Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-11-14
Mr.. CHAMBERS INNOVATION
Resolution to Regulate Terms
of Officers.
BUT IT WAS NOT SECONDED
And 1t Was Laid Over for Two
Weeks.

a Communication from City Solicitor Har-
man in Regard to Issuing Warrants for
tile Sales of Properties Upon which the
board Holds Liens-Other COmmunica-
tions.
President Chambers sprung sur
prise on the other two directors OF the
Street and Sewer Department at the
meeting Tuesday night by Offering the
following:
Resolved. That the terms of the
officers under the titles Of Street Com
missioner, Secretary, Engineer in
Charge Of Sewers, Plumbing INSPECTOR
and Bookkkeeper shall expire on tho
3lst day of December, 1895, and that
the election for their successors shall
take place at the last stated meeting
in December, 1895, and at the last
stated meeting in December biennially
thereafter, thus securing term of
two years, subject to removal only
when sufficient causes and charges for
such hf'e been brought before the
Board oil Directors. The present in
cumbent are eligible for reelection
and for q eient service preferable. "
The resolution was preceded by a
preamble, which set forth that the
officers now have indefinite terms and
are subject to removal at any and all
times by the members of the board,
and gave as a reason for offering the
resolution that it was done in order to
give the office holders named an op-
portunity to know just what to ex.
pect in the way of official terms. He
also made a statement after the reso-
luton was read, in which he explained
his reasons, practically as given in the
preamble. After making the explana-
tion, Mr.. Chambers moved the adop-
ton of the resolution.
The motion was not seconded. Both
Mr.. Pratt and Mr.. Simmons stated
that the idea was now to them and
they were not prepared to vote at the
present time on such step. Mr..
Pratt was inclined to oppose its adop-
ton, whereupon Mr.. Chambers moved
that it BIO laid over for two weeks
This motion was seconded by Mr..
Simmons and prevailed.
A communication was received from
City Solicitor Hartman asking the
board to request the Mayor to issue
warrants for sales of properties upon
which there are liens held by the
board. The secretary was instructed
to comply with the request, and the
warrants will be issued as rapidly.as
they are needed and the sales will fol-
low.
The delegation OF residents OF IHar-
rison street between Eighth and Ninth
who asked the board last Tuesday
live be paved with fire brick, again
appeared and stated that they would
be satisfied with any relief il the board
could not put down the brick, as at
present in bad weather the square is
almost impossible for teams. The
proposition to loan this money to do
the work was renewed The directors
stated that they would consider the
matter, and IN possible would give re-
lief this fail or winter, but fire brick
could not he guaranteed.
City Councilman Oberly Of the
Twelfth ward appealed TO the board
TO have Rodney street between Ian.
caster avenue and Fourth macada-
mized. No promise was made, but
the directors assured Mr.. Oberly that
they would put the improvement on
the list of work to follow what is now
being finished, and that possibly it
may be done this winter.
A communication was received from
rsidents of French street between Fifth
and Eighth asking for arc lights at
the intersections of Fifth, Sixth, Seventh
and Eighth. No action was taken, but
the petition was ordered filed with
other applications of the same kind.
Aubrey Thatcher requested that
lines for the Thatcher estate in the
Ninth ward, be given as early as pos
sible. Engineer Wilson stated that the
lines would be ready in few days and
the work would be settled up in 10
days or two weeks.
In compliance with request from
residents of Monroe street between
Tenth and Eleventh, a gas lamp was
ordered TO be placed at Eleventh and
Monroe streets.
Tho matt of grading Oak street be-
tween Broome and Rodney streets
having been referred to the city engi-
neer at recent meeting, that official
reported that about $50 cubic yards
OF excavation would be necessary to
bring it to grade No action was taken,
that il practicable the work will be
done by the department during the
winter. The Tenth Street Sewer Co.
offered TO sell their sewer at a nominal
sum and requested that the depart
ment take charge of it. The matter
was referred to Engineer Hatton and
Plumbing inspector Kane.
Sewer permits were issued to the
Security Trust and Safe Deposit Co.
and Joseph Hayes.
Mrs Sue Tilghman was granted per-
mission TO set curb on Wawaset street,
The city treasurer reported balances
in bank as follows: Current expenses,
500, Ais. 81; special deposit with tbs
Equitable Guarantee and Trust Co.,
81, 223. "a; with the Security Trust ant
Safe Deposit Co., s24, $780, 70; Gilpir
avenue tree fund, s4S2. "A. Collections
by the secretary were reported to be
s176ol, and by the city auditor, s75.
The weekly payroll, amounting t.
1895. 80, was ordered paid.
THE WILMINGTON WATCH.