Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-25
An Evening Devoted to Pay
ing Bills.
ELECTION OF A PORT WARDEN
The Board of Health's New
Secretary.
No Report Upon Bill Lees waiI--No
Money for Printing the Fire Depart-
ment Report--Discussion Upon Mort
gage.


platform, informing himself of the
duties Of the office which he soon will
fill. On the recommendation of the
committees named the following bills
We're allowed:
Public buildings-C. S. Cleland, s6.55;
Kennebec Ice and Coal Co., 81 .26; Edwin
A. Parker, 81; IL. $. Milven, SO; William
Haley, $3.50; johnson & Barnhill, 50;
Owen ]: Hession, $4l .25; Charles Il. Baylis,
Sll,32; Lawrence Burns, S10,52 NJ Megary
y SON 81; Ayars q Son, So; Bridget Joyce,
sl7.50; N. y. Kelly, 50; Andrew Travis,
Sl325; Daniel Mckenney, Sl5.72; McCart-
ney & Co.. Sc.
Fire Companies-Emil Pegusse, s24.75;
]. H: Bunnell & Co., s35; j. Y Carlisle &
Haley, Sl9,25i Frank Barrett, s27.5O Will
lnington Transfer Co, $3.50; L. D.
Jordan, $40; w. A. McEyilly, S25 John G.
Brison So; William A. Bentley, 81; ]. w.
Aydon, Sl.06; George w. Whiteman, S5;
Victor lapier, Sli; George W. Stone, 1852.
Police . James 2. Writ, s44 Emil
]; Fougeray, $40; Joseph David, s415; DR..
Charles II Wallace, sis; Edward Melchoir
so cents; Stephen A. Parker, $3.50; James
Mcmahon, s5 Howard Milven. So W. A.
McEvilly, Sl0.25 George w. Whiteman,
$3.50; II. Bunnell & Co., $3.50; Hannah
Wood, $; ]. w Aydon, 70 cents; Henry
Haley, 5000; Or. j, r. Smith, SIS; NJ. +.
Kelly, s.; John r. Mari. $780, George w.
Gray, $3.50. Gaynor Electric Company,
80; w. Y. Swiggett, S32.49.
Parks-E. A. Robinson, SO; Charles r..
Bayliss sl43]; g. a "; Pyle, 50; J. v. Car
William Dollard. $3.50. ~
Printing! +. James, ss2 Thomas
Rossiter, S35.25; Every Evening Printing
Company, $lS.4S; Bowen Brothers 4 Co.,
1928; Republican Printing and Publishing
Company, SI.0S News Publishing Com
pany, S9.45 Journal Printing Company,
Elections-George w. Jackson, s11; W.
S. Tanguy, S1050; Delaware and Atlantic
Telegraph and Telephone Company. so6. rs;
jackson Il Sharp Company, $3.50; Thomas
Rich, 50; A. &. Wilson, S1005; l.. r.. Adnir,
Sl3; Held & Co, S4.56; G. H. Betelle, $3.50;
w. Costa SO; H. C. Tucker $500 Fell &
Peoples, % cents; Charles II. Boyd, 81;
Patrick Mahoney, 81; E. $. R. Butler, $3.50;
Diamond Printing Company, S42 rs; First
National Bank, $780, Mercantile Printing
Company, Sl1510; A. j. Hart, S40.75; VIE
mington Transfer Company, $50; Walter
Eugene +. FraiIn, $780,; John Boughman,
Accounts-H. c. Tucker, $3.50; w.
Costa, $50; q. James Belt 1.5o; Ii. b.
Wheeler & Co, $15,45; A. F. Messick,
Fuel-owen ]. Hession, $685. John w.
Hawkins, sl.s5; $. W. Murphy 4 Son,
s3.lo; ?. Magarrity, S7,87; Fell & Joseph,
$50; George w. Bush & Sons Company,
$1.40i John H. Turner, s7.SS.
To arrange for Council participating
in the Memorial Day parade-W. S.
Tanguy, SIS; r, A. Pagan, So; G. W.
Horn, $l3.
The police committee recommended
that Hysore & Son be paid S11.9S, the
amount Of the firms bill for repairing
the police booth at Eleventh and Wal
nut streets. Mr. Baugh objected on the
ground that the Gaynor Company had
agreed to keep the police booths in good
condition for year. Mr.. White, chair
man of the committee, stated that the
committee knew nothing of the bill
further than that Mr. Aydon had APP
proved it. On motion of Mr. Baugh
the bill was referred back to the com
mittee.
The complaint of Mrs. Mary A. Nor /,
rison and others about goats running at /
large in the southwestern part of the
city was referred to the mayor with the
request that the nuisance be abated at
once.
The city treasurer reported in bank
$30,454.29 to the credit of current ex-
penses, and $4,45462 to the credit Of
special deposit. He also reported u
following receipts From John
Mealey, 5000 and $3.50, respectiy
city and school taxes for 1889 and Is
from Tax Collector Mitchell, $3.50, cit
and school taxes for 1890; from the
Board of Water Commissioners,
$1,37450, interest on loan. The city
auditor certified to the correctness of the
accounts Of the city treasurer,
A communication from the president
of the Board Of Health, stating that w.
Q, r. Colquhoun had been elected
secretary Of the board and registrar Of
births, marriages and deaths, was
ordered to be spread on the minutes, as
was also communication from the
secretary of the Board Of Trade, stating /
that it had nominated Charles w. Pusey .
and A. G. McCausland to be bulloted
for by Council in the election of a
member of the Board of Port Wardens
for the ensuing year. When Council
proceeded to elect port warden Mr..
Cotton nominated Mr.. Pusey and Mr..
nominated Mr.. McCausland.
Messrs. Magee and Vandegrift were ap-
pointed tellers. Mr.. Pusey was elected,
he receiving six votes to Mr.. McCaus.
lands two.
MIR. White submitted the contract be-
tween the American Bell Telephone
Company and the city respecting tele-
phones for the police booths and II was
received and filed.
The Board of Education was allowed
is June appropriation, amounting to
Ss691.75.
To the police committee was referred
petition from Sumner b. Grims, ask
ng that he be refunded S30.33, money
which he alleged he had to take from
lis own pocket to pay for his uniform
IS policeman since December 1st last.
Mr., Magee submitted certified copies
4 certain acts passed at the recent ses.
ion of the General Assembly, which
we're received and fled
Mr.. Curren moved that the commit
&c on printing be authorized to advcr-
se for proposals for printing the report
{ the chief engineer of the fire eepIrt-
lent. Mr., Baugh objected, lcclariGg
nat the appropriation for priulim. i
bout exhausted, and that if THE rcpsrt
'ere printed now the cost would hlgs "
, be saddled on the new council. Mr.
urren agreed with Mr.. BauTh HI ina,
pinion, and said the ioh wGgifiH8,t
30. He added that he had mn oay- ~
lterest in having the report printed.