Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-03-18
CITY COUNCIL.
Borrowing $4,000 for PARK Purposes APP
". - proved by Tint BndN.

Borrowing $4,000 for PARK Purposes APP
proved by Ihat BHdy.
City Council on Thursday approved
Of proposed act to authorize the city
to borrnw $50. coo TO be expended by
the Board OF Park Commissioners in
the improvement OF tho parks. The
act as read by Clerk Morrison was as
followa.
"a further supplement to An act to
provide for public parks for the use Of
the citizens of Wilmington and its
vicinity, passed March 18th. 1893
Be 1t enacted by tie Senate and
House Of Representatives of tho State
of Delaware in General Assembly met
ttwo-thirds OF each branch herein con
curipgl:
ssec. ]. That tie Mayor and
Council of Wilmington are hereby en-
powered. under an ordinance or ordi-
nances of the City Council, TO be passed
with the concurrence of two-thirds OF
all the members thereof, TO borrow a
sum or sums. not exceeding IN the
aggregate $40. 600, to be applied under
the charge of the Board of Park Com
missioners in tho improvement of the
parks; but not more than Sl5, 600 shall
be borrowed in any one calendar year.
Sec. 9. That the bonds of the city
OF Wilmington authorized to be issued
under this provisions of this act shall
be issued, and payment made in the
manner provided by an act passed at
Dover February 9th, 1855. entitled
An act to provide a sinking fund
for the city of Wilmington, and the
various amendments and supplements
thereto. -
On motion of Mr.. McNulty the above
was nrcepted and approved by Council
and referred to the legislative com
mittee for further action.
A favorable report was made lipon
the requests of the FIRE companies for
an increase of appropriation. The
report was in the form of a resolution
from the fire, law and finance cum
mittess, which had found from the
evidence submitted that the present
appropriation was INADEQUATE for the
proper maintenance of the eauipme ni
OF the companies. 1t was, therefore,
resolved that The legislative commit.
tee of the Council is hereby authorized
to prepare bill TO be presented to the
Honorable Lie islature, now 10 session
| at Dover, empowering the Council tc
increase the annual appropriations n
| the different fire companiss To the
amount OF 60, $50 per Rnnuui, excepi
thuss companies VITO now have, or ma,
hereafter acquire, chemical engine.
or combination hose aud chemica
4 wagons. =
The resolution was adopted on motion
of Mr.. tevenson. Each company, ex
cept the Washington. now receive
| $1,000 year. and the Washington
which has chemical engine, receives
1 S., 01U.
City Treasurer Adams reported tn
balance in Union National Bank to tn,
account of current expenses 10 b
Si5. OILS. 81; in each of the four de
pository banks, Sll, 0GO: total, $50.
0lS.9l: Especial fund for park rur
poses, being money for the purchas
of park land, $40, 263 63.
He also reported receipts from Ia.
Collector Mitchell OF s1,s75; Tax Col
lcctor Sayers, $500. and City Audito
Pyle, dog tax for February, s205. 10.
On motion of Mr.. McNulty an orde
for sl.250 on each of the depositor
banks was passed, ami tho mooey vii
be deposited in Union Bank. Thi
will bring the amount in Union Ban
to upwards of $4,000.
An order for sl75 10 favor of tn
Electric Press for printing the repor
OF the chief engineer OF the Fire De
partment was passed.