Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30
MEETING or City COUNCIL
Lively Discussion at Session
Held Thursday Night.
WAS in REFERENCE 70 A BILL
Presented by City Solicitors
Stenographer.


Work OF the Municipal Commission.
There was lively discussion at the
meeting Of City Council Thursday night
over communication asking for the
payment of hill rendered by John f.
Lynn. City Solicitor Consad's steno-
grapher. amounting to $50, for services
rendered during the month Of July,
covering the period from the tims when
the appointment was MAIDS by Mr.. Con-
rad until it was confirmed by City
Council. After the communication
had been read Mr.. Oberly explained
that Mr.. Lynn's name had not been
put On the payroll until after the bill
was due. and for that reason 1t had
not been paid. Mr.. O'Neill opposed
the bill on the ground that it was for
time previous to that on which the
appointment had been confirmed. He
said he did not object to the bill, but
Thought the business Of Council should
be transacted in regular way. Mr..
Leary thought Ii would be all right to
pay the bill. Tho city solicitor was
permitted by law to appoint a steno.
grspher and the fact that the appoint
ment had not been confirmed by Coun-
Gil within the time specified was not
Mr.. Conrad's fault. but the fault of
Council. On Mr.. Oberly's motion the
bill was ordered paid, the amount to
be taken from the salary list.
Another communication in regard to
the bill of another stenographer was
also read and commented upon. 1t was
from City Solicitor Conrad and referred
to bill amounting to $50. 80, which
had been rendered by e. @. Hardesty,
for services performed in taking testi-
mony Of witnesses in connection with
park land condemnation proceedings.
Mr.. Oberly, who had offered the com
munication, moved that the communi-
cation and bill. the former recommend
ing that the bill be paid from park
funds, be referred to the Park Com
mission. Mr.. Robertson asked il il
was the intent of the motion to have
the communication and bill referred
to the Park Commission for its ap-
proval, whereupon Mr.. Oherly replied
that such was his intention. Mr..
Smith thought the bill should be RS.
ferred to the Park Comm ission for pay.
ment. The commission had ordered
the work done, and in his opinion ii
should be paid from the general fund
of that body. He was opposed to pay.
ing it out of the fund for the purchase
of park lands, as he understand that
the money appropriated for that pur.
pose was not to be expended in any
other way. Mr.. O'Neill also thought
the inorey should be paid by the Park
Board. Mr.. Leary construed the com.
munication from the city solicitor tc
mean that the money should be paic
out of the special fund for the pur,
chase of park land. and thought the
bill and communication should be re-
ferred to the commission for its APP
proval, after which it should be re
turned to Council for payment out O
the special park land fund. Mr.. Oberl,
remarked that in his motion be in
tended that the bill and communica
tion should be referred to the Parl
Commission, and intimated that Coun
Gil would hear from the matter later
His motion to refer both to the Parl
Commission was adopted.
Mr.. Oberly introduced and had reat
twice and referred to the law com
mittee an ordinance providing for al
extraordinary appropriation for th
payment Of the bill which had beef
rendered by the Municipal Commits
sion, amounting to 50, 374. 49, The or
dinance provides that the money shal
be taken from the money in hand from
the current years. collections, provided
there should be enough in the treasur
in addition to the appropriations an
expenditures already providsl for, an
if the amount is not sufficient, the re
mainder is to be taken from the none
collected for the ensuing fiscal year
City Treasurer Curry renort shovel
that the balance in the Union Nations
Bank to the credit of current expense
amounted to S52, s49.s0, and in eac
Of the four depository banks s37. 2lC
The special fund for the purchase @
park land was reported to be S23, 1874. 65
During the week the receipts wer
as follows: From Tax Receiver Savers
s506, tazsH for 1894; S4s7. taxes 70
1895. and S700. taxes for 1886; fror
Tax Receiver Mitchell. $1,000, take
for 1896. On motion of MIR. Oberly
Sl5, 600 was ordered drawn from eac
of the four depository banks and place
In the Union National Bank. which j
the active bank, and on his furthe
motion check was ordered drawn i
favor of Benjamin F. Bartram. secre
tary and treasurer of the Board {
Education, for Sll, us. SIS, the MONTH
appropriation of the board The TO
lowing payrols for September wer
approved and ordered paid: Police
s5,6l7.5l; Council, S2T6. 2G misce
laneoas, s3,074.7l, The interest lis
for October, which had also been ar
proved by the finance committee, wa
ordered paid. 1t showed the follow
ing: Total amount of certificate:
80. n n.
due and payable. Sinking Fund loanI
s12, 1928. An order for $500 81 WI
drawn in favor of John NJ. Solomon
in payment for coal furnished at ii
crsmatory.