Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22

tne NUMBER OF uOSS killed., anu allowing
him So per month for the said services.
Mr.. McNulty arose to point Of
order. He declared that there is an
ordinance which says the bailiff shall
perform such duties as Council shall
prescribe from time to time and that
there is a resolution which says the
bailiff shall witness the killing Of dogs.
President Perkins and Mr.. Ratledge
said the city solicitor had expressed the
opinion that witnessing the killing of
dogs is outside the bailiff's duties alto
gether.
Mr.. Meaney could not see the neces-
sity Of Mr.. Ratledge's resolution.
Section 2 of the ordinance providing
for the appointment of the bailiff, &C.,
MS follows, was read:
1t shall be the duty of the bailiff Of the
Council to be at the city hall every day,
except Sunday, from o'clock, n. m, to IL
o'clock, M, and from o clock to 5 clock,
p. m. He shall attend and wait upon the
Council and. when such conf
mittees shall request, upon committees of
the said body at all meetings whenever
held.
Mr.. McNulty said the bailiff is some
what like policeman-he is on duty
from sunrise to sunset and from sunset
to sunrise. a.
Mr.. Smith commended that the bailiff
is bailif every hour and that he has no
right to perform duties other than those
of bailitf or accept compensation for
other duties.
Messrs. Wainwright and Stats spoke
in favor of the resolution.
! Mr.. McNulty said he did not object to
the bailiff getting So. He was raising
the point fare we acting lawfully"
The remaining sections Of the ordi-
nance were read. Section 8 is as fol-
lows:
The salary of the bailiff of the Council
shall be $40 per annum and no further
compensation shall be paid him by the
Council, or directly or indirectly
by the city for any services rendered by
him under the provisions Of this ordi-
nance, or in his official capacity of bailiff
aforesaid.
Mr.. O'Neill saw no reason for object
ing to the resolution and stated that eff
we do not cease arguing such foolish
questions the newspapers will ridicule
u.s."
Mr.. Ratledge asserted that bills for
witnessing the killing of dogs had been
struggled along until three or four
months ago. Now it is desired to act on
the bills not as coming from the bailiff but
from GeorgeT. Tilghman; bill from the
eailiff would not be legal but bill from
George L. Tilghman would be legal.
When the bill of bailiff of former
Council was presented, bill for wit
Messing the killing of dogs, Mr.. Rat
ledge continued, Mr.. Farra (then presi-
dent) ruled it out of order on the ground
that it was from the bailiff but imme.
diately afterwards bills from Mr.. Kelly
then bailifD were struggled through.
Mr.. McNulty said he is not member
of the committee which has been recon-
mending Mr.. Tilghman's bills. He had
such confidence in the committee that
he had not questioned its recommends.
tons. He was sorry his confidence had
been abused. He again asked whether
1t would be legal to pay the bills in the
manner proposed.
President Perkins repeated what he
had said regarding the city solicitor;
opinion.
Mr.. Stats disclaimed having SNUG,
gled bills through.
Finally tho previous question was
called for and the resolution was adopted
Eugene M. Sayers was allowed 1904
commission on tax collections.
Bondholders' interest, due March Is
and amounting to $2,5O6.50, was ordered
paid.
The committee appointed to invest
gate the purchase of park lands pre-
scented the following report, which wa!
read and ordered filed:
Your committee, acting in conjunction
with the committee appointed by the Parl
Commission, has fully and carefully inves
tigated the purchase of the tract Of land OF
Wawaset street and the purchase of Kirk
y wood Park.
We find that the purchase of tn,
Wawaset street land by Messrs Candy AMI
Mention, to be held until the City Council
could take title for the same, was made il
good faith and for what they thought /,
be a fair price for the land. While, In tn
opinion of many persons. the price wa
beyond its true value the witnesses exam
ined did not consider 1t excessive although
full. The account kept by the Equitabl
Guarantee and Trust Company witt
Messrs. Candy and Mention was placed il
evidence and showed that the tract of Ian
had cost $4,000, which, with interes
added, brought the cost to about $40 NOR
than the amount authorized by ordinance
Messrs. Candy and Mention, however
agreed to execute a deed for the propert
for the sum of $4,000, trusting to th
Council to reimburse them for the balance
We feel that purchases of land for cit
use should be made openly and with til
full knowledge and approval of the Cour
ell as body.
In this Investigation we find that th
members of the Park Commission acte
on the advice of individual members {
the Council and, in so doing, opened III
door for the criticism which resulted j
this investigation. The act creating Ill
Park Commission provides that when Ii
city and owners of land needed for city
park purposes cannot agree on price
the sum asked is excessive a commissio
shall be asked for, to be appointed by IL
Council, to fix the true value. We fe
that had this course been adopted no Gil
zen would have questioned the verdict.
Your committee further reports that
has Investigated the purchase of the lar
for Kirkwood Park. We find that ever
thing was done with the full consent al
approval of the Council and was perfect
fair and honest in every respect, as far
the evidence shown the committee.
We think the mayor was perfectly Just
fed in asking for the investigation and d
serves credit for the interest he has tax,
i'll the matter.
The city treasurer reported $63,748.I
in Union National Bank TO the credit
current expenses and $7,349.46
each of the four depository banks
the same credit, making total depol
Of S93, 144.39. He also reported the &c
lowing receipts; From Union Nation
Bank, $4,000, the proceeds of the &C
titicates of Indebtedness issued to pI
for the purchase of Wawaset Par
from Collector Mitchell, $500, city al
school taxes for 1898; from Collect
Savers, 800, city and school taxes +
1893, and $525, similar taxes for 1902.
The city anditnr ceriiGed 10 the cc