Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-08
BUSINESS OF CITY COUNCIL
Wilmington Fire Department
New Silver Badges.
RESTRICTIONS UPON THEIR USE
Team Hire Allowance for the
Building Inspector.
Councils Participation in Labor Day
Ceremonials--New Ordinances Intro
duced-- Adverse Reports of tho Finance
Committee.

Clerk Messick Mr.. McKelvey presided and
s. 3 Adams, Jr., acted as clerk pro tenn at
Thursday nights session of City Council.
On the recommendation of the finance
committee Calvin !. Swayne was refunded
81, the cost Of a building permit which he
obtained but did not use.
The finance committee reported adj
yersely on the petition of the trustees of
Second Baptist Church, asking that they
be refunded S24.SS, taxes paid on the new
property of the church, which report was
adopted.
A similar report was made by the same
committee on the petition of n. y. Dam
forth, asking that he be refunded $500,
the amount Of taxes which he claimed to be
oyerpad. MIR. Magee asked for an ex-
PLANTATION. Mr.. Thomas, the chairman Of
the committee, stated that the same petit
ton was before the Board of Revision but
had not been acted upon. The property
in question is assessed as two buildings
while MIR. Danforth contends that it is
only one building. 1t is one building with
an addition, Mr.. Thomas said and the
assessors admit that the assessment is
mixed but they say that it is not greater
than it should be for one building. After
brief discussion the petition, on motin of
Mr.. Thomas, was referred to the law com
mittee.
The city treasurer reported S79,6i5.5 So in
Union National Bank to the credit of cur.
rent expenses and $3l, 23660 in each of
the four depository banks to the same
credit, making a total deposit of
$204, 5ol,9s. lie also reported the following
receipts: From Administrator Mealey,
S725, city and school taxes for last year;
from Building Inspector Dohl, S2l4, fees
last month"; from Collector Sayers, So 125,
city and school taxes for this year; from
City Engineer Palmer, Sl66.35, fees last
month; from Collector Mitchell, S5,13i.17,
city and school taxes for this year,
The city auditor certified to the correct
ness of the accounts of the city treasurer,
the building inspector and the city engi-
neer. He reported that the city engineers
collections were deposited as follows: To
the credit of the city, Sl4l.35; to the credit
of the Street and Sewer Department, S25.
The building inspector reported that he
issued last month permits for 80 dwellings,
three back buildings, % alterations and re
pairs, one stable, two storchouses, three
boiler and engine rooms and one church
and inspected six privy wells the esti-
mated cost of which is S112, S0l.56.
The coal oil inspector reported that he
inspected 1900 gallons Of oil last month.
Pay-rulls as follows were passed: Mis-
cellaneous, 81, 0005l presdentand members
Of Council, il.26; police, S5,067.i6.
An ordinance introduced by Mr.. McVay,
entitled an ordinance regulating fire badges
was given the customary number of read
ings and referred to the law committee.
Section says the official badge Of the fire
department shall be shield-shaped. shall
| be q inches long and II inches wide, shall
be made of German silver with nickel
| plate, shall have the words wilmington
| fire department and number thereon in
| raised letters and figures and no two badges
| shall contain the same number. Section .
| saws the committee on fire companies shall
/ 1nli tyar IN annI l(l hlIfraS IN,1y
bered consecutiyely, to be distributed
among the members of the companies and
| it shall be the duty of the secretary of each
company within 30 days after the receipt
! of tine badges to furnish to the committee
| and to the chief of the department a list
showing to whom each of the badges are
| given and it shall be the duty of the secre
tary of each company to notify the commit
tee aud chief engineer without delay of any
and all changes in possession of badges
Section 3 says any person not member OF
! one of the fire companies wearing or hav.
| ing in his possession badge or any mem,
Der of either of the fire companies wear.
ing badge other than his own shall, upon
| conviction before the municipal court. for
| felt and pay a fine of So. Section says
every member Of fire company, while in
service ut fire or going to or returning
| from fire shall wear in conspicuous
place his own official badge and il shall be
the duty of the chief engineer or other per
son having charge of the fire department
at fire, or police officer in charge Of thu
police force present at a fire, to keep al
other persons outside OF the fire rope
placed at a fire.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Thomas
providing that S25 monthly, until furthe
orders, shall be drawn for the building in
spector for team hire, was adopted,
Collector Mitchell was allowed 81, l25
His bill was itemi2ed as follows; For max
ing city assessment and collecting take
during July and August, $500; for making
horse assessment, S75; for writing reeeiy
ing book, $3.50 Collector Savers was al
lowed $50. His bill was itemized as fol
lows: For making city assessment anC
collecting taxes during July and August
$500, for making horse assessment, SIS.
TO the committee on public building
were referred the following bids for put
ting three heaters in city hall: II. &
Robinson, S225; Cleaver & Hearn Manu-
featuring Company, S275; f. A, Mitchell
$4,000; no name, $500.
, Mr.. Ratledge gave notice of the intro
, duction of an ordinance repeating sectio
IA of the ordinance entitled an ordinanC
establishing and regulating the publ
markets.
t Mr.. Magee arose to question of priv
: lege and inquired about the tearing dow
Of the building No. 4l0 French street. II
asked whether the public buildings con
mittee had done what it had agreed to d
or whether the building inspector ha
assumed authority to teGr down the bulk
: ing. atr Perkins, chairman 81 the coli
miltea. Stated hat he lad notified II
building inspector OF Eounuils action al
Z sid titt oWnrfs IT tie properly can
: here and, without consulting the Coiniui
tee or building inspector, ordered that Il
. structure he torn down. Mr. Mag
/! remarked that he had been agreeahl
Y surprised to learn that David McCnlliul
the late occupant of the building, is
/ better circumstances than is general
: supposed and thai he owns good hUus
. Continuing, Mr., Magec declared he hi
> heard ON excellent authority that I'll
building inspector had said since Il
preceding meeting that the building wou
come down regardless Of what cuunc
, said. Mr.. MCNuy asked that the buildi
/. Inspector have the privilege of the Hoo
4 but MIR, Mngce objected and the oilici
D had no opportunity TO explain. MessI
& Murray and Thomas expressed the opinit
(. that the building inspector had done Ii
}. duty, and Mr.. Thomas stated that
h thought Mr.. Mngee had been misinformi
regarding the remarks alleged To ha
been made By the building inspector,
4 resolution offered by Mr.. Dannenber
i providing that a committee Of three
y appointed to inquire into the absence
Z the clerk, was unanimously adopted Al
:, Mcssrs. DHnncnbcrg, Griffin and Pcrkil
:, were named rs the committee,
Y Mr.. ltatlcdgc moved that 4 committee
!, three be appointed to arrange forCounci
y participation in the Labor Day demo
stration The motion was adopted NJ
Messrs. Ratlcdge, Murray and McN,
. were named as the committee.
J. a Workman Badly Injured.
Y While ut work in the shipyard of Il
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