The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-11

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The msmbsrs OF CITY Council trunsactsd
much buslnsss In regular weekly session
last night In the report OF Chief EnEi-
work could be Accomplished by the So
veying Department II the force Of enki-
neers was Increased. He favored the In
creasing OF the salaries OF the englneer
and his assistants. 1t was ordered that
$50 copies OF the report be printed and
Mr. RatIedge gave notice OF an amend
msnt to the act creating the engineering
department which Will give the desired
increAae In salaries.
Mr.staats Of the Fire and Law Commit.
the granting OF $500 additional appropria-
tion TO the Delaware Fire Company. Mr..
Staata also asked that City Solicitor Ell
lott prepare q bill for the chemical engine
purchased by the Washington Fire Com
panp and present 1t to the Legislature.
The requeat was granted. In the annual
report OF tho Board OF Health which was
presented, read and adopted, the presi-
dent called the attention OF tho members
OF Council to the necessity OF milk In
spector.
He also recommended that the plumb.
Ing inspector DO placed under tho charge
OF the board. The board also wants a law
passed compelling physicians to report
all contagious diseases and to give the
board authority to mark the houses with
CuIub- lud IopoLb was holoAkcn w tho
Printing Committee.
Mr.. smith offered q resolution to notify
the r., w. a. b. Railroad ana Wilmington
and Northern railroad Com anies to place
eafety gates at Madison street immediate-
ly, and II not done that the city solicitor
bring action against each company. The
resolution was adopted.
A resolution by MIR. Tyre repeating the
ordinance giving George Tiilman Is q
month for witnessing the killing OF dogs
and directing the crematory superlnten-
dent to take Charge OF said work. was
Loaf.
Mary Mccullough was refunded 500
oyerpaid tax.
City Treasurer Adams reported the bal.
ance In bank to DO $77. 962. Of. City Auditor
ESQ. and Collector Edmund Mitchell, IT,,
$3.50. and Eugene NJ. Sayers Ss25. Clerk
OF the City Court Adams reported collec.
lions amounting to &254.S9.
MONEY FOR PARKS.
After council had adjourned William
Bancroft, George W. Bush and May or
Shortlldge of tho Park Commission met
the members and asked leave TO borrow a
sum OF money to improve the city parks.
Mr.. Bush made the opening remarks. He
road the following draft OF the bill to be
presented to the Legislatures:
further supplement to an act to pro.
vide for public parks for the use of cltI.
LcHb vi W IOu TX NlciuiLfg pbsSeu
March IS. 1893.
Section |. That the Mayor and CounRll
OF Wilmington are hereby empowered un-
der an ordinance or ordinances of the City
Council, TO be passed with the concur.
renee OF two.thlrds OF oil the members
thereof for tie time being to borrow
sum or sums. which funds shall be applied
and expended under charge OF the Board
of Park Commissioners OF the city for the
Improvement Of public parks.
Section 2. That the Mayor and Council
OF Wilmington are hereby empowered un-
der an ordinance or ordinances OF the City
Council to be passed with the concurrence
OF two.thirds OF oil the members thereof
for the time being to borrow sum or
sums OF money.
Section 8. That the bonds OF the city of
Wilmington authorized to be Issued under
the provisions OF this act shall be issued
and paymen g made in the manner pro-
vided by an net passed at ID 1ver February
8. 1855, entitled an act to provide sinking
fund for the payment OF the city debt of
Wilmington and the various assessments
and supplements thereto.
Section 4. That from and after the
! passage OF Tn ordinance as proposed In
section l. the amount to be appropriated
In each year under section OF an act to
provide for public parks for the use of
the citizens OF Wilmington and Its vlcln-
ity, passed at Dover, March 10. 1888, shall
not be less a sum equal to eight one.hun-
dredths VI one per cen um OF the aggrs-
gate assessment In the city Of Wilmington
for city purposes for such year.
Mayor Shortlldge submitted the plans
and said about $3.50. 900 would Dc needed.
Nj. Bancroft said. that OF late years the
| Commission had labored under dlsad.
vantage 10 not knowing what amount OF
money they would receive. The making
OF drives was to be the principal improve.
ment and to this MIR. Rutledge said hs
was not In favor as the poor people would
| have to be taxed along with the rich. lie
was In favor OF making improvements
which would benefit the poor people
| as well asdhe rich.
The members OF the Commission will
meet the Council members again this
evening.