Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25
NOTICE TO THE MAYoR.
The Police Signal System is Awaiting
His Pleasure--City Council.

The policecommittee at Thursday nights
meeting of City Council reported in favor
of awarding the contract for laying tele-
graph cable across the Christiana to Frank
Barrett, at 800, and the report was adopted
Then the police committee presented the
following report
Your police committee would respectfully
report that in accordaHce with resolution
passed by City ounril on the 11th instant n
conference was h Id with Mayor Harrington
instant.
Your committee advised the mayor that 1t
was the desire of ths Council to have the po-
lice signal system put importation at once,and
were informed thAtupon an official notification
that the system WAS ready for use the mayor
would take the matter under immediate con-
sideration.
This report was also adopted.
The finance committee reported favor
ably on petitions for the repayment of
overpaid taxes as follows. Isaac Jefleris,
S6.65; Adam IT. Fox, S42s. Adopted.
The ordinances regulating the payment
of bills and the burial of bodies Of persons
dying of contagious diseases, were returned
with the MAYORS approval.
In lieu of the resolution Offered at last
meeting respecting the operation of She
police signal system Mr.. White offered the
following as substitute:
WHEREAS, The police committee having re-
ported that tho may or requires to be ofhcially
nOtiiltu OF Vus HcCeTli nee OF INC 1hyHpF pDuCe
signal system, before taking into consldera-
tion the question of its operation and IL not
being the desire Of Council TO allow a techn-
cality to deprive the cltizens Of the economic
advantages and additional protection that wi |
be gained by the use Of the system; therefore,
be 1t
Rcsoolucd, That Mayor Harrington is hereby
notified that on November 2ith City Council
viewed practical working of the system
which was satisfactory. and on November 9Th,
by the payment of the contract price, accepted
g1in ha u Of OUiniOm
arrangements should be at once made TO put
the system in complete operation.
Resofped, That the clerk be instructed to
transmitto Mayor Harrington a coy of these
resolutions.
The substitute was unanimously adopted
without discussion.
The city treasurer reported: Balance in
hand to the credit of current expenses,
$50 s0l 81; special deposit, Sl2s40.62; total
Sl03,65 10. Receipts for the week: Collec-
tor Mealey, S475; Collector Mitchell, $500;
Collector Moody, 1915.
A communication from the Street and
Sewer Department, stating that the award
of $3.50 to Lavinia Price for the opening of
Sycamore street had been accepted, and
asking Council to pay the same as per
agreement, was read and referred to the
finance committee.
in reference to the bill of the Sunday Star
for publishing the delinquent tax list
stated that a strict construction of the city
charter, which provided that the list
should be published in two daily papers,
prohibited its publication in any other
paper
Mr.. Baugh inquired of the solicitor if
the city was bound for the publication, as
it was ordered by the committee.
City Solicitor Lyman said he could not
see how the city could be bound, as the
agent in this case exceeded his authority.
A communication from the city treas
urer, containing a list of the water bonds
and the interest thereon (bonds, S606. 800,
interest, S3l, 800, was read and the clerk
instructed to send copy to the water de-
partment.
Assessments for new curbing and side
walks in various parts of the city, amount
ing to $794.65, We're confirmed and referred
to the auditor for collection.
The school boards December appropria-
ton, SS6Dl .66, was ordered to be drawn.
The solicitor was instructed to settle the
city's judgment against the Delaware Fire
Company of $1,000, the debt having been
settled.
The following proposal for furnishing
1000 or more stamped dog tags was
opened; w. Il. Lindsey, $40 per 1000.
There was also proposal from John
Haphey, but it was. unsigned and unac-
companied by bond, as required by ordi-
nance. Council, however, insisted ON hav-
ing it read. His figures were S25 per 1000.
President Farra announced that hereafter
irregular proposals, not made ont in accord
ance with the charter, would not be pre-
sented to Council. The bids were referred
to the police committee.
An order was directed to be drawn in
favor of Tax Collector John j. Mealey for
S25S.