Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-13
olrf CoUHCIL's SESSION.
Business Transacted Last Thursday--Tht
Delaware Not Docked.

Delaware Not Docked.
Thursdays session of City Council
was devoted entirely to routine bust
ness. All the members were present.
Edwin G. Brady and II. Donaldson
were refunded overpaid taxes amount
ing, respectively, to $l4.25 and 1904.
A communication from L. c. Howell,
asking that he be refunded 1852, also
overpaid taxes, was referred to the
finance committee.
The monthly report OF the chief engi-
neer of the Fire Department was pre-
sented. The committee on fire COM
panies reported that it had made its
semi-annual inspection of the depart
ment and had found every company in
first.class condition; also, that it had
been courteously received by all the
companies except the Fame. The sew
eral companies were allowed their semi
annual appropriations, the Washington
1900 and the other companies 81 800
each. The Delaware was paid for the
month it was suspended. II was not
locked because other companies had
been paid when they were sus-
pended and because the ordinances
do not say when deduction for sus-
pension shall be made. The officers of
the department were allowed six
months pay, the chief engineer 5000
and his assistants 800 each.
The committee on parks presented a
bill from George d. Lippincott for
$3.50. 1t was for service at Eighth
street park last month, at the rate of
$3.50 per day and was for 81 days. Mr..
O'Neill asked what Lippincott had
done. He claimed that nothing had been
done to the park since last spring, when
the grass was cut, and was puzzled by
Lippincott asking for pay for Sunday
work. Mr.. Tyre asserted that Lippin-
colt is the lowest salaried park official
in the city The bill was allowed.
The superintendent of the garbage
crematory reported that the crematory
consumed 1,100 tons of waste last
month and that 5000 gallons of oil and
/ rs tons of coal were used in the con.
| sumption.
The city treasurer reported the fol.
lowing bank balances to the credit Of
the city's current expenses; Union Ma
tional, S70,579,49; each of the foul
depository banks, $21, 521.41; total
! $l5G ,665l3. He also reported the fol
lowing receipts; From Collector Sayers
| $3.50 and $1,000, city and school take.
for 1898 and 1894, respectively; from
Plumbing Inspector Kane, SIS, fees las
month; from Building Inspector Dohl
! $1,000, fees last month; from Collecto
Mitchell, $500 and $4,000, city ant
school taxes for 1898 and 1894, respec
lively; from Clerk Adams of the munich
pal court, S3GS 63, collections las
month; from City Engineer Wilson
$l00.95, fees last month.
The city auditor certified to tn
correctness of the accounts of the cit,
treasurer, the clerk of the municpa
court, the plumbing and building in
spectors and The city engineer. He re
ported that the city engineer hai
deposited $50 to the credit of the Boar,
of Directors of the Street and Sewe
Department.
The clerk of the municipal court pre-
sented the following report for las
month: Fines, $l9S; fees, $55.Sl; cost
$0s.S2. The July witness fees ur
claimed amounted to $40.
The monthly report of the clerk c
the registry bureau was filed.
The building inspector reported tbs
hO BlautCu W peiulltS ldst ulOuIu an
estimated the valuation of the propert
at $92, 1861.
The coal oil inspector reported this
he inspected 1870 gallons of refine
oil last month.
An amendment to section of Ii
rules of Council, introduced by NJ
Wainwright, changing Councils q
: sembling hour, was adopted.
After adjournment a group photo
graph of Mayor Shortlidge and tt
members and officers of Council, whic
is to be reproduced in EVERY EVENING
; history of Wilmington, was taken. 1t
a tiash.light photograph and was take
, by James K. Cummings. The grou
was to have been photographed in Il
Council chamber, but there being /
, gas there the photograph had to be pr
pared elsewhere. At the suggestion
President Perkins it was taken in Il
parlor of the Delaware truck house.