Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-09
SOME MUNICIPAL MAT TERS.
City Council Holds a Session of
More Than Usual Interest.


Police Department..
Council met Thursday evening with all |
the members i'll attendance. The session
was prolraCted.
4 few bills were passed, among them |
those for the collection Of garbage during
February, amounting to SSl5,2l.
The city treasurer reported $52 6lIloS IN
Union National Bank to the credit of cur
rent expenses and 81 236.60 in each Of tile
four depository banks to the same credit,
making total deposit of S91,lAi0S. lie
also reported the following receipts: From
CITY Engineer Palmer, S64l5, fees during
February; from Collector Mitchell, SS23,
city and school taxes for ls9l; from MON
National Bank, 81, interest on deposits
during February; from Collector Savers,
500, city and school taxes for 1902; from
City Auditor Eillany, SlJD auctioneer,s
license. and S57, the btlildiaG inspectors
fees during February; from Clerk ADAMS
Of the municipal court, S325.I3, fines, tees
and costs during February, and the Janu-
ury witness fees unclaimed.
The city auditor certified to the correct
ness of the accounts of the city treasurer,
the city engineer the building inspector,
the clerk of the municipal court and the
secretary of the Board OF Directors OF tine
Street and Sewer Department. lie re-
ported that he had received So from the
building inspector, the prOceeds OF the sale
of an old desk. He also submitted the
following report OF the finances OF the
Board Of Directors of the street aud sewer
department during February: Receipts,
s2iTT5.O6; expenditures $G.pBl.72; balance
in bank to the credit Of current expenses,
1896. 10; to the credit Of paying and i'm
proving streets, Gl,31l.a3; total amount IN
bank, SG,337.12.
The clerk Of the municipal court re-
ported that his collections during February
,,a,o ,Is T,lInVu Eipp2 ElSii. fees sly ~.
costs, $76l6. The january witness ices
unclaimed amounted To $3.50,
The building inspector reported that the
permits issued by him during February
were as follows Sash factory, !; ware
house /; stables, Q back buildings. q ice
| house, |, alterations and repairs II. lie
estimated the value OF the property at
$50 l22. He also condemned one ware
house and 20 chimneys.
The coal oil inspector reported that
| $500 gallons of oil we're Inspected ny MIN
| during February.
lsay rolls as follows were passed Mis-
celuneous, s., l5O,5l, president and mem
bcrs OF Council and members Of the board
| of revision, $2ip. 25 police, So,uI3.52.
Mr.. Thomas presented an act which the
Board Of Health desires Council to ask the
Legislature to pass. 1t is an amendment
to that portion OF the city charter which
refers to tho board and empowers that
body to compel owners Of buildings ano
lots near sewers to have said property
drained when the board deems it necessary
for the promotion OF health 1t was re
f.rred to the Legislative committee withou
Instructions.
Mr.. Mckelvey offered the following:
| WHEREAS, The appointment state de
tectives at the expense o. mo city Of MllmihE
TIN, rs provided In Vol Mn. page 1913, OF III
| Laws o. Delaware, md tho appointment o
| police commissioners for the city OF Whining
ION at the expense OF tue city, AZ crowded u
Vol. KIN, page tl0, OF tue Laws OF delaware
| have entaiied great additional expense upo
WHEREAS, The biennial report OF the Stat
treasurer for 1872 shows that New Castle count
pays to the school tlnd of the state iron
licenses EVER Il times as much AZ Sussex an,
over IL times as inuch as Kent county, and
WHEREAS, The state treasurer has recon
mendei the Legsla ure to reduce the sch0t
fund of the State, it being greater than
necessary TO meet the demands Tor eaucatioht
purposes, and
WHEREAs, The State tax for licenses to sci
, Intoxicating liquor within the city OF Wilminl
on is 800 in excess OF the tax to sell inlox
eating liquor in any other partoi the stat
now therefore be IL
: Resided, By the Council OF Wilmington tina
the city solicitor is hereby instructed To drl
an net for the General Assembly whereby III
: city shall receive reasonable and prope
= share of the state tax paid for Licenses TO SO
!. intuxc ting liquor within this city, th
\ amount 80 received to be divided between VI
Bonrd of Puolic Education for school purpos
. and tho city treasury for general expense
n and the city solicitor Is hereby authorized
5 employ, with the approval Of the law COMM
j. tee, such assistance as lie may deem hece
@ sary to secure the passage of such an act.
II Mr.. Ross said he was opposed to the eli
it solicitor being authorized to employ ASST
lance. If that official and the law cot
mittee do their duty and do not succeed
having the bill passed there would he
use in employing somebody else. The &C
would be greater than what the city wou
receive. He moved that the portion Of T.
IS resolution to which he objected be strick
It out but nobody seconded his motion.
!. Mr.. Ratcdge said the city solicitor h
|. his hands full.
Mcssrs. Murray, Thomas and Dame
!, berg spoke i'll favor OF the resolution.
= Mr.. Mckelvey said there are 2UU saloo
y in this city and with such measure I
! city would reap $2O0O0 a year. The 81
u could afford to spend 5000 to have I
q act passed.
% The preamble and resolution were una
D inously adopted.
le MIR. DannenDerg stated that there VI
0. to have been similar preamble aud re:
a luton from the Board Of Education q
OH his motion the law committee was
strneted TO act i'll conjunction with
board in the matter.
A communication from Auctioncer
10 a. Huhill stated that the auctionee
IL license Of George Drake had expired
IL vember sd, 1881 was not renewed III
v. his attention was called to the matter
y February, 1892, and that the money v
II not paid for the renewed license VI
y March 18th. 1882. Mr.. IIukill CLAIR
- that MIR. Drake had violated the law y
o. asked that the latters license be revol
y. for the time covering the period al
in November I'D, 1872. The communicate
ed was referred TO the city solicitor.
ke To the legislative committee was refer
All act submitted by Mr. Ross, auLhpriz
Council 10 bass an ordinance creating
extraordinary appropriation Of $1,000
meet Gelict III the Board OF Police z,
~ missioners appropriation for the pres
ce fiscal year.
cd A Communication from II. II, Wa
lit | counsel Tor Edmund N. lIammitt, sta
Mt that the large blasts used in removing II
no from Market street, preparatory TO
sr. construction Of u sewer during the la
r. part OF 1891, damaged the personal pr
rs erty Of Ills client twho then had 4 CARR
ist factory on Market street near the bran
ed wineJ and the property OF his custom
and diminished his business and NJ iii
entirely stopped it. He demanded dams
for amounting 10 S5J9 and requested
ia, umiCablc settlement. The cnmmunig"t
up WAS referred TO the Board of Director
'dy the street and Sewer Department.
Accompanying u letter from secretar!
state Hawkins was a bill for Sl.50, the
of Il certified copy OF All act III reiGtloi
the pay Of the State detectives. rne
ly, had been presented at u previous meet
rht and on that occasion Council, not hAy
10 authorized its contraction, ordered TIN
, ,,3 he returned. In his letter tic secretary
ny State said lie had no time 10 settle tor )
w a dispute between the detectives and 60
eli, Mr.. Mckelyey said there was no
pute between the detectives and C0ui
but there WAS one between Council
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