Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-10
CITY ooUSoIL.
-BnsIness Transacted at tho Weekly Session
of City Fathers.

BUSINESS transacted at tho Weekly Session
of City Fathers.
At the meeting of Council Thursday
the committee on fire companies pre-
scented a favorable report of its recent
semi;annual inspection and recon-
mended tho payment OF the semi-annual
appropriation of 81, 500 to the Washing
ton company, and 81, 800 to each Of the
other eight companies, as we'll as the
salaries of Chief Engineer Wolde, $500;
First Assistant Kelley, 800, and
Second Assistant Welsh, 500. The
report was adopted and the several or
ders for the amounts named were passed.
Councilman O'Neill sent up an ordi-
nance which had been prepared by
City Solicitor Hartman. On his motion
the ordinance was read. Its title was
An ordinance to regulate theatrical
exhibitions and public entertain
ments." One ordinance is aimed
Mt Indecent theatrical performances.
Its first section says that ii any
person shall act any indecent or
immoral part and il any person shall
speak, sing or utter any indecent, im'
moral or blasphemous speech, song or
utterance shall be guilty Of nuisance
and on conviction shall pay fine of
not less than S. or more than SD The
second section makes it a misdemeanor
for manager or lessee of place OF
amusement to allow indecent performs
ances. and subjects him to fine OF not
exceeding S25 for the first offence and
not exceeding 500 for later offences.
The third aud last section requires the
manager to posi- a copy OF the first sec
tion in conspicuous place in the
theatre. Should he fail to do SO and
should an actor be fined under section
/, proof of the absence of posted
copy of the scctiun will make the man
agor amenable to fine of So.
Tho other ordinances have to do with
the building INSPECTORS department.
Under one the building inpsector may
not give building permit unless the
applicant gives proof that he has lines
from the city surveyor. The other
ordinance requires that three story
buildings hereafter erected shall have
a wall at least 13 inches thick at the
first story. Hitherto they had to DO
at least 8 inches thick. 1t had its first
reading. was read the second time by
title and referred to the law committee.
A communication was received from
Charles w. Bradford, who asked for
tho refundiDg of $3.50, alleged over
paid tax ON the property at Thirteenth
and Forrest streets. The communities
tion was referred to the finance com
mittee.
An order for 81, 1876 was passed in
favor of Tax Collector Edmund
Mitchell, Jr. An order for Sill. l60. 10,
the monthly appropriation for the board
| OF Education, was passed in favor Of
Secretary Il. B. Jones.
City Treasurer Adams reported the
balance in Union National Bank to the
credit of current expenses to DO SSS,
| $50. 76, in each of the four depository
banks S33, $50; special fund for park
purposes, S43, $50. His receipts were
From Clerk of Court Adams, S25S. GO
Tax Collector Mitchell, Sc, 4S7. 70; TaA
Collector Sayers, So, 709. OIL; Delaware
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty tt
Animals, $27; Chief Engineer Wilson,
| S26. 30.
Monthly reports were received from
partment, Building Inspector Grubb,
spector McMuliu and Cremator,
seven fires in August Twenty -ont
building permits had been issued ant
the total valuation was $1,000. a
building at Fourteenth and West ant
u wall at Fifth and Walnut streets hat
been condemned. Tho coal oil in
spector reported II, $40 gallons of oi
inspected. OF milk 223 inspections
had been made, 9,S98 quarts having
been inspected; one cautionary motto,
had been sent.
The crematory had destroyed l, 172l
tons of otIal and had used IL,
gallons of oil aud something over L
tons of coal.