The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-27

A regular meeting OF the City Coun,
Gil WAS held last evening, President
Farra In the chair, and all the mem.
bers being present except MIR. Curren.
Mr.. Baugh, from the committee on
finance. reported the negotiation of O
$50. 200 loan to The Equitable Guaran.
tee and Trust Company.
MIR. Magee. from the law committee,
reported that the city solicitor Ia 10
prepare an act to be sent to the Iegis.
lature, authorizing City Council to an.
propriate $500 for the widow of Officer
Shuts.
Mr.. Magee, on behalf OF same COM
mittae, reported In favor OF condemn
ing Silverbrook as common sewer,
and directing the city solicitor to pre-
pare an act for presentation to the
Legislature providing for the same.
Both reports OF the committee were
adopted.
The city treasurer reported the bal
ance in bank to current expenses to be
$95, 779.1S; special, sl2, ,849.62 received
OF L. p. Moody, $3.50; Edmund Mitchell,
Jr., $500; j. j. Mealey $700; Union Ma
tional Bank for interest, $245.
The miscellaneous payroll OF &1,-
991.l7 and the police payroll Of S3,-
$3.50 were ordered paid.
The interest list for March amount
ing to So, ,875 and bonds falling due to
the amount Of $4,000 were ordered
paid.
Mr.. Sharkey offered the following:
Resolved, That the city solicitor be
instructed to prepare q bill for pre5en-
tatton TO the Legislature. compelling
oil telegraph and other wires to be
placed under ground within two years
after the passage of the bill.r
In advocacy of the resolution Mr..
Sharkey said that by these wires being
exposed two fire alarm boxes had been
rendered worthless and had to be sent
away to be repaired; also that the po-
lice signal system had for several
weeks been rendered worthless by the
burning out of the boxes in the booths:
that men had to be brought here from
Louisville, KY, to repair the system
at great expense to the city; that peo-
pie passing along the street were in
danger OF losing their lives by coming
In contact with the loose ends OF wires
and that there was such a labyrinth of
wires in many OF the business parts OF
the city that efficiency OF the fire de-
partment was impaired in putting out
fires and great loss of property was
the result
Mr.. Lawson said that he thought thb
fault lay with the superintendent of
the fire alarm telegraph. The electli-
clan from Louisville, Ky, who Is now
here superintending the repairs to the
Gaynor Electric Signal system. said
the superintendent was deficient in
knowledge and the whole trouble
could have been avoided had he known
his business. The city was paying too
much for the material for the system.
(intInaiI d fnnr
pound for blue vitriOl that can be pur-
chased for 5JI6 cents; zines, which
should be bought for 20 cents, cost 80
cents apiece, and SO with copper and
The expenses have been
No wonder the appropri-
alton has been nearly exhausted.
Nit. Mckenney said he regretted that
superintendent Aydon was at home
sick, otherwise he might be here to
answer for himself. He understood
that the Gaynor police system was in
sured Tor two years. and, therefore,
bringing a lineman from Louisville,
n.y., cost the city nothing.
Mr.. Baugh said he could speak posi-
lively upon that point, and say the
repairs that aFe being made to the
police signal system would not cost
the city anything. 1Ic then favored
Mr.. SharlSey's resolution, which was
passed by a unanimous vote.
On motion of Mr.. Baugh, Council
went into an election for sinking fund
commissioner TO succeed Thomas Il.
Young, whose term expired March /.
Mr.. Young was unanimouly reelected.
Council then adjourned until this
evening at o'clock, when Council will
visit the different fire companies.
Bills were passed as follows: Fred.
Winchester, sl53,23 Thomas Pagan,
$49S.93; Leleon Collins, S124.25.