Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-13

City Council held long but inter
esting session Thursday evening. Aug.
r. Messick was busted from the clerk
chip, Solomon Hersey was named as his
successor, bids for the erection of the
new city building We're opened and CON
siderable routine business was trans
acted. Many spectators were present,
Mr.. Kirby did not arrive until after $
o'clock. Without him his Republican
colleagues lacked one of having two
thirds vote and in consequence Council
convened half an hour later than usual.
In the absence of Mr.. Messck the duties
of clerk were performed by >. S.
Adams, Jr.
The following report was submitted
by the committee appointed to inycst
gate the charges preferred against Mr.,
Messick
The committee appointed to investigate
the charges preferred against Augustus i.
Messick, the clerk nf the Council, beg
leave to present the following report:
The committee met at the Council
chamber on October 18th, at s o'clock p m,
pursuant to notice to the committee aud
TO Mr.. Messick, all the committee being
present with the city solicitor. Mr..
Messick, although present short time be-
fore the meeting, volunteered to absent
a. ~ l,,, .o,i ~.
c aaer oli1 Ged ~ " WIN tn ee 'nS
of wtnessr r taken nnder aatb tLnv all
being div qualified by James Monaghan,
Esq, and herewith is submitted as part Of
this report the testimony before the com
Mittee, taken IN full by the stenograPher,
Upon consideration of the testimony
submitted, the committee reports the
charges to be trde and sustained by the
evidence. and do recommend that Mr..
his office by the Council, believing that his
detrimental to the wel-being of the city,
and believing that the serious character of
ms ollielai mlse4nulct 2ll several ,'cca.
ss ~ su nsa az" hats ne Of G X
Womb render the citv liab,e in the future
10 financial loss and serious embarrass-
ment if lie continues to perform the duties
of his important office.
The report, which was signed by all
the members Of the committee, was re-
Ceived and the committee discharged.
The city treasurer reported 1896, 634 "a
In Union National Bank to the credit of
current expenses and S3l ,236.60 in each
of the four depository banks to the same
credit. lie also reported the following
receipts: From the United States, $50,
interest on the Latimer trust fund; from
the city auditor, S33, September fees
of the plumbing inspector; from
the city engineer $1341 5, September
fees; from the mayor and Council, $40,
interest on the Herdman trust fund;
from Collector Savers, 5000, city and
school taxes for 1892; from the building
inspector, S25950, September fees; from
the clerk of the municipal court,
S2.12O.46, September collections and
August witness fees unclaimed; from
Collector Mitchell, $3.50, city and school
taxes for 1891; from Administrator
h[calev, $500, similar taxes. .5....
The city auditor certified to the cor
rcctncss Of the accounts of the several
city officials He reported the follow
ing respecting the accounts of the clerk
of the municipal court: Fines, 81 ,5s2;
fees. St69.51; costs, S343 As; witness fees
unclaimed $3.50.
u The clerk of the market reported that
during the quarter ending September
t3Oth, lie inspected So half-peck measures,
Q scales, 1Oweights and 80 tin measures,
which he marked as correct; that he cut
B pounds Of butter and that the meat
brought to market was of good quality.
The coal oil inspector reported that
he insnected 21,7I2 gallons Of oil last
month,
The following pay-rolls for Septe,n-
her we're passed; President and mem
hers Of Council S2B0.26; miscellaneous
s2 45O m. nolice S5 25s 30
III thc committee on nublic buildinps
800, rafarrad tLn fl,Ilnv,nr NH ror t6n