The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-16
CITY COUNCIL.
A Short Session Last Evening-A Mum.
Der of Bills Passed,


The regular weekly meeting Of CITY
Council was held last evening, anc
called to order promptly at 80 O'clock
Clerk Messick called tho roll and reac
the minutes Of the last stated meeting
The Finance Committee reported In
favor Of granting the petition of Mrs
Zeigler for the return of Si3.69 over
paid tax. and the report was adopted
The Bond and Finance Committee
reported favorably on the petition oil
James Murray, asking to have his bond
as member of the Street and Sewer
Commission ordered satisfied. The
committee also recommended that his
bond be cancelled.
While the motion to adopt the report
was pending, Mr. Magee suggested
that it would be we'll for the chairman
of the Bond Committee to look into
the bonds OF all the city officials, and
report the names of sureties and
to Council. The chairman
said that he would attend to the mat
ter and report. The report was then
adopted and the proper officials in
structed to cancel Mr.. Murray's.
The city treasurer reported the bal
ance in bank to current expenses to be
as follows: Union National Bank, S4g,-
884.S7; Central National Bank, SlS, $50;
National Bank of Wilmington and
Brandywine, S13, $50: National Bank OF
Delaware, el3, $50; First National Bank,
sl3, $50; special fund In Union National
Bank, 81, 454.62; received OF Collector
John ]. Mealey. 500; Collector Ed
mund Mitchell, Jr., $3.50; received
from each OF the four depository
banks. 1884, for interest on deposits.
ns1. r.xAts ~ Al TzIk
ton was passed thanking the Tenth
and Franklin Street Sewer Company
for the gratuitous use Of lis sewer for
draining Eighth Street Park.
Council then adjourned.
Bills were passed rs follows: Every
Evening Printing Company, S37; Geo.
W. Childs, 1890; News Publishing
Company. $3.50; Wilmington Freie
Presse, 42.75; Wilmington City Electric
Light Company, 233.S7; Joseph Jenk-
ms, 1890; Bridget Joyce, II: Diamond
Ice Company, 1.S2; Lewis T. Grub d
Son, 9.57; w. B. Sharp Il Company, 2. rs;
Consumers Ice Company, 40; Will
mington City Electric Company, 4,76;
Lewis +. Adair, 1880; John Greenlee
$50; John H. Turner, a; Adams &
Brother, 1876; L. g. Van Kleck, 20; Mrs.
Henry Eckel, $3.50; Gamewell Co., 14.25;
Winfield S. Coyle, IS cents; Ganewell
Company, I1.50; same, 3.5S; same, II. 95;
same, II so; L. S. Il. Butler & Son, 985;
Amos Collins, 10 so; Il. Fountain, 16 so;
Adams d Bros, II 81; j. Miller Thomas,
80 cents; Delaware Electric and Sup
ply Company, 25; Dr. A. d. Harris,
20 90; NJ. +. Kelley, 10 90; S. e. Parker,
10 O5; Henry Blouth, rs 90; Z. S. II. But
Ter d Son, 90; j. II. Green, 2 so; Came
well Company, is SO; Q. F. Thomas Il
Co., 8 81; Duncan Bros. ~ 25; II. w.
RiInie 4 Son, 70; Diamond State OIL
Company, IS; Wilmington Transfer
u mpany, 90; S. L. Parker,2 90; West
ern Union Telegraph Company, 90
Gel is Diamond State Oil Company,
50 cents; g. w. Baker & Co.,
8 II; j. r. Hudson d Company,
2 IS; Alexander Beggs IS SO, II. j. Fou-
: cray, 4S 80; Mercantile Printing Com
pany 4 rs; james L. Writ. IS 90; Della
ware Electric and Supply Company,
2 90; William Legg, 93 81; Amos Collins
10; James M. Griffin, 60; Henry Blouth,
s5; y. James Belt, l 80; Adams; Il Bro
ther, 10 10; r. j. Fougeray, As; W.
L. Ford, so; q. L. Gray, 81 rs: G. L,
Thomas a. Co., 12; Whitford & Co,
"A, same, 40; ]. Miller Thomas, 2 25;
Republican Printing and Publishing
Company, .. same, IS, came, 3; Every
Evening Printing Company, 63 cents;
]. Miller Thomas, rs; G. F. Thomas
a Co., SO 70; H. A. Miller. 313 40; q. ID.
10; G. f. Thomas & Co,
II 50; Adams Il Bro, 80; Il. s. r. But
Ter Il Son, II IA.