The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-10-08
No ONE APPEARED
And Now Citv Council Must ray MIR Hayes
Jada.aent--vnite a Discussion Over the
Matter i.ast Night.

And Now citv Council Must ray MIR. Hayes
Jadg"sent-Vnise Discussion Over the
Matter i.ast Night.
The nd journed session OF City Councl
WIS held last night. The principal
matter OF business was that brought up
by Walter II. Hayes, the lawyer. and from
The outlook II looks rs II the city NJ ust
pay him $500 10 with interest from Sep.
tember 80 nnd 1888 costs In q suit because
some one did not understand how to ap.
pear IN court. Judgment for the amount
has been obtained by Mr.. Hayes and CITY
Solicitor Harman aud the Law Com mlttee
Jointly. are trying to find some escape.
While the last Legislature was In ses.
sion some of the members OF the old
council. acting on their own responsible
ity. instructed Mr. Hayes to draw several
bills. which he did. and was afterward
active 10 the work Of passage. bis bill
amounted to s5s,5 10 and was refured
when presented to council. During the
past week Mr.. hayes engaged John Biggs
and entered suit Tor thu amount In Snpe'
rior Court
Mayor JeflerIs and President Bayiis
were sum moned to answer, but on sept.
80 the case was caiied aud for lack of
affidavit of defence Judgment was entered
for the plaintiff Prothonotary Woiley
subsequently, allowed the whole amount
with Interest from September W. the date
OF 1855 for cnsts.
Chairman MoNulty presented tho com.
munication last night When asked for
an explanation MIR. McNulty said that
when the suit was entered, su m m ons was
regularly made on the Mayor and
President Bayls. Mayor Jotier.
is explained that he supposed that CITY
Solicitor Hsrman had been notified OF all
cases entered against the city and so did
not mention this ono. President Baylis
fn r ana mi l.Naf hAa a.
lioitor was not In.
He met the solicitors law partner at the
same time and spoke to him In retersncs
to the matter He told MIR. Baylis that it
would not be necessary to appear as MIR.
Harman would attend to all OF the cases.
1t now turns out that City Solicitor Har
man knew nothing of ths case.
Councll6 members woro astounded
over the bill and the matter was referred
TO the Law Committee and City Solicitor.
An eflort will be made to have the Ease
opened. but just how lr will be done no
one seems able to tell.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
The monthly report OF Chief Engineer
Walker OF the Fire Department wus pre-.
sented. The crematory superintendent
reported 40 dead cats. 90 dead dogs and
1874 tons of ofIail destroyed during the
month. Building Inspector Grub re.
ported having Issued thirty six permits
for buildings valued at . 8. 450. 4 here were
$4,000 gallons OF oil Inspected and 6236
quarts of milk.
The Society for the Prevention of Cru.
city to Animals made a vo.uminous re.
port Of Its dog-catching business, the
principal part OF which was that l02 dogs,
one horse and two cows had been i'm.
pounded in september. or the dogs thrre
were sold. seventy Killed and fifteen re-
deemed. Tho others were awaiting death
wien the report was made.
The city treasurer reported the balance Q
in Union National Benk to be s47. .09J. 20;
special fund. $4,000; In each OF the four
depository banks. to current expenses.
$27.22T; received OF Edmund Mitcnell, Jr..
s6l5; Eugene NJ. Sayers. Si400; S. Adams.
Jr.. clerk of City Court. s4S764; City Aud
itor l. O. kyle. Si03.SJ; BuilfinR Inspec.
tor Lewis 4. Grubb. $50; James Wilson.
chief engineer. S14;Soclety for Prevention
OF Cruelty to Animals. Sl6 SO.