Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-17
CITY COUNCIL.
Walter n. Hayes Claim Disposed OF
at Thursday Nights Session,

at Thursday Nights Session.
appointments of a COMMITTEES to Arrange
for the Attendance Of wiiningtonians az
the Launch of the Gunboat Wilmington
and to Select Young Woman to Christen
the Vessel.
Walter Ii, Hayes claim against the
city for legal services during the last
session of the General Assembly was
disposed OF by City Council Thursday
evening, The law committee, to whom IL
had been referred, reported that II had
considered it and recommended that il
be paid, An order for s532 OF was di.
rected to be drawn in favor of John
Biggs, attorney for Mr.. Hayes. Mr..
f. o Neill thought the amount excessive.
Mr.. McNulty reviewed the matter and
said he believed Mr.. Hayes had acted
in good faith. Mr.. Smith thought Mr..
Hayes would not have recovered cent
u tho case had gone before jury.
Messrs. Meany and Stats did not
think talking improved the matter.
The following communication was re-
ceived and noted;
To the President and Members of
City Council, Gentlemen l see in the
public press an item charging me with
neglect in the matter of Judgment
against the city obtained by Walter II.
Hayes, Esq, and attempting to shirk
responsibility therein. / know not
why the city solicitor made the state
ment, but / do know that / have not
knowingly shirk anything in the line
of official duty, and resent such impu-
tation. The summons was served as
atated, but l was informed by the
officer who serve il that it was for
mality always gone through in suit
against the city and that | did not ap-
pear in the matter as the city solicitor
always attended to it. As this oc.
CURED early in July, and was the first
Of its kind with me, | supposed the
city solicitor would also be notified, il
he did not already know of it, There
fore | paid no moro attention to it
being mlsled in the importance of it by
the voluntary information given by tho
officer serving. | would like ii dis
tinctly understood by the city solicitor
and everybody Interested that | intend
at no time to allow the city's interests
to suffer by voluntary neglect on my
part, nor shirk responsibility for it
when i occurs.
VERY respectfully,
&c. r. Jeiferis, Mayor
The following offered by Mr.. Nc
Nulty, was adopted
Whereas, The Secretary of the Navy
has decided to honor our city by nam
ing one of the new gunboats Whining
ton and.
Whereas, 1t is but right and proper
that our city should take official cogni
zanee OF The honor conferred; therefore
be it
Resolved, That Hon. c. r. jeiferis,
Mayor Of the city Of Wilmington; Hon.
Charles b. Lore, president of the Della
ware Historical Society; Hon. Jesse X.
Baylis, president of City Council, and
two members Of City Council, to be
selected by the presiding officer of that
body, be and they are hereby appointed
an honorary committee to select some
suitable young lady to christen the
above mentioned gunboat when she
shall be launched, on October 10Th,
1898, and DO it further
Resolved, That the committee as
aforesaid be and it is hereby authorized
to communicate with the Secretary of
the Navy and arrange for representation
from this city when the gunboat shall
be launched. gt
Mr. o'Neill voted in the negative.
He said he is opposed to junketing
trips and did not think there was any
ordinance which provides for defraying
the cost. President Baylis appointed
Messrs. McNulty and Stats members of
the committee. Mr.. McNulty said he
would consider it an honor to be a
member of the committee, but he
would prefer to have an older person
appointed. He volunteered to decline to
htaf
copied.
+. o. Bennett was refunded overpaid
taxes amounted to So. so.
Receiver Mitchell was allowed 81, 1853,
commission on tax collections.
The city treasurer reported the fol-
lowing bank balances: Union National
Bank, $3.50, 5,5 &c to the credit of the
current expenses and $50, 600 to the
credit of the special fund; each of the
four depository banks, S22, 227 to the
credit of current expenses. He also
reported the following receipts: From
Receiver Sayers, $500 and 800, city
and school taxes for 1893 and 1894, re-
spectively; from Receiver Mitchell,
loo, city and school taxes for 1894 I;
from the depository banks, 500, 600, to
deposit in Union National Bank; from
City Auditor Pyle. 1925, rent of city
market; from the United States gov
eminent, $50, interest on the Latimer
trust fund.
The city auditor reported that the
| city treasurer's accounts are correct
Tho law committee recommended the
purchase of the Hutton and Berry
properties for park purposes, at a cost
of 50, $50 and SO, 200, respectively,
which recommendation was adopted.