Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-23
The Electrical Supply Com
mittee Bill Paid.
WILMINGTON SHIPPING FOR go
Harbor Masters Report and
Recommendation.
A Friends Protest Against Indecent
Show Bills--The Payment of Various
BilIs--The Amount of the City Bank
Account,

The finance committee recommended
the payment of the following bills and
orders were directed to be drawn: Star
Publishing Company, So; Public Letlger,
$50 40; Every Evening Printing Company,
s1215; News Publishing Company, sll8.
On the recommendation Of the same com
mittee John j. Mealey, administrator, was
allowed S54S, his commission at the rate OF
eight per cent on collections amounting to
S6,s50.
On the recommendation of the public
buildings committee the payment OF the
following bills was ordered: J. ]. Pierce,
s42; Kennebec Ice and Coal Company,
1886; estate Of Henry l1ckel, S37 50; W.
C. Ford, S75; Delaware Terra Gotta Com
pany, $780, John NJ. Solomon, S22.SS;
\. H. Brennan. $3.50; Mrs: B; Joyce,
$3.50; NJ. f. Kelly, $40; r.. A. Carswell,
27.50; Wilmington city Electric Com
pany. S234.36; c. 5. Ceand, S6 Alexander
& Wells, S2l.40; Dennis Canning, Sl.5O
w. H. Hartlove, $3.50; Mrs. NJ Dillon,
As cents.
The law committee reported that the
ordinance amending the ordinance en-
titled an additional ordinance to define define
and prohibit certain nuisances contains
nothing contrary to the city charter, which
report was adopted.
Payment of the following bills was rec
commended by the committee OH fire COM
panies Gamewell Fire-alarm Telegraph
Company, S263.50 II. W. Lowe, $3.50;
NJ. ]. Sharkey. Sc; r. B. Biscoe, IS cents;
Company, sl.35; Southern Electric Com
pany, S5s59 aggregate of three bills);
James B. Stdham. 81; Francis Z. Dillon,
$40 L. b. Jervis, $l00.S0
Mr.. Lawson objected to the payment of
the bills of the southern Electric Com
pany, asserting that the supplies for which
the charges had been made had not been
received and declaring that the bills had
been divided in order to evade the ordi-
nance respecting the purchasing of ma
| terials costing more than $50. Mr. Sharkey
stated that it had been ascertained at a
conference Of the police COMMITTEES and the
committee on fire companies that the ma
| terials in question were received last De
cemher. All Of the bills recommended by
the committee on fire companies were
| allowed. On the recommendation of the
/ latter committee il was ordered that ire
alarm boxes be put at Thirteenth and
Lombard and Thirteenth and Scott streets
The recommendation of the police COM
mittee that the following bills be paid was
adopted: r. i. Fougeray sSO Mrs. NJ
Dillon, S3; Howard Milburn, So; George w.
Stone, Sl.63; Adams Express Company,
$2.15; George w. Gray, $40; Wilmington
Transfer Company, s1s James +. Writ
$42; James B. Stidham, SET; NJ. T. Kelly,
SIS; DIR. f. G. Shortlidge, S35; DR.. w G.
|
| Tanglly, So; w Y. Swiggett, S55.62. The
| following report was adopted:
Relative to the hi L. rendered the Southern
| Electric Company for nre alarm supplies, all
| of which we're referred 10 us for examination,
| the committees on police and fire companies
| would respectively report that upon hyesifga-
| lion we learned that just about the time the
order for these supplies was sent thore was
change in the business management Of the
| Southern Electric CompaLy, Involving de-
! tailed Investigation into its business and TN
/ entire change in its proprietorship. Thus al.
| though the bill was rendered in pursuance Of
| the order, the order was not COM
pletely filled by reason Of the press
| of other business incident to making
| the investigation aud transfer OF tine COM
pauy's affairs, only small portion Of the
| goods being shipped. Upon The discrepancy
! BENG explained to the new management OF
! the Southern Electric Company the supplies
| were promptly shipped and II corrected bill
rendered for the same Your committee would
further report that the failure of the supplies
| to arrive At tho proper time in no manner re-
| fleets upon the Superintendent of the Are alarm
system, Mr.. j. W. AydoI. who was confined TO
his home by illness at the time As soon as
he recovered Mr.. Aydon started the inyestiga-
| tiOn which soon resulted in the satisfactory
| sottlemento o the mistake.
