Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-12
CITY COUNCILS SESSION
Routine Business Occupies
its Attention.
FINANCIAL REPORTS OF OFFERS
A Good Round Sum to the
City's Credit.
Murray in His Great Role of Objector
Again--Makes Big Commotion and
Finds Himself in the wrong--City Coun-
Gil Proceedings.

Mostly routine business occupied the
attention of Council Thursday evening
The session was protracted by discus
sion, which arose from Mr.. Murray in
tinating that the finance committee had
not exactly done its duty in not consult
ing him before reporting on his petition
for the return of $5.13, capitation tax
paid by him as trustee for Thomas Nor
ton, who is insane. A week ago the
committee reported adversely on the
petition, refusing the request on the
ground that Mr.. Norton was properly
assessed. Last evening Mr.. Murray
took the committee to task and ex-
pressed the opinion that it should have
gone TO him for Information about the
matter, while, on the other hand, the
committee contendni that Mr.. Murray
should have gone to It. The petitioner
moved that the preceding action be re-
considered and the petition be referred
back to the committee, declaring
that the action of the meeting last
week was unjust because, as he asserted,
Mr. Norton has not resided in this city
since 1885. In his petition MIR. Murray
neglected to say Mr.. Norton is non
resident and as soon as the committee
ascertained this fact it relieved itself of
the insinuation of the petitioner. Figur-
ativoly speaking Mr.. Murray was immo-
diately jumped upon and he was asked
why he did not inform the committee,
when it submitted its report that Mr..
Norton is a nonresident. The member
from the Tenth ward was surprised by
the turn the affair took and as gracefully
MS possible admitted that he had erred,
after which the preceding action was re-
considered and the petition referred
back to the committee.
The clerk of the municipal court re-
ported that the unclaimed witness fees
for September amount to S32.50 and the
municipal courts receipts for October to
$S55.35-fines, 1858; fees, $40; costs,
$162.35. The coal oil inspector reported
that he inspected 1880 gallons of oil
last month. The building inspector re-
ported that 81 dwellings, eight back
buildings and one stable were erected
during the month, at an estimated cost
of $53,710, and he received 500 for per-
mits. The city treasurer reported $27,
640.55 in Union National Bank to the
credit of current expenses, $f3,350 each
in the four depositary banks to the
same credit and $4,454.62 in Union Ma
tional Bank to the credit Of special de-
posit. He also reported the following
receipts From the clerk of the munich
tPal court, $s5T.65, fines, fees, costs and
unclaimed witness fees; from Adminis-
traitor Mealey and Collector Mitchell,
respectively $1,100 and $910, city and
school taxes for this year and last year;
from Chief Engineer Boughman, S231. Is,
fees for October; from Union National
Bank, $96.11, interest on Deposit from
Building Inspector Dillon, 500, fees.
The city auditor certified to the correct
ness of the accounts of the city trea-
surer and other officials and reported
that the fees of Plumbing Inspector
Kane forSeptember and October amount
to $20.50 and the collections of the chief
of police amounted to $75 last month
dog tax, $40; show license, $56
Collector Mitchell was allowed
$S05.60, eight per cent commission on
collections amounting to $10.070. The
payroll of the president and members
Of Council, amounting to S244.76, was
passed. The individual amounts drawn
were as follows: President Benson, $50;
Mr. Cotton, $24.17 Mr.. Perkins, $2209;
Messrs. Dannenberg, Kirby, McKelvey,
McVay, McGee, Ratledge and White,
$40 EACH Mr.. Pagan, $14.50; Mr.. Griffin,
50; Mr.. Murray, $5. Liberty Fire Com
pany was allowed 1900, the remainder
of its appropriation for this fiscal year.
To the finance committee was referred
petition from the Baltimore & Phila-
delphia Railroad Company, asking that
it be refunded $2793, tax paid for land
exempt from taxation.
The following bids for furnishing
carpet and linoleum for the municipal
court room and laying the same were
referred to the public buildings COM
mttee:
William B. Sharp & Co.-Carpet,
$1.25 and s1.35 per yard; linoleum, so
and rs cents.
NJ. NIegary & Son-Carpet, 81 pei
yard; linoleum, SO cents.
Lichtenstein s. Hart-Carpet, 80 cents
and $1.27t; linoleum, 45, 57a and So
cents and 81.
Mr.. White moved that committee
on fuel, one member from each ward,
be appointed. Messrs. Magee and Muir
ray said that since the city's funds are
getting low and cold weather has moi
set in it would be wise to postpone the
matter and the motion was laid on the
table for a month.
Many bills, after being read, were re-
ferred to committees.