Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-25
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'fments and also
PMcer desires to


telephone service from tho boxes or
booths ~ we'll a. complete system Of
arbitrary signals. In addition ths booths
arc 20 arranged that an officer on his
beat can be summoned BY the central
station at any time bis presence there
may be desired, or when It u necessary
to send him Instructions
By simply pressing . button the off
Ger In charge can be caused TO be dis
played upon booth = semaphore signal
BY day and flash light by night, which
10 notice TO the oflieer on the beat, when
he passes that booth, that the central
stallion desiree to communicate with
him. The oflcer opans the boo,h, gives
tho answering signal and by telephone
receives Whatever Instructions tho Gen.
tral station may have for hun. Any one
Will Mt once perceive what . great ad-
vantage will be derived from such
complete means Of communication be-
tween the central station and tho officers
on daty In all parts OF tho city.
Or course In the consideration OF the
subject an important question Is: Which
Of the systems In use Is the best? Upon
this point have also mado careful In
ccived 10 TO the eicct that the system
manufactured By the Gamewell Police
and Fire Alarm Telegraph Company Of
New York, 10 undoubtedly far superior
70 any other, and 10 used In nine cities
out OF every ter that have police teic-
graph system OF any kind. This 10 not due
10 any monopoly on the part Of tho
0amewell Company, but simply to The
fast that the superior merits Of their pro.
ductions have enabled them to overcome
fair and open competition, Ia many IN.
stances At figures much higher than those
proposed by their competitors. l here
append extracts from tine letters rcce'v-
ed from various cities where the Gams-
we'll system 10 IN successful operation, all
Of which testify In tho most tiattering
terms TO its uudoubted merits.
II In The wisdom Of the Council It 10
deemed advisable and judicious 70 intro
ducs police patrol system In this city,
would strongly recommend that . systen
embracing four circuits complete be used
from the start. Four circuits would
prove amply sufficient for police purposes
for twenty or twenty-five Years, and the
| city would thus avoid the cost of soon
incre essing the number Of circuiss IA re-
Gently had to bs done With the fire alarm
| telegraph system ut n considerable ex-
pense. The line should be built from
the frat OF The best material, using only
insulated wire. This would be tho
| cheaper process In tho end and would
insure q thoroughly satisfactory working
Of the system.
Iwouli also respectfully suggest that
] the committee visit New York and Brook
| lyn and inspect the police patrol tele-
graph in operation In these cities. These
systems, l understand, are very COM
plete, and BY ocular demonstration the
members Of the COMMITTEES can best sat-
isfy themselves Of the inertia OF the sys.
ten 80 warmly endorsed and cordially y
recommended In the letters quoted in
this report Respectfully submitted. 1S
Superintendent P. and Y. A. Telegraph.
Tue report was ordered filed.
Accompanying the report were mum
, Der Of letters endorsing the systcm IRON
I difiert mt cities.
Mr.. Shea, from the Finance Commit
tee, reported the interest list for May
amounting to ~, 9G?.50, which was or
dered paid.
The city treasurer reported the balance
10 bank to current expenaes to be t86,
6Si. Is; park fund, S2.+G4.0i; received O.
y. +. Moody, $3.50; NJ. j. Mcalsy
The miscellaneous payroll for April
amounting to $1,S47.17, and the polio,
payroll, amounting to SS.2G0.s5, wsr'
ordered paid.
City Auditor John NJ. Newell mad,
the following report:
| ITO the Honorable President aud Mem
bers Of Council.
"0BNTLEMEN: l have the honor Il
herewith present the account Of Martir
, j. Mealoy, receiver of citg aud schoo
taxes for the Southern District, for til,
year 1887, ~ follows:
TO ,ity assessment ,$li, ,t96,O76 a.
sLso o...............,. ,............ .SlIJ,93s.o
School assessment. tli,Gai. 100 q
Five per cent. added to all col. s'o
lections on and niter Septcm-
Der l, leoI...................' 49,. 1,s95.G
i9,30i3
By collections in July, 1887. -. sl9a SOL. 8
By rebates in July. 1881. ..;..... l0.2so.6
by collections in August. ISL. 3,7l3.3
by collections from September,
1887. to April -, 1880 inclusive t,slo. 4
Error list allowed. 4,0Jy,G
ssi9, ,30i.3
City Auditor Newell presented assess
ments for curblng and paving amount
ing to u, 123.40, which were ordere,
placed on the lien books.
Bills were passed as follcws: John r
Heafy, VIZ so; Telephone Company, $50
A. +. Messick, 1886; II. q. Turner, SIT.
!, IS; Fred Winchester, $104.77; LiiliaI
Collins, $l34. 10; Thomis FaRan, el81. 25
! sane, 1926. SO; Francis T. BAwdon, e25.
For the dement, OF the Parsonage.
! The Nsmophila Society OF Grace NJ. r
Church gave . very pleasing entertain
msnt last evening In the Sunday fch0o
/ room Of the chapel that was well q,
tended. The object OF the entertainment
: was to raise funds TOR Furnishing on,
/ room In the new parsonage when It
D completed. An sxcele ent musical an,
. literary programme was presented b.
J the little fox, that was heartily enjoye
by all present. The children were as
sisted by humber OF ladies prominen
} In church work, among whom were tn,
/ following: Mrs. Jacob Todd, MIRA Jo
II. jackson, Mrs. CharlesS. Robb, NJ rs
w. II. sCurry, Mrs. L. X. Springer su
/, Mrs. John @. Baker.
Their First Anniversary.
. The nrst anniversary of the weddln
r OF Mr.. and Mrs. John q. Hartmann wa
: | celebrated At their residence, No. ISL
= Delaware avenue, last evening. Their
Q was . large number Of friends presen
q from New York, Philadelphia and TIL
: city, and an abundance OF refresh ment
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