Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-10

Each NIonth--Other Matters Attended
to Mt Thursday Nights Meeting OF City
Council.
The usual dull monotony of Councils
proceedings was broken Thursday
NIGHT long toward the hour OF adj
4ournment, when Howard j. Stats,
member from the Eighth ward, stirred
ID hornets nest by calling. up Meat
Inspector Abele's case. President Per-
kine was about to put motion for ad-
4osrnment. when MIR. Stats suddenly
discovered that he had some business to
bfipg before the body, and while every
xy1,e waited in breathless silence to learn
what the business was, the member from |
the Eighth ward sprung the meat IN
&rcctor chestnut
HMr Stats stated that Council, some |
iilne in June had begun an investigation
W. the charges against Mr.. Adele, but !
,tba proceedings had been interrupted by
tbe granting of an injunction by the
<5bancellor, which was subsequently,
AIesolved. He asked that committee
I'D appointed to investigate the charges,
This brought Mr.. McNulty of the
Tenth ward and Mr.. Meaney oil the
Fourth to their feet simultaneously.
President Perkins recognized the former.
ANN charges he had never heard OF them
4nCouncil, and he did not think that the
Dfesent Council should take up the busi-
5,nss which the former Council failed TO
transact.
SMr. Ratledge said he failed to agree
txt3th the member from the Tenth ward,
nisd thought the charges ought 10 De IN
yestigated.
Inn, Men, ,,ty here stated that it was
i,ot his desire to shield any one. II the
4 meat inspector was guilty he should
y Abide by the consequences, but he did
9 iIsot approve of this way of taking up
Business, especially when there had
been no charges preferred against Mr..
Adele, to his knowledge.
H Mr.. Meaney said sit strikes me that
the proper thing to do is to make charges
fright here in Council. haven't heard
the reading of any charges against the
meat inspector"
~ Mr. McNulty-"The member from the
Eighth ward wants us to appoint com:
mittee to go search for something.
can't see any propriety in transactine
business in that way"
Mr.. Staats-"This Council recognizes
MI all the BUSINESS of the late Council. II
they have left any bills unpaid it is oui
place to pay them. II isn't necessary fol
any charges to be preferred. woulo
like the clerk to read the charge:
brought against Mr.. Adele at the meet
ing Of Council in June"
L Mr.. Hersey said he would read TIN
| charges If he could find them. On turn
\ ing to his minutes he finally found tn
charges and read them. Mr.. Adele wa
accused of buying and selling meat con
IL trary to the provisions of the act Great
inn the meat inspectors office, and wit
ri carving on business in violation of tn
l provisions of the statute.
Mr.. McNulty, at the conclusion OF tn
reading of the charges, stated that wa
N the first intimation he had had OF I'll
) existence of charges preferred agains
the meat inspector. He had heard {
NJ the charges outside of the Counc
III chamber, hut was not aware OF the
official existence.
lW Mr.. Stats renewed his motion for u
ny appointment of committee to invest
gate the charges against Mr.. Adele, an
il prevailed. President Perkins a.
pointed Messrs. Meaney, Staats an
SN Tyre as committee of investigation.
tN The reports of the various city office
wero read and approved.
M Mr.. Smith gave notice of the intr
fduction of an ordinance to amend {
ordinance creating payroll system i
the government of the various depar
& ments of the city of Wilmington. 1t
intended to arrange that salaries
police and other city employees may
paid the first day of each month.
W Mr.. Kirby offered resolution perm
ting Mrs. William Lea to have the Il
Hof the Old Academy, in the-Ninth wal
as a Kindergarten school,
The member from the Ninth wa
moyed for the adoption of the reso
Wtion. Mr.. Donohoe moved TO amend
Nreferring the matter to the committee
Mpublic buildings. The amendment
Availed.
M Mr.. McNulty gave notice of the int
~ ABDUCTION of an ordinance relating
WDock street.
ESSEN On motion of MIR. Stats, the Wa
Witch Fire Company was allow
ISL 900, ON account of their regular
preparation for the fiscal year, the me
ber stating that the company was
.sneed of funds to defray expenses.
Staats then called up for third read
Mani ordinance to amend an ordina
2regulating fire department badl
The ordinance passed Council and :
freferred to the mayor for approval.
% A communication from Robert Fra
WAS read, asking that the final Oil
| 0flUOnd oil Clty treasurer Joseph hsAua
signed by Charles G, Frick, be satist
sas Mr.. Adams had secured new boz
8Sfnen since his reelection to office.
natter was referred to the bond C
xnittee.
fF Mr.. Tyre called up the ordinance
7ereasing the fire department of the
>of Wilmington. The ordinance mi
;the Water Witch Companya membt
{she department, and fixes its locat
HyThe ordinance was referred to the
committee.
411M Mr.. Meaney presented a commur
Mon from A. s. Harris, for the retur
Syerpaid school tax. A communities
Was also received from Joseph L.
0enter, Jr., asking for the return
soverpaid taxes ON the Thatcher es
(, They were referred to the finance
mittee. @
W The miscellaneous payroll amo
ling to $2,6S7.20 was approved, as
Also the payroll of the members
Douncil, amounting to $274.26.
i" The city treasurer reported the am
ID Union National Bank to the cred
&urrent expenses to be $3.50, $3.50. 40,
||'*tI...
A DISASTROUS FIRE
#even Persons Killed, Many Injured
A]4 $50 Houses Burned.
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