The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-21
CITY cobkoIt.


Nothing Beyond Routine Businos
Transacted at Last Nights Session.
The regular weekly meeting of Cit,
Council was held last evening will
President Benson In the chair.
The Finance Committee reported
fayorably on tho petition Of Howard
b. Springer for the return of 81. so, ant
on that of Charles b. Welsh for the re
!, turn OF S2.56, overpald taxes. The
same committee reported unfavorably
on the petition Of George w. Griffith
for the return OF $25. IS taxes, which
he claimed was overpaid, but was
found by the committee upon investi
cation TO be correct.
The Law and Finance Committee re
ported favorably on the ordinance
making an extraordinary appropria
ton.
! When the bills Of the Police Commit.
tee were read by the clerk, Mr.. Muir
ray objected to all the bills contracted
by the Police Commission amounting
ito over fifty dollars, on the GROUND
that In all such cases they should have
advertised for proposals. President
Benson decided that while this law ap
piled to council he was under the i'm
preston that tho commission could
contract whatever bills they pleased,
and that all Council had to do was tc
pay them. The bills were then passed
and orders drawn in favor of the par
ties named.
The report Of City Treasurer Adams
showed balance In bank OF S16S 39l.-
80 to the account Of current expenses
and "a. 454,62 special deposit. He also
reported having received tho follow
ing: ]. J. Mealey, S725; Tax Collector
Mitchell, $3.50; Clerk Messick, $50;
Water Commissioners, S2175.
The petition OF Thomas Pagan ask.
ing for return Of $40 fine imposed on
him, for his horse being found run.
ming at large, was referred to the Po-
lice Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Cotton an order
for 80, 1913 06 was drawn In favor of the
secretary of the Board Of Education
to pay the salaries for August.
MIR. Dannenburg gave notice that
at the next meeting of Council he
would introduce an ordinance to pre-
went cattle running at large on the
Ietreets.
Mr.. White moved that the Printing
Committee be instructed to have fifty
copies of the act creating the police
commission printed. but after some
discussion tho motion was withdrawn
Mr.. COLON called up for tho third
Reading the ordinance making an OK
appropriation OF 5000 to
pay certain judgments. The ordi-
nance WAS read and passed by a vote
|of 10 to |, Mr. Murray voting no and
explaining his vote by saying that he
believed the Street and Sewer Depart
lment should pay the bill. The ordl.
nance was then turned over to Mayor
Wiley for approval, and in a short
time returned as approved and declar
ed n aw.Council then adjourned:
Bills were passed as follows: Ffele
Presse, S2l 20; News Publishing Com.
pany, 1873 10; Every Evening Printing
Company IL so; q. Il. Cleland. Z Al;
same, IS; same, 8 III Duncan Broth.
|ers, . 40; WIS. Coyle, u so; The CAV.
Ithrop Brother Company, IS; l. S.
Bullock, rs; The Kennebec Ice and
Coal Company, 40; Adams d Bro, g.
w. S. Coyle, /; The kennebce Ice and
Coal Company, So; j. nj. Bryan, IL;
W, II. Hartlove, 50;J. ~. N. Hartman,
so; w. II. Hartlove, 9 so; Alexander &
Wells, so; ]. G. Adams, o 60; John
son g. Barnhill, so. G. ID. Bay
lis, "a; Bridget Joyce, II SO; j. &.
Adams, $50; CnDelle Hardware Com
pany, 10 on; Frank W. Pierson, 10 05.
j. ii. Bunnell & Co, 40 so; same Is 10;
same, AS; George W. Stone. 4S ia,
Adams q Bro, 1; Gamewell Flrt
Alarm COMPANY. 20: The speakman
supply and Pipe COMPANY. 5 So: Dela.
ware Electric and Supply Company.
10 so; Finn Bros, 1914 50; p. al, Stew.
art, "a; w. Il. Hartlove, Isl 90; Mercan-
n lie prfulinO Tn Q E1. nala Hyo t,o El,at,Ia
SuppiyCompauy, I2 81; Hawklps H Hat.
ton, 9 80: G. g. Guyer, . so; MCGOWAN h
Wright, g; X, J. Fougeray, 40 II. YER
ger, 90 cents; Amos Collins, loco L.
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