Evening journal., 1893-02-15
FlREMEN GET THE CASH
Busy Meeting of City Council
Last Night.
MILL GREEK MARSH BILL ENDORSED

Iiood ana inundhtioh Mhlth Nouiu
Again rut the city in Danger OF Pes
thence and Disease Inspectors for a
Coming Election.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
NEW CASTLE. Feb. 15.-When Presi
dent Frazer raped for order In the City |
Councils special meeting last night there |
was a number Of spectators In the Coun-
ell chamber among whom were Magis- |
trate J. d. Janvier. Harold Sudell, James |
j. Toner. James b. Toman, James J, |
Gegan. f. /. Rogers. Charles Gray,
Richard j. Conway, Andrew Gallagher, !
Christopher White, William Early ex
Mayor Black. c. H. Sentman The !
object Of the meeting was to hear the
reports from two committees one on
state legislation and the other to present
financial statement Of the affairs of the
city.
Mr.. Eekles reported that the com.
mittee had authorized the city solicitor
TO draw bill for the better collection of
road taxes in the city. II provides that
the road commissioners shall be levied by
the City Council and collected by col.
lector named by that body Taxes TO be
used BY the city for repairs OF roads and
I clIttAos NOlltt Ol lnt UllA nus AiANuQN
been sent TO the Legislature and the bill
is now ready for presentation.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr. Eckles and adopted:
Resolved by the City Council Of New
Castle-That the General Assembly Of
this state be and Is hereby requested to
pass the bill entitled "An Act to Pro
vide for the Permanent Protection Of a
Certain Public Road in New Castle Hun.
dred from floods and inundations of
the Delaware Rive" which authorizes
the Levy Court Of New Castle county TO
appropriate 81, 900 to the Mill Creek
Marsh Company, Of said hundred. TO be
expended as by said act is contemplated
and required The said road leading by
Il over from New Castle and north Of
Delaware City aud other points south.
This is IN one of the Oldest, most used
and most important roads IN the county
and should not be permitted TO be de
stroyed (as Il once was, TO the great
expense of the county) by tie breaking
of the river banks and flooding from the
river and of which it is in great danger
at any time as the bank is becoming
very insecure. Should such catas.
trophe again occur (as that of 1879 TO
the road, Il would not only destroy II
but would very seriously affect the gen
eral health of the community. by the
stagnation Of the water, which would,
Of necessity, follow. We refer par
ticulsrly TO the preamble Of the bill to
show the necessity of its passage.
"Resolved--That a copy Of this resolu-
tion be transmitted TO the General AS
sembly with the bill.
Considering Appeals From Firemen.
A statement Of the finances was reao
: by City Clerk Jemison, showing thai
! there is now $500 In the bank TO thi
: credit Of the city, that the estimated
amount due from collections after error
are deducted is $500; and $50 due from
the road commissioners. This woul,
make a total Of 81, 100. Then the ga
bill police salaries and estimated sun
dry expenses at the end Of the curren
year, or July 1, $1,70O This woul'
4 leave a balance in bank, July 1, Of $400
counting upon full collection, whicl
3 will be running a risk
Lively Debate Before Appropriating.
Flrem en- James b. Toman made a re
i quest for more money from City Counci
. for the Fire Department He said tina
- while the firemen were hnacially embar
rassed, it was not their fault If tn
city hsd continued its annual appropria
y tions for FIRE purposes that IL paid befor
d the organization Of the Leuape Fir
o Company, the company would now havl
money ina its treasury and would not asl
4 Council for anything
e Mr.. Etchells started the ball rollin
!, ny saying that If the city wanted tn
y Fire Department It ought to 90 to som
Ie exertion 10 keep up tue department
not it ought 20 say 30 aud have the ap
paratus turned over TO the city. II
\ moved that $3.50 be appropriated by th
a, city to the Fire Department
Mr. Eckles offered as au-amendment
this. or rather as a substitute, a resolu
ton that $3.50 be appropriated now an
= 500 more be allowed the company a
o. soon as the road tax for 1898 is receive
d by Council.
" Mr.. Deakyne objected strongly TO tn
b. last-named 500 and said that Cit
Y Council had no right to make agreement
n when the money was not in hand. II th
fremen had become embarrassed after a
Councils appropriations, it was nc
,e business for City Council, out of sympi
Of thy for them, to go so far as to apprS
x pirate money that they (CounciD coul
not depend on getting This line has
be drawn somewhere and he could nC
st support such a motion.
er Mr.. EclIles said that there should be
AZ tax levied in addition TO the present cit
re levy, so that a regular appropriate
q. could be depended upon by the hremen.
u. Mr.. Frazer said that Council shoul
100 not have to bring about a deficit in i
n treasury at the end Of the current yel
because the fremen had saddled upC
themselves a great expense. Too muS
= money had already been expended al
,ie appropriated. in the past ten years, 4
I'D fire purposes. We all recognize q
value Of FIRE department, but don't 8
= why we should 60 into debt continual
TO keep such department running
After further spirited debate q
question was voted on Mr. Deaky
iy voted nay" Messrs Eckles and Etc
ellis "yea. Messrs Frazer and Vcke
ur were excused. The motion prevailed.
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