Evening journal., 1894-08-03
UNIFORM CITY STREETS.
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THEIR
WIDTH BEFORE THE COUNCIL.

The City Agrees to Prepare the Park
at the Intersection OF Delaware Ave-
nue. and Washington Street, for the
Garfield Monument aud Furnish Curb
Ing.
A large camera occupied q position of
prominence In the corridor of the City
Council chambers last evening when the
city fathers assembled for their regular
meeting. Inquiry developed the fact
that the councilmen were TO be photo
graphed for a new history of Wilmington
now in course Of preparation. Oving TO
the absence Of Councilman Meany and
the fact that Councilman ONsil left for
home Immediately after the session in
order to escape the coming storm, the
photographing was postponed to some
more ausplcious occasion After President
Perkins had called the Council to order
the Finance Committee submitted its
report. The claims of Daniel, ,Dohl. $25
for keep of horse, w. A Hukill, 50 AZ,
and (. d. Kruse, $79 overpsid taxes,
were reported favorably and ordered
paid.
The report of the city treasurer
showed a balance In bank Of $345 600 9S;
collections; Edmaud Mitchell, Jr, $3.50.
600; Eugene NJ. Sayers, $l03. 45l; Union
Nstional Bank, interest $50 II; Chief
Engineer James Wilson, $37 10 Build
ing Inspector Daniel Dohl $l94 The
auditors report was in accordance.
Reports were read from the registrar
building and oil inspectors aud chief
engineer. The building inspector re-
ported having given twenty nine permits
for holdings, the value Of which aggre-
gated 1922 l22. The oil inspector had
inspected II, 7S0 gallons Of refined oil and
the chief engineer reported thirteen box
alarms, three still and one false alarm
Chief Walker also reported that the
Delaware Company, suspended July 4,
would again 60 into service at midnight,
August
Councilman O'Neil called attention to
the fact that majority of the commu-
nications, especially reports from city
othcers were not properly addressed.
They should be ITO the Honorable the
| Mayor sc >" whereas the mayor Is gener
ally left out. He gave notiGs that here.
after he should object to receiving any
reports so addressed
The following pay rolls were submitted
and ordered paid Miscellaneous,
81, ,74l. 36; police, S.. 1918 70; Council,
1915 26
Mr.. Tyre handed up communication
from the Wilmington Real Estate Com
pany, calling attention to the fact that
the assessment on property In the neigh.
borhood Of Eleventh and Monroe streets
has been increased 81 200, making tine
tax $17 II higher than last year The
property is not available for building, as
it has no frontage, and the company
asked the return Of the overtax
Mr.. Tyre explained that the Council
and Street and Sewer Department had
agreed on the opening OF the street at
this point, but the matter was still in
the hands Of the resident judge. The
communication was referred to the Com
mittee on Finance and Law.
Mr.. Tyre also submitted a communica
tion from the Garfield Monument
Association, stating that the monument
had been received aud accepted and
funds sufficient for the pedestal had
been raised The association asked for
permission to place the monument In
the park at the intersection Of Delaware
avenue and Washington street, and
requested that the Council prepare tn g
park and necessary scuTbiDg around
the base of the statue at the expenseioi
the city. also that Council name a com.
mittee to act with the association g
committee. The permission was granted,
Council assuming the expense Of prepar-
ing the park and ourbing, and messrs
Tyre, Wainwright ana Smith were
named as the committee.
A petition Of Samuel NJ Gamble fOl
return of S36 43 oVerpsid taxes was re-
ferred.
In accordance with a communications
from the Street and Sewer Department
a check for its appropriation, $l3S, 9l5
was ordered drawn, as were checks To-
$50, coo for the Board of Education, anC
: $500 FOR the Board Of Health, for thl
same purpose.
The petition of John T. Dickey. Pat
, rick Neary, Henry McKimmeg, W. II
GarTity and John Gill, bondsmen Of Tai
I Collector NJ. J. Mesley. deceased, to b
) released from the bond, as all accounts
: had been settled, was referred to tn
Bond Committee.
The check for $466 So, ordered draw
, by the City Council In favor of William
NJ. Candy and Dennis j. Mention, to ps
notes held by the Equitable GusrRnte
: and Trust Company for park land pun
chase, was returned by Auditor Billany
= who declined to sign it as it was in ex
= cess of the amount appropriated b
9 ordinance On motion of Mr.. Dannen
k berg the check was cancelled aud snothe
for $47s 06 drawn in place, and charge
q to the appropriation for interest.
l. An ordinance providing that hereafte
no streets shall be laid out of less widt
>, than forty feet, or that do not run con
4 tinuoUsly from one street TO another
!. was presented by Mr. Ratledge. Tn
It ordinance also prohibits the buildin
s inspector from granting permits for th
erection Of buildings on any street nc
n conforming to these requirements. Afte
s a second reading it was referred to tn
Law Committee.
e A number of bills were submitted
= the clerk and referred after which Coun
y Gil adjourned.