Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08

tinAHtch for Next Year.
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Thore was little breeze over the pro-
posed police telephone and telegraph
signal syatem, at Thursday night's meet
ing OF Council, ana il opened over the
motion to approve the minutes of the pre-
vious session. MIR. D lin objected to tho
rcport of the police committee upon the
Introduction of the system aud asked
thai the city solicitor be heard.
Mr. acKenney moved that the report
he stricken from the minutes and the vote
by which the report was adopted be &c
Q nsiderad.
President Farra ru,al the motion out
of order. II the minutes were correct
they would have to be approved and
Council cen reconsider later II tho Rdop-
tion OF the report WAS not satisfactory.
Oity Sniioltor Turner eaid the question
was not the regularity of the minutes but
the validity OF the proposals aaked for by
the police committee for constructing the
SYSTEM before any appropriation OF money
had heen made for the purpose. he
uggestsd that the proposals received be
aot opened until he could look into the
natter.
The painutes were approved,
The complaint Of j. NJ. Forkum OF o
stable on du Pont street between Eighth
and Ninth was referred to tho building
inspector.
The finance committee reported that
Collector Martin J. Mealey had settled in
full for 1857, after the allowance of
errors amounting to 4 ,959 68.
The city treasurer's report showed
bank balancs OF t5S. 39O.85 and reoaipts
for the weak as follows: Collector
Moody, 1916; Chief OF Police Awiggatt,
Si5l; City Auditor Newell, Sl2 tlum5-
ing Inspector Kane, 50.
Goal Oil Inspector Durney reported
having inspected IL, l5O gallons of oil
during April.
Communication from the depart
nent of elections, estimating the expenses
of the department for the city eiaction
OF 1891 at IS 500, was referred TO the
finance committee.
Two Communications were received
from the Street. and Sewer Department.
One estimated ths amount necessary to
be appropriated by Council for the cur
rent expenses of the department for the
next fiscal year at $l2G, 600, 5 per cent
increase over last year the other esti-
mated the amount needed for the inter-
cepting sewer at $50 900. Beth were re-
ferred to the finance committee.
The payroll of membors of Council
for April amounting to $i20.26, was
sent up by the finance committee:
Bir. Chambers moved TO amend by
striking from the roll four meetings, held
on April 18th, nth, 18Th aud 18th,
amounting t) 81 for each msmhsr. He
said these meetings were held for CON-
sidering the fire department contest snd
he did not think the people should be
required to pay for them.
The motion was lost by the following
vote:
Ayes -Mossrs. Chambers, Ooloy, Davis,
Hawkins, lawson, MCCALL, Roberts and
ShRrkey--8.
Nays-Messrs. Aysrs, Bsugh, Belle,
Cotton, Curren, Diliin, Norrest, johnson,
slagoe, McKsnney, Perkins, Ryan, Saw.
don, Shea ani President Farra-l5.
The payroll was theu allowed.
communication from tho Board of
Education, asking for an appropriation
aeKt year OF %i2),O10 for current ex.
penaas aud ~ 900 for new schools was
referred to tho finance comuittee.
A communication from Il. u Gallagher
and othsrs, asking for commission on
the property OF Lewis II. Bullock at VAN
dever avenue and Hutton street, which
projects ever the building line on both
Htreots, was referred to the same com
mittuo.
A communication was received from
A. ii. Uanpman, agent for the Municipal
bignel Company Of Boston, complaining
that his oonpAnY had no notics of the
advertisement fer proposals for polioa
telegraph nm asking that the bid OF mis-
company be conadstud az formal when
rec iYad. Ii was referred to tie police
committee.
Mr. Di.iin or,sed the following resolu
tion:
Re5o,rsd, That tho city solicitor be re-
Gupsui to transmit to Council, nc its ney
meeting, his opinion ~ to tue validity o.
piopo-ais now IN tho box and uaopanui 10
II ILilca telephone and Telegraph signal
and the advertisements relating theroto.
The ragolutiou was lost.
Thon Mr.. Roberts moved that tho bid
in the box be tskon out and re,uEned h
the pertiaS sending them. MIR. Chamber
offered nn antndment that the bids b.
taken from the box, opened aud read.
City solicitor Turner said tGat unde
thu circumstances 1t would be best not tC
open ths bids, as the interests o. tho bid
ders might thereby be jeopariz9d, il
Oaas new bids have TO be asked Tor. rh
ljida should remain in the box unopened
until the question ID settled.
MIR. Chambers amendment was lost
nnd then Mr.. Robe,t3' motion for tn
clerk TO take the bids from the box an,
return them to the biddera prevailed.
Mr. Baugh aseIed an ordinance draw
ing certain sums from other eppropriN
tionH and adding Them to the police ap
preparation, for the purpose of meeting
the expense of constructing pclice tele
phone and telegraph signal system. Also
in Ordinance to provide for bstte
police protection" providing for tho sys
lem and authorizing the police committe
to adyertius for proposals for tho same
They were read twice.
On bshalf OF the tinancs committee Nj
Shea presented tho following estimate o
revenue and expenditures for the fisca
year 1901;
REVENUES.
Water nepartm out iutcrcstVu onnds.S S9,S 0t
Water Depar mont redemption of
bOhlS.. t.,.......-. .-..,'..-.,....- 9,5IVI
AUDITORS Office. ......-... 1,UUlL
Police department. Observation-Disclosures. a,11n.
Municipal court. .................a.. G5I0.
Surveying menI..,...'........ luDI
Buiidng nspertvr. 1900.
Plumbing inspector. ltu.
Horse ttx......... .....,......,.,. .,.. SO
License. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ...st.. bibl
Surplus from Water Department. lhUln.
Sale Of building lots ts,.,,..+.t..,...... MutJ.
Surples in bunk Jane aOti., ls9O...... SGUJJ.
slls,I5G
EXPENSES.
interest. ....,,.........,,.,,.....,S Il,ib,