Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-15

was OF unusual length ana interest. III
continued nearly two hours.
70 the finance committee was referred
a communication from Mayor Short
lidge, asking that the estate of Extine
Rice Lodge be refunded overpaid taxes.
A communication from the Builders
Exchange, saying that it is the sense of
its board of directors that Building In
spectOr Dohl ought to attend the annual
meeting of the National Association Of
Commissioners and Inspectors of Build.
ings, which will be held in Boston next
week, was referred to the public build
ings committee.
"MR. wAINwRrGHT's GREAT HEAD"
The following was submitted by the
Republican members of the law and
finance committees:
Sour committees on law and finance. to
whom proposed ordinance entitled IAN
Ordinance TO Provide tor an Extraordinary
Appropriation" was referred respectfully
report:
That after a careful investigation of the
subject of the ordinance we do not deem it
wise or for the best interests of the people
OF our city to make all extraordinary APP
preparation for the purpose OF making
roadways and walks in the city parks.
DCCA ClluilkC
in the condition of affairs in relation to
our parks since June of 1893. when the APP
preparations were made. which calls for
this special legislation for them. The great
depression in business, the shutting down
of our industrial establishments the suf-
fering and restitution which has been
brought upon our people. the hundreds
out OF work in our city is the effect of the
unwise policy pursued by the party in con-
troll of our national government, which
was predicted, but has proven more alarm.
ing than the timid feared. Mr.. Ratledge
and City Auditor Billany smiled and the
latter bit his lip to keep from grinning. |
While we deplore this evil aud sincerely
sympathize with the suffering poor, we do
not feel that we should, at this time, add
to the burdens of the small taxpayers by
spending large sums of money for the
luxury of park drives.
Anticipating hard times the Council has
done its best to give the people n low tax
rate, and hopes to continue to do it, but
while we recognize the fact that the
government of this city is called upon at
this time to give all the relief that it can
to the suffering and unemployed it should
be done by giving employment on that
work which IS necessary and which can be
anticipated without injury to the city.
| We therefore report adversely on the
| said proposed ordinance and offer the fol.
| lowing resolutions as expressing the sense
of your joint committee:
RESOLVED, That the Council, sympathizine
| with the large number Of citizens who are now
| without work, requests the Directors of the
| Street and Sewer Department to anticipate the
| grading and other necessary work of the com
| lug sumner and - expend on that work as
| soon as they possibly can at least $4,000.
! Res0lued, That the Council, feeling thai
| necessity Of carly action in the matter, re-
| quests that the Directors of the Street anG
sewer Department use any funds which they
may have in hand applicable to this kind Of
| work, and in tho event OF a deficiency occur
/ ring IN the department finances before the
next annual appropriation is due, the Council
| will at the request of the said directors, take
tho necessary action to provide for such dc
hciency TO the extent oil $1,000.
Mr.. Wainwright moved that the re
port and resolutions be adopted.
Mr.. O'Neill asked why he, member
of the law committee, had not been con
suited.
Mr. Wainwright replied that the re
port had been called for before he coulC
submit it to Mr.. O'Neill.
Mr.. Donohoe said it was full of poll
tics and maybe Mr.. Wainwright hat
prepared it during the evening and haC
not had time to call the committee
together.
| Mr.. Wainwright said he was tn
author of the report. He stated that h
had written it at his office and hat
brought it to the Council chamber.
Mr.. Meaney said the document wa
two reports in one. He thought Their
should have been only one report.
Mr.. McNulty sarcastically declared
that the great problem which is agi
tating the people of the United State
(the cause of the present condition o
the times) had been solved by MI
Wainwright's great head. He, however
differed with Mr.. Wainwright. Tn
question for Council to decide was no
whether or not the Democratic party i
responsible for the existing state o
affairs but whether or not Council
would create an extraordinary appro
priation Of $4,000. He pronounce,
the report a tumble and said he had re
fused to sign it.
Mr., O'Neill said the alleged explana
ton of the cause of the depression il
business was inopportune.
Mr.. Donohoe moved that the repol
and resolutions be laid on the table
which motion was defeated by part
vote. Mr.. Wainwright's motion wa
carried by similar vote.
The city treasurer reported $62, 944.0
in Union National Bank to the credi
of the city's current expenses an
$7,349. 46 in each of the four depositor
banks to the same credit, making tota
deposit of S92,341.s9 He also reporte
the following receipts: From Collectc
Sayers, $500, city and school taxes fc
1892, and $500, similar taxes for 1898
, from Clerk Adams of the municipi
court, $259.06, fines, fees and costs dul
ing January; from City Enginee
Palmer, $4l.50, fees; from Collecto
Mitchell, $500, city and school taxes fc
1893.
Tie clerk of the municipal cou
itcmized his January receipts as follow.
Fines, $155; fees, $76; costs, $57.7I
2 During the month he paid to witnesst
!: fees amounting to 5000. The Decen
! Der fees unclaimed by witnesse
l amounted to So.
The city auditor certified to the CO
3 rectness of the accounts of the cit
6 treasurer, the clerk of the municip
!, court, the secretary of the Board
h Directors of the Street and Sewer D.
!. partment and the city engineer. L
s reported that the city engineer ha
t deposited $41.50 to the credit of u
0 mayor and Council and s31 to the cred
t OF the Board of Directors of the Sire
and Sewer Department. lie submltte
the following as the January report
:, the secretary of the Board of Directo
: of the Street and Sewer Department
I, Receipts, $l3,474.24; expenditures, SIS
= 35l.71; balance in bank to the credit
n the boards current expenses, $50, 1854
a to the credit of paving and improvii
streets, 2,099.28; total amount in ban
4 / $73,744.70.