Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-14
BOND ORDINANCE PASSED.
To Redeem 9 1 "a, 600 CITY Council Re-eiscts
Vaccine Physicians.

~ Htuoch 81 tOsbUo-Sityto uHClt he-et6Cts
Vaccine Physicians.
City Council lost no time 10 trans
acting the business brought before il
at 3. 40 o'clock. All the members were
present when President Baylis called
the meeting to order.
City Treasurer Adams reported
balance of 500, 1853. So In the Union
National Bank and $l1.000 in each of
the four depository banks. He also
reported receipts Of $500 from Tax Col
lector Eugene Sayers and 81, 100 from
Tax Collector Edmund Mitchell, as
school taxes. Auditor Pyle deposited
SIT. "A as dog tax for December and $40
in fees. l.. G. Kent of the Society
for Prevention OF Cruelty 10 Animals
had deposited $3.50 with the CITY
treasurer. The Water Department also
turned over $40. 363. "a. Building In
spector Grub collected sl3. so during
the month. Clerk Adams of the
municipal court, $216. 10, Chief of
Police Dolan. Sl4. 80.
Coal Oil Inspector Kelley reported
having inspected 90. l40 gallons of oil
during the month, and Milk In
spector John McMulin inspected
0, 1888 quarts of milk. He also issued
two warning notices to dealers.
The annual reports of the city
vaccine physicians showed that DIR.
George Steinicken, in the southwestern
district, had vaccinated 165 people |;
DIR. fl. II. Spruanoe in the south
eastern district, vaccinated liz persons !;
DIR. j. Il. Smith, ia the northwestern
district, vaccinatod 80 PERSONS and DIR.
| L. ID. Cook in the northeastern district
vaccinated 20T persons.
The monthly report of the Society for
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was
read AMI an order for $3.50 was drawn
in favor of the society.
The monthly report OF the crematory
showed that 466A tons of garbage was
consumed. which required the use OF
SOIL gallons of oil.
MIR. Smith presented a communities
ton from Mary PattoH asking Council
to refund $40. 70 capita:ion tax paid on
the property Of Thomas Patton. The
communication was referred to the
finance committee. An orler OF 81, DIG,
| the monthly appropriation of the
Board of Public Education, was drawn
in favor of L. b. Jones.
Mr.. McNulty then called for the third
reading OF the ordinance for the issu.
ance of bonds, for which provision was
made at the special meeting on Satur-
day.
After Clerk Morrison had read the
ordinance in sections it was adopted by
the unanimous vote of Council.
The ordinance provides for the issu.
ance of bonds to the amount of Sl76, DOC
to be redeemed by the surplus from the
Water Department in installnents,
| sap,t oppttally from, nril 1909 to
October, 1918.
Mr.. MeNulty, in moving the passage
of the ordinance explained to the mem
bers that by the plan proposed by
the finance committee, number o.
water department bonds would CONF
into tine hands Of the city in ample
time for the city to realize nice sun
that would other wise have to be paic
out in interest.
He also made an explanation of thu
clause exempting the bonds from city,
State or national taxation.
On motion of Mr.. Leary. the nomina.
tion and election of city vaccine ply
sicians for the ensuing year was ther
begun. Messrs. Fisher and MeaneJ
were appointed tellers by Presiden
Baylis For the southeastern district
MIR. Leary nominated DIR. Ii. r.
Spruance and DIR. N. B. Morrison
was nominated by Mr.. Robertson
The vote showed seven votes for Spru
ance and four for Morrison.
For the southwestern district DR.
George Steinicken had no opposite
and Mr.. O'Neill cast the vote of Coun
Gil for him.
For the northwestern district DR.. j
II. Smith received eight votes TO fou
cast for DIR. Swithin Chandler, and TO
the northeastern district DIR. I. ID
Cook received eight votes and DIR. ii
NJ. First four. The four physician
elected succeed themselves.
} Mr.. Smith of the special comm itts
appointed TO have 300 manuals printed
reported the work attended to and tn
committee was discharged. Council
then adjourned.
After the adjournment the manual
were distributed among the member
and the representatives of the press
The books were from the press of Johl
M. Rogers and received much favorabl