Daily Republican., 1890-03-21
CITY COUNCIL.
AN AMENDMENT CAUSES A
eREEZE.
The Clerk of the Market Hauled
Over tho C0ais-A Revelation
of Bad Meat In the Markets
Not Fit TO be Given
to Dogs.

rA'iA ahu hr. ohatkey DelnK tile only
me IN berS absent.
his appearance in Council after several
On motion Of M. Diliin, NJ. Baugh
was called to the chair.
Mr.. Ayers p,eseuted tho reports OF the
various fire companies, giving in detail
the value Of real esta,e, personal prop.
erty, number oi engines sni hose wagt ns,
feet Of boss, condition Of buildings,
number OF members and much other
mater. which was read aLd referred 10
the committee on Fire Companies. The
deIailsd reports have been previously
published In the REPUBLICAN.
The City Treasurer reported in bank to
the credit Of sfss city 600, ,30l.S7; park
fund, 50. 464.04s He also reported having
received from II. Q. Turner S2c0. tho
amount paid by the suret,es of previous
Clerk o. the Marke from the board OF
Water mmiss.ouers, $500; Z. +.
Moody, sl,2i5; N. J. Mcelry, $500.
Mr.. Dillin oaeresl ali ord dbance amend
iug the ordinance Organizing the Fire
Department by striking out section 2 OF
ta.d ordinance and inserting In lieu
thereof section compelling the FIRE com.
panies 10 return MT ly the tally sheet,
but the ballot box apd bal OTIS; also
sworn abatement OF tho election officers
that such tally steets are correct. In case
there are In 0 candidates ior the office OF
Chief Engineer IRON The same company
the ordinance requires that each shall be
represented by ection Ollie rs.
On Mr.. D liia's mot o. to read q sec.
ond time by tito. MIR. c. snbers arose t,
poiat OF order, claim ug that an or1i-
II snce arr sndlng another ordinance in
n Il Inn. RaA Il -.
notice before 1t s. introduced.
Mr.. Dilln said that oaly applied 10
new ordinances.
This was also the impression of Mr..
Roberts aud Mr.. .McKeunoy.
Mr.. Chambers, however, maintained
that his point Of order was correct. and
appealing 20 the chair, Mr.. Baugh de-
cided that his point OF order WA we'll
taken.
MIR. Dilia then gave notice and eaid
he wouli iitroiucs lis ordinance At the
next resting.
MIR. shea offered reso.u.ion instruct-
iny the Clerk 10 forward tie ass, ssmcut
oi damages ior land needed for the inter-
ceptlng sewer 10 the S-est and Sewer
/ Department.
ing the Police Committee to purchase an
additional horse aud harness for the pa
trol was. ut cost not TO exceed $3.50.
Mr.. Sswlon I'D the Police Committee
coull afford the expenditure. Two horses
are atEoluiely necessary because the pa
troll wagon Is often neeced at night
The resolu ion was adopted.
MIR. Roberts offered the following reso-
lutIou:
Whereas, Tie city solicitor has de-
cid,d that the clerk Of the market is an
officer OF the CITY Council, inasmuch as
he has duties to perform unconnected
with the public highwaIs, and mentions
them as meat Inspector and regulator OF
weights and measures; al o that ali
moneys coming into his hands from other
duties not connected with the public
highways must DO paid to the city tres-
surer for the general funds; therefore
"Resolved, That the clerk of the mar
ket be aud Is hereby required to report
to this Council the amount Of money
tn II he has received In tic periornanca
of said duties from Sep.en Der J., 1887 10
March 1890; also that he sh il report
to this Council monthly hereafter the
quantities of meat that he inspects and
the number of weishts aud measures he
regulates, and tho amounts OF money he
receives Tor the same"
Mr.. Forrest jumped on the resolution
| vain DOtu leeiB huu iuoNeu tHae ~ pe
postponed one year.
Mi, Chameers advocated the passage
OF the resolution, which he said was q
good one II the clerk of the market 10
| an officer OF City Council he should re-
| mort orthly TO Council, as other off,
GERS are compelled to do. He has not
much to do any how, aud 1t would re-
quire but little effort on his part to make
a report.
MIR. Roberts said that in Offering the
resolution he had di. charged his duty to
the taxpayers Of tho City. II Others can
afford to treat the affair with ri1icule
that was their lookout. Tie clerk of the
market is paid $3.50 sllary BY Council,
and it Is no mole than right and proper
that the taxpayers should know what he
does for his money. This is not matter
for fun nor JestinQ; 1t . question In
which the Taxpayers are concerned and
should be met la another spirit than that
OF sarcasm.
After the resolution was read again
Tor the ben, ct of MIR. Sawlon, that gen.
tleinan said that a moat inspector was
very much needed, There was q great
deal oil bad meat iu the market, meat
that would not give to my dog" But
as u meat Inspector was needed, he
thought Mr.. Smelz was not the man for
that work, as ho had never inspected
meat. The inspector ought to be a
butcher. He had bteu endeayoring Tor
a long time past to get meat inspector.
The market Is fall Of meal that should
moi be there.
Mr.. Beale moved an amendment to the
amendment to postpone tor one week.
Mr.. Roberts expires, d himself per-
fectly satisfied with the motion to lay
over one week. That was a sensible plan
OF nesting the question.
The amendment was accepted nnd eon-
sideraiion OF the resolution postponed for
one week.
Tho assessment OF leus Tor eurbing
and paving wee approved and sent to
the auditor for collection.
A communication was received from
ex- Chief Engineer Frederic HI. Robin
sor, asking that his official bond be can
cslled. The matter was referred to t1e
Finance Committee.
Council then adjourned
Bills were passed as follows: Charles
+. Melchoir, SAG; Jester & McDaidel, 30;
). IL. Smith. a.; Wilmington Printing
Company, sli; came, $5.50; Il publican
ffiDtihg Company, 10 cents.
| Broke His Arm.
- I..Na AS