Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL
The Proceedings ofthe Session
Held Last Thursday.
LICENSE FEE FROM AUCTlONEERS
Proposed Amendments to Two
Ordinances.
Bicycle y Bouse for the Use of the Police
Department-Bids for Wagon Scale at
the eCrematory--AivanR II. Morrison Elected
Member OF the Board Of Port wardens.

DepHrtntnt-DtuNi ior u Nhsoh Sthto db
the crcmatory Aivsn II. Morrison Elected
Member Of the Board Of Port wardens.
One OF the most important matters
before City Council at the meeting last
Thursday was the introduction by MIR.
McNulty OF an ordinance providing a
license fee OF Sl00 for aiIctioneers in
the city. 1t was read twice and referred
to the law committee.
For the Information of all concerned
the clerk was ordered to have type.
written copies made for the use of all
tha members OF Council and also all of
the auctionesrH in the city.
Mr.. Oberly introduced and had read
twice and referred TO the law commit
tee an amendment to the crematory or
dinance. II continues the crematory
under the management OF Council, ana
provides that at the .bird meeting in
May next and biennially thereafter
Council shall elect superintendent at
a salary Of ST20 per annum. and three
assistants at salary of $500. One of
the assistants is to be the night watch
man. The superintendent ia to keep
ao accurate account OF all material en-
tering and leaving the creniatory aud
report monthly to Council. The amend
ment istipulates that IL shall be uR
lawful to deposit waste material from
stores. market houses and other similar
places along the curb, and that it must
be sent to the crematory, whore 1t is to
| be destroyed. and imposes fine OF So
for each offence. 1t also provides that
| the ashes must be disposed Of to the
| best advantage.
l Il ~ he orI
| yidina for the inspection of milk, which
was offered by Mr.. McNulty, was also
| rend twice aud referred to the law com
mittee. The amendment empowers the
milk inspector 10 have chemical
analysis made of milk supposed to be
impure, whenever he deems it neces.
sary, by competent chemist, at cost
not exceeding So for each analysis.
| Mr.. McNulty offered resolution
| transferring S42. AZ from the interest
fund to the fuel fund, $50 from the in.
terest fund to the public square fund,
and S325 from the public building fund
to the miscellaneous and incidental
fund. II was referred to the finance
committee, which approved 1t, after
which ii was adopted.
There was breeze over the matter
of proposed bicycle house for the use
OF the Police Department. On motion
of Chairman Meaney of the building
committee, bids. which had been ad.
vertsed for were ordered opened. They
were read as follows: John Z. Heaey,
sli5: w. Il. JaEeE. $50. IL; William H..
Foulls & Son, s12o; S. e. Tarh utton,
sll2; Hubert Cassidy & Bro, Sis.
Mr.. Smith made a motion that the
bids BIO referred to the public building
COMMITTEES, with power to act
Mr.. O'Neill objected. He inquired
by what authority the bids had beer
asked for, and who was to pay the bill.
lie bad no recollection of Council hay
ing ordered anything of the kind done.
Mr.. Meaney said that the committee
had decided to ask for bids, but Coun
ell was the Judge in the matter ant
could say whether or not the wort
should be done.
Mr.. O'Neill said that he, as mem,
ber of the public building committee
knew nothing of the action until ht
saw the advertisements in the news
papers. He thought that il a hicycl,
| house was necessary the Police Depart
meht should pay for it out Of their ap
! preparation.
Mr.. Leary said that the bids har
, besn asked for at the request of tn,
, Police Department.
"They will want Council to builc
stables for their cavalry horses. :" re
marked Mr.. O'Neill Next thips
they will want a traiE Of artillery -
Mr. Leary thought the matter shoult
} be settled at once, and Council shoult
say whether or not the building shoult
1 be erected.
+ Mr.. O'Nsill contended that tn
5 police Department had NOT asked Coun
i Gil for anything of the kind. Ther
had been no communication to tina
8 effect from the commissioners.
This ended the discussion aud it wa
decided by vote of 6 TO to refer tn
bids to the public building COMMITTEES
=. with power TO act. A ii Of the Repuhli
y cans, except MIR. Stats, voted againe
ii the motion, while all of the Democrats
Q except Mr.. O'Neill, voted for it. Mr.
J. Q'Neill voted In the negative and MI
+ Stats did not vote,
J. On moiion Of Mr.. Oberly bids for fur
a nishing five ton wagon scale at th
it crrmatory were opened. They were
Y follows: The Howe Scale Co. of Phila
j. Gielphia. Sl45; the South hwark Seal
d Co. Of Philadelphia, 500: Sigler
,. Woodward Of this city, al65; the lie,
+, sIone Scale Go. OF Philadelpbis
/, Sl17G7; the Fairbanks Scale Co. {
10 Philadelphia, Gl20. On motion of NJ
le Oherly, the bids wers referred TO th
I. crematory committee, with mower to ac
IS A communication WAS received froI
10 the Board OF Trade. stating that thu
body had nominated Alvan K. Morriso
and Samuel II. Baynard, one of who
should be elected by Council, as pr,
D. vided hy law. 70 fill the vacancy in Il
id Board of Port Wardens, caused by II
ct expiration of the term OF Job ii. Jacl
10 son, which ocCnrs next month. A
t. election being ordered, on motion
le Mr.. McNulty. that gentleman nom
I'd mated MIR. Morrison. Mr.. Roberts1
tn nominated Mr.. Baynaru. Mr.. Morr
III son was elected, he receiving = votes
m for Mr.. Baynard.
IS. A communication was received fro
as City Solicitor Harman, stating th
lg the 50, 000 which +. Blumenthal a. G
an were to pay for the vacation of po
tion of Reed street. should go to Cou
Gil, and not to the Street and Sew
Department, as the act of Assemb
ho provided that the money should
g. paid 10 the Mayor and Council. Their
n fore, the money will 60 into the gener
lie city fund,
up Mr.. McNulty presented CLAIM
10. amounting to sl0s, the compensation
It the missioners appointed to cu
b. denim the Gallagher, Townsend al
re Law properties for park purposes. al