Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-16
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL
Proceedings Of the Session
Held Last Thursday.
FREE TREATMENT OF DlPHTHERIA
Vaccine Physicians to Attend
Poor Families.
william P. Bancroft's Offer Regarding the
Triangular Lot Bounded by West and
Seventeenth Streets and Glen Avenue,
Which is Desirable for Park Purposes.

Which Is Desirable for Park Purposes.
City Council Thursday authorized
the four city vaccine physicians to at.
tend cases of diphtheria whore the
putients were too poor to employ physi
cianH. The vaccine physicians are 10
report to the Board of Health in regard
to such csses and are to be remunerated
by City Council for the work they do
in this line. AS vaccine physicians
they each receive 500 year, hut ex-
cspt for such action as that taken last
week, are not at the call of the city.
Council took cognlzance of the exist
enGe of dipbthefia in the city upon the
statement of MIR. O'Neill of the First
ward, who said that tho secretary of
the Board of Health had waited upon
him 10 call attention to an important
matter, representing that diphtheria is
prevalent at the present time. especially
in the southwestern part of tho city.
A great many poor pnopie cannot EN-,
poy phyHicians and there is danger OF
tho disease spreading. Mr.. O'Neill
thought that Council shouln assist the
Board of Health, whose proposition was
that the four vaccine physicians he
authorized to visit tho poor people and
report to the board. He said that it
was rather alarming, that some of the
public schools were already closed, ono
IN particular, ard that Council should
act TO prevent the spreading of the
disease. He, therefore, moved TO
authorize the vaccine physicians to
,, visit those poor families as suggested.
The vaccine physicians are Drs. Ii.
+. Spruance, George Ssainicken, Thomas
a. Cook and Joseph Il. Smith.
| The finance and law committees re-
ported that with the assistance of ths
executive committee Of the FRrk Com
mission arrangements had been made
for the purchase Of land between Wash
| ipgtnn and Market streets ON the north
side of the Brandywins and asked to
have the city solicitor draw up the
papers. The report was accepted and
on motion of Mr.. 0berly an order for
ST, 102. 9S was passed IN favor Of the
city solicitor to buy the property.
Tue following olTer, received by
Chairman Oberly from William P. Ban
croft was read: " Ii the purchase. by
the city, of certain lands now or late
OF the estate of Joseph Tatnal, on the
northerly side Of the Brandywine and
be consummated as ia proposed, it will
leave in my possession, at a cost of
about 81, 800, the triangular lot bounded
hy West street, Seventeenth street and
Glen avenue This lot will have come
to me in endeavoring to promote the
interests of the city in the requisition
OF land which / believe desirable il
should own. | shall not take the land
with any thought Of gaining money by
doing so. and ] hereby promise that il
shall within five years of this time
sell or receive reliable offer for the
lot, ct price In oxcesi of ita cost tc
me. with expenses and simple interest
at the rate of five per cent per arnum
added, will pay over such excess tc
the Park Commission.
The communication was received anC
filed.
Tho finance committee reported IN
favorahly on the petition of William II.
Bowers for the refunding OF So. G6 taxes
Chairman Oherly of tho committed
said taat Mr.. Bowers had been undel
an impression that his assessment wa'
reduced, but it stands at the SAINT
figure on the assessment books, Ac
Gurding TO Mr.. Robertson the Board o
Revision had lowered the assessment
but one error had been made In trans
ferring, So that no change was made ~
the book. Council adopted ths com
mites report
For the information of Council Mr.
! O'Neill reported that the public build
ings COMMITTEES had decidad to heat tn
building by the hot water procsRH ii
thought it would be better for the cit
to make plans and specifications an
invite proposals on them rather than I
take plans submitted
: Mr.. Healey of tho crematory com
mittee asked permission to dispose Q
oil in the tank at tho crematory to th
J best advantage, which was granted,
Clerk MORRISON read the invitatio
! to the first national conference o
mayors and councilmen to he held a
Columbus, o., September 2sth, pot
: and 30th and October LIST. whom cues
= tions OF municipal government are to h
8 discussed aud IA national orgnni2atiO
is to be formed The invitation wa
accepted on mntion Of Mr.. leary an
on his further motion it was decide
i to appoint committee of five on way
= and means. On motion of MIR. Heale
! that committee was constituted as TO
:, lows: Messrs. Leary, Iebley, Kane
:. Norris ana Smith.
. The reports Of the Society for tn
\ Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals Il
I July apd August were received an
! filed. The July repurt showed numht
i Of dogs on hand at beginning of ii
: month TO be 4 taken up, lll killet
LOG; redeemed. G; soli, /; remainin
. at end Of month, 3; receipts, SIT. I'll
Z" August report showed number take
IN, $50. killed, III redeemed, 10; soil
&. remaining at end 0f month, 4: r
i. ceipts, $50. 90 An order for $500 heir
t two montha' appropriations, was ordere
1t drawn in favor Of tho society.
n City Treasurer Curry reported ii
II balance in Gnun National Bank to ii
10 account of current expenses to he SG3
i. l5i.iiJ; in each Of tho four deposition
X banks, S37, ZIG; special fund for pal
Ell purposes Tor the purchase of pal
q Land, $50, 237 G3. His receipts wer,
ID From Clerk OF City Court Adams, &C
leGtions for August, $780, so; TaS Gu
artor Mitchell, ~, $50; Tax Collect
s'ayors, 81, 500; Union National Ban
st interest, sl5s. "a; Lindley G. Ken
ne treasurer, S. L. q. Al, 500. so; Cni
" Engineer james Wilson, so. 90
= Found HIS ErrinE Wife.