Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-11

btatcsmen, or HOW TO vote lntelllEently
on City Ordinances was enacted Thurday
night by the members of City Council,
beforea small and notappreciatveau audience
consisting of four persons and two re-
porters. The farce was rendered in every
detail and the players seemed to vie with
each other to see who was the hest orator
of the crowd. The farce was brought out
by the discussion over the ordinance pro-
viding for milk inspector, and to use The
slang Of the Fourth ward, the heavy
weight statesman" of the city, Jest
spread themselves"
Mr. Wainwright on behalf of the law
'commtte reported fayorably on the ordi
nance providing for milk inspector and
the clerk started to read the bill. After
the first section was read Mr.. Donahoe
stated that as similar bill was now before
the Legislature, he would make motion
to postpone the further reading Of the bill
until the third meeting in May.
This opened up the way for the Republic
cans to show their oratorical ability and
they were not slow in seizing the oppor-
by saying that the bill should be passed.
He then added that the Legislatures of past
years bad passed bills for the city of Will
mington before and did not always give
satisfaction. They might name in the bill
some one for inspector that would not suit
the people or the city officials,
Mr.. ONeill replied that If the Legislature
I passed the Milk Inspector bill now before
It, their bill would have precedence over
one passed by Council and he was in favor
\ of laying the ordinance over until 1t could
+ be learned what the Legislature was going
to do.
More oratory and Sound reasoning
came from the Republican side of the
chamber, the members being eager, to
show how well they knew their parts in the
great farce. Mr. Stats opened by declar-
ing that the members from Kent and
Sussex counties in the Legislature knew
no more the needs of the people of Will
mington than did man away up in
New Jersey or a man away down in Cali
fornia."
Mr.. Dannenberg told the members of
Council that he had talked with some of
the members of the Legislature and from
them had learned that the bill now before
the General Assembly would never become
a law, sc he thought that Council should
at once make provision for milk inspec-
tor.
Mr. Donahoe's motion to postpone the
reading of the ordinance was defeated by
strict party vote and Clerk Lednum re-
sumed the reading of the ordinance. The
inconsistency Of the Republicans was
shown in the third act although there was
lively time in the second act of the farce.
The second act opened by Clerk Lednum
reading the third section of the ordinance
which provides that milkmen who sell
more than 20 gallons day shall pay a
license fee of So. Mr.. Ratledge deputy
sheriff and orator of the Twelfth ward.
made a speech in which he said the section
was unfair to the milkmen, as all the small
stores would reap harvest of the bust
ness and would not have to pay license
fee.
MIR. Wainwright said he had talked with
one of the largest milk dealers i'll the city
and, he said. that this milknan was salts
fled with the section and had said the
other large dealers agreed with him.
Mr. Gtunta gtatal tba lipnngtA foo nf
So was placed in the ordinance to make
the office of milk inspector self sustaining
Mr.. Ratledge made motion that the
section be amended so that il would COM
pell all milk dealers to pay license fee.
The motion was not seconded ana the
reading of the bill was resumed.
Act 8, and the last, opened with the read
ing of the fifth section of the ordinance.
This section provided a punishment for
persons who sold impure or adulterateG
milk. After it had been read MIR. Ratledge
repeated his declaration that the ordinance
was unfair to the milkmen lie said that
often when the milkmen bought the milk
from the dalrymen it was already adulter-
ated, and if a man was found disposng Of
it, he would be prosecuted; yet he was the
innocent party for he did not know the
milk was not right. He then moved that
further consideration of the ordinance be
postponed for two weeks, which was the
same motion as Mr.. Donohoe's, wish the
sustained Mr.. Ratledge's motion, while
they defeated that of Mr.. Donohoe, and
the ordinance was laid over two weeks.
The law committee reported favorably
on the bill to be presented to the
Legislature to make the office OF
assessor and tax collector one, and
Mr.. Wainwright made y motion that
the bill be referred to the law committee
and for II to present the bill to the Legis
lature. Mr.. McNulty called for yea and
\ k.Ir.. 4 TN....
nenberg, Maguigan, Kirby, Ratledge
Stats, Wainwright and President Per
kins voted yea, while Messrs. Donohoe
McNulty, Meaney and O'Neill voted in the
negative.
be presented to the Legislature to amend
the charter of the city, 50 that Council car
have power to summons witnesses and
compel their attendance.
The bill, to be presented to the Legisla
ture, to reduce the number of Park Com
missioners was referred to the law com
mittee without opposition. The samt
action was taken OH the bill in relation Il
new city hall. The bill to be presented
to the Legislature to compel fire insurance
companies doing business in Wilmington
to pay a tax of $50 each year for the main
tenance of chemical fire engines was lait
over tor one week.
The ordinance providing for an extraor
binary appropriation for the crematorN
received ltS tnlru reaulHB, was pasSeu "
the Council and referred to his honor thu
mayor.
A communication was received from tn
Water Witch Fire Co. asking the Council
men to use their influence to secure tn
passage of the bill now before the Legisa
ture to give the company an extra appro
priation for the maintenance OF a chemi
cal engine.
The report of the superintendent of til
garbage crematory showed that So ton
of garbage was cremated during Marc
and 4,752 gallons of oil were used Git
Treasurer Adams reported that the bal
ance in bank was s39,0354l. The follow
ing collections for March were reported
BY Tax Collector Mitchell, 81 $50 Ia
Collector Savers $3.50; from the polio
department for dog tax, &c, S22T. III
building Inspector Dohl SI0l 5. !
Adams, Jr, clerk of the municipal cour
s3l4; Auditor II. II. Billany, S20 Che
Engineer Wilson of the Surveying Depar
lnent, $685.. The payroll Of the Boar
of Education amounting to $40. 26 wa
ordered paid. Coal Oil Inspector Pyle r.
ported having inspected 20, l67 gallons
oil during March.