The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-17

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The regular weekly meeting of CIT,
| Council was held last evening, with
President Benson in the chair. The
| roll WAS called and the minutes OF ths
last stated meeting read and approx.
| ed.
! The Finance Committee returned the
! Dill OF Secretary of State John B.
hawkins for 9l.50 with an unfavorable
recommendation, and on motion il
was ordered to be sent back.
The Interest list amounting to $2, sos
Que March LIST was presented and or
ders directed TO be drawn for the par
ties named.
MIR. Dannenberg. OF the Law Com
mittee, presented copy of the act
now before the Legislature providing
Tor the annexation of Eastlake, and Ii
was referred to the Law Committee.
ununr the call Tor special com mittees,
MIR. Thomas OF the committee on
overhead bridges presented the follow.
ing.
"The committee on overhead bridges
beg leave to report that they had
council called as u committee OF the
whole last evening 10 the Council
chamber, where they met the Street
anu Sewer Department by invitation,
After general interchange OF opin.
ions freely exp essed it was, on motion
unanimously resolved that the com
mittees OF Council and the Street and
Sewer Department be instructed to
confer with the railroad companies re-
Rarding the matter. and to notify all
SAID railroads that all grade cross
ings he abolished.
The said committee on overhead
bridge respectfully request tnstruo.
lions from Council in accordance
with above, IL 1t Ia their pleasure, and
TO suggest that the title of the com
mittee be changed from overhead
bridge to railroad and grade cross.
ings. Respectfully.
CHARLES F. THOMAS,
JAMES MURRAY.
-. NJ. GRIFFIN"
The report was adopted
The report of tho Park Commission
showed that the income during 1899
was S3b 01S.50. and the expenditures
-, 52S ST, leaving balances OF $1,549.-
VI on hand. The report was accepted
and ordered to be filed.
The city treasurer reported balance
In bank amounting to $l20, 007.6l. OF
this sum S75, 1871 "a Is in the active bank
and = 1860 in each of tho deposit
tory banks.
The Street and Sewer Commission
sent communication asking Council
TO order m issue of $500, geo city bonds,
being the last Of the $500. 600 loan au-
tborized by the Legislature. 1t was
read and referred to tho Finance Com
mittee.
President Benson announced that
the new tire ordnance had been APP
proved ny the Mayor. and 10 now a
law.
The following resolution, presented
by Mr.. Dannenberg. was read and
adopted by a vote of IL to /, Mr.. Ma
gee voting In the negative:
"WHEkEAs, II has been reported In
the newspapers that there Is a bill be.
fore the Legislature of the State,
changing the membership of the Pc.
Ice Com mission, and removing the
Mayor from position; therefore be it
Resolved, That this Council espec-
tally protests from taking away from
The Mayor any voice in the choice or
regulation OF the police force; and
tltat whatever change Is made In the
Com mission, the Mayor should at
least be il member OF the Police Com
mission"
On motion Of Mr.. Perkins the Clerk
oil Council was instructed to send
copy OF the resolution to each mem
Der OF the General Assembly.
Mr. Ratleige offered a motion in
credsing the Legislative Committee of
Council by the addition of two mem
beers which caused long and lively
discussion.
Mr.. Magee raised the point that tho
membership OF the Committee on
Legislation WIS fixed by law; the law
provided that tho Law Committee
should constitute the Legislative Com.
miLLee of Council
President Benson was OF the opinion
that custom had male tho law and 1t
was optional with Council to rely on
the Law Committee In Legislative mat
tors or appoint special committee.
lie suggested, however, that it would
be altogether in the province of Couu-
ell TO appoint two or more members
to act in conjunction with the Law
Committee.
motion and substituted a motion to
appoint two members OF Council to
act with tbe Law Committee.
During the discussion there were
some sharp passages between Measrs.
AlaEee and Murray and the former
said that IL the members only had tho
proper nerve they would go before the
General Assembly in Il body and de-
- =, Ga" taneal Of every act creating
The commissions.
The matter was thoroughly discuss
ed, after which vote was taken and
the motion adopted, when the chair
appointed Messre. Murray and Griffin |
to act in conjunction with the Law
COMMITTEES.
Mr.. aLeyay of the Fire Committee
invited Council to accompany the |
,hief engineer of the Fire Department |
md his assistants on tho annual in
,pectlon OF the department on Tues
lay evening. Feb. q.
Council then adjourned.