Evening journal., 1893-02-03
CITY COUNCIL RUFFLED
1t Asserts It's Antagonism to
Several Agitated Measures.
ON RECORD FOR OPEN MARKETS.


Resolutions ofImportance Passed at Last
Nights Council sessIon-The Abolition
of the Five-Year's Practice Kequi.ite
for the CITY Solicitor Condemned-A
New Fire Ordinance Presented.
Last night City Council condemned the
proposition TO abolish the requirement of
FIVE years practice attaching to the City
Solicitors Office and the market bill in
troduced In the Legislature. The city's
representatives at Dover were requested
60 oppose all Hesitation affecting the city
until Council has acted thereon
The following resolution was adopted
and referred to the Law Committees:
"Whereas An act is pending before
the General Assembly Of the state strik-
ing out the requirements that the person
TO be elected city solicitor shall have been
admitted to practice in the Superior
Court at least i've years prior to his cleo
tion.
Resolved, That in the opinion of
the Council the passage Of such an act is
unwise and against the interests Of the
city Of Wilmington, In view Of the rapid
growth of the city of Wilmington in
population, In extent of territory. and In
commercial and financial Importance.
and also because the complexity of ite
principal system, the multiplicity of
litigation in which the city is involved
there being more than fifty suits pend
ing in the several courts) and the in
creased and increasing Importance and
extent Of the duties of the office, requires
that the legal adviser Of the city shall be
lawyer Of large experience and pro-
fessionRl ability, and that the qualihca-
tions of eligibility shall be extended
rather than curtailed as provided in the
act; also.
Council Is hereby directed to hand in
copy Of this preamble and resolution to
the members of the General Assembly
! , from this city.
The Market Bin Opposed.
I Councilman Griffin presented the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted
, and ordered copied and sent to each city
, representative in the Legislature;
Whereas, A bill has been introduced
q in the House of Representatives at Dover,
, entitled an act to regulate the sale Of
I country produce in the city of Whining
Z ton, and
Whereas, Should the proposed bill
become a law IL would work incalculable
L injury TO our present city markets by
n limiting the amount of produce offered
v for sale In the city, enhancing the cost TO
4 the consumer of the necessities of life
d and divertng from our merchants the
~ reciprocal trade that Is encouraged by
n permitting farmers from adjoining states
m TO market their produce in our city. AS
of representatives Of the city of Whining
rd ton IL is the opinion of Council that the
Nv above measure should not be passed
ir therefore. be it
ar Resolved, That the Law Committed
b. OF Council be requested to use their
as utmost endeavors TO impress the honor
able members of the Legislature Of the
le inadvisability Of the passage Of such an
as act.
,d A resolution that representatives
ne from this city In the Legislature oppose
ID any measure affecting local interest.
= until council has been notified was
ly unanimously adopted.
IA Mr. McNey presented an ordinance
relating 20 the Fire Department 1t wal
to given it's first reading had its seconS
reading by title and was referred to thu
Law Committee. II provides for thre'
alarms, each company being assigned to re
r. spond to certain boxes The chief enginee
~ shall have power 60 designate which com
% panieS shall respond TO new boxes, hn'
u he may arrange special calls when neces
n, sary. In case of the neglect Of a com
pany to obey the ordinance the chic
engineer is 70 report the matter and the
company shall forfeit a sum equallinl
ia- one-twelfth its appropriation. Whel
la the company is disabled it shall not b.
TIA held liable for not responding to alarms
es' A communication from Secretary o
As State Hawkins enclosing certificate of a
act making payment TO the city detes
tives monthly instead Of quarterly, wa
presented.
President Benson announced that th
mayor had approved the ordinance tran'
my ferring certain appropriations and he Dc
ava clared it to be a law.
Much business of routine nature wa
, at transacted The bank balance was r.
ported to be $i2i, ,s2i 90 The miscell'
NIB neous pay roll Of 50. i50.5l; council pa
!. roll, S229. II, and police payroll 5,O2S 81
rt's were ordered paid. Orders were passe
in favor of Eugene Sayers for $1O2 az
he'd Daniel Dohl for $25.