Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL
An Unusually Busy Session
Thursday Evening.
A BIG BANK BALANCE REPORTED
The Large Sums Handled by
tho Tax Collectors.
Delaware Fire Company's Suspension Ex-
pired Saturday : Permission TO Erect
the Garfield Monument Mt Delaware
avenue and Washington street Granted
Annual Appropriations Drawn.


citv CounciI had an nnusuaIlv busv
shsoio, Thursdav evening Ali menhers
.1voa,,t NJ Meo;ey wore prssent Mavnr
Shor,lidae and PARK commissioner
Canhv ,gere alec in attendance
Wi;l;an, 4 Urti1l and Ed uina Krrss
wora raSnnded overnaid tayes amo,mt.
;ny rasnoct;vAlv IN * 40 and a. %
THE public buildings committee an
nounceT that IL Ind awarded tn r 4.
WAN Tie contract for eTecting n don
exterminator adjoining the garbage
crenatorv
The c;tv treasnrar renorted that coun.
Ill hos s3a5 nm, az in ITninn Natinral
panb a, IN rredit ~ tho city,s eurrant
eynenses He also renorted the follow.
ind receints. From Chief Wilson of the
CIV Eneineering and SURVEYING De.
ma rtment gar in fees last mnntb. from,
Union National Bank, S96. II. interest:
from RniIding Insneetor Dobl S1o4
fees last month. from Collector Mitchel
si3o 900 citv and school taxes for dis
Var. frnm 1,ollector Sayars S1f3 45l
similar taxes.
The citv auditor certified tn the cor.
rectness If tbe accounts of the cisv
treasIrar The civ engineer and the
bnildi;,y insnector The eitv engineer he
stated had danosited the sum If Say 10
n tSa cradit ri ths Mavnr and CsnnciI
and the ann 81 sso to The credit Of The
Hoard of Directnrs of the Street and
Sewer Department. He reported as fol-
lows concerning the accounts of the sec.
rotarv If the Rnard If Directors "A the
Street and sewer Department. Receints
Iast month s37 S4b gs. exnenditures
S38 345 ~. balance in bank To the credit
gf cnrrent exnenses S2 500 "a. 10 the
credit If having and improylnr streets
S25 Ala. as: total balance in bank, S28,,
s5i as
The rcnort of the clerk of the registry
hnraan was filed
The BUILDING insnector reported that
he Granted last month permits for the
erection of huildings whose estimated
Valuation Is s122 s22
| The coal oil insnector reported that
be insnected IL 7sD gallons Of refined
oil last month.
| The .Tulv renort of the chief engineer
az the IRE denartment was read He
annaunced mai the snsnension OF Della.
ware Fire 90. would expire at mid.
NIGHT Saturday. Mr. O'Neill called
attention 10 The fact that this renort was
properly addressed. it beginning with
tbe words $40 the HonoTable Mavor
and Uouncil Of Wilmington" and the
renort Of the city auditor was improperly
| addressed II beginninp with the words.
uFo the President and Members ri
C,eupciI." and said that he win object al
the next meeting to the receipt of com.
mnnications which are not properly ad
dressed,
Pav.rolls as follows were passed
miscellaneous. S2.741,3e: Councils
S275 "a. police. S5.Yl8.7 ne,
communication from Wilmington
Rea! Estate Co., asking that it be re-
funded S17.10 of the taxes levied ON a
In IN Monroe street between Tenth and
Eleventh. which il that much in excess;
Of last years taxes. Was referred 10 tho
finance and law committees, Last veal
tho nronertv was ossesshd' nj SY g60 anr
this year the assessment has been in
CREASED III 20O. The company nrntesteG
AGAINST the Increased assessment chief,
Because Monroe street has not beer
ononad President perlins stated thal
tbe resident indre had been asked I,
annoint q commission TO condemn land
thrnugh which The street is to mass hui
had not committed.
9st;tion from tho Garfeld Monu
ment ssociation REQUESTING ;ermissior
10 erect the Gartield monument in tht
mark at The Intersection of Delawar,
svanue and WASHINGTON street. ane
askinS thar the citv nav for the curbinl
snI tRot Council annoint COMMITTEES h
act with n committee from the associa
H., in hey;,tr the nark nrenared anr
Nc monument eracted was GRANTED an,
Msssrs Tyre. Wainwright and Smitl
,.ora ,,.rsd as tho committee
"I cnmmnn;catinn from Samue, N
Gamble asking that he be REFUNDED
oyarnaid tayes amauntinp 10 SAG AZ Wa
rsfarred to:the finance committee
, nathan from .Tohn I Mealev. re.