Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-12

Thursday nights session of Council
was devoted entirely to the transaction
Of routine business.
Collector Sayers was allowed $226,
commission on tax collections.
The city treasurer reported 500, 90
In Union National Bank TO the credit of
the city's current expenses. He also
reported the following receipts From
City Auditor Billany, $3.50, city market
house rent; from Chief of Police Dolan,
$191,50, dog tax, and $5.6l, proceeds of
the sale of contlscated property; from
Collector Sayers, $3.50, city and school
taxes for 1898; from Building Inspector
Dohl, $104, fees last month; from Union
National Bank, $s6.l1, interest; from
Collector Mitchell, $500, city and school
taxes for 1893; from Clerk Adams of
the municipal court, $313, collections
last month and February's unclaimed
witness fees; from the Latimer trust
fund, $50, interest; from the Equitable
Guarantee and Trust Company, $50,560,
proceeds of the sale of bonds.
The clerk of the municipal court re-
ported that last month .collections were
ns follows Fines, SITS; fees, SAL; costs,
fees amounted to $3.50.
The building inspector reported that
he granted last month permits for prop
erty whose estimated valuation is
$36.s31,
The city auditor certified to the cor
rectness of the accounts of the city
treasurer, the chief of police, the clerk
of the municipal court and the building
inspector.
The report of the registry bureau was
received and filed.
Coal Oil Inspector Pyle reported that
he Inspected 80, ASP gallons of refined oil
last month.
The superintendent of the crematory
reported the consumption of 4S9 tons of
garbage last month.
Pay-rols us follows were passed:
Miscellaneous, $2,652.93 Councils,
$276,26; police, $4,93542.
To the finance and law committees
was referred communication from the
Board of Directors of the Street and
Sewer Deparim mt, asking that it be
granted previous to May LIST the sum of
$4,000, the expenditure of which was
necessitated by the employment of
needy citizens.
II. B. Griffith was elected extra engi-
neer in the City Engineering and Sur
veying Department, to fill the vacancy
created by the promotion of james Viii.
son to the position of chief engineer.
A communication from William +.
Dougherty and others, asking that
Lincoln street be opened frcm Sixteenth
street to Pennsylvania avenue, was re-
ferred TO the Board of Directors of the
Street and Sewer Department.
Mr. Wainwright gave notice of the
introduction of an ordinance to protect
young girls and suppress vice and i'm
morality.
Mr.. Dannenberg announced that he
will introduce an ordinance at the next
meeting.
Mr.. Tyre gave notice of the introduce
ton of an amendment to the building
ordinance.
At the conclusion of the session the
members of Council, the city's engineer
ing and surveying staff, representatives
OF the other city departments and sew
eral newspaper men proceeded to Anton
Hauber's cafe and partook of boun-
teous spread which was provided by Mr..
Wilson, the new chief engineer of the
City Engineering and Surveying De.
partment. Covers were laid for 25 per-
sons. The officials present included
Mayor Shortlidge, City Solicitor Elliott,
City Treasurer Adams, City Auditor
Billany, City Auditors Clerk Mahoney,
Council Clerk Lednum, Board of Health
Secretary Colquhoun and Building In,
spector Dohl. The menu was delight.
ful and Mr.. Hauber was congratulated
on the excellence of the service. In the
after-dinner speeches Mr.. Wilson re.
ceived many compliments. The festivi.
ties continued until midnight.