Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-16

About His Reports.
City Council was i'll session an hour on
Thursday. Owing to illness Councilman
eject Clymer was not present. Mr.. Kirby
also was absent.
The law committee, TO whom had been
referred Mr.. Colton's proposed ordinance
for the better protection Of dogs, submitted
communication from the city solicitor,
stating that it was his opinion that Coun-
ell has not authority to pass such an ordi-
nance, The opinion was accepted and
noted.
The city treasurer reported the follow
ing receipts From Collector Mitchell,
5000, city and school taxes for 1891; from
City Auditor Billany, s2f. the collections
Tor April and May of the chief of police;
from Administrator Mealey, $500, city and
school taxes for 1891.
MIR. Murray asked whether there were
any more reports from the city treasurer
and President Benson said yves"
The city auditor certified to the correct
ness Of the accounts of the city treasurer,
the chief of police and the clerk of the
Board OF Directors of the Street and Sewer
Department. The collections of the chief
OF police were as follows: Dog tax, Si4S;
show license, SlI3. Last month the Board
OF Directors OF the Street and Sewer De-
partment received Sl0,0O3.1l and expended
50, 4Sl.S0 Its balances in bank are as
follows: To the credit of current expenses,
$40, 402 90 to the credit of paving and i'm.
proving streets, S2O3, 1879.
10 the committee on fire companies
was referred communication from the
late chief engineer of the fire department
asking that he and his two assistants be
paid for the 10 days they were on duty last
month.
The committee on public buildings was
instructed to confer with Milo w. Locke
Lewis I. Grubb and Philemma Chandler.
committee from the Builders Exchange,
concerning proposed amendments to ordi-
names relating to building operations and
buildings.
Mr.. Cotton introduced an ordinance
transferring s602 from the approximation
for the police department to the appropria-
ton for garbage and $l2l7 from the an.
preparation for the police department To
the appropriation for salaries. After hay
ing been read twice it was referred to the
law and finance committees and the city
solicitor.
Next Council proceeded to elect port
warden. The candidates were job H..
Jackson and A. ID. Warner, who had been
nominated by the Board Of Trade. Messrs.
Mckelyey and Magee served as tellers.
Mr., Jackson was reelected. The vote was /.
MIR. Jackson. s; Mr.. Warner, 3.
Mr.. Murray again asked whether there
were any more reports from the city treas
urer and President Benson said "No''
MIR. Benson explained that he had thought
there was another report, but he was mis-
taken.
''The treasurer's report.n Mr.. Murray
said, SIS flimsy. Council il entitled II
know the financial standing of the CITY
every week Az his request the clerk
read section 30, page 81, Of the city char.
| ter, as follows "The city treasurer shall
| furnish to the Council at each stated meet.
| ing. an ltemized statement of all MONEYS
received by. him during the period between
such stated meeting and the one hume.
dlatcly preceding, together with the aggre.
| gaze amount pad out of the city treasury
| during said week and the balance remain.
ing therein at the time of making said
statement" &c.
| According to that section.n said Mr..
Murray. 'it is the duty of the cty treasurer
TO report to Council the financial standing
| 81 the CITY, We do not know whether
there Is dollar i'll the treasury. There
might be an oyerdraft.n Ry request The
clerk read section G. page So, of the city
ordinance. MS follows. ut shall be IN
duty of the city treasurer at the end OF
| each month, not later than the secont
stated meeting thereafter to make state
ment 70 Council in regard to the finances
giving the amount of money received
amount palu out, the amount of orders OF
hand and unpaid, and any other informa
ton that may be necessary to give Counci
knowledge of the state of the finances, $,
That they may not knowingly order worl
done when the state of the treasury will
not allow it." &c.
Mr.. Murray moved that the treasurer be
directed TO present at the next stated meet
ing detailed statement of the linancia
standing of the city. and Mr.. McKelye,
Offered an amendment, that the clerk b
instructed to call the attention of the cit,
treasurer to his duties as prescribed by III
amendment was adopted, al was also III
motion as amended On the adoption o
the amendment Mr. Murray voted no.
The ordinance authorizing the isstianc
Of sinking fund bonds or certificates Of IN
debtedness was adopted ANA referred to til
mayor.