snea ouereu rssolutLoh WI ~ urue !
10 favor o. Wilhan NJ Sanpy, presloont Y
Inc bohFu OF IaFh ovnlnisslonese, ~
&2.46i,u4, TO pay Tor tne pleee OF par
ground near tue hettnann q onteIp Ui'.
brewing company o pfa"ely' tecentty Pul
chaseo. -, .,,o,,,.,n.,
Assessments fcr new curp, amounting
G5l3l6, were cDnhemsd ana orderea 70
cent TO tine auoitor lot coliecuoh'
ELECTION OF CITY OFFICERS.
C,tv officers were elected as follows
uIeyk ~ Conneil A. Il. Messlck. by IT vote
o for II. q. Fraim; bailitf, NJ. +. Kelle,
)yl7 votes to for Simeon Hoodi coal o
inspector, Samuel Durney, DY 10 votes 70
ior Frank n. Lewis; ior CLERK OF tue marx
samuel Smerz receive 10 Votes, Jaln
johnson aud David Lemon l. Inls pallc
however, footed up ~ votes, one more tnt
tho entire vote OF Council, SO another ball
wae taken, which resulted; smelz, l
johnson, g.