Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-23
COUNCIL AND THE FAIR.
Communications Relating to
the Exhibition Received.
HEALTH OFFICERS RETAINED.

The Ordinance TO Repeal the ForestalIins
Act Passes Third Reading Overpaid
Taxes of willard salisbury, Jr., and
the Danforth Estate Returned October
Interest Appropriation.
Two communications regarding this
states participation in the Worlds Fair
were received and acted upon by coun
Gil at IFS meeting last night. One was
from Richard r. Kenney. executive
commissioner of the State Worlds Fair
commission. and suggested that the city
of Wilmington, as the chief city OF the
state. undertake alone the furnishing OF
the great hall Of the Delaware building
at Chicago. It was referred to tine World 8
Fair committee.
The other was an invitation from
Eureka Council No 1, ir., o. u. A. NJ,
which read as follows:
To the president and members of city
council
GrNrIgMrv: We, Eureka Council no. J.,
Jr., %. u. a. NJ, will present 90 the Delaware
State Worlds Fair commission, a flag 10 float
ON the Delaware State building 40 Chicago
during the Worlds Fair. ON sept 80, 1872, and
we extend 90 your honorable body an invita-
tiun Co Doe present al the ceremonies OF the
rANiIN anu lN NNNNNNfNNN AN VIC ItNlN'AN wa lAN
afternoon of the above date. The entire
Worlds Fair commission viii be present and
an noted men viii receive Invitations. Hop
ing your honorable body viii accept this in-
vitation and help MS I'm our noble undertake
ing. / have the honor 90 subscribe myself,
Your uhedient servant,
WM. j. DowNEY, Sec'y
It was voted that the invitation be
complied with. After the session, how
ever several members on re-reading the
communication interpreted the sense Of
the letter to be an invitation to ceremonies
i'm Chicago and Clerk Messick was or
dered to make inquiry.
An ordinance TO amend the ordinance
preclnding hucksters from entering the
city before Q a. m, passed third reading
and will be submitted TO the mayor for
his approval.
The favorable report Of the finance
committee on Willard Salisbury, Jr' S
petition for the return of $sS.3 30 overpaid
taxes. was adopted The much-referred
petition of n. b. Danforth to have S5S. 81
overpaid taxes refunded was likewise dis
posed Of
The petition of the board of health To
have passed the annual appropriation Of
$500 was referred to the finance commit
tee Upon request of the same body the
speciel officers appointed July "A for a
house TO house canvass were retained two
months, the time of their appointment
having expired before completion of the
work assigned them. AS originally pre-
scented the retention was for an indef-
fiite period but was amended on motion
of Mr. Murray, of the Tenth ward.
The application Of the sinking fund
for 80 l12 was granted. An appropria
ton of SIS, i2I7J for the October interest
list was also passed.
The city reported received Of Edmund
Mitchell. Jr. $780, John j. Mealey, $3.50
Eugene NJ. Sayers, $237 so; and from tn,
board of water commissioners, 50 900.
petition from the trustee Of the Thatcher
estate for the return Of Ss945 overpaiC
taxes was referred
Before adjournment on motion Of Mr.
Magee, a voteof thanks was rendered thl
police commissioners for copies of the re
Gently issued police manuel.