Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-01-31
CITY COUNCIL L.
4 SHORT SESSION HEL o LAST
NIGHT.
The r.. W. = n. Railroad WI ants Taxes
Refunded THE hoard Of Education
Want to be Let Alone The
Prisoners' Meals Again.

A regular session Of tho City Council
was held last night, President Farra pre-
siding.
Mr.. shea, from Finance Committee,
reported In favor Of exchanging city ordi-
uances and other city documents with
tho city Of Grand Rapids. Michigan, ss
requested aud the clerk Of City Council
was instructed to make the exchange.
lie 81 q reported In favor Of an appro-
priation to the Board Of Health to be
credited 70 the approx oLriatidn to that
body. The report was adopted.
The City Treasurer reported balance
836.70, and Of the park fund "a, ,46l.O4.
The report Of tho city auditor for the
past month showed that 81, 1850 had been
received from Tax Collector Mealey ~
| city And school taxes; 5000 from the
water commissioners ~ interest on bonds
aud ~. 80 from the sale OF old Ore alarm
poles.
| "A -voluminous annual report WAS pre-
septed from the Board Of Health, and
the question OF printing 800 copies OF It
was referred TO the Printing Com mittee.
| The miscellaneous pay roll OF 81 .647.l7
was allowed, - was the Police Depart
tnent pay roll, amounting to %, 278.35.
l. A petition. from the p, w. 4 B. Rail-
DAD Compsny wac read, in which tho
company asked that e2cA. .68 paid ~ tsxes
should DO refunded 10 them. They
clAimed that tract of land OF 130 acres
within tho Cherry Island Msrsh Com
pauy's tract had been assessed % being
within tho city limits, when In reality II
was situated In Brandy vine hundred.
The matter was referred to the Finance
Committee. The matter Of the bill for
the Insurance OF the building at Sixth
aud King streets was given 10 the Public
Building Committee.
A communication from the Board ot
Education asking t-at they be allowed
10 occupy their present quarters wss re-
ierred TO the Building C9mmittee. A
bill from the WILMINGTON Printing Com
pany of $50. rs was referred to the Print
ing Commlttee. The following bills wers
.. ordered paid: Ayars q son, el7, for I
clock for tho Health Department.; Game
we'll Fire AlA'm Telegraph Company
St,45l; Southern Electric Company
i ssal 20; James Anderson, p; Francis +
!. Dillon, Sjs; Robert Kane, t38; Whining
ton Transfer Company, &59. 20.
Il A joint meeting Of the Law aud Polio
Committees was held for the purpose O
!, considering Chief OF Police Swiggett'
bills for the feed OF prisoners for th
: months Of November and Dscembei
those blilS never having neen Fklo yel
A molten was made by Mr.. Mccall :
allow the chief 10 cents y meal for thos
months. An amendment was offered
:. make the amount ~ cents, the sctua
70 coat OF the meals.
Q The matter was lively discussed frol
!. all standpoints but no decision was q
d rived at, and II was agreed that u
le whole mater should bs referred back
!. Council. Msssrs. Mccall Shea, ColtoI
& Forrest and Bsale voted tor 10 cents, an
10 Messrs. White, Baugh, Dillin, McKinne
Y and Bawdon for 7X.
II Members of Council, also at the inv
" tation OF Mr.. Baugb, visited the batter
d room Of the Fire Department and We've
70 tho motors regulate for the six ciicu
Q plan Of Ere alarma They were show
q the now swItehsbpsrd, tho seven gslvI
q numeters for teA1u the circuits, the ne'
= battery sta1d4s - the lightning aI
II rester. The room b In htst-elass c0pd
10 tion and .re colncilmen were muc
y pleased with it. The wood work In th
room will be vanished ind new des
procured.