The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-05
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what Was Done at East Evenings
Session. Bonds TO be Destroyed. Tho
Ordinance Giving Mrs. shults $500
Passed.
The regular weekly meeting OF City
Council was held last evening with
President fnrra presiding.
The minutes OF the last stated meet
Ing were read aud approved.
The Finance Committee reported in
favor of granting the petition OF the
Street and Sewer Commission, to in
struct the city solicitor to prepare an
ordinance authorizing loan OF $780,
600, In accordance with an act passed
by the last Legislature, and the report
was adopted. The same committee
also presented the following:
'The Finance Committee would re-
speotfully submit the following state
ment for the purpose OF making the
appropriations and fixing the tax rate
for the fiscal year beginning July l,
1871, and ending June 80. 1892. We
find the appropriations IN the aggre-
cato to be S5i2, ,34S. so; revenues from
uH sources, S9i, ,Sl5, leaving to be raised
by taxation S44S, 033, 50. The total assess
ment Tor city purposes is 933, Sl3, SAB,
which at 81 on the 800, yields $685.
1874. s3; total assessment for school pur-
poses is Sl34, 100, S83, which at 40 cents
on the 500 yields s136, 6,643. IS; errors
allowed, SO. TS0. Your committee
recommends that the tax rate DO fixed
nt 40 on assessment, arate of Sl for
city purposes, and 40 cents for school
purposes"
The report was adopted and the tax
rate liked at the rate recommended.
The Law Committee reported favor
bly, on the ordinance appropriating
$500 to Mary II. Shultz, the widow OF
Police officer Shuts.
The city treasurer reported a bal
ance in tho Union National Bank OF
$50, 5l7.S8 to the credit of current ex-
penses, and special deposit OF "a, 454.
B2. He also reported the following
collections; ]. A. Mitchell, 90. 10; G. H.
Boughman, s54.s4; Clerk Of the NUM-
cipal Court Hyland, s45L20; Chief of
Police Swiggett, s51; James II.
Dandy sl0S.S3; Building Inspector
Dillon, S65; John J. Mealey, $3.50;
Edmund Mitchell, $500.
The report OF the President OF the
Board of Health was presented and 800
copies ordered to be printed.
| The report of the Clerk of the Mu-
nicipal Court was received and filed.
The report of the building inspector
showed that during the past month he
had inspected 10 buildings, and receiv.
ed SOS as fees.
The bill Of James A. AIagee, chair
man OF the Committee ON Legislation,
OF S279.S S. for expenses incurred at
Dover during the session, was ordered
pail.
| City Solicitor Lyman also presented
a bill Of sl55, for extra work at Dover,
and II kVua ptdatsnI Ia, La. T,fI
The report OF the coal oil inspector
showed that during the month of May
he had inspected 1880 gallons of oil.
Tho Board OF Assessment, Revision
and Appeals made the following re-
port:
The Board OF Assessment, Revision
ana Appeals would report that the city
! assessment for the year lSgl-lS92 Is as
follows: Northern district, city assess.
ment, SIS, ,g03, $50; school, SiS,331, 100
Southern district, city assessment,
$l5,6l0,004 school, SIS, S2o. .643."
The payroll for the month OF May
OF the president and members OF Coun.
ell, amounting to $245.26, was ordered
TO be paid.
A communication was received from
A. q, Wilson, president of the Depart
ment OF Elections asking, that an or.
department so that the inspectors and
poll clerks could be paid as soon as
their work is done. On motion of Mir
liaugh, an order for the amount was
drawn.
The petition OF Charles Jester, and
others residing between Fourth and
Seventh, and Madison and Washing
ton streets, asking that fire alarm
box be placed at Sixth and wollastor
streets, was referred to the Fire Com
Inittee.
A communication was received from
Henry G. Conner, asking that tho or
dinance in relation to washing eArri
ages or wagons on the sidewalk be en-
forced. Ii was referred to the Police
; Committee.
r A. o. DEMO and others. petitionet
for lire alarm box at Eighth ant
Lombard streets. as the nearest DO;
to that points five squares distant
l The matter was referred to the Fir
: Committee.
Mr.. Baugh called attention to tht
fact OF there being tifty-one bonds, o
! $1,000 each, which had been signed b,
: Mayor harrington and not used. II,
: called on he City Treasurer to explain
tho matter, and he stated to Counci
that the book had been sent t.
| luo htNOI IO oblttlU his sig
nature to some bords which had beer
, filled out. When the book came bacl
4 the Mayor had signed all the bonds il
= the book,
He had not reported the fact before
. because he though thatperhaps durin,
. tho Mayors term of office some NOR
5 bonds might be issued and some o
I them might be used. As Mayor Han
1 rington's term had nearly expired h
I thought it would he best to report T.
, Council 30 that the bonds might b
destroyed. THE bonds should not b
t left with city treasurers," remarllet
s Mr.. Griffith some OF them go wron
. nowadays"
: On motion of Mr., Faugh, the pres
=, dent OF Council and the Finance Com
; mittee were directed to destroy tn
; bonds.
In answer to the advertisement, tn
=; Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Com
= pany offered to furnish bell weighin
|, 1000 pounds, and striker for the Lii
! erty Fire Company for $640 and til
: bid was accepted.
S The ordinance upproprlating $500 I
+ the widow Of Officer Shults was passe
+; and Council adjourned.