On the recommendation of the commit
tee on parks the payment of the following
bills was ordered: William Dollard, $3.50;
| j. Y. Carlisle & Co.. As cents.
The recommendation of the printing
committee that the following bills be paid
was adopted: Bowen Brothers, $3.50; Il.
| i. James, S79.75, News Publishing Com
pany, S101I; Journal Printing Company,
Sl1.2s; Every Evening Printing Company,
1884.
Harbor Master Kershaw submitted the
following report, which was read and
/ filed, and on motion of Mr.. Cotton it was
directed that copies be sent to Engineers
| Raymond and Smith:
/ Below please ind an estimate of the mer-
chandise &C., which entered and Gle red the
| port of Wilmington during 1895 by means of
| the Christiana river: New tonnage built, car
/ rylng capacity 33,SS3 tons: repairs to old tom
i mage, 1900 tons; merchandise and other ma
| terial, 7a,600 tons; manufactured mat rial
shipped to foreign port I, 1000 tons; material
TO and from rolling mills, i4000 tons; yellow
| pine lumber 3l,500 tons; poplar wood. 1000
cords; moulding sand. 5000 tons; building
sand, $4,000 tons; cement and plaster, 10000
tons; ice, 5000 tons; phosphate rock and other
! manufactured fertilizers ll,UO tons; grain,
| 5000 tons; trips made by steamboats,, 2,s0,l ex-
| Guiding the number of trips made by hundreds
| of other small boais bringing market produce
to the city, which is of great Importance to our
| citizens. Therefore, would recommend the
| m intenanco and Development Ct the river as
a free roadway to cur cry, for without this
| waterway the loss to our citizens would be III.
| calculable and the city fall back instead OF
| advancing, and we as citizens must guard the
depth of the stream and help the national gov
ernment in Its good work by yearly appro-
priation. would also recommend the dredg,.
Ing along our docks to the depth of IL feet and
keeping the city sewage cleaned
On the recommendation of the COM
mittee on elections the bill of Daniel II.
Stewart, amounting to Sl1, was allowed
The recommendation of the committee
on accounts that the following bills be
| paid was adopted George w. Jackson, 50;
| Davis & Co., SAG; u. James Belt 81 So NJ.
McEyily S20.s5; n B.. Danforth, 1850. :.
On the recommendation of the fuel
committee the payment of the following
bills was ordered Patrick Mccarthy,
$3.50; George w. Bush e. Sons, S12,60.
The city treasurer reported the following
sums in bank To the credit of current
expenses, S62, 1877 .6S to the credit of special
deposit, $4,454.62. He also reported the
following receipts: From Tax Collector
Mitchell, $500, city and school taxes for
1889 and 1890 from John ] .Mealey admins
traitor, 5000, city and school taxes for the
same years. His reports were filed.
| The report of the city auditor, certifying
| to the correctness of the city treasurers
| accounts, was read and filed.
To the finance committe was referred
communication from A. j. Hart, president
of the Department of Elections, stating
| that G. p. Holcomb had been elected clerk
of that body at a salary of SS5 per month
and asking that he be carried on the pay
| rolls at that amount.
A communication from Jonathan E,
RhoaGs, condemning certain posters which
were exhibited IN this city about week
ago and expressing hope that Council
would adopt the ordinance amending the
ordinance entitled an additional ordinance
Ito da6na and prohibit certain nuisances,