Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-17


City Council chamber was crowded with
nranlan Thursday nigEt. They came from
every company 10 the department, and they
croTdei thhspaeo ua tbs floor reserved for
spectators un1i there va. not spare ilch
Of standing roo5l lett. There wera friends
OF tho continuation ticket and friends Of
tho coptostins Ie'orn ticGet, aud both
Siies lahored iniustriousiy In snaaavoring
to th press upon the minds of tne Councils
man the merits OF their respective eases.
All the memhets OF Council wero present.
After ths rUu ine pu iness President Fsrra
was about 10 rpaa the returns FROM tho
different me companies, when h2r. naEas
nreaertej communication from OitY
Solicitor Turner, IN which his asked II the
departmsnt dispute sboIld bs referred to
him that OOunctl take q racsss beiOra ex-
| acting an opinion from him, 70 as to allow
him time 10 20 cAIefuily over all the law
bearing upon tho oass
Tneh, on Mr.. MaHses motion, Council
| agreed to meet In adjourned session on
Saturday evening Of s O'clock.
The returns o; Monday weeks election
for Are department officers. already pIfS-
lished, we're next rend by Clerk Messick.
The WeccAcoe returns s7ere Rccomp Lied
b. the poll list. bnt tue othars were not,
After the Fame Hose returns were read, /,
Mr.. Ryan wanted to present the protest of
Messrs. Robinson, Kane and G;ean, the
candidates for englnners on the reform
ticket, but President Farra ruled that ir
could not be received untll aztec all tho re-
turos were read, Haep this was done the
protest WAS han ed In aud read.
II vas sccomp painted by tho aflliavlts Of the
Fame Hose voters VINO upportsd the reform
ticket (already publishst), which were also
rend.
Nr. Ryan moved that thu protest be re-
N,a To- M anr
mittee4 jointly, In order that they may OBJ
tain the opinion of the city solicitor. Mr..
plllin moved to include the returns of the
election 10 the reference. The amendment
was gceep'ed.
MIR. Roberts offered an amendment
authorizing the cGm1iittee to summon and
examine witnessed, which Mr.. Ryan also
| accepted.
Mr.. Baugh said that II the committees ex-
amined wltnesses they could not report by
Saturday night. But the first question to
| be determined WAS uhatheC Council has the
| power 10 20 behind the retu ns and oPan
the contest. II the city solicitor decides
| that Council has this power, then the eE.
animation OF wltne' 's can b6 started upon.
| Mr.. Hfwkns insisted that Council cond
not go behind tha returns.
Mr Chambers chou 'ht that Council could
| settle the whole matter at this mestirg, ,aad
had the ordinance governing the election
read. he held that urdar the ordnance
| Council had nothing to do but accept the
/ retufn MS sent in nnder seal and declare the
! IAsu t from these re.drns, 1t WAS evident
| that there were some scoundr4ls In the
! Fame Hose Company, but II tina candidates
| who received q majority Of the votas we're
| co11 tad out, Council could not afford re-
| dress. II was u case for the courts.
Mr.. McKsnney considered Couacil the
| proper ceutt to 70 to.
Nj. DIlin claimed that at the first de-
| pGitIns election in 1868 there ans oon-
test on the position OF first assistant ensi-
nssr, whereuroQ Council won't behind the
returns ana seated she contestant.
| MIR. Mccall failed 10 5ee how Councll
| could get away from the law which re.
quirei toe certificates TO bs issued upon
| the returns rs sent 70 CouLoil under the
| eeas OF the respective compaateS.
| Captain Cotton thpu0ht the question for
| Couucil was whether the ierurn made was
| true or not; II it's correctness was qnss-
toned Council had u right to look i2to tho
matter.
Tne motion TO refer the protest and re.
| turns to the Law and fire COMPANY COM
nlitteas was adopted by G. vote of "a to /,
Mr.. Hawkins bang the solitary ns.atlve.
| Mr.. bhsrEey otrsrer q resolutiJn request.
| inc ths officers who conducted the elIction
| In the Fame Hose house. to make affidavit
| to the correotness of thsir return OF the
| vote and send it to the Council.
| EIr. johnson hoped the resolution would
| be adopted, rs he was certain the election
off ,ers would maze the required affidavit.
! Tne resolution vas adopted.
! The fiuGnce COMMITTEES reported favor
| ably on tho petition OF Y. II. Robinson, late
chief engineer OF the surveying depart
ment, asking to have hts Official bend ean-
caiiei.
The same COMMITTEES reported adversely
"A
| of sl6.S0 city taxes claimed to have been
Eaid iu excess, as his legal redress was an
| appellto the board OF revision.
Iir. Olrren presented minority report
IN !ayor of refundlng to the amount OF
| sl55G.
CITY Solicitor Turner, by Councils re.
quset, explained the law OF this case. He
said that after the Board OF Revision laally
passed npon the assessments they could
not be changed. Gh5 petitioner fhou.d ap-
peal 10 the u9ard ald nave the assessment
| re- inped. Bat, as the ssssstm mt was legal,
Council had no rlgnt to refund any OF the
tax patd.
Tho minority report was adopted by a
vote OF II TO s.
Mr.. Lawson objected to the bill OF Frank
Roop Smith, druggist, tt 81, for drugs and
chemicals used at the police station, be-
cause Il contained so many Items Of essence
OF ginger. Ga wanted to know Why so
much ginger was used. Mayor Harrington
said tiis ginger was used for the ben slE of
suffering prisoners lp5tead of 5end.ug tor
u physician. The bin was pas3ed.
The city treasuusr reported q balance In
bAnh to the account Of eurrslt 0xpense3 OF
A72sl50,76, aud ransipts Ior tae week
amounting 10 al,043b1.
Municipal Oonrt Clerk Hyland reported
tho c1lleo.ion OF hnas, costs and fess Our.
Ing F1br1Rry amounting to 1913 and un-
Claimed witness lss8 amounting 10 $ll. so.
Mr. Forrest offered resolution 10 stop
the eity5 subscription 10 law books Issued
by sho Eiward Thompson Company.
Adoptei,
Mr. Ryan gava notice OF m ordinance
providing for il meat inspector.
Daring tho meeting bills were ordered
paid rs tollowa:
VI r. Robinson, f4h0: Trainer h Co, fS.39;
Adams * DroihOr,;5 cents; iionry Erkel estate,
sg,JU; jamoN Miiis. 3g6; VI. +. Kelley. iia; VIC,
fonsd t75: .Iohnsan Barhsii. si.7a u. A.
tarsHeI, in7bt j. U. DeggS X Co, 81 ~, Eiec-
t4i EiRh. Co, f9!a.tD; r. D. X. sutton, siau; a.
trter ..o.se, sl.hN: Edward Thompson S 10 SO,
w. H. har'l1vr, 5000, PHILLIPS 4 Kane, o.
cents Wilmington Transfer Co., "a. James l..
~it:, s;N; ia Oh DrIricks son, IS: hSnhAb Wood,
q: Prans X Saith. ftE. j. 4. wilson, 500
George ". Gray, ~ opnta; a. RIeriinp, 50,
Eosn~t ir-p~ n, $50, Williams Is "a Sins,i7.sj;
&. WyRt:, 20 copts; B'oai,;s & ~ued.o!, 3l.3s;
S'rt ftiutnR 60, DS0 Wilmington Printing
CO., l2a: lUuinal Pinuns Co., i?.b0, Delaware
Printing 70. ti10.5j. DOM sOIShmoI, s4.t0:
Martin Johnston, Sli.2o.
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