Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-01-14

Objections to Two City Council pay-
rolls.
City Council held its weekly session
on Thursday. An election for vaccine
physicians and objections made by Mr..
Murray to certain pay-rolls enliv-
cned the proceedings.
On the recommendation of the finance
committee it was decided to refund
\ James A. Dillon overpaid capitation tax
amounting to $2.57.
Mr.. Cotton explained that Tax Col
Hector Sayers desired to withdraw for
one week his notice of the appointment
OF q clerk and therefore the report of
"a the finance and law committees on said
appointment would be deferred
a The city treasurer reported that he
has in Union National Bank SS1 ,4S5. 35
Ito the credit of current expenses and
4,454,62 to the credit of special
Efund and in each Of the four
depository banks $3.50 to the credit Of
<current expenses. lie also reported the
|'following receipts. From Collector
Mitchell, $SS5, city and school taxes for
1890 and 1891; from Union National
. Bank; $S6.11; interest on deposit; from
Building Inspector Dillon, $74 fees for
December; from Administrator Mealey,
$575, city and school taxes for 1890 and
$50, interest on the Latimer trust fund;
from City Auditor Bil!any, $3.50, rent
ffrom city property, and $6, collections
made by the chief of police.
n The city auditor certified to the cor
rectnesss OF the accounts of the city
treasurer, the chief of police, the city
{engineer and the building inspector
u The collections of the chief of police,
he said, consisted of So, show license,
and 81 dog tax. lie reported that the
& fees received during December by the
t, city engineer amounted to $135, of
which $65.50 went to the city and the
remainder to the Board of Directors of
the Street and Sewer Department. His
Town collection of $3.50, he said, was
'N,9e quarters rent from City Market
House Company.
The coal oil inspector reported that
he inspected 49,S50 gallons Of oil during
December.
The building inspector reported that
II dwellings, one back building and six
miscellaneous buildings were erected in
the city during December at an esti-
mated cost of SAC, $500.
MIR. Cotton presented the miscellane-
GUS payroll for December, amounting
to $2,450.5l. AT the request of Mr..
Murray 1t was read, after which he said !:
~ see on that roll a name, Thomas
Naudain, which / do not see why
should not be on the police payroll. /
would like to know how long he is TO be
continued as special officer at Eighth
Street Park. Heretofore there has been
al that park y special officer in summer
! only" In reply Mr.. Cotton said: "ile
not only does duty at the park, but in
the vicinity, thereby relieving the Board
of Police Commissioners 81 see no
use Of keeping the man there Mr.. Muir
ray added, "but to keep the stove warm
and keep himself warm. The park com
mittee, if IL wants TO benefit the city,
should turn him over to the Board of
Police Commissioners. Itdoes not look
well to have at the park two men, one
TO watch the other.n Without further
objection the payroll was passed.
The clerk Of the market reported that
during the quarter he tested and
stamped as correct three half peck
measures, one set Of scales, five weights
and two quart measures. He also re-
ported that he cut q pounds Of butter
and found the market houses to be in
good condition and the meat offered for
sale to be of good quality
The city engineer presented the 2tst
annual report cf the engineering and
surveying department, which, after the
reading of it had been dispensed with,
was received and filed.
The police payroll for December,
amounting to $4,222.4S, was passed.
The December payroll of the presi-
dent and members Of Council was read
II was itemized as follows. President
Benson, $50; Mr.. Cotton, $2i17; Mr.
Pagan, $1350; Mr.. Griffin, 50; Mr.
Murray, $5; Mr.. Perkins, $2e.o9;
Messrs. Denncnberg, Kirby, McKclyey,
McVay, Magee, Ratledge and White,
$40 each. at seems to me-" said Mr..
Murray, "that the less the members
have to do the more money they ret.
Men on three standing committees get
as much as those on six. 1t is an out
rage. You might just as well put your
hands in the city treasury and take the
money out because you do not hold
committee meetings; there is nothing
for you to do" The payroll was
passed, Mr.. Murray alone voting in the
aegative.
On motion OF Mr.. Cotton Council pro.
& sedod to alcct vaccine physicians for
nc ensuing year. For the First district
Mr.VcVay nominated DR.. NE Morrison
and Mr.. Magee nominated DIR. Emil
Hertel. For the Second district Mr..
Ratledge nominated Dr. George II.
Steinicken. For the Third district Mr.
Perkins nominated Dir. s. =. Manship
and Mr.. White nominated DIR. w. 7. Miller
For the Fourth district Mr.. McKelyey
nominated DIR. A. B. Harris and Mr..
Magee nominated DIR. Nj. j. Hughes.
Messrs. Perkins and Magee were ap-
pointed tellers. All the nominees were
balloted for simultaneously and the
ballot resulted at follows: Drs. Morri-
son, Manship and Harris, S votes each;
,4Dr. Steinicken, 13 votes; Drs. lIertel,
Miller and Hughes, 3 votes each. Drs.
Morrison, Steinicken, Manship and
Harris having received majority OF the
votes, were declared elected vaccine
physicians for the districts for which
they were nominated.
After some BILLS had been read and re-
ferred Council adjourned.
The nomination by Republican
councilman of DR.. Steinicken, a Demo-
crat, for the position of vaccine physi-
clan and his election Qhe eight Republic
can members voting for HIM is declared
TO be Republican bid for the German
vote in Delaware politics. 1t is apparent
why secrecy was enioined at the caucus
held on Wednesday evening and why
efforts to hold u caucus last week failed.
With SO many members of their party
aspiring to the Second district position