Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-16
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL
The Proceedings OF the Session
Held Thursday Night.
LITTLE BUSINESS TRANSACTED
Ordinance Respecting Auc-
tloneers Amended.
Introduction Of an Ordinance to Prohibit
the Circulation Of Obscene Literature
The Printing of Regulations Conserving
bicycling Ordered.

A communication from Mayor Jefferis
embodying the regulations concerning
bicycle riding was read at the meeting
of Council Thursday evening and the
printing committee was authorized to
have a suitable number of copies of the
communication printed. The regula-
tons were those passed by the Street
and Sewer Directors October Both, 1884.
They require bicyclists TO have gong
or bell on their wheels, to have light
after sundown and prohibits their rid
ing at speed creator than seven miles
an hour. 1t was desired to give bicy-
clsts warning before proceeding against
infractiuns of the rules.
The request of the Street and Sewer
Directors for the 1925, 600 received from
the sale of bonds was read, and in order
was directed to be drawn in favor Of
the Street and Sewer Department for
the amount.
The law committee reported fayorahly
on the proposed amendment concern
ing the auctioneers At the proper time
the proposed ordinance, which permits
any person to take out license for the
auctioneering business, was called up by
Councilman Smith for the third read
lug IL pdssCl lLlb Ithpiu- anu tutH
an yea and nay vote was taken on the
enacting clause. This was carried by
vote of 10 yeas 10 , nays, Messrs.
Staate and Oberly voting nay. Mr..
Staats, in explanation of his vote, sald
that he did not hardly believe that the
ordinance would be sustained.
Mr.. Smith gave notice of an amend
ment to the ordinance in relation to
the crematory.
MIR. Meaney sent up to the presidents Is
desk an amendatory ordinance for the
extension of the Madison street curb
stone market from Seventh to Eighth,
and of the King street market from
Ninth TO Tenth. 1t passed its first
reading, was read the second time 10y
title and was referred to the law com.
mittep.
Mr.. O'Neil sent up the proposed
amendatory ordinance prohibiting The
circulation Of obscene literature II
was entitled IAN Ordinance TO Amend
an Ordinance Entitled An additional
Ordinance to Define and Prohibit Ger
tam NuiEances. 1t passed the frs
reading, was read the second time by
title and was referred to tho law com
mittoe.
Upon motion OF MIR. McNulty an or
der for So, 227. in favor of the city treas
urer, was directed to be drawn on eact
of the four depository banks. This
money will be deposited in the Unior
Bank, which is the city's active bank
and in which it is customary. wher
possiblc, to keep $50, 0O0 or more on de
posit. The payment of Sl25, 900 t. tn,
Street ana Sewer Department wouIC
leave only about 81, 400 in Union Bank
The money from the depository bank
will raise the deposit to about 332, GOO
City Treasurer Adams reported tb
balance in Union National Bank to tn
credit of current expenses to be Sl32,
4S0 40; and in each of the depositor
banks, Sc, 227 making a total Of 5l57,
3SS. 40; and special fund for park pur
poses, $40, $50. The treasurers coilec
tions were as follows; S. S. Adams
clerk of the municipal court 5235 80
City Auditor Isaac G. Pyle, S2G, Build
ing Inspector L. T. Grubb, Sll. 80
Tax Collector Edmund Mitchell, Jr.
500; Tax Collector Eugene M. Sayer.
$500.
The report of Clerk Adams of til
municipal court showed fines for Marc
of sll7; fees, $50. 80 ;costs, siJ o.; tota
S23J So,
An order for s2s7. "a was drawn
favor OF the STANDARD Oil Go.