Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-11-21


Thursdays session of City Council
was extremely brief. The chief bust
ness was action on a communication
from II. III. Hammerer, assistant clerk
OF the City Council of Reading, Pa,
announcing that the sewer committee
of that body will come to this city
November sd for the purpose Of in
specting the sewere and the garbage
crematory.
Mr.. Oberly who presented the com
munication, moved that the committee
on garbage crematory be authorized to
received the visitors.
Mr., O'Neill thought, that since the
visitors desire to inspect sewers, the
committee ought to act in conjunction
with the Board of Directors of the
Street and Sewer Department. He
was informed that the board had been
notified of the proposed visit.
Mr.. McRulty did not think the COM
mittee would be able to give the visi-
tors tho information they desire if it
acted alone. He thought the Board of
Health and the Board Of Directors of
the Street and Sewer Department ought
to be asked to assist in receiving them.
Mr.. Stats said he supposed the
writer of the communication did not
know Wilmington possesses 80 many
commissions.
Mr.. Meaney stated that the adoption
of Mr.. Oberly's motion would probably
be followed by another motion.
Mr.. O'Neill suggested that the
Mayor, the president of Council and
the members of the Board of Police
Commissioners be include in the dele
| CATION to receive the visitors.
Mr.. Oberly's motion was adopted.
| The motion which Mr.. Meaney said
| would probably follow was made imme-
diately after the adoption of the pre-.
oeding motion. 1t also was made by
| Mr.. Oberly and included the Mayor,
the president of City Council and the
members of the Board of Directors of
the Street and Sewer Department, the
Board of Water Commissio and the
Board of Health in the receiving dele
CATION. II was promptly adopted.
Mr.. O'Neill called attention to the
fact that the Board of Police Commits
sioners had been omitted and moved
that il be included.
MIR. Smith offered an amendment,
which provided that all the members
of Council DO included.
! Mr. Stats said they would have a
! tremendous procession of carriages il
I
were invited.
Mr.. Oberly explained that his idea
was to invite only one representative
of each department.
Mr.. Smiths amendment was not
| seconded.
| Mr. O'Neill's motion was adopted.
The city treasurer reported the fols
lowing bank balances: Union National
Bank, $50, GAG rs to the credit of
| the city's current expenses anu
$50, 600 to the credit of the special
fund for the purchase of park land;
each of the four depository banks,
s17, 227; total amount in bank to the
credit of the city, s179, 554. rs. lie
also reported the following receipts:
From Receiver MITCHELL $500, city and
school taxes for 1885; from Receiver
Sayers, $500, similar taxes; from the
depository banks, $40, 600, to transfer
to Union National Bank; from Union
National Bank, SIP. %, interest on de-
posits.
The city auditor reported that the
city treasurer's accounts are correct.
| Charles Baird was refunded overpaid
| taxes amounting TO $50. so.
The Board of Education was allowed
its monthly appropriation, amounting
to $40, G29. %.
The committee on public buildings
was authorized to advertise for pro-
posals for erecting over the OPERATORS
room in the rear of the City Hall
room 9xl6 feet for the Board of Police
Commissioners and the chief of police.