The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-07
CITY COUNCIL.


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Clerk Messick Tried, and SOLOMON Her
ssy Elected in His Place other Busi-
meas rransaeted.
Tho regular weekly session OF City |
Council was held last evening, with 4
President BENSON In the chair. In the I
absence of Clerk Messlck. Clerk OF the |
Municipal Court Adams acted in his |
place.
The roll was called and the minutes
OF the last stated meeting read and |
approved.
The special committee on the
charges against Clerk Messlek made
the following report:
The committee appointed to inves.
tigate the charges preferred again st
+. Messlck. the clerk of { he
Council, beg leave to report.
The committee met at the Council
chamber on October at 8 o'clock D.
IN, pursuant to notice to tho commit
tee and to Mr. Messick. all the com.
mittee being present with the city
solicitor. Mr., Messlck, although pres
ent short time before the meeting,
voluntarily absented himself fro III tho
meeting. After the charges had b cen
read the committee proceeded to hear
the testimony OF witnesses taken I'M
DER oath. they all being duly qualified
by James Monaghan, and herewith Is
submitted as part OF this report the
testimony before the committee taken
H. full by the stenoRrapher:
Upon consideration OF the testimony
the report charges the committee To
be true and sustained by the evidence.
and do recommend that Mr.. Messlck
he dismissed and removed from his
Office BY the Council, believing that
Inn a
be detrimental to the well-beingof the
city, and believing that the serious
character OF his official misconduct Oh
several occasions in the past and his
known and apparently confirmed hab
Its Of intoSlcRtlon would render the
city liable in the future to financial
loss and serious embal rasment If he
continue to perform the duties OF his
important Office.
JAMES MCKINNEY,
JAMES z, RArLEpGE,
JAMES A. MAGEE.p
Mr.. Mckelvey moved that the re.
port be received and the committee
discharged, and tho motion was car.
ried.
The city treasurer reported a bal
ance in the different banks of S18i, ISL
"a TO the credit of the city and that he
has received the following amounts:
y nlted States treasurer, $50; II. II.
Billany, s33; Harry Palmer, $l34 Is;
Daniel Dohl, $3.50. 80; S. S. Adams, 81
OIL 20; Eugene M Savers. 5000; Ed
mund Mitchell, Jr., $780, ohm j. Meal.
ey $500,
I Clerk OF the Market Smeltz report
ell that during the month OF Septem-
Der he had tested u number OF meas
ures, cut five pounds OF butter and
found all the meat offered Tor sale
good and wholesome.
The building Inspector reported that
he bud received s-59. 50 for fees.
The coal oil Inspector reported that
during the past month he had inspect
ed 4l,1l2 gallons OF oil.
Inc miscellaneous payroll, amount
ing to s5i5O5l, was presented and
passed.
The payroll of the president and
members OF Council, OF $500 20, was
also passed. aud us Honest James
5 MuFray's amount was for the first
time SO he did not offer the slightest
: objection to its passage
= The police payroll Of S535S.20 was
/. also passed.
n ON motion OF Mr.. Perkins bids were
d, opened Tor the construction OF the new
public building. Tho bids were as fol.
loN5' o. NJ NOihll5, so liJi d lllN hlul'
}. yena, sSl ,997; Gavin |. Swuyne. s33,
y AIS; Hubert Cassidy, 592. 23s, McClosky
: X Bro. s32914i W. H. Eoulk n son
. So5 6sS; 4. s. Reed 4 Bro, S35. 100; IL
OS. Chrlsty =3l SOB he bids were re
o ferred TO the lulli Building Commit
"a tee.
70 Under the head of mlscelaneoui
'buslhess, Mr.. Mckelyey moved thai
d Clerk Aiesslck lie expelled, and his oil
ii ilce declared vacant The motion wa!
promptly second and carried An ay,
: and nay was called for, and all tn,
y Republicans, with Alessrs Magee ant
II Murray vote aye. ... ...
r.. AIr. Gritnn asked to lie excused from
voting but his request was not grant
q Ell, and ms voted nc.
8 Mr. MHGee, hCinra voting said thai
!. lie had done everything in his pUwe
Tor Jerk MesaIck. and had not ONLY
l. lgelped TO make him CLERK but had alst
1t helped 10 save hun in lne past. &,
4 Ids aCtiona he had forfeited all re-
-, spert aud friendship that he ever hat
M for him, and ~ he deemed his continu
z ance in Office would be detrimental u
= the Interests OF the city, he woult
q vote aye
Mr.. Murray spoke Ia similar terms
and said that he Thought the Republi
D. can memlars had been very ienien
ia with the clerk Inc vote stood aye
II, nays ,, Alessrs Griffin aud Whit
~ voting nay =.=.
le On motion OF Mr.. Ratledge, Conn
II. Ell went into nomination and el9c
!, ton TOT clerk
~ Mr. hatladge nominated Solomo
w Her5ey and Mr. Murray nominate
is Jefferson King
no MIR. Jersey received votes and Nj
:. King 1. therefore Mr.. Jersey was dt
"a rlared elected
o. MIR Perkins presented q rasolutio
ey directing two clubs to leave the Aealt
"a my, owned ny The city, In the Mint
70 ward The clubs have been nOtile
OF by the Building committee OF Council
is but have paid no attention to the war;
AT ing out
~ Council then adjourned.