Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-10-14
COUNCIL ASKED TO REFUND.


City Council was in session about |
half an hour Friday night, but much
| business was transacted. Altar the
regular routine had been gone over MIR.
| Smith presented communication from
Mrs. Z. Ryan of the Eleventh ward
asking that Council refund to her SO
which she hal paid TO redeem her
cows, which, she alleged, had been
| captured by the dog catcher while they
were being driven to the pasture fields.
MIR. Smith stated that he understood
that the cows were captured while
boy was driving them TO the pasture
field. One OF them, he had been in
1 formed, started to run away from the
lad, and while he was after it they
were taken up on the ground that they
were running at large. He also said
| that Mrs. Ryan had beon compelled to
borrow the money with which she re-
deemed the COWS from her neghhors.
lie thought the request reasonable and
moved that an order for 50 be drawn in
favor OF Mrs. Ryan, Mr.. Robertson
thought II would lie batter to refer the
comm upication to either the finance or
law committee for week, anu as this
was agreeable to Mr.. Smith he with
drew his original motion and made
motion that the matter he referred TO
finance committee, which motion pre-
vailed.
Mr.. Morris presented a cnmmunica-
tion from Bridget Bonner, asking for
tho refunding of l.25, capitation tax
paid for Patrick Bonner, who is dead.
This communication WAS also referrad
to the finance committee.
Tho finance committee reported favor
ably on the applications Of Lydia G.
a. ial- MnKH
pntcher, estate, and Hon. George Gray,
for the refunding of overpaid taxes, it
having been asccrtained that the tax
had been paid twice in each instance,
and on motion OF Mr.. Oherly, orders
wore drawn in favor of tine petitioners
as follows; Hon. George Gray, 1922. 70;
Mary Patcher, estate. 1880; James
W. Strichler. 35. 80; Lydia q. Riddle,
Sl99j
, The law committee reported favorabiy
on the ordinance making an extrn-
r ordinary appropriation for the re
enumeration of the Municipal Com
e mission, it having been referred to the
committed On mir. Oberly's motion.
: the ordinance was given its third
. reading aud passed. and referred TO the
1 mayer for his signature Mr.. Robert
son voted 10 tho Affirmative, so did also
t his Republican colleagues, but he ex-
I PLANES! that he did 60 as he thought
the passage Of the ordinance would save
! tho city money. In his opinion the
y hill should have been paid by the Leg
. islature, that body having created the
o commis Hion.
On motion of Mr.. O'Neill. City
y SUicitor Conrad was asked to address
Y the memhers of Council at such time as
!, would suit his convenience concerning
r the recent convention of mayors and
q councilmen at Columbus, O., giving
d his views OF the convention and the
$ benefit derived therefrom. MIR. Conrad
o was present and Mr.. Smith suggested
5 that he make an address after the
meeting, but Mr.. O'Neill thought il
would be better to allow him to fix the
time, and as he expressed desire to
= be given time ne was permitted to
N make the address at such timo as will
:. suit his convenience.
= On Mr.. Smiths motion, a vote OF
!. thanks was rendered Mayor Black and
4 the citizens of Columbus for the pre-.
: sentation of the key to the city and also
, for the ccurtesies shown while attend
Il. ing the convention.
u On Mr.. Ilealey's motion, a vote OF
v thanks was extended TO the chairman
anil committee of arrangements for the
I, efficient manner in which the trip from
- this city to Columbus had been engi
4 neered.
i Secretary Willard Hall Porter OF the
: Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
i. to Animals reported that four dogs re-
manned in the pound from August or
! the LIST OF September. During Septem
=, her 1l2 were captured, 102 were killed,
70 five redeemed, five sold and four were
left in the pound at the end of thu
T. month. Tine money realized from thu
sails of animals which had been cap
:, tured amounted to SIG, which was de
- posted with the city treasurer He alst
presented bill for $50, the amount o
the monthly appropriation, which wa
allowed.
I building Inspector Grubh reported
: that he had issued AZ permits during
q =, September, the valuation of tho wurl
~ being 500, OCT, and that his fee
10 amounted TO s54. 80.
~ Coal Oil Inspector Kelley reported
70 having inspected lG. 500 gallons of oil
"a during the month.
. Superintendent Crummey of tn
40 cremntory reported that l,627,07
.. pounds of garbage had been consumer
n at the crematory during September
u and that 336, $50 pounds of coal ha
. been used. Tho crematory was in opera
y tion 20 days.
n Tho reports of City Treasurer Curr
% and City Auditor Pyle showed the fol
lowing: Balance in the Union Nationa
Bank TO the credit OF current expenses
sos 627. 81: in each of tho four deposi
Ist tory banka, So. 2l6: special park fund
'rrs s23 12l. Ga; receipts-from Tag Re
lie ceiver Sayers $500 for 1896; 5000 fo
d, 1897 Receiver Mitchell, So, 900 fo
e. 1896; Municipal Court Clerk Adams
MT s345, 81; Building Inspector Grub
~ S5i. 50; S. L. q. A., SIG; City Audito
j. Pyle, SsS.04; City Engineer Wilson
1, 500. So: Chief of Police Dolan, s2S Il
!, The reports also showed that the co
IL lectious in the Water Department ic
ir- September amounted to 81, 05S. 40, an
g; that City Engineer Wilson had receive
N, $40, which he mad deposited to III
I. credit of the Street and Sewer Depar
ment. On the recommendation of th
finance committee Tax Receiver Mi
chell was allowed 81, l6S, his percen
nj age, at per cent. on the collection
is from July to October, 1886.
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