Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-03-06
LIBERTY ElRs COMPANY.
n Wni Get the ApproprIatfon-.rroub
Essb ahs Fire Alarm Syetam.

Wash she Fire Alarm system.
City Council convened at 2 so o'clock
last, evening. The Committees on Law aud
Finance reported adversely on the CON.
muuicaJion Offering to insure the police
officers sgaiusJ death and accident. The
report was adopted. City Treasurer
Grih b reported that the balance in
bank TO the account Of current expenses
were. $S7. 57l.26; special. $i2 $40 go ;
received OF George II. Bouehman, S27;
William r. Hyland. $500 So; John A.
Mitchell, $3.50; w Z. Swiggett, 1926
Patrick Dillon, $27; Equitable Guarantee
and Trust Company. $50, 600; the sink
ing fund loan; Edward +. Kane, seq (:
John Mealey, $525
Coal OIL Inspector Samuel Durney re-
ported 20, $50 gallons of oil inspected in
February.
The monthly payroll Of members,
8247 80, was approved and ordered paid
Mr.. Curren presented communication
from Liberty Steam Fire Engine Com
pany No 0, asking for the semi annual
appropriation of $l,500. The petition
WAS ordered granted as soon as there was
enough money in the treasury. Mr..
Baugh raised the point that the new
company coald not be included in the
Fire Department, because the charter
provided for certain companies which are
already hele Mr.. Curren stated that
he held the charter OF the company in his
hand and by its incorporation the cher
ter OF the city was amended to include
one more company, Messrs. Magee and
Mckinney took part In the discussion.
City Solicitor William T. Lyman stated
that in his opinion the company was
authorized to do business and was en-
titled TO its share Of the appropriation
Mr. Baugh said his only point was that
Council had received no official notifca
tion of the existence Of the Liberty Fire
Company and its incorporation. The
certificate OF Secretary OF State Marvel,
attached to the charter, was then read.
Mr. Hawkins wanted it deferred for one
week Chairman Sharkey of the Fire
COMMITTEES, said that there was not suf-
fcient appropriation to the credit of the
Fire Committee.
The company's request for a striker
and indicator in its engine house was
referred to the FIRE Committee.
j. N Aydon, superintendent OF the
| FIRE alarm telegraph, sent cOmmunica-
tion replying to certain structures on his
conduetion OF the fire alarm system. aud
denying that he had control OF the police
signal system He said ia purchasing
supplies he found the best were the
cheapest A bronchial trouble prevented
his presence at the session OF Council. A
resolution directing the chief engineer OF
the Fire Department TO recognize the
Liberty Fire Company, No. 9,was carried
Mr.. Curren presented an ordnance for
tae relief Of the appropriation for the
Fi'e Department, by which the none
needed is drawn from the appropriation
for incidental and miscellaneous ex
peuses 1t was read the second time and
referred to the Finance COMMITTEES.
| Council took a recess for Is minutes, 50
that the Finance COMMITTEES could pre-.
pare a report on the fire company ordi-
nance The ordinance could not be re
ported upon in accordance with The
charter until the next meeting, so it was
laid over
Mr. Magee, chairman Of the Law Com
mittee, presented a resolution requesting
the speakers Of both houses OF the Legis
lature to hold all legislation OF interest
to this city until the city could take
pr9Der steps therein.
Hr Shsrkey presented q resolution d.
recting the city solicitor to prepare a bill
for presentation to the Legislature re
curing all overhead wires to be pu
underground within two years after tn
passage OF the act. Both resolution
we're carried.
Chairman Shsrkey, OF the Fire Commit
tee, offered a resolution AUTHORIZING tn
committee 20 hire competent person x
place the system ia working order Mr.
Vandegrift asked IL the extra work woul,
cost anything Several members though
that as superintendent Aydon was i'll, b.
deserved some consideration.
Mr.. Sharkey stated that the system hai
not worked properly for Eve months tina
the western section was entirely cut 81
fromtbe engine houses, and that few OF tn
boxes were working properly. Mr. Mage
thought if Mr.. Sharkey knew that tn
system had not been cared for by TIA
uperintendent, he should have reporte
before. Mr. Shsrkey said that he GO
his information recently, The resolutio
was carried.
The resolution directing that the semi
annual appropriations in favor Of the FL
. companies and department officers b
, drawn, was carried, Each company wi
receive 81, 500 with the exception Of th
Washington company, which will receiv
81, 600 The chief engineers salary
800 and that Of his assistant $50 Aft'
, passing several bills, Council adjourned
AMucEMENTQ