Delaware gazette and state journal., 1895-12-12
CRY couNofL.
Considerable Routine business Transacted
at Thursday Nights Session.


at Thursday Nights Session.
City Council was in session about an
hour Thursday night. Routine business
was transacted.
The city treasurer reported tho fol-
lowing bank balances: Active bank,
SAT, 1853. AZ to the credit of the city's
current expenses and $50, 600 to the
credit of the special fund for the pur-
chase of park land: each of the four
depository banks, SIT, 2g7 to the credit
reported the following receipts: From
Receiver Mitchell, 50, 25U, city and
school taxes for 1895; from Receiver
Sayers, 81, 100, similar taxes !; from the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, S32. fees from City Engi-
neer Wilson, Sl4. So, fees; from Building
Inspector Grubb, $3S. 30, fees from Clerk
Adams Of the municipal court, 1926. 55
collections; from Chief of Police
Dolan, LAO, dog tax.
The city auditor reported that the
accounts of the above toned Of
ficials are correct. He also reported
that the following officers made deposits
last month as follows: City Engineer
Wilson Ito the credit of the Board of
Directors OF the Street and Sewer De-
partmentl, S83; Registrar Grohe of the
Water Department, 81, 334. AZ; Clerk of
the Market Niedermaier, STA. 9S.
The monthly reports of the clerks Of
the Registry Bureau and the chief en-
gineer of the fire department took their
usual course.
The Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals submitted the fol-
lowing report: Dogs in the pound Mo-
vember lst, .; dogs impounded during
November, GA; dogs killed, 48; dogs
redeemed, IA; dogs in the pound De-
cember 1st, Al; horse in the pouna No
vember 1st, l; horses and COWS i'm
pounded during November, 8 aud 8,
respectively: horse in the pound De-
cember LIST, |. The society was allowed
its monthly appropriation, amounting
to S150.
Report was made that the garbage
crematory destroyed CTS tons of offal
and consumed 6, $3.50 gallons of oil and
II tons of coal last month.
The building inspector reported that
he issued permits last month for the
erection CT 26 buildings, the estimated
value Of which is Sl3, 153.
The inspector of oils and fluids re-
ported that he inspected 20, 500 gallons
OF refined oil last month.
The milk inspector presented the
following report for November: Mum
ber of inspections, 139: quarts inpsect.
ed, 4,655; samples collected, 12; SAM
plies analysed, 10; quarts adulterated,
81 cautionary notice served, !.
The clerk of the municipal court re-
ported that he made the following col
lections last month: Fines, sl93; fees,
Ssh 40; costs, $71. 10. The October
witness fees unclaimed amounted to s5.
Announcement was made that tho
city solicitor has employed James A.
O'Neill, grandson of Councilman
O'Neill, as stenographer and typewriter.
The resolutions adopted Tuesday by
| the Board Of Park Commissioners. re-
specting the land decided to the city by
Mr. and Mrs. William NJ. Field for
park purposes, were referred to the law
committee and city solicitor
A petition from John f. Wright,
| asking that be be refunded overpaid
taxes amounting TO 3d. was referred
| TO the finance committee.
The transfer of S5, 900 from each of
the depository banks to the active bank
was ordered.
Messrs. McNulty, Smith and Watson
were appointed committee to confer
with a committee from the Board of
Trade respecting the development of
the river front and the securing Of a
road to the river.
An amendment to the ordinance pre-
venting the erection or removal of
frame buildings within certain limits
of the city, introduced by Mr.. Zebley,
was given the customary readings and
referred to the law committee. 1t
authorizes the erection of frame build
ings in the territory bounded on the
southeast and south by the Brandywine
Park and Park way, on the southwest
and west by the Rockford Park, on the
northwest by the line extending from
the northwest corner of the Rockford
Park, where it abuts upon the Kent
mere branch of the Wilmington &
Northern railroad, to the Brandywine
creek and on the north and northeast by
the Brandywine creek.