Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-08
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Bids for WALKS IN Eighth street Park
Want Orerpzid Taxes Rsfanded-

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bids for Walks 10 Eighth street Park
Want orsrpzId Taxes Rsfanded-
When the city fathers met Thursday
evening 10 Council chamber they found
The floor earpeted 10 body Brussels and
things generally presented 3 new APP
pearance.
The finance committee reported favor
ably On the petitions of George W. Bush
foF the return of So % oterpsid prop
friy tax, and Charles W. Bradford,
=. 90, overpsid cspitation tar. Council
ordered the amounts paid.
Bids were opened for grading and
laying cement walks in Eighth street
park. The yulcsuite Paving Co. OF
Philadelphia, offered TO lay the walks
according 10 the surveying department
specifications with cindsr foupustion
for 81, 200. With a reduction OF e450 IL
rross paths were not laid; with stone
foundation, s., $50, sn6 s525 less With
out cross paths; Oh the company's
specifications 81 SIS, With a reduction
OF s-jI5 without cross paths: 10 he
done in 40 days The A. S. Reed q
Bro. Co., offered 10 do the work
without cross paths for q, 3I3; With
them, si69 more. simmons a. Bro.
offered TO lay the walks with cin6er
foundation for e, 40; or e, 325. with
out cross paths: stone foundation,
s.. 300: without cross rsths, IS. SOC,
the work 10 be done 10 - days Toe
bios were referred 10 the psrE com
miitee With power 10 art.
The city treasurer reported the bal.
arcs IN Union Bank 10 the account OF
current expenses to be si5, 3i3. IS; In
each Of the four depository BANKS,
ss5s, 30; totsl. sl4s, 2tsa as; special
fund for park purposes, Si3. $50. His
receipts were as follows: From Tar
Collector SayeEs, 600: Tax Collector
Mitchell, eJoJ: City Auditor Pyle,
So. 30; /. g. Kent for S. p. c. A..
81; Chief Engineer Wilson, s2a. p
The city auditor reported auditing the
accounts OF john ). Grune, registrar
OF the Water Department. showing col.
lections Of 81. e52. % for September,
which bad been deposited 10 the credit
I Of the Water Commissioners.
The city balance 10 Union Bank hRr.
4 ing fallen below the so, COZ which Is
/ the general minimum limit, Chairman
( AcSnlty OF the finance COMMITTEES
I moved that Sc, go be drawn from each
OF the depository banks and be placed
/ in Union Bank. This motion prevailed
1 and the balance in Union Bank will &C
I 10 about esq. 0OQ.
4 According to the reports for Septem
| Der. Building Inspector Grubb bsc
issued 10 permits for total valuation
/ of 81, i2i, and collected s33. 90 IN fees
/ Coal Oil Inspector Kelley bad INSPECTED
I ls, 0ST gallons of oil Milk Inspector
I McMullin had inspected 10, 0l5 quart
OF milk. Chief Engineer Welde sen
the report of the ire department. The
report Of the Society for the Prerentio,
| OF Cruelty TO Animals concerning thi
impounnipg OF dogs and other animals
WAS received and the monthly order o
SEQ wsE passed in its favor.
The crematory committee reported il
favor OF continuing the extra man a
the crematury as regular year rount
empiOye The report was adopted.
Communications asking for the re
turn OF alleged overpsid taxes wer
received from Equitable Guarantee AM
Trust Co., as trustee of heirs o
Robert Graves, for refunding Of ga.
school tax on No. 9Oi King street, o
the ground that the city does not ia
the property of colored persons 70
school purposes; from Ohio Rowland
treasurer Of Rodney street Presbyteria
Church, for the refunding OF ss5.
that was paid in 1893 and 1894, Cd th
ground that uninproyed church prop
erty is not biect TO taxation; fror
6. W. Lodge, attorney for II. E
Howard, for the refunding Of 81.
poll tax: and from Thomas McCorkle
for the refunding of amount paid o
Mary c. Wilson property or the ives
side Of jackson street between Twelft
street and Delaware avenue. The frs
communication was referred to the Ia
and finance committees and the Other
were referred To the finance COMMITTED