Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-13

Fifteen Cents Per Meal.
Chief Swiggett's everlasting bills for
feeding prisoners at the police station
came up again, at Thuraday nights meet
ing Of Council, when the law and police
committees united in presenting the fol-
lowing report.
Your committees on police and law, to
whom was referred the bills OF William Y.
| Swiggett. high constable, for the feeding Of
prisoners during the months Of November
and Deosnher, 1889, amounting TO $l32.1b,
would respectfully beg leave IT, report that
they are unable to agree upon tho price per
meal to be allowed, Ave members being In
favor Of 10 cents per meal and five In favor
OF n centa. Your committees, therefore.
respectfully beg leave to return he bills to
Council for its action.
Mr.. SRwdon's motion to adopt this re-
port prevailed unanimously, without dis
oussion, and the unsavory subject was
allowed to rest until late in the session.
The bill of W. L. Lyman, Esq, $l25,
for legal services rendered in the cases Of
Levin Taylor and Q. Brooks Foster vs..
the city was allowed.
The city treasurer reported balance
in bank of $114, ,Ss2.G6, and receipts for
the week rs follows: Giliis Trust Fund,
| iN6Ee5ti Roi Onlel GuRlueer boWuthu,
| $60.s5; Building Inspector Dillon, S,67;
Collector Mealey, $3.50; Collector Moody,
&725.
Goal Oil Inspector Durney reported
having inspected lS, 100 gallons OF oil
during January.
Building Inspector Dillon reported per-
mits issued during January, as follows
For dwellings, "a; car shop, l. addition,
1; valus of improvements, 953, 400.
Ihe Council payroll for January was
allowed, as follows: President Farra,
$50; Ayars, $40; Baugh, $40; Beale, $30i
Chambers, $3.50; Coley, $9 Cotton, B14;
Ourren, $40; Davis, $40; Diliin, $22 %;
Forrest, $2O; ERwkins, So; Lawson, $5;
Johnson, $40; Msgee, 4; Mccall, $l4;
McKenney, SIT; Perkins, Sl2.60; Roberts,
$l5; Ryan, $40; dnwdon, $40; aharsey,
Sc; Shea, S24 IL; Vsndazritt, IS 90;
White $19, so; total, 1884, 20.
Mr.. Lawson inquired of Nj. Chambers
II he had attended ii committee meet
ings, as he was credited with on the pay
roll.
Mr. Chambers said he had recollec-
tion of only eight, but had kept no 40.
count.
Chairman Shea Of the finance COM
mittee said he had kept correct account
and that Mr.. Chambers had been present
at ii meetings of the committee during
January.
communication from Fire Alarm
Superintendent Aydon, asking that o city
map with the fire alarm boxes and engine
houses marked thereon be prepared and
placed in the battery soom was read snd
referred to the map cma!ittee.
Mr. ouErsn presented petition from
DR.. II. o. Konble and others, asking
Council to recommend to the park COM
missioners the purchase Of sui able
trsot of land in Sou Wilmington for
public park. Il was refe-rad TO the
finance and pork conmit ees jointly.
Joha Cathoart's petition fo- the refund
inR Of $1.G6 capitation tax paii, while he
WI not resident OF the city was re-
farrad TO the finance committee.
Air. Shea oIeged resolution authoriz.
ing City Treasursr'e Clerk Il. O. Johnson
TO sign checEB during he Illness Of City
Treasurer Griffith. Adopted.
Ms. Ryan presented communication
from the SundgY aepublio Publishing
Company, aching the payment of . bill
Of $s0G4, for publishing the annual
financial statement. 1t etRted that whils
the publication waa mada without the
authority Of tho chSirman Of the printing
committee, he had baen written to with
rsfeIencs 60 the matter, and aot replying
his silence ha6 besn construed as col-
8ept. The communication was referred
to the printing committee,
Chief SNiegett's fesa bllls nexs came
up or LIZ. MeCalrs motion t5 allow him
the rate of is cents par meal FOR the
months OF September, October, Novem-
ber and Daosmber. Otjeotion was made
that the bills for Ssptsmo Der and October
had bean allowed at the rate of Z. centa
per meal, although Chiet SSiggett had
never taken tue checks from the city
tieGsures's ctlios.
Ir. CuFren moved to refer the whole
matter to q special committee OF Eve.
This motion was lost by the following
votes .-
Ayes-Messrs. Ayers, O1rrsn, Dillin,
Forrest, Lawson, Msgee, Ryan, 9swdon
end White-9.
Nays-Messrs. Beale, ChSmbers, Coley,
Davis, Johnson, Mccall, Mckenny, Per-
kins, Roberts, Shea, Vandsgrltt and Pres
ident FsrrA-l3.
Mr.. McKinney's motion to lay over for
one week was lost by rising vote of 7
to Is.
The decisive question, My. MoCsll's
IuullOR ~ HilOW ~ Se6tts AoA luSdAt Acs7
the amounts already allowed on ths Sep
tember and October bills, was adopted By
the following vote;
Ayes-Me8srs. Bssle, Chambers, Coley,
Cotton, Davis, Forrest, johnson, Mccall,
Perkins, Roberts, Ryan, Shea and Ysnde-
gTift-13.
Eays-Messrs. Currsn, Dilliu, Lawson,
Maeee, Mckinney, Sawdon, White and
| Preaid6nt Farms
Absent-Messrs. Baugh, Hawkins and
Sharkey.
And so ended the gr=at feed bill con-
troversy.
Before adjournment the following bills
were allowed:
Patrick Dugan. ss9.7S: John Mcbride,
| SHES; Edward E. CGumlish, s2IG CO john
L. johnson, S129l6; W. T. Lynam, Efq,
/ &l25;J. V. Carlisle h Company, 20 80; VIII
liam Dol!Srd, $i3 so; Il. R, Griffith, SO;
! Wilmington Cooperative Trading Assoela-
tion, S20,75.
Wedding ia BerIin. .-.
sNcw HILL, MD, Feb. 5.-Eha mar
riage OF Miss LIZZIE Whaley and Mr..
| John " KsAs tonk Ulaea in ST pauiia