Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11
VACCINE PHYSICIANS CHOSEN.
The Extra Employees of the City
Surveying Department.


Ordered to be Continued at Work for
Six Months From january Iat - Last
weeE's Regular Meeting of City Council.
. Chiefly routine business was trans
acted by Council Thursday evening. Ill.
ness prevented Mr.. O'Neill's attendance
The city treasurer reported SOS, 1854
in Union National Bank to the credit of
the eity's current expenses and $l2,-
349.46 in each of the four depository
banks to the same credit, making total
deposit of $t17,503.5S. He also re-
ported the following receipts: From
Head & Co. and Elliott, johnson & Co.,
$50, the proceeds of the sale of
bonds; from Collector Sayers, $500, city
and school taxes for 1899, and $500,
similar taxes for last year; from Collec-
tor Mitchell, 81 100, like taxes for 1892;
from Clerk Adams of tho municipal
court, $40503, December collections and
November witness fees unclaimed.
] he city auditor certified to the cor
rectness of the accounts of the city
treasurer the clerk of the municipal
court, the acting city engineer and the
acting building inspector.
The clerk of the municipal court re-
ported that his collections during
December were as follows; Fines, $780,
fees, $7S; costs, $67.53. The November
witness fees unclaimed amounted to
$3.50.
The acting city engineer reported that
his fees during December amounted to
$41.25, of which he deposited $22,25 to
the credit of the city and $40 to the
| credit of the Board of Directors of the
Street and Sewer Department.
The acting building inspector reported
that his fees during December amounted
to $14,5O. He granted seven permits
and condemned two chimneys. The
valuation of the property for which
permits were issued is $6,995.
The coal oil inspector reported that
he inspected 1929 gallons of refined
oil during December. Mr.. Donoho
asked that the report in full be read,
which was done. 1t was as follows /:
Atlantic Refining Company, 1879
gallons; Edmund Hawke, 1900; George
r. Marshall, 1900; Dennis Kane, 1850;
Quigley s. Mullen, 800; Harvey s.
Sisler, $50; Martin & Dure, 500; Lodge
& Son, $50; c. S. Middleton, 100; George
A. Taylor, 100; William Lawton, 800;
]. r. Hudson & Co., 200.
F. A. McClosIev was allowes $83.33,
one months salary as clerk to the De-
partment of Elections.
The clerk of the registry bureau re-
ported the property transfers made dur
ing December.
| Vaccine physicians reported that
they vacclnated the following number
of persons last year: DR.. N. b. Morri-
son, Southeastern district, 1926; DIR. A.
B. Harris, Northwestern district, 106;
DIR. George NJ. Doane, Southwestern
district, 3Yl. Orders were directed to
be drawn for the annual salaries of the
physicians, amounting 10 500 each.
Pay-rolls as follows were passed E;
Council, $273,26; miscellaneous,
$2,S23.03; police, $4,935.42.
A communication from Samuel
Keemle, acting chief engineer of the
City Surveying and Engineering De-
partment, requested that the extra en-
ployes be continued. He inclosed a
letter from the Board of Directors of the
Street and Sewer Department, directing
that survey be made and a plot pre-.
pared of all that portion of the city
bounded by Market street, the p, w. &
B. railroad, Vandever avenue and River.
l
that the extra men ian assistant engi-
the work referred to is completed
Messrs. Tyre and Stats advocated the
continuation of the men. Mr.. McNulty
said it was intended at first to employ
,, the men only two months, but they had
been kept at work four months. He OBJ
, jected to them being continued indefi
nitely and asked that time for the ex'
piration of their terms of service be set
He saw no sense in continuing then
from month to month; if they are needed
) they should be elected for specified
time. Mr.. Donoho said there may b.
stormy weather and suggested that they
be elected for one month. Mr. Smitl
declared that the work in contemplation
cannot be finished before July and wa
/; under the impression that the engineer
had been devoting much time to ofl1c,
work recently. Mr.. Wainwright Offered
: an amendment to the effect that til,
J extra men be elected for SIX months
' their terms to date from January LIST
The motion as amended was adopted.
The following bids for printing tn
/ city manual 200 copies to be bount
with cloth and 200 copies with paper
! were referred to the printing committe
1 with power 10 act Hubert A. Roop, 8
+ cents per page; Diamond Printing Com
! pany, "a cents; NJ. A. Costa, rs cents; A
! J. Kooch, SLOT; Mercantile Printing
Company, So cents.
Vaccine physicians as follows wer
elected for the ensuing year; Southeast
I, ern district, DR.. N. b. Morrison; North
= eastern district, DIR. James Richardson
y Southwestern district, DIR. II. A. Hitch
. Northwestern district, DIR. Swithi
{ Chandler, The Democratic members di