Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-29
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting Last Week---No Action |
Taken About tho Clerk--Koutino Busi- |


ness.
The Republican members of City
Council have apparently abandoned
their attempt to oust Clerk Messick. No
reference TO the matter has been made
for two weeks. AT Thursdays session
of Council all the members were present
except Mr.. Ross. He is at Washington
attending the National Encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic.
On the recommendation of the finance
committee Willard salisbury was re-
funded oyerpaid taxes amounting to
SS9.35. In response TO the petition of
n. B. Danforth, asking that he be re-
funded taxes amounting to S5S0O,
which he claimed to be overpaid, the
committee recommended that he be re-
funded the taxes paid on property as
sessed at $4,000, and that the taxes paid
on property assessed at $4,000 be al
lowed to stand as paid, which recon-
mendation was adopted.
The city treasurer reported $69, ,S52. Is
in Union National Bank to the credit of
current expenses and S3l ,236.60 in each
of the four depository banks to the same
credit, making total deposit of $la4,-
79S.5s. He also reported the following
receipts: From Collector Mitchell, $500,
city and school taxes for last year; from
the Board of Water Commissioners,
$4,000, interest on bonds; from Collector
Sayers, $237.50, the balance of his Au-
gust collections; from Administrator
Mealey, $3.50, city and school taxes for
last year.
The city auditor certified to the cor
rectness of the accounts of the city
treasurer.
To the finance committee was referred
petition from Joseph L. Carpenter,
trustee, asking that he be refunded over
paid taxes amounting to $29.45. A
communication from the Board of
Health, asking for its annual appro-
| priation, amounting to $500, was re
ferred to the same committee.
A communication from Eureka Coun-
Gil, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, stating that it will
present, next Thursday, to the Delaware
| State Commissioners to the Worlds Fair
a flag to float from the Delaware State
building at Chicago, and inviting Coun-
| Gil to be present on the occasion of the
presentation and to participate in the
parade next Thursday afternoon, was
read and the invitation accepted.
In response to petition from the
| Board of Health asking that the special
/ executive officers be continued until the
house-to. house inspection is completed,
the terms of the officers were extended
two months.
A communication from the sinking
fund commissioners stated that through
the operations of the sinking fund
there had been paid up to april 1st last
bonds aggregating $272, 400 and asked
that under the terms of the sinking fund
act there be passed an appropriation to
the order of the commissioners as fol
lows: Three per cent on amount pre-
viously paid ($272, ,4OO), $S,l72; addi-
tional amount, $1,000; total, $9,172.
The appropriation requested was passed.
October interest, amounting to $lS,.
427.75, was ordered paid.
To the committee on Worlds Fair
was referred the following communica-
ton from Executive Commissioner r.
r. Kenney: "Do you not think the city
of Wilmington would undertake the
complete furnishing of the great hall OF
the Delaware State building, at Chicago:
think it would be a very nice thing
for the only city in Delaware to do and
think il your city legislature would
take it up II could be accomplished and
in good style. Please give this your
attention and let me hear from you as
to the prospects. Mrs, Caleb Church.
man of our board can give you any
information you may want"
The ordinance amending the ordi'
nance entitled, AN ordinance to estab.
lish and regulate the markets of the
city of Wilmington" was given its third
reading, unanimously adopted and re-
ferred to the mayor. 1t repeals the
section prohibiting grocers and huck
sters buying before a. m. in the mar
kets.
The Board of Police Commissioner;
was voted thanks for copies of it:
manual.
A few bills were ordered paid.