Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-01-12

Clty COuuCll utu q long ana pussy
session Thursday night. Much time
was devoted to disposing of bills. The
election Of city vaccine physicians
Swallowed Thursday, the Republican
caucus was bolted, but despite the bolt
ing the caucus nominees were elected.
The committee on fire companies re-
ported that it inspected Water Witch
Fire Company Wednesday evening.
The new company, the committee stated,
has a third.size Clapp 81 Jones engine,
with a capacity of 900 gallons per
minute, one hose cart, 500 feet of new
fabric hose, three horses, temporary
quarters and an active membership OF
about 80. The committee recommended |
that the company be allowed to go into
service and that there be prepared an
ordinance providing for its semi annual
appropriation. The report was adopted.
The city treasurer reported $91 ,323.SO |
In Union National Bank to the credit of |
current expenses and ST. 1856 60 in each |
of the four depository banks to the same |
credit, making a total deposit Of $142,- |
270.20, Ele also reported the following |
receipts: From Collector Mitchell, S40O, |
city and school taxes for 1892; from
Administrator Mealey, $l25, city and |
school taxes for 1880; from Collector
Sayers, $1T5, city and school taxes for
1892; from Building Inspector Dohl,
$3.50, fees during December; from
Head d Co., $6O,015, bonds and pre-
MUM; from City Engineer Palmer,
$1,000; fees during December; from the
United States government, $50, interest
on the Latimer trust fund; from Clerk
Adams,of the municipal court, $3.50 80,
collections during December and No.
velnber witness fees unclaimed: from
the Board of Water Commissioners,
81 ,a02.25, balance Of account January
1st.
The city auditor certified TO the cor
rectness of the accounts of the city
treasurer, the secretary of the Board OF
Directors of the Street and Sewer De-
\ partment, the city engineer, the bulid-
ing inspector and the clerk Of the nu.
nicipal court. He submitted the follow
ing report of the finances Of the Board
of Directors of the Street and Sewer
Department for December Receipts,
S4,l9l.33; expenditures, S39,24L4l; bal
ance in bank to the credit of current
expenses, $14,026.S3; to the credit Of
pavinga and improving streets, $40, 1854
total, $24, 145.17. He also reported that
the fees of the city engineer were de-
posted as follows: 10 the credit of the
city, 5000; to the credit Of the Board
of Directors of the Street and Sewer
Department, S24.
The clerk of the municipal court re-
ported the following receipts for Decem-
Der: Fines, 1901; fees, SiS2; costs, $3.50.
The November witness fees unclaimed
amount to $3.50.
The building inspector reported that
he issued permits as follows during
December: For Is dwellings, one back
building, II alterations and repairs, one
storehOuse, one vault, one bake oven.
two stables, one fire engine house and
10 prlyies, the estimated value of which
is S35, 1876,
The clerk of the market reported that
during the quarter he inspected and
marked as correct IL half-peck measures
3 scales, II weights and q tin measures
that he cut $ pounds OF butter and that
all the meat offered for sale in the mar,
ket was Of good quality.
The coal oil inspector reported thai
4 he inspected Al 1850 gallons of oil durinl
! December,
The following vaccine physicians re
ported that they performed vaccination!
as follows last year: DR.. Steiuicken, n
DR.. Manship, l2O; DIR. Morrison, 13S
DIR. Harris report was not sent in.
The miscellaneous payroll, amount
ing to T2,45U.5l, was presented. Mr.
Murray inquired whether it included
months salary for DR.. Harris and afte
receiving an affirmative reply state,
that according 10 law that physician
would have TO submit his annual repur
before he could be paid the amount o
his bill. The payroll, less the amour
of DR.. Harris salary, was passed.
The payroll OF the president ant
+ members of Council, amounting L
N $25O.I6, was passed. The individual
amounts were: President Benson 500
Mr.. Thomas, $34.17; Mr.. Perkins, S2@ o.
II Messrs. Dannenberg, Kirby, McNaN
4 McKelvey, Magce, Ratledge and Wine
$50 each; Mr.. Murray, $l4; Mr.. RIOS,
Sll; MIR. Griffin, 5000.
The police payroll, amounting t
y $5,l25.56, was also passed.
The law committee, the chairman 6
the finance committee and tile city 81
N lictor were constituted committee
destroy useless material stored in til
vault in the Office II tile city Treasure
M fuel committee, composed OF
councilman from each ward and wit
Mr.. White as chairman, was app0nta,
Next CUGnCl! proceeded to eject va
cine physicians for the ensuing yea
For the First district MIR. ltat.cdu
4 nominated DR.. y. Il, Morrison and n.
Griffin nominated Or. Emil llcwgI. +,
the Second district, Ir. R4tled4e nom
mated Dr. q. NJ, Duane and Mf. 10
nominated Dr. George A. Slc!HicSr
For the Third district, Nh Sgtlrdl
nominated Dr.. Henry Patterson, VI
McVay nominated Dr. 5. +. AlusA
and MIR. Griffin nominated Or. Villa