The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-25
THIRD EDITION.
OUR CITY rAraEas.

OUR CITY FATHERS.
cry OannciI Last Evening Voted TO Increase
4 she Pay Of tho serond and Third Ensi-
nvers crthe suryeyIaa Deparsment-The
Props.ltioa 10 Psslrion tho Legislature
for u loan for the City Park Resulted In
. spiriled Debate by the Members of
Council.
The amendment 10 the ordinance GREAT
ing the Department OF Engineering sno
Surveying, whereby the salaries OF the
oiiiuiais OF that department are Increased,
paused the discussion among CITY Coun'
oil members last night, bull the am anu
ment WAS nnaliy passed nnu the salaries
Of the incoming officers Will DE ihoreassu
Tie disvussion began when Mr.
RatIeuge Quilted up the ordinance Tor Its
third reuding CLERK Lednnm iiret reau it
BY title aud then the enaoting clause Mr.
Donohoe wanted to know when the In
grease OF salary began. 80.
on being Informed that the term OF the
chls( engineer expired IN February. and
that the increase IN salary would begin
win the new oflicers, he said that he
thought that the lust Legislature passed
q law which made 1t incumbent on every
There seemed to be some confusion
smonp line tnnni bers and for a moment
n ss.n,ed us II Mr.. Donohoe was right.
Then tie latter said that he was surprised
that any one In the present conditioh OF
the finances of The city WOULD ASK 10 ih-
creass the salary OF any official He was
in favor OF increasing the force. put ut
this time he was oppossu 10 the increase.
Mir Staals called attention TO the TACT
that ex.Chief Palmer had been elected 10
- lNrp nj "a
Nilaon had been elected TO MI The uheA-
pirau term MIR. smith said tLat as ne
wa. accumulated with The work in the de.
psrtmeut he considered the present sal
aries too low. uo WAS not IN ihVot a ~
general Increase but Thought the omcerp
fhere should have all increase q, the Work
done was worth more 10 the CITY lhah
what they we've paying Air. lSI" aieo
favored the additional salaries anu Whell
The uuestion was called tue hmendmelii
passed. Mr.. ohlltu NoeinS WIN
pubiictns. , r, ,,-,
4 communication from L. G. Brooks
suneriulsntent OF the r, W. " Is, hhiI'
road, asking whore In CouhciIs oplhiou
was the foot 81 MADISON stieet, W"S , ~, 70
ferIed to the chief engineer WIN lhstfuo
ZION 20 furnish the ucsiied Information.
Council hal ordered the company az NY
last meeting to place safety gates dI Tue
Madison street crossing OIL thH rnilt oau'
The CODY OF the supplement 10 lhe "a"
authorizing the Council TO borrow Siou
QUO for park purposes was reported IRON
the PARK Comlui-sion. After Its reaulna
Mr. O'Neil raised point OF otuer W
esklng II the Counoil hhu EecetFou az ~
Dllcation from the commission signed "
s,xnthir,l. of H.. members, witch tue lhM
reuriree. On icing iuiorlheu III lug ueE
alive the char ruled Inc hottoh W az
prove the document ior which patpos
II was read, ont oil order ,,.. 1.
Council having nothing apparently U
do tina discussion went on ME- " Nsl
euoke in opposition to The pioposeu au
lition 10 the CITY leoV' A.,
Mr. Dauuenuerg arose TO explain INA
the promo ed supplement TO Inc nav III
Nj mat a n obligatory Oh Couaeii e. hoi
row The money. Mr.. Omen lnleriuptS'
MIN and reminded Council that Nit. Dan
nenberg was a motnoer Oh lns ihth 1otu
mission, ami Ills aTHumoht loE tLe supple
meDt was not III good lnSLt
Mr pnnneuGern attempted another ea
oIonatiou, lie said the copy oil the pre-
posed addition 10 the law mad Deem sen
to Council Us Il matter OF courtesy.
would proUabiy be sent 10 the Leg IsihIur
without CounDlfs approval
Ihe city solicitor being present he %
plaiued tns supplement- Hs drawn did NJ
iGke the control OF uotfoWlhs Mohe
from Council. Eor did IL maze IL oul4t
tory on Council to borrow any palucuie
scm. 1t limited tho amount 10 10 W.
rowed at Sl5U uyO. !,
Nh. Dununoe afterwards sent 10 lt
desk Ihs following resolution which We
sdoptsd .,.-..,.
the city government viii be usEtLR *
needed legislation at lhe present se55iu
Of the Legislature; therefore ue II.
"Resolved, Ihtt all INDUSTRIES aahihlie
tn Inc Jaw ululuIttss oil CuunGtl iOr al
>sqtment SHAH lrst lie submitted 10 u
CouifCtt for approval
The Finance COMMITTEES rerotleu IN
interest on loans q anu 70 WAS uHs az
an order was passed tor the amount. IL
city treasurer reported the bh4aiiea IN u
Union Bank as So 400 SO. Received !!
receivers collections Tor 1871: E4sehe !
Sayers, $50: Edmund Mitchel ia, sb0
City Auditor Bitiuuy reported that he III
examined the accounts OF oliees'
Mitchell for 1872 una iouud that ihey wei
correct.
Tie Bunrd OF llGaCatlon's monthly al
propriattun Was passed aud CoEnni u
1ouruod.
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