Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-06-27
The Proceedings of Thurs
days Lengthy Meeting.
NUMEROUS BILLS ORDERED PAID
Expenses Incurred at Dover
by the Law Committee.


JOuu w ulIlNIlBnI, chairman Oh lDe
law committee, for $34S.25, the amount
expended by the committee on trips to
Dover during the recent session of the
Legislature.
The payment of interest due July 1st, |
amounting to S2.400, was ordered, as |
was also the redemption of loan of |
$4,000
The city treasurer reported STAG, 300.94 |
In bank TO the credit of the city's cur
rent expenses, which sum is practically
$7,712.00 less than the balance reported
for the corresponding week of last year.
He also reported the following receipts
From Collector Sayers, 5000 and $175,
city and school taxes for the years 1893
and 1894, respectively; from Collector
Mitchell, $3.50, city and school taxes
for 1893; from City Auditor Billany,
$148.29, on account of fuel; $11.90, pro-
cecds of prisoners meals; $75, show
license, and $l35,03750, proceeds from
the sale of bonds.
The city auditor certified to the cor.
rectness of the accounts of the city
treasurer.
A communication from the Board of
Directors of the Street and Sewer De-
partment, asking that an order for
$l25,000 be drawn in its favor, was
acted on favorably.
At the request of the Board of Health
and by q party vote the employment Of
an additional man at the garbage Gre
matory, to serve until October LIST, was
ordered.
A communication from the trustees of
Haven Chapel, requesting permission to
erect at the northeast corner of the
chapLi frame addition 10xl5 feet, to
be used by the primary department of
the Sunday school, was referred to the
public buildings committee. Mr.. O'Neill
claimed that the communication was
illegal because it was addressed to THE
President and Members of Council"
instead OF bearing the corporate title of
the city, which is 1.-THE Mayor and
Council of Wilmington" President
Perkins disagreed with Mr.. O'Neill and
ruled that communications coming be-
fore Council do not have to bear the
corporate title of the city. Mr.. O'Neill
appealed to the city solicitor, who was
present, and that official was requested
TO render his opinion at the next meet
ing.
On motion of Mr.. Dannenberg Coun.
Gil proceeded to elect port warden to
succeed A. G. McCausland, whose term
has expired The names of +, Il. Warner
and Mr.. McCausland, who were nomi
mated by the Board Of Trade, were pre-
scented by Messrs. Dannenberg and Nc
Nulty, respectively. Messrs. RatledgI
and Smith served as tellers. The vot,
resulted as follows: Mr. Warner, z; Mr.
McCausland, g. Mr.. Maguigan was alb
sent.
Council, on motion of Mr.. Ratledge
next proceeded to elect a rodman TO
the City Engineering and Surveying De
partment, TO succeed II. l.. Vansant, re
signed. Mr.. Ratledgo nominated Her
man Dohl, son of excluding lnspecto
Dohl. Messrs Ratledge and Smit
served as telleTs. The vote resulted a
follows: Mr.. Dohl, Z; blank, B.
II was decided TO urge the Board @
Directors of the Street and Sewer De
partment TO take steps towards openln
Monroe and Eleventh streets and Trer
ton Place. The awards must be pal
by July 9TH next or the recent COZ
domination proceedings will be void.
An ordinance in relation to KILN
unregistered dogs, introduced by Nj
Wainwright, was given the usual rea(
ings and referred 1t is as follows:
Sec. |. That the mayor shall, if in h
opinion the same shall be for the adva
may be after the passage of this ordnan'
and in the month of June in each yei
thereafter, enter into contract with Il
Delaware Society for the Prevention
Cruelty 20 animals, or any other society
parties, for the taking up, killing and T
moving to the city crematory OF all U
registered dogs at large in the city of w
mington and for the taxing up and il
pounding OF all animals At large in sd
city in violation OF the ordinances theret
provided that the contract so entered In
shall not at any time exceed the amou
received by the city for the registration
dogs during the term for which the co
tract is made.
Sec. 9. That as soon as the contract sh
have been entered into as hereinbefC
provided the office of dog catcher as he
tofore provided by law shall cease and
abolished and the agent or agents OF
contracting party shall for all the purpo!
lereinbefore specified take the place
and be substituted for the dog catcher a
all the duties and rights imposed aud &C
ferred on the present dog catcher unt
any ordinances or resolutions OF the Coz
Gil are hereby imposed and conferred
the agent or agents of the contract
party as fully as though herein SPECIFIC
provided that all fees and hnes lmp0ses
law and which have heretofore been p
to the dog catcher shall hereafter be y
to the city treasurer for the use OF the q
Sec g. All registration fees received
the high constable or police department
the city after the execution oil the contf
as before provided shall be paid into
city treasury as fund for the pay lnenl
the amount due on the contract. Mont
orders shall be drawn on the FUND by
Council payable to the order of the
tracing party for such sums as the ma
shall in writing approve, provided thai
amount paid in any one month shall
exceed the sum of - dollars, except
last month of the contract year, when
balance due may be paid.
Sec. 4. The mayor shall at all times h
the power to revoke the contract II
contractor or contractors do not com
with their part to the mayor satistactl
Mr.. Wainwright presented bill
S511.50, from Waiter IL. Hayes,
which $500 is for drawing legisla
enactments in which the city was in
ested and $3.50 is for making "
written copies of the same. He eXplal
that he had found the bill on his d
where it mad been for some time,
stated that he did not know where
Hayes obtained authority to prepare
measures. The bill was referred to
law committee.
A bill from the dog catcher, for
which escaped from the pound, was
permitted to be read because it was
properly Endorsed.
The ordinance repeating the
which required milk dealers to
their milk cans was passed and refe
TO the mayor, as was also the urdini
making transfers of certain approx