Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06
WANT MONEY REFUNDED.

The MIX Dealers Association Petitions
City Council to Pay Back the License
Fees--Generai BUSINESS of Council.
At the meeting of Council Thursday
evening petition was read from the
Milk Dealers Association of Whining
ton asking that Council refund the
money paid by the dealers as licenses.
The communication was signed by
President Calvin w. Crossan, Secretary
Walter S. Sillitoe and Treasurer Henry
Stafford and gave as the reason for the
request that "the judges Of the court
have pronounced it unlawful to keep it
from U.S. The communication WAS re.
fered to the law and finance committees.
Mr. Meaney presented the applica-
tion of George W. Kreer asking that
the citizens of the Ninth ward be
allowed the use of the first floor of the
Old Academy for public meetings on
Sunday afternoons at which the moral
side of the Single Tax question should
be discussed by Clergymen and others.
Mr.. Meaney moved that it lie referred
to tho public buildings committee.
Mr.. O'Neill was in favor Of giving the
committee power to act.
Mr.. Oberly declared that he was op-
posed to holding political meetings on
Sunday.
Mr.. Watson was opposed to allowing
the Single Takers to have the room.
He said that the Ladies Of the Ninth
ward had gone to considerable trouble
to fix up the building as a kinder
garten.
Mr.. Meaney said that the moral
side was to be discussed. "There'a
no politics in morality" he exclaimed,
unless you make it, and il you do YOU
get good politics. v
Mr. Smith opposed the petition.
Only one name appeared on it; 1t
might not represent the wishes of
others. He declared that IL meetings
were held there people would come
from all over the city, As Council had
granted the use Of the building for
educational purposes he was in favor of
letting it remain so.
Mr.. Meaney stated that there was no
politics in the matter. He was only
speaking of mans right to come here
and petition Council for the use of any
public building where meetings were
held. He did not wish to he under
stood as boosting up the Single Tax
cause
The communication was referred to
the public buildings committee, but
not with power to act.
The finance committee reported the
following bills for the removal of gar
bage, which were passed. Charles ii.
Colhourn Sl5l. l6: Thomas Fagan,
sos. IA; Lelion Collins, S2lG. lG.
Mr.. O'Neill presented the deed for
house on the Rockford road, which
has been bought for the park, the deed
having been duly executed and ap.
proved by the City Solicitor. Upon
motion Of Mr.. O'Neill an order for
81, 250 was drawn in favor of the city
solicitor, who shall pay it to the
grantor of tho deed, John Hutton.
The police payroll of S., 323. IS was
approved, and an order for $50 was
passed in favor of Chief of Police Dolan
for the contingent fund
The city trensurer's report showed a
Balance of $50, on. SO in the Union Ma.
tional Bank, and Sl2 227 in each nf the
depository banks. The special fund for
park purposes was reported as $50. 0OO
The city treasurer reported collections
of 5000 from Assessor Eugene Savers
and $500 from Edmund Mitchell, .Ir.
The miscellaneous payroll of 50. 9O6. =
36 and the pay roll of president and
members of Council of S276. 20, were
approved.