The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-19
cfry COUNCIL

| The regular weekly meeting Of City
| Council was held last evening, with
President Farra In the chair. All tho
members were present except Me5srs
Hawkins and Sharkey.
Clerk Messiek called the roll and
read the minutes OF the last stated
meeting, which wero approved.
The Law Committee, to whom was
referred the petition Of Mrs. Mary A.
Morrison, asking To have the goat
| nuisance in the western part of the
city abated, reported in favor OF re-
| ferring the matter TO the Mayor, with
a request that he hayelt attended to at
| once.
The bill of Hysore Il Son, amount
Ing to $ll.9S, for repairs to the police
| telegraph box ut Eleventh Walnut
streets, was objected to by Baugh, on
the ground that the Gaynor Company
| had contracted to keep the line and
boxes in good order for ono year. On
his motion the bill was referred back
to the Police Committee.
The report of the city treasurer
showed balance in the Union National
Bank, TO the credit of current expenses,
OF $50, 454.29, and special deposit of
S4, 454.62.
| He also reported having received the
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| $3.50; Water Commission, S1,3T4 "a;
Edmund Mitchell, $3.50.
A communication was received from
the Board of Trade naming Charles
| w. Pusey and A. G. McCausland, as
| candidates for port warden.
A communication was received from
the President of the Board of Health,
stating that William J. Colquhoun,
has been elected secretary and regis
tiar. II was ordered to lie filed.
5. u. Grimes sent communication
stating that he has been police officer
| for over Il year, and that during that
time he has paid for his uniform. He
asked that this money be refunded to
him, and the matter was referred to
the Police Committee.
| contract with tho Bell Telephone
| Company, for Is telephones, at cost
OF $50 per year, was presented by the
| Police Committee, and after being ap-
| proved was ordered to be filed.
An order for SS69l.7 "A was drawn in
favor of the Board OF Education, for
the month of June.
Mr.. Niagee presented certified copies
OF the bills passed by the General As
sembly relating to this city, which
were received and filed.
| Mr.. Curren moved that the Prl nting
| Committee he authorized to advertise
| for proposals for printing the report
of the chief engineer OF the Fire De-
partment.
| The motion was opposed by Mr..
Baugh, who said that when the clerk
| undertook to read the report in Coun-
ell two weeks ago, the members were
Disguised, and had it stopped. He did
not believe that If the report was print
ell anybody wonld read it.
He also objected on the ground that
| the printing committee has exhausted
| its appropriation, and that according
| to the law, it, or any other committee
cannot contract any bills that they
have not the money to pay. lie mov-
ed that the motion be indefinitely
postponed, and his motion was car
ried.
A communication was received from
| Frank Taylor, In reference to n mort
gage of $1,000, held against the city
by Elizabeth Taylor, which stated that
as the heirs are all OF age it can he
paid at any time.
MIR. Baugh moved that the finance
committee and city solicitor be in
structed to have 1t satisfied from the
special deposit in the Union National
| Bank.
Mr.. Curren objected, and said that
| the special deposit could not he used
| for this purpose. lie moved that the
further consideration of the mn6Ler he
postponed Tor one week, and that the
| clerk lie instructed to obtain the opin.
ion Of the city solicitor on the matter
Upon vote being taken, the motion
was lost, and Mr.. Baugh's motion to
indefinitely postpone WIS carried.
Council then went into nomination
and election Tor port warden, When
Charles W. Pusey was elected.
Council then adjourned:
During tho evening the following
bills were passed:
q. 5. Cleland, SO II; Kennebec Ice
and Coal Company, ! 10; II. 5. Milman,
8 90; William Haley. 3 90; johnson and
Barnhill, . 10; q. }. Hesslon, Ill %: C..
d, Baylis, II u; Lawrence Burns, 10 So:
kennebec Ice and Coal Company, 81;
Z. S. Cleland, = i2; Ayers X Son, %;
| Bridget Joyce, II so; NJ. +. Kelley 90:
A. j. Travis, Is 70; Daniel Mckenney,
Is ~; bl Megary " Son, 2 90; John /.
Parker 90; Mccartney X Co., 90;
c. $, Cleland. 20; Y. Gusso, "a 75.J. II.
| Bnnnel a Co, 81 90; j. V. Carlisle and
60, = 49, John Flanagan, 10 %; Ftpnk
| Barrett, "a 50; Wilmington transfer
Company, 25 81; Il. ID. Jordan, 10; w.
A. McEyell y, %; John G. brison, SIS;
/ iIANlt itdAhl IL Nbr ". - tbullA, =
]. W, Aydon, l OG; q. W. Nhiteman, 5:
Victor 1.npie re, IA; q. W. Stone, 10 81;
j. l.. Writ, "A; 4. Gueso l3 30:
X. j liisaoe, 25 cents; II. j. Fougeray.
| 4O;Joseph David, II; Dr. {. ii. Wal.
lace, IS; Edward Mclchoir, so cents:
$. A. Parker, 50; Jame5 McMahon, 3;
Howard Milman, 5; W. A. McElvey,
10 p, George c. WMteman, , 80; j. il.
Bunnell y Co, 2 80; HanEah Wood, s.
~. W. Aydon, 60 cents; Henry na!ey,
10 80; j. X. Smith, 8; NJ. T. Kelley, s.;
j. X. Malr, l 20; & W. Gray, 4 80; Hy-
sore ~ Son, L rs; Gaynor Electric Com.
pRny, 50; W. y. Swiggett, 40 ~, i. A.
Robinson, 6; G. u. Baylis. II 3O;C. 4
". Pyle, SD. Y. Carlisle d Co, / 43;
1homus Dullard, ), William Dollaid,
4G 80: Il. Il. Jalnes, "; Thomas Ros5i-
| ter, 35 25 !; Every Evening Printing
Company, 6S;; Bowen Bros, > 81 Re-
publican Printing Company, 06; News
Publishing Company, 81; journal
Printing Company, u 70; q. W. Jack
| son, Ii; W. y. fRnguy. . 60; Telephone
Company, 70 -; tho jackson and Sharp
| Company, II 60: Thomas Rich. 5: A. q.
Wilson, 10 o3i L. +. Adair, Is; W. S.
Ianguy. 3; Held 4 Co., 30; {. II. BE
teile, 2 80; w. Costa, 3; II. {. Tucker.
| 90; Fell u Peoples, - cents; {. II.
soyd, Z p. Mahonoy, z; L. s. Il, But
ler, aO Diamond Printing Com
hany, 10 80; First Nat,ouul Bank,
loOi Mercantile Printing Com
pany / 80: ~. Hart, 20 Is; Nferrnn.