Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-29

mtttee in holding meeting aud advertising
for proposals without tho formality OF
call for the meeting issued by him hs chair
man. MIR. j. W. Stover. president Of the
Gamewel Fire Alarm Company 6f New
YORK, and Mr.. Chapman of the Municipal
Sigaal Company of Boston, representing |
rival com petitors for erecting the PRO.
posei system, wero present during tne
meeting.
managers OF the Homce opathic Hospital, |
asking Council TO make donation in sup
port OF the Institution, the finance COM
mittee reported that Council had no
legal authority TO make such donation.
Adopted.
The game committee on the petition OF F.
Z. q llagher and others. asking Council TO
| make appropriation for the removal of the
| building jutting over the building line ut
| Vandeyor avenue and Hutton street, re-
| ported that provision would be made Ia
! the next appropriation for Incidental erd
| miscellaneous expenses for this purpose
| Adopted.
The committee on public buildings re.
| ported Fayorhbly on the communication
| from the Delaware State Medical Association
| for the use OF the Council chamber on june
| 10th for the purpose OF holding the soelety's
| annual meeting.
Mir, johnson, although he had siened
the report, opposed Its adoption. It would
be a bad president, bs thought, and II tfls
society was given this privilege other Or
gauizations would be likely to ask the sama
favor.
Tue report was lost by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Ayars, Besle, Cotton, DAVIS,
Dlllcn, Mages-6.
Nay,-Messrs. Baugh, Chambers, ColeY,
Currau, Forrest, Hawkins, Johnson, Law
son, McOall, Mckenna. ParKins, Roberts,
Ryan, Sawdon, Sharkay, shea, pdndegrllt,
White and President Farra-l6
| ha tatf mi raneffpH
the bill OF George II. Bates and j. Frank
Ball, Esqs., $500, for services In assisting
the city solicitor IN the are department
mandamus case.
thought 1t too high for the services rem
dsrcd, and from which, In his opiniohi tne
city received no benefit.
Mr., Forrest said the city solicitor told
the committee the attorneys performed
three weeks services and that Council
would have to pay the bill. :,
'rhey only worked one week," replied
MIR. Chambers. sit took thsm the other
two weeks to make out thsit BILL"
City Solicitor Turner told Council THAT
he had to ask for extra counsel In thts case
because he was engaged at the tlme IN
! other CITY work. The case, he said, was
an open, fragrant attempt TO defraud the
Counell In a case where city officials were
involved. He therefore felt It his dnty 70
, take every means possible to defeat the at
tempt. The bill, he said, was reasonable
for the services rendered. The attorneys
vera engaged on tho Case week before
the hearing In the court, after which briefs
had to be prepared fer the iudSo7, which
, kept himself anu three men enSaSti toE
, two weeks longer.
Mr.. Chambers said he had been formed
that Messrs. Bradford & Yandegritt, who
3 were also engaged In the case, had done
l six times as much work as the city's attor-
3 neys aud charged only S10D.
MIR. Turner said that AIR. Vandegrift lad
J charged $500 for his services
i Mr, Johnson held that tha city solicitor
, should have bargained with the attorneys
: for their compensation before retaining
them.
!. Mr.. Turner said he made his selection oi
Q associate coursel on the ground OF thell
0 special Knowledge of mandamus cases
. MIR. Bates, he held, was as able lawyer as
there is in the city. He could not arrange
a terms wnen he retained his associates, a.
he did not know when the case would dnd
! there heing probability that 1t would bt
: taken to the court Of errors and appeals,
8 The bill was allowed by the following
a vote:
Ayes-Messrs Ayars, Ba1gh, Onrren
Davis, D.lliI, Forrest, MaGee, Mekanna
Perkins, Roberts. Ryan. sawdnn, sharseY
Shea. President FarFa--l5.
Nays--Beale, Chambers, Colton, g5!h7
Hswkins, johnson, Lawson, MeCall, Wnlt'
-
The ordinance authorizing . loan Q
$40, 900 TOR South Side park wes returned
= with the mayors approval.
+ The city treasurer reported balance u
n hank to the credit OF current expenses 9
|. An Invitation from Uaion Veteran Legion
1t No. "a, asking Council to attend memoria
y exercises at The Board Of Trade rooms o.
u the evaplng of May 9th was presented Y
Af, MoE m RnpHntA1
y Mr.. Curren offered resolution fer
10 special committee to confer with George q
Is TIobdel relative 10 the purchase OF groun'
x tor @ public park In South Wilmington, an
i, with Tho Union National Bank relative {
v. borrowing $4,000 for the purchase OF IN
"a land II was adopted.
y Mr., Forrest nominated the following f.
10 the mernhers OF this committee: Messra
ie Curren. Baala ami Cotton. He said thR
~ tnasa members would hold over next yeat
10 Sir Ayars thought that 1t was customer
for the park committee to attend to tnes
mattors.
MIR. Roberts also thought the entire prs
ceedlng looked like snubbing the par
NJ committee.
"A MIR. Curren denied any intention {
ii sighting the park commit.ee or any men lsas
~ bsr of Council. Ha said the city solicito
~ suggested to him t g propriety OF referrin
n the matter to special committee.
~ The committee was then elected by be
- lot tif Forrest casting the vote or Oouuol
~ The salaries of President Farra, Buildin
M Inspector Diiiin and Chairman OF lh
az 10 Oinanee Committee Shea, members OF tn
=. - board OF revision, $3.50 each, were allowed
4 Mr.. Shea presented an ordinance takin
- SS25 from the incidental appropriation an
adding it to the appropriation for garbRg'
Read twice.
Mir. Chambers presented an ordinanc
OF amending the police patrol ordinanoe
ne providing for the appointment OF anotht
ra patrol wagon driver Road twice.
AZ With reference to the opening OF EleN
YES enth and Monroe streets, City Solicltc
sst Turner said that the Street and SeWer d
al pastlnent would submit to Council at I
next meeting an estimate OF the cost
opening Eleventh street 10 Adams m
Monroe street from Tenth street to Dell
rae ware avenue.
ia Mr.. Lawson presented an ordinance r,
ed pealirg that portion of the fire departmel
nd ordinance providing fer the annual depar
on rent test. Read twice.
The ordinance transferring s5oO fron {.
incidental aad miscellaneous appropriate
-, to the appropriation for printing WAS rea
III O third time and passed..
ed After the adoption OF motion by M
ed Baugh, that the bids for furnishing poll
rs patrol telegraph system be tasen from Y
box, MIR. SSwdon, chairman OF the polit
III committee, made personal abatement.
'hs said the advertisement for proposals,
en- originally printed, had his name attache
at to 1t, without his knowledge or consdl
lge de aatt that after the adjournment
Council, last Thursday night, the membe