Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-16
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City Council to Prohibit obscene Pos
ters--Calling a Halt on Vulgar Chromos'

City Council to Prohibit obscene Pos
ers--oalling a Halt on Vulgar Chromos'
A conference of members of City |
Council and members of the citizens
committee, Thursday night, delayed the
orening Of Councils weekly session
nearly an hour.
The city treasurer reported that
Council has in bank $60,0316S to the
credit Of current expenses and 81, 454.62
TO the credit Of special deposit. He also
reported the following receipts; From
John Il. Dandy, $20.66 and $l79.12, re-
spectiyely. interest for March on
amounts TO the credit of special deposit
and current expenses; from Tax Collec-
tor Mitchell S250 and $500, respectively
CITY and school taxes for 1888 and 1870;
from CITY Auditor Mitchell, $3.50, rent
of CITY property; from John j. Mealey,
. administrator, $3.50 and 5000, respectively
CITY and school taxes for 1899 and 1896
from the treasurer of the United States,
500, interest on the Latimer trust fund,
The reports were accepted and filed.
The clerk Of the market reported that
during the quarter he tested 81 scales,
IT'S weights and four half-peck meas
ures. condemned 10 pounds of butter
and found the meat offered for sale to
be of good quality. His report was
accepted and filed.
The city auditor reported that he had
received $3.50, rent of the city market
house, and that the accounts of the city
treasurer are correct, which reports were
accepted and filed.
To the finance committee were re-
ferred petitions from Frederick W Hess
and e. F. Barker, asking that they be
refunded overpaid taxes, amounting re-
spectively to 1881 and $11.62.
A petition from the joint memorial
committee of the Grand Army of the
Republic, asking for the use of the front
part of the city hall on Memorial Day,
was granted.
A letter from w. G. G. Walters, gen
eral foreman of the Pullman Car Com
pany, addressed to the superintendent
of the fire-alarm telegraph system, re-
ouesting that tire-alarm box be put
near the gates Of the company's works,
was read and it was resolved to have a
box put there, the work to be done
under the direction of the superinten-
dent of the fire-alarm telegraph system.
The following, offered by Mr.. Magee,
was adopted.
Resolved That the Council withdraws
its amendments to the bill providing for
the borrowing of the sum OF SOW, 0lO and
recommends the passage of said bill with
the following amendment; l'roylded,
however. that in no event shall the
amount to be borrowed under the proyl-
SONS of this act exceed the sum OF SOW
go in any one year.
President Farra commended that the
adoption Of the resolution would with
draw very important amendment, the
amendment providing that the Street
and Sewer Department shall pay the
interest. The Police and Fire depart
ments are increasing and need more
money, as does also the Board Of Edu-
cation, lie said, and Council should not
pay the interest. 1t should be paid by
the Street and Sewer Department.
Mr.. Magee said the Street and Sewer
Department could afford to allow its :
per cent increase of appropriation this
year so towards the payment OF the in
terest.
Mr.. Cotton declared the city would
pay the interest out Of the rebate or
liquor licenses and Mr.. Magee asserted
that Mr.. Cotton knew as well as any
body else that no rebate will be allowed
Mr. McKenney was opposed to thu
resolution and was the only membe
who voted against its adoption.
An ordinance presented by Mr.
Baugh, amending the ordinance entitled
an additional ordinance to define ant
prohibit certain nuisances, was reat
twice and referred to the law committee
1t amends section 2 Of the ordinance b.
inserting after the word "place," in tn
seventh line, the words "or shall place
post or cause to be placed or posted an.
Indecent or obscene figure, picture
poster or representation upon any fence
building or .ner public place" an
further amends said section by addin
at the end thereof the words ''it shall b
the duty of the chief of police upon tn
conviction Of any one for placing c
posting or causing to be placed or poste
any indescent or obscene figure, picture
poster or representation upon any fence
building or other public place to caus
the same Immediately to be removed"
Three other ordinances, presented b
the same member and each entitled a
ordinance for the relief of the apprt
priation for -, were each read twic
and referred to the finance committe
Mr.. Baugh explained that two or thrt
appropriations will have to be change
that he was not prepared to give u
figures, and that he introduced the 0
dinances in their present shape for u
purpose of getting them under way.