The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-01-29
ZIG COUNCIL TALK.
The City CounoiI Vigorously Discusses
the Police Conmission's Expenses.


At the regular stated City Council
meeting last evening the law commit
tee reported nothing contrary to the
city charter in the ordinance to amend
an ordinance governing pay-rolls. The
same as to auctioneers' license.
Adopted.
The City Treasurer reported: Bal.
ance In Union National Bank, S69 9S3..
10; in each of the depository banks,
$780, special fund In Union National
Bank, 81, 454.62; received of John j.
Mealey, $500; Edmund Mitchell, $3.50
Board of Health report was ordered
printed III 500 pamphlets not to cost
over $50. Chief Engineer Robinson
asked for telephone in each engine
house. Referred to the Fire Commit
tee.
Mr.. Cotton presented the draft Of
an ordinance making an extraordinary
appropriation to the Police Commits
sion with blank space to I'LL in the
amount. Mr.. Murray opposed it,sayine
the salaries of police officers were not
taken from the police appropriation
Tho act as TO Police Commission wa:
passed MAY 18th. and Councils Appro
priation ordinance the last evening il
that month. Full provision shoult
therefore have been made for the 20
lice Commission. He favored trans
fer from some other appropriation
The Police Commission is cXtraYagant
Mr.. Cotton read the act, in part, which
allows the PoiIce commission such e2
penses asst deems necessary. At the
last May meeting he said the police
appropriation then made was toe
small.
The Democratic members of the
| E1TinuHh TnT, Id nnt Than
listen to change.
Mr.. Murray reiterated that no ex-
traordinary occasion had arisen, and
had the clerk read the city charter on
that point. II holds members respon-
sible for debts from borrowing money
except on extraordinary occasions,
such as contlagration OF a city build
ing or like disasters.
Mir, Mckelyey made point OF order
| that police expenses were not under
consideration, but charter powers as
to extraordinary appropriation. The
chair decided against him. Mr.. Muir
ray again declared the Police Commits
sion extravagant. Mr.. Cotton said the
Legislature had given the Police Com
mission SO much power as to make
them almost independent OF Council,
1t was impossible for that committee
| of last Nav to then make ample pro-
vision for the Police Commission.
bIr. hatledge thought nothing could
he spared from other appropriations.
| The Police Commission must be pro.
yided for. Mr., McKelvey thought Mr.
| Murray should have objected whom
the Police Commission bills were pre-
sented. The Committee on Police had
| to pay the bills Mr. Perkins thought
the appropriations all low.
| prag i,tpnt RanEhyt and Mr. TnltOD OK
changed seats. The former said IL
part and purporL: The ordinance made
an extra appropriation and not an cx
traordinary, as had been intinated
| The Police Commission act tlanscends
everything in the charter as to the po
| lice force. Council must pay the bills
contracted by the Police Commission
The ordinance does not compel the
| borrowing of money. No member OF
the former council could foretel the
Police Commissions needs. III one
sense this might be called an extraor
binary appropriation.
Mr.. Damnenberg said 5000 OF bills OF
the last council had been paid. The
| ordinance was read twice and referred
to the Law COMMITTEES.
Aucuoneers' ordinance passed final
| reading and WAS sent to the Mayor.
| The garbage bills passed were: L.
Winchester, Sl36 81; l.. Collins, $751;. 10
T. Pagan, s49S.52
Council then adjourned.