Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-30
SESSION or CITY COUNCIL
Its Meeting Thursday Brief
and Embarrassing.
THE GARBAGE CREMATORY WORK
A Large Quantity of Refuse
Burned Last Month.


Thursdays session of City Council
was brief and uninteresting. The spec.
ta.ors included Councilman Murray
and eN.Squire Monaghan.
The superintendent of the garbage
crematory reported that 724 tons of
refuse were consumed at the crematory
last month, and that 7,45S gallons Of oil
and ~ tons OF coal We're used in the
consumption. A letter from Secretary
Colquhoun of the Board of Health,
which accompanied the report, stated
that he makes out the reports Of the
superintendent and explained that last
months report had not been sent in as
early rs II should have been because Mr..
Colquhoun had been ill., The follow
ing communication, also from Mr.. Col
quhoun, was read and the request
granted:
The proposals asked for in building the
crematory were for one Of u capacity Of 50
tons per day, which was guaranteed by
the contractor of the one adopted. 1t was
specially stated before our board and
before the crematOry committee of your
honorable body that during the summer
months, or months when garbage was
heavy, that 1t would be necessary 10 run
more than the daytime and probably night
and day. The furnace is doing all that
could be expected OF it and fully up to the
| contract. The garbage during the present
season is heavy, and, unlike winter gar
| bage, harder to burn. being largely water
melons, cantaloupes, corn aud corn husks.
| We are now collecting So to 60 tons daily
and are dispOsing of all of it NJ the cremil-
| tory, but the men are compelled TO work
until most midnight. Next month Che
preserving season. the garbage will be
still heavier, and am instructed to request
| your honorable body for the privilege of
| hiring an extra man from now until OGtu-
Der LIST, for the purpose of running the
| crematory continually. In reference to
| the violation of ordinance in the hiring Of
! the laburinS man there nov, IL was not
| our intention either to violate any ordi-
nance or in any way to slight your honor
able body. The man is not an appoint
! ment, but was needed temporarily and at
/ once. After consulting the chairman of
| the crematury committee the board decided
to employ him and pay him from its own
appropriation.
/ Mr.. Stats said he did not object to
the hiring Of AN extra man, but lie did
object to the Board Of Health hiring
him without obtaining permission from
| Council. lie charged the board with
having attempted to pull wool over
Councils eyes" and declared it would
not have made the present request if
Council had continued silent about the
! matter.
MIR. Danncnberg did not think the
board had violated any ordinance. Drs.
Wales and Frantz had consulted him
about hiring laborer, he said, and
being informed that the man was not to
be put on the payroll he had told them
to Ego ahead"
The city treasurer reported S04, 56S.31
in Union National Bank and $21 ,521.4l
in each Of the four depository banks To
the credit of the c!ty's current ex penses,
making total deposit of $3.50 .653 95.
He also reported the following receipts
From Collector Mitchell, $1,000, city
and school taxes for this year; from
Collector Saycrs, $500, similar taxes.
The city auditor certified to the cor
rectness of the accounts Of the city
treasurer.
Announcement was made that the
mayor had approved the ordinance regu.
lating the width Of streets,
The Board Of Education was allowed
its monthly appropriation, amounting
to $40, lO2.G5.
a communication from Edward G
Brady, asking that he be refunded over,
paid taxes amounting to Sl5.GS, was re
Tered to the finance committee.