Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-19
THE HALF MILLION LOAN
Council PoStpones the Bill
Authorizing 1t.
$500 FOR SGHULTz'S FAMILY
Councils Provision for the
Murdered Officers Wife.
A Bill TO Turn Silver Brook into Sewer
--Gates at Railroad Crossings sThe
City's Bank Account--Proceedings of
Last Nights Session of City Council.

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continuing upwards of two hours. Ali
the members were present.
The finance committee reported favor
ably on the bill of John j. Mealey, ad-
ministrator of Martin j. Mealey, de-
ceased, amounting to S42S, commission
on collections of $3.50, taxes of 1880,
made from December 10Th, 1890, to
March 12th, 1891, inclusive. Adopted.
The same committee reported that the
ordinance entitled an ordinance for the
relief of the appropriation for the fire
department contains nothing contrary
to the city charter Adopted. Mr.. Cotton,
a member of the committee, misunder-
standing the ordinance, had refused to
sign the report but after President Farra
had explained that its intention is
merely to transfer money from one ap-
preparation to another he attached his
signature.
Concerning its recent semi-annual in
spection of the fire department the fire
committee reported that it had found
everything in the best of order. At
some engine houses time in getting
ready to respond to an alarm of fire
was very quick. A visit had been made
to the Liberty, which, with an engine
service. Reports from the several COM
were read. Adopted. The same COM
mittee reported favorably on the petit
ton of the Liberty, asking for striker
and indicator Adopted.
The city treasurer reported that Coun-
Gil has $S0,2T5.39 in bank to the credit
of current expenses and $12,S49.62 to
the credit of special deposit. He also
reported the following receipts for the
week From Collector Mitchell, 81 900,
city and school taxes for 1890; from
John j. Mealey, administrator, $500,
city and school taxes for 1889, and
$1,000, city and school taxes for 1890;
from Il. T. Moody, $3.50, city and school
taxes for 1889; from John II. Dandy,
$1S.66, interest on special deposit, and
$14262, interest on deposit for current
expenses. Received and filed.
The city auditor reported that the ac-
counts of the city treasurer are correct
Received and filed.
The building inspector reported that
during February he granted permits for
twelve dwellings and one miscellaneous
building, said property valued at
$15,250; fees, S27. Received and filed
To the finance committee was referred
a petition from James A. Eberhart, ask
ing that he be refunded overpaid capita
zion tax amounting to $1.S0, as was also
a petition from Robert Smith, asking
that he be refunded $1995, city and
school tax for 1890 on lot assessed to
him but which he does not own.
Al communication from George Hus-
ton and others, complaining of frame
building on Tenth street, between
French and Walnut, owned by j. A.
Peters and alleged to have been altered |
in violation of city ordinance, was re-
ferred to the building inspector with in
to report to Council if he gave
q permit for the altering of said build
ing, and if he did not, ordering him to |
enforce the section on page BOG of the
city ordinance book relating to the alter
ing of buildings.
A letter from Speaker Donahoe of the
Senate, addressed tothe clerk of Council,
to aid the body in matters
Of legislation affecting this city and an
nouncing that he had requested his col
leagues to notify Council of any pro-
posed city legislation of which they
may have any knowledge, was received
and filed. To the law committee, with
Instructions TO go to Dover and urge the
passage of the bill, was referred letter
from the same gentleman, addressed to
he chairman of the law committee,
stating that Senate bill No. 2S (Judge
Balls tramp bilD has been made the
'pecial order for next Tuesday in the
senate and he will be pleased to have
Council notify him if it desires to be
heard on the bill.
Mr.. Magee submitted bill prepared
~ the city solicitor, condemning Silver
3rook as public sewer The act pro-
'ides that the mode of compensating
'wners for damages to lands adjacent to
he stream shall be similar to the mode
low provided by law with reference to
he condemning of lands for extending,
pening out or. widening streets in the
ity and that Council shall be authorized /
nd directed to cause to be paid to the
Soard of Directors of the Street and
ever Department out of current re-
eipts from taxation a sufficient sum of s
honey for the paying of damages to j
wners of adjacent lands After the bill |
ad been read Mr.. Magee moved that it {
G referred to the law committee with |
,structions to confer with the Board of /
directors of the Street and Sewer De-
artment and report at the next meet i
lg. If the board will recommend the O
assage of the bill, he said, the commit
e will. Messrs. Vandegrift and Curren il
rged that the bill be presented to the Il
eneral Assembly speedily. Mr. Nc
enney thought it contained no limit h
# damages. The motion was adopted. f,
A bill prepared by the city solicitor,
lthorizing the mayor and Council to Ii
'nate $500 to Mary L. Schultz, widow 81
Charles w. Schultz, the police officer b
ho recently was murdered while on
lty, and providing that the money be b.
ken from such appropriation as may N
deemed expedient, was next sub n
itted. Mr.. Magee moved that it be
terred to the law committee with in pi
'uctions to go to Dover and urge its at
ssage. Mr.. Sharkey offered as it
bstitute that the bill be amended SO as to
read S 900 instead of $500 and Mr.. al
hite seconded the motion. Mr. Baugh tn
clared $500 is sufficient and the city dc
liberal in giving that amount. Mr.. M
'lton requested that the resolution ia
der which the bill had been prepared la
read, which was done and which tn
owed that the sum previously agreed pr
on was $500. Mr.. Sharkey said he did ro
believe there is taxpayer in the city ad
10 would object to the amount being Ls
'de 81 900. If it were made $4,000,
asserted, it would be low Mr. Cur Sh
declared the city is not oYergenerous; I'M