Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-20
SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL
Proceedings of the Meeting
Held Thursday Evening.
ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACTED
Discussion Respecting a Sale
of Cows. rs,


Dtsposing Of Unregistered logs Con-
dition of the City's Finances.
Pending action on motion to pass
an order for $3.50, the monthly appro-
priation for the Delaware Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
City Council on Thursday heard some
vigorous remarks apropos of the inn
pounding and sale OF three CONS. The
monthly report OF the society from
Secretary Porter was duly received
along with the bill for the $3.50. The
report showed that 1903 dogs, l6 horses
and two COWS had been iupounded in
July and that three cows lett over from
June bad been sold for SIT. The total
receipts had been SAG.
After tho report was read Mr.. Nc
Nulty made a motion to pass an order
for the $3.50 for the society. Then be-
fore the motion was voted on he made
q statement drawing attention to the
sale OF three COWS for SIT. lie thought
1t was hard on the losers who could
not pay to have their property sold for
q song. He felt that the idea of the
law on taking up animals at large In
the street was not to confiscate them.
1t was like taking poor peoples prop
erty and giving it away. lie held that
the society cares more to come out
clear than to do right by the people.
He thought the people should have a
chance: and hoped that animals should
be kept until such time as the owners
can redeem them.
Mr.. Leary drew attention to tho fact
that the present bill had the month
starting at the first instead of the 18th
AZ heretofore. 1t will amount, how
ever, to the same thing. The former
contract between the city and the So
ciety expired on July 18th and was re-
newed by Mayor Charles II. Jefferis,
I as his approval OF The bill indicates.
Tho contract will run for another year
from the time of its going into effect.
Councilman Smith pursued a similar
train of remarks to that OF Mr.. Nc.
Nuty. He said that the cows were
taken on June 2Sth and sold on July
3d. The owner of the cows was SO
poor that he was unable to redeem
them. Everything by which no could
make a livelihood has been taken from
him. He went to the society but they
gave him no redress and sold the cows
Mr.. Smith declared that he was not
there to uphold uJilawfplness, but he
huEgbbLttt NAV bhc boSiobJ pay ul-
tention to unregistered dogs that are
running around to-day. At future
meeting he proposed to offer resolu-
too to pass an order in favor of the
owner OF the cows 80 that he can re-
deem them, the purchaser having
agreed to return them.
Mr.. Robertson also took the floor ana
suggested that it was about time to
form society for tho prevention of
cruelty to humanity instead of animals.
1t was time to use discretion and the
society should not press man Too
hard. A inan who would take poor
mans COW would take the bread from
poor mans child.
After Councilman had thus Expressed
themselves the order for $3.50 was
passed.
According to Mr.. Smith the owner
of the COWS was Thomas Maloney, who
lives ON Brown street, and they were
bought for SIT by Thomas Pagan.
Secretary Wiley of the Board oil
Street and Sewer Directors had sent to
City Council its request for the annual
appropriation. This communication
was received and noted, after which
Council passed an order for the an
nual appropriation of 500, 900 for the
department. The $4,000 balance OF
the SI5, 600 appropriation for the Park
Commission will be transferred to the
commission. An order on the Union
Bank in favor of each of the four de.
pusitory banks = Bank of Delaware,
First National, Central and Whining,
ton and iandywine-for S33, $50, was
passed. This action comes under q
resolution of Council for the division
of the balance among the banks on the
second Friday in August. For two OF
three months the city's funds have
been at Union Bank. IL is the rule tc
have at least $50, 900 in Union Banl
if the city has the money in the treas
ury. By the division other banks have
the use Of city money for which they
pay 2 per cent interest.
The finance committee presented 9
favorable report ON Peter A. Horty't
application for the refunding of over,
paid taxes amounting to $50. As.
The applications of Eliza Maxwell
for 500. %, and Sarah j. Joyce fol
s2.57. oyerpaid taxes were also favora
lily acted upon.
City Treasurer Adams reported tht
balance in Union Bank to the credit o.
current expenses, to be $331, 52S. %
special fund for park purposes, Si3. 500
His receipts were: From Tax Collec
tor Sayers, 81, $50; Tax Collector
Mitchell, $500, and City Auditor Pyle
for dog tax, $50. 80.
Coal Oil Inspector M. j. Kelly re
ported 1910 gallons of coal oil in
spected in July.
An application from Mary Savers
executrix of John Savers, for the re
funding of alleged overpaid taxes o
g.. 81 was referred to the finance com
mittee,