Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-10-21
CITY COUNCILS MEETING.
Mrs. p. Ryan Refunded the Money Paid for
itedeeming Cows which Had Seen I'm

MIS- y. Ryan kefunurd the Money Paid FOR
hedeeming Cows which Had Seen lin
pounded.
Pleasant recollectiuns of the Column
bus, o., convention of mayors and
councilmen came up in the minds Of
tue memhers Of City Council Thursday
night as they entered the Council cham
Der and saw pendant from the centre
of the ceiling the large gilded key to
the gates of the city of Columbus. 1t
has been regildad and looks as though
it bad come directly from the famous
Kiondyke minee. 1t was placed in its
preseat position by Clerk MORRISON,
Bailiff Ryan and Janitor Thomas, who
take great pride in the trophy, and is
generally admired.
There was another reminder of the
Columbus convention in tho person of
A. W. Collier, representing City
Government, New York City pub
LEGATION, who, after being granted the
privilege of the floor, announced that
on account OF the interest manifested
Ivy the people Of Wilmington in the
convention, having the largest dele
CATION there, this publishers OF the
paper had decided to devote the greater
| part of the November issue to write
up Of Wilmington, and he desired the
! photographs of the members, from
| which cuts would be maie for illus.
| trati0ns in that issue. lie conferred
with the members after the meeting
and made arrangements for the pho.
tographs.
Tho business of the meeting wac
transacted with dispatch. A com.
municatioD was received from the com
mittee to arrange for the presentation
! of q silver service TO the gunhUat Will
| mington asking that Council appoint a
| committee CO operate with the general
committee in making the arrangements
| There had been committee appointed
| in the last Council, but two OF the
\ members OF the committee had ceased
to he members of Council On account
OF the expiration OF their terms and,
| as it would not be amiss to appoint a
new COMMITTEES, MIR. Smith moved that
| Messrs. O'Neill Uberly and Zehley be
named on the committee. Mr.. O'Neill
diu not care to serve and Mr.. Healey
nominated Mr.. Leary in his place. The
amun,ied motion prevailed and the
committee consists OF Messrs. Oberly.
Leary and Zebley. mir. Zebley was q
member of the former committee.
After the committee had been selsnted
Mr.. Leary inquired as TO what would
be required of ii. According to the
action OF Council it had been delegated
no special powers and ho thought i!
would be useless to have committee
with no power. AT the suggestion oil
President Leitch, Mayor McLear made
a statement concerning the work being
done ny the general committee and ex.
planned that the object 10 having a
committee from Council was to give il
an Official standing.
The ordinance providing for the pay
mont of tine hill Of the Municipal Com
missioners. winch was passed at the
preceding meeting, was returned with
the approval of the mayor and declared
to be law. after which Mr.. Oberly
made motion that the bill of the
commissioners, amounting to 50, 374. %,
be paid, and that an order be drawn
for that amount. Mr.. Smith asked
where the money was to come from,
and after MIR. Oberly had explained
that the ordinance provided for an ex
traordinary appropriation aud that il
the motion to pay the hill was pHssed
The check will be drawn in favor o.
John S. Rossell, secretary OF the com
mission.
The finance committee reported
fayorahly on the application of Mrs
T. Ryan for the refunding of SO, which
she had paid to redeem her cows, which
had been captured while being driver
to pasture by a boy along publ,
thoroughfare, and check was ordered
drawn in her favor for that amount
Tho committee also reported favor
ably on the applications of tins follow
ing persons for the refunding of over
paid taxes and checks were ordered
drawn TO pay the claims: Patricl
Monaghan, Sl35. GO; William E. Haw
kins, s34 IS; Bridget Bonner, 81.
Arnold Kirby's estate, s. 81: Thanie
u. Horn. s2.57; Joseph II. Seeney, o.
cents; Charles Martin, SHE'S; W. I'll
Smith, Sl.94: Thomas Ii. Melvin
S2.57; Oscar Carlson, 50. 81.
City Treasurer Curry's report showed
the following Balances in the Union
National Bank to the credit of curren
expenses, s57, 1888. g.; in each of tn
four depository banks, $50, PIG; in tn
Union National Bank TO the credit o
tho special park fund. 1913, Ia. 10: re
ceived of City Auditor Pyle, 1925
from Tax Receiver Savers, 81. 300
from Tax Receiver Mitchell, 81, 200.
On motion of Mr.. Oberly 81, 800 wa
ordered drawn from each of the de
pository BANKS and placed in the activ
bank. The Board of Education wa
allowed Its monthly appropriation
amounting TO S1l, 1859.