Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-01-07
A BRIDGE AT FOURTH STREET.
City Council Asked to Aid in This
Great Improvement.
Regular Meeting of the City Fathers
Tho City's Productive Assets--Tax Re-
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Regular Meeting of the City Fathers
Tho City's Productive Assets--Tax Re-
ceiver sayers Names His Clerk.
Thursdays session of City Council was
brief and given entirely to routine busi-
ness.
Bills amounting to ss15.5l, for the col
lection of garbage, werc allowed.
The city treasurer reported that Council
has deposited in Union National Bank
SS9,006.25 to the credit of current expenses
and "a, ,454.62 to the credit of special fund
and IN each of the four depository banks
So, $50 to the credit of current expenses.
He also reported the following receipts !.
From Collector Mitchell, $3.50, city and
school taxes for 1890 and 1891; from the
Board of Water Commissioners, S34, 1924,
surplus from water rents to be applied to
the payment of loans; from Administrator
Mealey, $500, city and school taxes for
1891 and $780, horse and mule tax. The
city auditor certified to the correctness Of
the accounts of the city treasurer.
A petition from James A. Dillon, asking
that he be refunded 1910, oyerpaid capita
tion tax, was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
A communication from several citizens.
asking for an overhead bridge at either the
Third or Fourth street crossing OF the p.
w. q b. railroad, and a preamble and
resolution in relation thereto adopted by
tiic Vi DlftCbOFS ol lOe DlT6bt tliu
Sewer Department, were rend. The pre-
amble and resolution are as follows:
WHEREAS, A petition has been received by
the Board of Directors Of the Street aud Sewer
Department, signed by number of citizens
who advocate the erection of an overhead
street and the p, W. B. railroad
and the members of the board realizing
the Importance Of such an improvement, re-
quired from tho continued growth of the city,
with the increase OF public travel accidents
arc more fir quept and disastrous, business
also int rfered with to such an extent that 1usti-
fieB this movement it is the desire of the board
that some immediate movement or action
should be taken that will get tor our citizens
this desired improvement; therefore be IL
Resotged, That the secretary be instructed TO
forward copy Of said petition to the City
Council for the purpose of inviting II to Co
operate with our board In the matter. II
would be our pleasure to meet the honorable
body in conference at such time as will be con-
yenient for 1t in the near future.
Council decided to confer with the board
and setting the time for the conference was
left with President Benson. Before an
nouncing the date, he said, he would con-
suit the members of the two bodies.
A list of the productive properties of the
city and the revenues derived therefrom,
submitted by Clerk Messicl, was read and
ordered to be recorded and filed. 1t is as
follows:
GENERAL FUND.
City Market House, rent per annum,
81, 900.
Alley between city hall and property Of
j. L. Mullin u Son, rent per annum, Sl2.
FUEL PURPOSES.
Latlmer trust, $1,000; yields per annum,
Herdman trust, $1,000; yields per an
mum, $50.
Turner trust, 81, 900; yields per annum,
$50.
Gilles trust, 5000; yields per annum, s12.
STREET AND SEWER DEPARTMENT..
Tatnall street wharf, rent per annum,
S45.
King street wharf, rent per annum, S74.
Lombard street wharf, rent per annum,
Walnut street wharf, rent per annum,
| 500.
French street wharf, rent per annum,
1922
Fourth street wharf, rent per annum,
| $3.50
Shipley street wharf, rent per annum,
| $500.
Street markets, from July, 1880, to July,
| 1891, 81 669.S3.
| The following statement of vaccinations
performed during the year by DIR. George
| A. Steinicken, vaccine physician for the
Fourth district was read and ordered to be
recorded and filed: Primary vaccinations,
35 white and Is colored; secondary, five
white and six colored; total. 81.
A communication from Eugene f.
Sayers, assessor and collector for the
Southern district, announcing that he has
| appointed as his clerk Thomas +. Gormley
| of No. 607 East Fourth street, was, on
motion of Mr.. Cotton, referred to the
finance and law committees. MIR. Cotton
explained that he desired the communica,
tion SO referred for the purpose of ascer.
tanning when the clerks duties will begin
and when he will be put on payroll.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Griffin, that
State Detectives McVey and Witsil be put
on the miscellaneous payroll, was adopted