Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-06-13
The Proceedings of Thursday
Evenings Meeting.
MUCH BUSINESS TRANSACTED
Reports from the Several City
Officials.


mowers IN reCOEnltlOu OIL his lS-GlSGtiOh'
The visitors space was occupied by
about dozen persons.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
The monthly report of the superin-
tendent of the garbage crematory was
read. 1t contained the following in
formation: Tons of offal destroyed, TIL;
gallons of oil used, 6,O30; tons of coal
consumed, o..
The city treasurer reported a bank
balance of $14,45223 to the credit of
the city's current expenses, which IS
81 ,S94.25 less than the balance reported
for the corresponding week of last year.
He also reported the following receipts:
From City Auditor Billany. S4.65 and
$11S.50, on account of fuel and dog tax,
respectively; from Building Inspector
Grub, $3.50, fees last month; from Col
lector Sayers, $500, 5000 and 500, city |
and school taxes for 1892, 1893 and
1894, respectively; from Clerk Adams OF |
the municipal court, S435.6O, collections |
last month; from Collector Mitchell,
81 800, city and school taxes for 1884;
from City Engineer Wilson, $3.50, fees
last month.
The city auditor certified to the cor.
| rectness of the accounts oil the several
Guy Ilb duHOuuSCu bhS
| city engineer had deposited $679O to
| the credit of the mayor and Council and
| SAG to the credit of the Street and Sewer
Department and reported that the state
| ment of the clerk of the municipal court
was as follows: Fines, $274; fees, $6275;
costs, $93.35; April witness fees I'M
claimed, $3.50.
The report of the Registry BUREAU was
filed.
Tie building inspector reported that
he issued 81 permits last month and
estimated the value of the property for
which permits were granted to be
$Ss,735.
The coal oil inspector reported that
he inspected 1884 gallons of refined
oil during the month.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
An opinion from City Solicitor Elliott
as to when the salary of the present
building inspector began was read. He
stated that Inspector Grub was elected
May I'd, but owing to misunderstood.
ing, his bond was not approved until
May 4th. He expressed the opinion
that ex-Inspector Dohl was entitled to
salary for the first four days of May and
that Inspector Grubb's salary should
date from May 9th. The report was
adopted and the salaries were directed
to be drawn as they appeared on the
miscellaneous payroll.
The resolution concerning the pur-
chase of park lands, adopted Tuesday
by the Board of Park Commissioners,
was referred TO the law. finance and
park committees.
! Mr.. Dannenberg gave notice of an
A | o,d;nanoa y,rnuidin0 for tho b0rrpUi N er
of money for the purchase of park lands;
: also, of an ordinance empowering the
3 mayor to enter into contract with per-
sons for taking up, killing and burying
4 unregistered dogs. The intent of the lat
ter is to allow the Society for the Pre-
r vontion of Cruelty to Animals to catch
g kill and bury said dogs.
S Mr.. Tyre gave notice of an amond-
= ment to the ordinance requiring physi'
+. clans to report the existence of con
tagious diseases to the Board of Health
Announcement was made that the
II mayor has approved the ordinance
Q making appropriations for the mex
fiscal year
The May report of the chief engineer
/, of the tire department was read.
! The amendment to the ordinance IL
e relation to indecent exposure wa:
is adopted.
e THE CITY soLICIToR's SALARY.
I. Mr.. Wainwright called up the ordi
e nance increasing the salary OF the city
solicitor.
" MIR. McNulty said the tax rate had
s. been lowered and now part of thu
q finance committee was endeavorlng t
a. secure the passage of an ordinance in
pf,1ipifnr'c GalnrU G.SDn
A He declared that the present Council
n will go out leaving bills to be paid BY
e. the incoming Council, and that the,
De could not afford to increase any salaries
Mr.. Smith expressed surprise at tn
Is effort of the city solicitor to force tn
le ordinance on Council. He stated thu
" he did not know what the city solicitor
Ill motive was, but it looked like he wa
'lr trying to bring the city nearer bank
ruptcy.
Alr Ratledge said he was opposed
burdening the incoming Council wit
K the proposed increase of salary.
Mr.. O'Neill said the city solicitor
he poorly paid, but this is a bad time to IL
X crease salaries.
he Mr.. Wainwright admitted that /
hoped when the ordinance was frame
"a. that the city soicitor.elect would be
or Republican, and remarked that VIII
5O would be good for Republican wouI
RS, be good for Democrat. He declare
IN that the city's financial outlook for mel
US year is better than for any recent yea
ssss. The finances, he asserted, will be in c.
'rs cellent shape.
ell Mr. Smith asked why the city solic
20; tor, if he was not satisfied with h
salary, did not resign his position al
declared that ne would not have had
do so much work at one time If he hS
rds remained in his office more.
the Mr.. O'Neill thought the city solicit
are could not be accused Of neglecting \
lay duties. He had been very attentiv
on, more SO than many other officials.
rd, Mr.. McNulty said ali the city office
AXE are poorly compensated and repeat
ian that this is a poor time to increa
I'M salaries.
lir- The ordinance was defeated, the We
az, being as follows:
w. No-Messrs. Donaho, Maguigan, NJ
Nulty, Kirby, O'Neill, Ratledge, Smii
stats and Tyre and President Perkl
10.
nch Yes-Messrs. Dannenherg and Wal
Vi, III wrighJ-2.
IN Absent-Mr. Meaney-1.
81 The following bids for printing
inen, copies of the annual report OF the CHI
'Su engineer of the fire department w
a.n referred to the printing committee "
russ power to act: Mercantile Printing =
$110 per page; Diamond Printing I