Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-13
RIGHT PLACE FOR KICKING
Mr.. Perkins Gives Mr.. Murray
a Timely Pointer.
FOR PAYING CITY JUDGMENTS
Storm-flooded Citizens Ask
for Compensation.
Eleventh Ward Residents Want y Stock
Law - Arrangements for Paying the
judgments Obtained Against the City
An Interesting Session of City Council.


An Interesting Session of City Council.
By a real bright remark which he
made at Thursdays session OF CITY
Council Mr.. Perkins almost paralyzed
Mr.. Murray and covered himself with
glory. Mr.. Murray was indulging in
his favorite pastime of kicking" on |
this occasion over the adoption of
resolution directing the city solicitor to |
prepare an ordinance providing for an
extraordinary appropriation to be used |
n settling certain judgments which have
seen recovered against the mayor and
Council. Its adoption, he commended,
Sould be Illegal. The proposed extra
ordinary appropriation should have
jeen included in the recently made APP
Preparations for this fiscal year. Knowl-
edge of the judgments was had in time
to have included them in the appropria-
tionsI AS member of the Board of
Diryttors of the Street and Sewer De-
pafment he had known of the judg-
0ents as far back as last April. If
Hou knew of them then, said
Mr.. Perkins inquiringly, why are
you SO conscientious now? Why did
you not see that Council was notified?
Al iCliy, MI. nlul1uJ ctulcd iiluL iuGu,
as now, he was on the "tail end" where
he could see but where there was moth
ing for him to do. Right after Mr..
Murray's explanation Mr.. Perkins made
his brilliant remark, which was, "The
tail end is always adapted to kicking"
Not only was Mr.. Murray but his fell
low-members were astounded. Had
somebody else made the remark it
unu1d moi baua ropso6 tha axpifa,rapt
1t did, but it was uttered by Mr.. Per-
kins, heretofore so extremely reticent.
Mr.. Murray did not recover in time to
reply, and his associates grinned broadly
and long. Immediately after adjourn
ment the councilmen rushed to Mr.
Perkins and congratulated him on his
witticism. But for the incident the ses-
sion would have lacked spice.
The finance committee reported favor
ably on the petition of Mrs. Mary T..
Hamilton, asking that she be returned
1886, tax paid in error, and similarly
on the petition of the presidents Of the
First National Bank, the National Bank
of Delaware, Central National Bank
and the National Bank of Wilmington
and Brandywine, asking that those in
stitutions be made depositary banks, in
accordance with regulations recently
adopted by Council, which reports were
adopted.
The city treasurer reported in bank
$276, $685. to the credit of current ex-
penses and $4,454.62 to the credit oil
special deposit. He reported the fol.
lowing receipts: From Collector
Mitchell, 60,100, city and school taxes
for 1891; from Administrator Mealey
$500 and $50, 900, city and school taxes
for 1890 and 1891, respectively; from
Clerk Hyland of the municipal court
$29, unclaimed witness fees fol
June, and $5sS.30, fines, fees and cost.
for July; from City Engineer Bough
man, $114.35, fees for last month; Sc
interest on ellis fund. He also re
ported that he had made the following
deposits in Union National Bank
August LIST, $75,0s8.72; August Sd
$71,90O; August 4th, $120.35; Angus
9th, SILT and $e17.30 His reports wer
received and filed, as were also thos
of the city auditor, certifying to tn
correctness of the accounts of tn
city treasurer, the late city treasurer
the plumbing inspector, the buildin
inspector, the city engineer an
the clerk of the municipal cour
The fees of the city enginee
during July amounted to $143.S5; thos
of the building inspector amounte
to SLY, and those of the plumbing in
spector amounted to 1880. The &C
counts of the city treasurer on July il
exhibited balance of $l9576.4l.
The building inspector reported tina
during July permits were granted fc
the erection of "a dwellings, 10 bac
buildings, six additions, one churet
one schoolhouse and two factories, til
estimated cost of which was 800, 1gi
His report was received and filed, q
was also that of the clerk of the munic
pal court. The receipts of the coul
were as follows: Fines, $345.50; fee
$116; costs, $l26.S0.
Similar action was taken on the II
port of the coal oil inspector, SATIN
that he inspected 20510 gallons Of o
during July.
The payroll of the president an
members Of Council, amounting
S24s.26, was passed after it had bee
read in full at the request of Mr.. Mul
ray, who explained that he will col
tinue TO ask that it be read in full b.
cause he does not get to see it and TIN
is the only way he has for ascertainin
whether it is correct The amount a
lowed each member was as follow
President Benson, $31; Mr.. Golto
$24.17; Mr.. Dannenberg, $50; Mr. Faga
$14; Mr., Griffin, Sl2; Mr.. Kirby, 81
Mr.. Mckelvey, $40; Mr.. Magec, 81
Mr.. Murray, So; Mr.. Perkins, S22. 0
Mr. Ratledge, $40; Mr. White, $40; NJ
McVay, $50.
A petition from citizens residing
Fifth street between Madison and No
al t4tf bat 4 4. 4
damages sustained on the occasion
the recent heavy storm, was referred
the Board Of Directors Of, the Sire
and Sewer Department. The petitione
and the sums they ask are as follow
Robert shannon, $50; Alexander Gt
lespie, $50; Patrick Boyle, $40; Jam
Keely, $50; James Conner, $40; Robe
Hogan, $50.
To the finance committee were /
ferred the following petitions, askii
for the return of the amounts state
taxes paid in error: Joseph JcnkiI
$2.70; Daniel Toner, Sl.70: 4. Har
johnson, $2.70; Mrs. Jennie Il. Sincoc
$5.14; Henry w. Perkins, 1912; Richa
Shannon, amount not mentioned.
a petition from citizens residing
the southwestern portion Of the eli
asking that there be passed an ordnsr
prohibiting live stock running at lar
west Of Madison street extended a
south Of Lancaster avenue, was refer
!. to the law and police committee joint
An order for $4,000 was drawn
favor of the Board Of Park Comm
sioners, its annual appropriation, as y
also an order for 100000 in favor
the Board Of Directors of the Street a
Sewer Department, the proceeds of