Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-08
INTEREST ON CITY MONEY
The Union Bank to Pay Two
Per Cent.
FIFTY YEARS OF MARRIED LIFE
Golden Wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. d. TaIIey.
City Vaccine Physicians Elected - The
City's Bank Account--Thursday Nights
Meeting of City Council.

City Council held its weekly session
Thursday evening.
The finance committee recommended
that Nevin G.. Gamble and Wesley j.
Husbands be refunded overpaid taxes,
amounting respectively to $270 and
$500, and that the city solicitor he
allowed 1878 for satisfying a Judgment.
Adopted. Also, the following, sub
mitted by the committee, was approved
and adopted unanimously by standing
vote:
Your finance committee would respects
fully report that, believing the present i'm
proved condition of the city finances war;
ranted such action, we hayein conjunction
with the president of Council conferred with
the officers of the Union National Bank in
regard to an allowance of interest on the
funds of the city in that depository and
have accepted the following:
The Union National Bank has agreed to
allow on all city funds deposited with the
bank interest on daily balances at the rate
OF per cent per annum, dating from jan
uary 1st 1891.
Your committee would ask that its action
be approved by Council.
The police committee recommended
that r. ]. Fougeray be allowed $2TO for
providing stable for the police patrol
and also providing a private office and
telephone for six months. Adopted.
The city treasurer reported that there
are in bank to the credit OF current ex-
penses $11S,234.95, with a special de-
posit of $12,S49.62. He also reported
the following receipts: From admins
traitor of Martin J. Mealey, deceased,
$500; from the Board of Water Com
missioners, $4, ,40S.07.
The city auditor reported that the
city treasurer's account are correct
Drs. Emil Hertel and j. G. Fahey re-
ported that as city vaccine physicians
they made respectively 63 and 90
vaccinations during the year just ended.
The clerk of the market reported that
during the quarter ending December
31st he inspected some weights and
measures and the slaughter houses and
market houses and cut go pounds Of
butter. The slaughter houses and
market houses, he said, are in good
condition and no bad meat was brought
to market.
The coal oil inspector reported the in
spection of 1880 gallons of coal oil.
Monthly salaries of the president and
members Of Council, aggregating $245.2 .26,
were allowed.
On motion of Mr.. Baugh Council pro.
ceeded to elect city vaccine physicians
for the current year. Messrs. Sharkey
and Perkins were appointed tellers. For
the First district Mr.. Baugh nominated
DR.. Emil Hertel. There was no oppo-
sition and Mr.. Baugh was given the
casting vote. For the Second district
Mr.. Baugh nominated DR. George Stein
icken and Mr.. Sharkey nominated DIR. ].
G. Fahey. On the first ballot both nom
inees received five votes each and one
vote was cast for DIR. J. c. Patterson.
On the second ballot DR. Steinicken re-
ceived seven votes and DR.. Fahey five.
For the Third district Mr.. Baugh nomi-
mated DR.. William p. Miller and Mr..
Lawson nominated DIR. Henry Patter-
son. DR.. Miller received eight votes and
DIR. Patterson four. For the Fourth dis
trict Mr.. Baugh nominated DR.. M. j.
Hughes and Mr.. Vandegrift nominated
DR.. John Palmer, Jr. DIR. Hughes re-
ceived eight votes and DIR. Palmer four.
Drs. Hertel, Steinicken, Miller and
Hughes were declared to have been
elected.
After some bills had been read and
referred Council adjourned.