The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-17
CITY COUNCIL.
The Regular Meeting Last Evening"
Daniel Ross Elected q Member.

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Daniel Ross Elected Member
The regular weekly session of City
Council was called to order ats O'Clock
last evening by President Benson.
The roll was called and the minutes
read by Clerk Messick.
An order was drawn In favor Of John
j. Mealey for 1854 commission, for col'
lecting taxes.
The Finance and Law Committee re-
ported favorabiy on the ordinance to
change certain appropriations.
The Public Building Committee
reported fay orably OH a number of
bills. when the great objector, Mr..
Murray. - protested against orders
being drawn for the amounts, but
Withdrew his objection when he was
Informed by MIR. Perkins, chairman OF
the committees, that they had SUFFICIENT
funds left to pay the bills.
When the bill for s25 horse hire for
Daniel Dohl was read, MIR. Magee OBJ
iected to its payment. and 1t was laid
over.
Mr.. McKelvey moved that the bill
be allowed, and an order drawn for
the amount.
Mr.. Magee said that he did not think
Council could afford to incur this ex-
lpense, and therefore thought it should
he laid over for the present; Ha did
IlOL InlUk lud lubIcCbOi COuiu auppllN
to his duties as well with q horse az
he could IL he went on foot.
Mr.. McKelvey spoke In favor OF pay
ing the bill, and said that the RETURNS
for the month of May would show
that he was not only attending to his
duties but that he WIS making thu
office a self-sustaininR institution.
Mr.. Murray opposed the bill, but
when q vote was taken the bill was
ALLOWED by AYES to uayS.
Tho city treasurer reported an over
draft OF 81, l32. OIL on the Union Nation
al Bank, and that he had received the
following amounts: j. j. Meaiey, $500
Tax Collector Mitchell, ST00.
A communication was received sign
> ed by DR.. John T.. Wales and Dthel
residents in the vicinity OF Eighth anc
; King streets complaining about the
flying horse establishment on KinG
: street above Eighth, known az the
Royal Amusement Palace. The com
plant sta ted that the placeis nui
sance and annoyed the residents from
early IN the afternoon until ldt a
s night. The matter was referred TO til,
!. Police Commission.
: The ordinance transferring certain
l appropriations was taken up ali,
: passed.
correspondence was received from
L. Il. Clymer, recently elected mem
Peter a. Pagan, resigned. stating tha
as he wac about to remove from tn,
ward, he declined to accept the posi-
ton. On motion the resignation wa
:, accepted,
President Benson called Mr.. Mage,
= to the chair, and after motion tp pro
:, coed to nomination ana election lat
Y been carried, President Benson nomi
l. mated Daniel Ross, and Mr.. Murra!
nominated James II. Hartman. Upol
a vote being taken 1t resulted in = TO
Ross and for Hartman. and tho for
ner was declared elected.
J. The ordnance transferring certail
J. appropriations having been approve,
e by acting Mayor Benson it was deciaI
Il cd law of this city.
Council then adjourned,
- Bills were passed as follows: II. W
jBirnie d Son, so; q. 4. Cleland, 1924
NJ. i. Kelley. 50; J. II. Turner. S4s
Albert Buehler & Co, $3.50; Diam on
Ice Company, Sl.S3; J. .S j. n. Ilai
man. S35; Consumers leo Company
/, lsl.6S; A. b. Jones, $3.50; j. Ii. Jones
: $50 So p. a. Horty, 50; Wilmington
Transfer Company, $3.50; Gamewel
. Company. $3.50; II. w. Lowe. F43.5c
, james l.. Writ. SOS; James Mcmahon
81; NJ. +. Kelley. s.; Diamond Print
, ing Company, $3.50; saue. B32.25
same, S26.25; game, $3.50; same, t43. 81
Mercantile Printing Co., SIl; sam,
) SlO.65. News Publishing Company, SIS
,Whi;ford x Co.. $2l. s5.
Republican Printing and PUBLISHING
Company, 50; Whltford " Co., S4B. x
Diamond Printing Company, $3.50
same, $9.T5 IL. A. Miller $2S.T 0s Deli
4 ware Terra Gotta Company, $50; Gee
= II. Mccall Company, $40; Charles
Warner Company, $40; q. ID. Iippin
II colt. $3.50; Il. L. Dilworth, s72O; n
. IS. Morrison, $50; l.. S. Il. Butler I
: Son. s36.3l; sarne, s3o.2T; same, IS. II
! n. j. Danforth, $3.50; Engineering
4 News, 81; ID. +. Stewart, seq; W. Costa
II $50; Daniel Dohl, s25; L. S. Il. Butte
{ d Son, $6.3S.