The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-03-29
SIX NE W BILLS.


An Interesting Session.
The session OF City Council last evening
lasted nearly two hours. The business
was of an Interesting nature and 1t began
by Mr.. Stats reading the ordinance hay'
Ing as lis object the appointment OF
milk inspector. Tie ordinance to pro.
vide against tho ad IL Iteration OF milk and
cream aud for the Inspection thereof.
The proposed law provides that all
dealers shall register and pay license, and
shall give the locality of the dairy from
which the milk is obtained. All stables
and vessels will be examined and the In
spsctor shall have authority to stop
wagons or enter places whore milk ID for
sale. A dealer may be lined II he should
keep his COWS In crowded or unhealthy
place. or II the animals are fed on un.
Wholesome food. Tho selling OF milk
from which cream has bean removed 10
also punishable.
Tho Law Committee was referred an
ordinance offered by MI. Wainwright i'm
posing iicense fee of $50 upon every
foreign frs insurance company doing
business In this city. Tho money It Is pro
posed. shall'bs equally distributed among
the fire companies having chemical en-
glnes.
A second ordinance was introduced by
Mr.. Wainwright. 1t is an amendment to
the act creating tho Park Commission and
further provides that the com ssioners
shall plumber only seven, the mayor, presi-
AlbHb VI NOuhGli uih Why cuEihcoL bClik
members In case OF vacancy II Is to be
Tiled by the resident judge, or in the
event OF the latter's absence the duty may
fall on the chief JUSTICE
and sttll another Dill introduced by Mr..
Wainwright was one altering and amend
lug the charter OF tho Wilmington City
Railroad Company. This act will give
Council power to summon witnesses and
compel them to produce documents. IL
glvOs the city solicitor power TO compel
mt Of wi -
with the same powers as ID possessed by
the attorney general. 1t also provides
for city solicitors detective, who Will he
employed to collect evidence In damage
| Cases and the like 1t also provides that
| system OF tax receipt books with stubs
| attached Will be used in the collection OF
| the city lakes similar to that which ID now
| used BY the county. 1t also provides that
| copy OF the city ASSESS ment shall DO
made by the clerk OF Council and he kept
| in his Office.
There was reat bill providing that as
| SCISSORS shall be elected in each district
! where the tax collectors are now elected
| 1t shall be tho duty OF these assessors TO
| make the assessment in their respective
districts and their salaries are to be fixed
by law.
Mr.. Dannenberg had read second tlme
the ordnance providing for an extraordt.
nary appropriation for tnu crematory
Mr.. Tyre called up for third time his
ordinance in relation to tina labelling Of
| houses having contagious diseases there
In, but afterwurd had it referred to the
| Law Committee.
The fire mmitLee was referred com
| muncaLions from the Water Witch aud
Weccucoe Companies asking for co. oper-
aration in the securing OF chemical en-.
gines. CITY Treasurer Adams reported
The balance In bank to tho ctys credit to
be $50, 53l65. Collections amounting to
S55, 1851 OF this amount $4,000 was
| from the Water Commission. Council. the
police and miscellaneous pay.rolLs were
| passed.