The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-05
FORTUN NATE MILK MEN,
City Council Orders All OF them Refun ed
The Old License Fec.

The Law Committee of City Council
last night prevented report, which en-
bodied Recommendation from City Solic-
itor Hartman, that the milk dealers of the
citylbe refunded the license paid under the
unconstitutional ordinance exacting the
same.
The names on a list reported by the
committee included the dealers who en-
tered into a combination to sue the city to
recover the amount of their fee. They
lost the case.
Mr.. McNulty said that the milkmen had
been led into the suit and did not know
what they were doing, and he wanted all
paid to show them that the Council would
act Justly and fairly. Mr.. Stats also
spoke in favor of paying all the men, and
asked that the checks be drawn for each
individual milk dealer, SO some attorney
could not get the money. Mr.. Stats said
that lawyer of this city got an agent to
go to the milkmen of the city and get
them into combine to sue the city and
recover the amount Of the fee they had
paid into the treasury.
The lawyer, II he recovered the money
was to receive 81 from each milkman in
the combination. The lawyer lost the
suit and Mr.. Stats did not want the
money paid in lump to an attorney,
and then let him settle with the milk
men. The city had defeated the lawyer
in court, and II the milkmen know their
business they will get their checks and
keep the full amount, as they were led
blnd.folded into the suit against the
city.
A motion to pay the dealers personally
was adopted.
Chief Engineer Welde of the Fire De.
partment submitted his December report,
which was adopted. Building Inspector
Grub was allowed S25 for horse hire dur
ing the month.
City Treasurer Adams reported the
balance in bank to be SIS, 800 6p, in each of
$l29 500 50; special fund for park purposes,
Si2, 2636?.
The following collections were reported,
City Tax Collector Mitchell, 81 400;
Eugene NJ Sayers, $500; Lindley G. Kent
$3.50; Water Commission $3.50; James
Wilson $17 IS; $. S. Adams, $llS.65: j.
c. Pyle, $40; L, I, Grub, SCI; Equit-
able Guarantee and Trust Company S6i25
premium on the sale of SIG, 900 worth of
The December report of Municipal Court
Clerk Adams ami Building Inspector
Grubb were both ACCEPTED.
N. j. Kelley reported having inspected
1850 gallons of oil and John McMulen
s367 gallons of milk during January
The monthly bill of $3.50 OF the society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
for service rendered, was ordered paid.
A communication from Hubert Cassidy
asking permi Ssion to remove the one story
| building now on the new Federal Build
ing grounds to Pennsylvania avenue and
| Union streets, was accepted and referred
to the Public Building Committee.
Chairman Oberley Of the Crematory
| Committee presented u communication
| from the Standard Oil company Offering
| to furnish oil at two and six-tenths Il gal
| lon by yearly contract,
In view of the prospect of there being n
different system of garbage destruction
here in the near future, Mr.. Oberley Of
fered a letter which set forth the accept
ance of the bid providing the committee
can buy the fluid as they need it. This
letter was ordered forwarded to the COM
| pnny
The officers of the Water Witch Fire
/ Company sent u communication asking
| councils assistance in petetioning the
| Legislature for an extra appropriation to
| provide for the purchase OF chemical
| engine and hose wagon. The Combina.
| ton set forth the necessity of now
| hose wagon, the old one having been de-
| malished at a b. & o. Railroad crossing,
| aud the latest improved one because Of
the Company being in a locality where
there was no city water. The communi-
cation was favorably received and referred
to the law committee.
Leading residents and property owners
of the Twelfth ward asked that the b &
! 0. Railroad Company be compelled to
erect an overhead bridge at Fourth street
and the railroad which they considered an
extremely dangerous crossing The Law
| Committee has the matter in charge.
Upon motion OF Mr. Leary an election
| for llneman Of the Surveying Department
was gone into. He nominated Andrew J.
| Dougherty Tor the first corps and William
| Hayes for the second; was authorized to
! cast the vote of the body there being no
! other nominations and Messrs. Dougher-
| ty and Hayes were declared elected
Upon Mr., McNuty's motion an order
for Sll, 1850. 70 was ordered drawn in favor
| Of l.. B. Jones, on account of the Board of
| EduCation's monthly appropriation.
The body accepted the Delaware Saen-
| gerbunds in relation to its annual ball on
| March lst, then adjourned