Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-28
Third EDITION
Clrx COUNCIL

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A rssulat business meeting OF the city
Cuuncu was held last night
The Finance Committee made the fol-
lowing report On the communication Of
ths Board Of Water Commissioners
rsfksrsd 70 them ~ the last meeting Of
Couusil.
Your com ittes having consideted tho
accumulation Of the Board Of Water
Commissioners bearing date January z,
1890, In connection with the law relating
thereto, beg lesye to submit to your hon.
cradle body ~ follows: That by the
terms oil an act entitled an act to amend
an oct entitled An act 10 establish .
Board Of Water Commissioner Tor the
city Of Wilmington and for other pur-
poses,' which said act was passed at
Dover ON April 2s, 1889, the Council 10
bound to assume an interest on an
amount Of water bonds corresponding to
ths payments Of surpluses OF revenue
paid BY the Water Department to your
body. Your committee would ask that
you Instruct the city treasurer to render
70 the said Board Of Water Commits
sionars the amount of interest due on
water bouds for the year 1890, less the
interest on go, 18S. ID. being the amount
Of surplus paid to Council by the Board
Z Of WAtsr ommissioners, interest at lbe
rats OF per centum on the surpiua'
Ths report was adopted.
NJ. Shea, from the nnancs committee.
1sported the interest list for Febr uary,
amounting to SS, 1850. and an order WAS
drawn for the several bondholders.
Mr.. Dillin, from the public building
sommittes, reported adversely on the
petition OF the Board of Water Commits
sioners asking Council to pay Is. Is in
surance on the building 1t Sixteenth and
King streets, a. according TO an opinion
Of ox-City Solicitor Ball the building be-
Tonga 10 the Street and Sewer Depart
mont The bill Wa referred to that
body.
The same committee reported In favor
Of allowing the Board OF Public EducA-
tion to remain IN ito present quarters for
rent Of $50 per annum, the amount
now being paid for an cffice for the City
Solicitor. and the report was adopted.
Mr.. Forrest, from the Law Committee,
reported that there was nothing contrary
TO the laws and ordinances In the ordi-
nance providing for the sale Of property
at Eighth and DuPoLt streets, and TO
apply the lroceeeds to purchasing
property for park In South Whining
ton.
The city treasurer reported the balance
in bank to current expenses to be Sll3,
1882; park fund, 81, 464.04. Received
OF Tax Collector Z. p. Moody, e672. "a.
The miscellaneous payroll, amounting
70 n,647.17, and the police roll OF
S,26l.23, were approved and ordered
paid.
On motion OF Mr.. Cotton the ordl-
nance providing for the sale OF city
property at Eighth and DUPONT streets
70 purchase park property on tho South
Side was taken up and read q second
time, passed unanimously aud referred
10 the Mayer for hs appea. or rejection.
Mr.. Magee offered the following reso
luton and moved that 1t be referred I,
the Fire Committee:
"Resolytd, That the chief engineer o
tie lire department be Instructed 10 sc,
that suitable fire escapes be placed oil
she buildings known as the Academy o
1usic and Eden Hail."
The motion was adopted.
Mr.. Mccall offered the following re.e
tuition:
Resolved, That the city solicitor b
ard he 10 hereby directed 10 take legs
proceedings without any further della
10 collect all sums paid TO members an
sx-mcm bcrs In excess of the amount du
them respectively"
Mr., Roberts said that this was quit
TOO important u question to let pass with
out some thoughts expressed upon 1t.
had now become serious matter inyolv
3ng the prosecution of a number of mem
befs Of Council and come who are nc
members now, but who have been In til
past.
He had no doubt that they should /
compelled TO pay back tie money. A,
oordjng to tho 'de0ision OF the biz hest la
--eDoer Of this body the money did n,
belong to them, and they should have s
much consideration for Council and ic
themselves a. to pay It back withol
further trouble. II placed himself In
very embarrassing position. He did u
like to vots for resolution that inyoly,
the prosecution of y nuinber of his f
low members, but II be did not do so
would not be doing his whole duty
himself and the people. The latter, aft
ell, were at the back of Council and
mended the return of the money.
Mr.. Shea moved tina. the farther &C
siderstion OF the resolution be laid oy
one week.
Mr.. Chambers said that Mr.. Robe
was no doubt very charitable gent
man, yet he was the one who frat sgitat
the matter. II Q man knocks do'
another with a club and then picks b
MP and puts salyo on the wound, he m
be a good Samaritan. Mr.. Roberts fiji
welded the club that broke the heads
some of the members of Council. I
speaker was ready 10 tight the matter
the end, but Mr.. Roberts had failed
do 60.
Mr. Roberts In reply to Mr.. ChAmb
stated that the whole matter OF
Solicitors opinion had been forced u
him. He had originally made the mot
TO postpone the payment Of the pay
for one week and had been sat upon.
had then made an investigation, aud
a the result. He would vote Tor
resolution because 1t was his duty.
Mr.. Mccall said Lie had not SO n
charity for the city solicitor as lie
for The councilman. He was tired
with The slow movements Of that gel
man and be concluded by saying:
Mr. Turner cannot do the work,
Gods sake let US get some one
will"
Mr.. Turner coming into the roou
Mr.. Mccall made the last tenark, su
3n the direction OF the speaker.
Mr.. Chambers said he wac On
Finance Com mittee when the pay
question was beng considered.