Evening journal., 1892-02-05
PALMER THE ENGINEER.
BOuh man M Step
Down anu GU


for Samuel Keemlee as First Engineer.
Mahlon Belts for the Registry Bureau
Big stir in the Engineering Depart
ment.
City Council met last night and several
surprists were sprung upon the public
The Street and Sewer Commissioners
were robbed Of the power 20 elect the
FIRST and second assistant engineers Of the
Engineering and Surveying Department,
which that boiy has enjoyed since 1887
on the strength of salary paying com
promise; Chief Engineer George d.
Bougbmsn, Democrat. was told to walk
this plank after a long experience aud
honorable discharge of his duties; First
Assistant Engineer T. Chalkley Hatton
was informed that Samuel Keenes Re
publican. would step in his shoes; and
Civil Engineer William A Kinney, Re
publican, who has entertained such high
hopes OF succeeding Mr. Boughman, was
informally notified that the city did not
require his services and that he cou d
continue his work OF designing small
bridges for the Levy Court. 10 short.
the session was one Of smiles and tears
over % 600 political pull
All OF these surprises we're preceded
BY routine business. Franklin B. Cotton
knows how to "let man down easy" on
the spikes Of retaliation
The Finance Committee made a favor
able report upon the additional Police
Commission appropriation ordinance. The
repors was concurred in by the Law Com
mistee.
Building Inspector Dillon reported that
during January be had issued nineteen
permits for buildings valued at SOL 500;
aud collected $S4
Coal oil Inspector Durney reported that
during January he inspected AZ $3.50 gal
Ions OF oil
The miscellaneous payroll, 81, 9S3 s4,
the police payroll. $4,O54, 50. and
the pay roll Of members of Council,
B242 76, we're passed.
President N. r. Benson qualified as
port warden.
The ordinance concerning auetioneers
was returned to OouReil with, the approval
Of the mayor and was declared TO be
law.
Mr. Murray was informed that City
Solicitor Curtis had given verbal opinion
in expressing his belief that there was
nothing in the ordinance that conhicted
with the city Smarter.
Mr. Murray moved that the matter be
referred back to the committee until IL
got a written opinion from the city
solicitor His motion was seconded by
Mr. Magee, aud carried unanimously
The report of City Treasurer Adams
was as follows. Balance in the Union
Nationsl Eank to current expenses,
1903, 224 70; IN each Of the four depository
banks, 81, $50, TO special fund IN Union
Bank, "a 454 G2 received OF ].
Mealey col Hector, $3.50 Edmund Mitchell.
lr, collector, $3.50; CLERK OF Court w
B B. Hyland. f444 70 Building Inspec
tor Patrick Dillon, $S4; Chief Engineer
George Il, Boughman, t63 So
ELEoTIEG CIVIL ENGINEERS
Council then went into nomination
and election Of civil engineer, first assist
ant and second assistant engineers and
clerk Of the Registry Bureau.
Mr. Colton nominated Harry Palmer
for chief engineer and Mr. Murray nomi-
Dated the present Incumbent, George Il
Boughman. Palmer was elected by
strsight party vote. Mr. Griffith was not
preseni TO vote Messrs. Perkins and
Msgee were the tellers.
This disposed Of, Mr. Cotton sprung the
little surprise that had been arranged AZ
day night He moved that City Council
elect first assistant engineer
Mr. Murray, Democrat, contended that
Council only named the chief engineer
Mr. Perkins replied that such an elsc-
tlon was privilege Council had when
ever it saw ct to exercise 1t he was
ably seconded by Councilman McKelvey
from the seventh ward.
/ Mr. Eottou gavptaN hfe y.nf.F npA
/ mated Samuel Keemlee a native of Ohio.
who drifted into the park here through
| Evansville, OHIO, and Roanoke, Va less
than year ago. The Democrats did not
pit any nominee against this cut and.
dried selection and Keemlee receive eight
votes.
On nomination OF Mr.. Colton, F.ancis
A. Price, the present incumbent, was
named for the second assistant engineer,
and he did not have any opposition
There were two nominations for reg
istry clerk. Mr.. Cotton nominated
MRhlon Belts and Mr. White nominated
Harry Schuler, the pre- ent incumbent
Mr. Murray ssid that the ordinance
provided that the clerk must be a com.
petent draughtsman Ne was informed
by Mr.. Cotton that the majority would
look out for such things. Belts was
elected on a straight party vote
A bill % A. Y Roberts, publisher OF
the dsfunct Wilmingtonian- Democrat,
for 500 for printing the plumbing ia,
spector ordinance 10 1882 was -pressnteC
by Mr. McKelvey and referred.
Mr.. Rstledge wanted A. d. Vandevel
to tell Council what he knew about
CHAMBERS and other diseases Messrs.
Murray ana Magee thought It would lower
the dignity Of Council to ask mar
, to speak unless he had sent
Communication frst. The Republican
majority could not see It in that light
and Mr.. Vandever was allowed to say hi.
piece and advocate the stamping out q
! CHAMBERS among the horses, Ia this city
Council then adjourned, fully confident
! that IL had given the Street and Sewer
department and Commissioners genuin,
surprise and shaking up.
) THE NEW ENGINEER.
Harry Palmer. the new chief engineer
. was born ia this city twenty eight year,
5 ago. He is the son Of John Palmer, thu
] grocer, at No. 1908 Market street q,
) graduated at the Wilmington Higl
School, class Of 1911, and at Lehigh Uni
versity as a civil engineer IN the class O
SO Since graduating he has been EN-
ployed as an engineer in railroad work
? principally on the Pennsylvania an,
9 Philadslphis. Wilmington and Baltimor
railroad, he is married and lives a
9 No. 1912 Trenton Place.
The Chesapeake Great for Oysters.
Commander Seth, in concluding hI