Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-12
GlfY COUNCIL
Business Transacted at thursdays
Session..

f 49,
Fire Companies Allowed Their SENT
annual Appropristi0ns--E Petitions for the
Refnndine OF Overpaid Taxes elton on
MIR. smiths srdinnnce Concerning Dogs
indefinitely Postponed.
City Council was in session an hour
Thursday evening and transacted CON
siderable business.
David Shaw and George w. Hender-
son were refunded overpaid taxes
amounting respectively to So AZ and
The monthly report of the chief en-
gineer Of the Fire Department took its
usual course. The committee on fire
companies reported that it had in
spected the department and found
everything in first-class condition.
The chief engineer was allowed 5000
and his assistants were allowed 500
each. The fire companies were allowed
their semi-annual appropriations, as
follows: The Friendship, Reliance,
Delaware, Phoenix, Fame, Water
Witch, Weccacoe and Liberty, 81, 800
each Washington, 50, 800.
The law committee reported favor
ably on Mr.. Smiths ordinance con
corning dogs. just before adjournment
Mr.. Smith moved that further action
on the ordinance be indefinitely post
poned, which motion was adopted.
Messrs. Robertson and zebley voted in
the negative.
The superintendent of the garbage
crematory reported the 1897 tons Of
garbage and offal were cremated last
month and that FL tons and eight hum
dred weight Of coal and 16, 500 gallons
of oil were used in the cremation. :.
The city treasurer reported S173,
062. ~ in Union National Bank and
S2I, %! in each OF the four depository
banks TO the credit OF the city. He
also reported the following receipts
From Receiver Savers, S4,4S7. 2S, city
and school taxes for 1885; from Re-
ceiver Mitchell, 50, 700 and 80, 265. IA,
similar taxes for 1894 and 1895 respec-
lively; from Building Inspector Grubb,
SSS. so, fees; from City Auditor Pyle,
$50, dog tax from City Engineer Will
son, SAG. 40, fees; from CLERK Adams OF
the municipal court, $3.50. IA, collec-
tions from the Equitable Guarantee
and Trust CO., s52, $50, proceeds of the
sale of bonds.
The city auditor reported that the
city treasurer's accounts are correct.
He also reported that the July and
August collections OF city and school
taxes for 1895 wore as follows: Re.
ceiyer Mitchell, S231, 465. "a; Receiver
Sayers, $3.50, 229. %. He reported fur
ther that he had audited the accounts
of the following and found them correct
and that they had deposited revenue
as follows: Chief OF Police Doan, $50
Building Inspector Grubb, S8S. so
Clerk Adams of the Municipal Court,
$780, 20; City Engineer Wilson, SAG. &C
to the credit OF the Mayor and Council
and S13 to the credit Of the Board OF
Directors Of the Street and Sewer De.
partment; Clerk Of the Market Nieder.
maier, S135. As: Register Grohe of the
Water Department, S2,056. IL.
The building inspector reported thai
he granted "a permits last month. He
estimated the value of the new build.
ings at S53, $50.
The clerk of the municipal court re,
ported that he made the following col.
lections last month"; Fines, S201 fees,
| $50; costs, SS4.74. He reported that
the July witness fees unclaimed
amount to $3.50.
| The report of the clerk Of the Regis,
try Bureau took its usual course.
The inspector of oils and fluids re-
ported that he had inspected 1900
gallons Of refined oil last month.
The milk inspector reported that his
| August inspections numbered l3l ane
that he inspected o, 252 quarts.
A petition from Edward Witsil ant
others, asking that electric lights bt
put on Elliott avenue between the
water tower and the Boulevard wal
referred to the Board of Directors o
the Street and Sewer Department.
The following petitions for the re
funding of overpaid taxes were referred
to the finance committees Edward w
Pyle, So AZ; Margaret Q. Crozier, 81. so
Howard Vernon, $2.57 Michael Nc
Carthy, Sill.
The Board of Park Commissioner
was allowed its annual appropriation
amounting to Sl5, 600.