The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-27

City Treasury Curry reported the bal
ance in Union National Bank to account
of current expenses TO DO S6), ij3 2B;in each
of tho four depository banks; $W2l6:
total $2O9, 327.26. Spesial fund for park
purposes. Sl2, 1858.
The collections were Edmund Mitchell,
Jr, $llOD account of taxes for 1897. Eu-
gene NJ Sayers, $Sa5 account of taxes for
lS!l7.
Tho Public Building Committee sub.
mitted n report, recommending that A. S.
Reed IL Brother bo awarded tho contract
for building the bicycle house for the uso
Of the police department at n cost Of $50,
and that Simmons IL Brother be given
the contract for laying the cement pave
ment in tho basement, their bid OF $15
bong the lowest The report also recon-
mended that tho present system OF heat.
ing tho City Hall he dispensed with and
that II hot air system be put in. After
proposals for tho work had been ordered
asked for, the report OF tho committee was
adopted.
Communications from William Fl.
Bowers aud Hamilton Steward for over.
paid taxes of small amounts were referred
to the finance committee. Patrick Mona
glinn sent communication asking that
he DO refunded SAP 80 paid on unimproved
property ut Silverbrook, which the Legis-
la.ure recently put one fourth tax rate on.
This amount asked for was one'fourth OF
what Mr.. Monaghan paid. The communi.
cation was referred to the finance and law
committees.
George w. Bush having paid sS203 the
pnst two years OH mash lands subject to
overflow. which arc legally exempt from
taxation, asked that the amount DO ro.
funded, which matter was referred to the
finance and law committees.
The heinterest list for the month of Sep.
tember amounting to $2l0l5 50 on the
$77,050 worth of certificates was recon-.
mcnded paid by the Finance Committee as
also was the bond of $500 due on Septem-
Der |. The recommendations were adopt.
ed. City Auditor Billany reported that
Secretary of tho Board of Health Ten
Weges had on hand s35, 80 unexpended ap-
preparation.
The Law Committee reported progress
on matters referred to 1t. Tho police pay.
roll of s55635l council payroll Of S27526
and the miscellaneous payroll of S3)7l7l
were ordered paid Upon motion OF Mr..
Oberly, Mayor McLcar was directed to
ask Chief Justice Lore to appoint COM
mission to condemn property In tho High.
lands the land to be used for park pur.
poses.
The Finance Committees recommends
tion that Philip Dougherty be refunded
Tho bills Of the garbage collectors were
ordered paid.
The report Of tho Finance Committee
recommending that Alfred Mcdowell be
paid s.. 10, overpaid capitation tax, led to q
discussion from the fact that the amount
was only one.half that asked for Mr..
Robertson wanted to know why the re-
funding of the entire amount had not been
reported favSrably upon by the commit
al in hnt ba W,
rule was to only allow ono years amount
until the matter could be fully looked into
This caused the Seventh Ward Rcpubli-
cans to remark that council was acting
unjustly. II one years amount had beon
refunded he thought others should be-
Should it not be believed Mr.. Mcdowell
could bring suit against the city, they
having exacted the amount from him ii.
legally. Mr.. O'Neil got into the argument
by stating that Council had already done
more than 1t should, 1t being within tho
jurisdiction Of the Board of Revisions to
recommend to Council the payment Of all
such claims and us Mr.. Mcdowell had
not appeared before that body for an ad-
justment of his claim, should DO satisfied
with the report.
Mr.. Robertson in reply stated that the
applicant being nonresident had not
tho opportunity to come here, beside he
uhu pAlu uls NaAcS al luTco
after tho board sat. 1t was admitted. how.
ever, that Mr.. Mcdowell could have made
his claim this year. The law allows re.
turns within threo years, whereupon Mr..
Robertson moved that the committees
report be referred back. Mr.. Oberly call.
cd for the yea aud nay vote, but MIR.
RobertsOn's motion taking the precedent
it was put.
Before the votes was taken, Mr.. Leary
considered the motion out of order because
of 1t conveying u wrong impression, where
upon Mr. Robertson Withdrew 1t. with the
consent of the Chair and Mr.. Fisher who
seconded 1t and moved again to strike
out the figures S210 and insert In lieu
thereof the figures So 10. Mr.. Smith
called for the yea and nay vote and tho
motion was lost by the vote of to g. Then
the committees report to refund to Mr..
Mcdowell but Sc 70 was adopted. q,
The Park Commission recommended the
purchase of the following lands f.!r park
purposes: All that land southerly from
tho northerly lines Of Sixteenth street be.
tween Washington and West streets, and
southerly from the northerly side of
Green avenue, between tho westerly side
of West street and Market street, and cx.
tending easterly and southerly to tho
Brandywine Greek, including all the land
belonging to the estate Of Joseph Tatnall,
deceased, and Others. Tho communica-
tion was accepted and referred to the Il.
nance and law committees.