The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-27
MUCH BUSINESS BUT
NO new OFFICERS.
Election Will Take Place Next Wednes-
day Evening. i...
THOUGHT TERMS EXPIRED.
But the Democrats by Their Votes Say Mo.
An Abundance OF Interesting --..
Business.

treasurer's clerk, coal oil inspector, clerk
of the market and bailiff of council. A
caucus at which candidates were to be
| agreed OH was to have been held during the
afternoon but it was not because OF the
absence OF tho majority of the Democratic
members. Neither wa, there quorum
| when the Democrats got together In the
evening and the result was that tho eloc.
tion was not gone into
| But there was an abundance OF other
business including matter pertaining to
the non.election of the clerk and auditor.
The business began with $3.50 check
being ordered drawn in favor Of William
j. Fisher for rent of the city solicitor 5
Office.
Mr.. Hoaley presented communication
from the Crematory Committee announc.
ing that the new crematory would be test.
cd on Wednesday next, beginning at a.
NJ, and lasting twelve hours. The report
was adopted. AS many members of COun-
Gil as possible will be present some time
during the day.
The city treasurer reported tho balance
in bank to current expenses to be $l05,-
457.O7; to park purposes, Si2 l55, SO; Gre
matory, $4,000; received of Eugene NJ
Sayers, ga, 400; Edmund Mitchell, Jr,
$4,000.
Upon motion of Mr.. Smith an order
amounting to sll,7lS.S3, the Board of Edu.
cations monthly appropriation, was
drawn.
The secretary of the Board of Port
Wardcns sent = communication stating
that Edwin +. kershaw's term as port
warden had expired and requested his re.
election. 1t also requested an appropra-
tiou of 800. Mr. Oberly moved that the
election be gono into and nominated Mr..
kershaw for the office. Tho motion was
snpnnApt nd Mr. 1,ne MI
to cast the vote which was unanimous for
Mr.. Kcrshaw's re. election.
The secretary OF tho Delaware Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
submitted the following report for June
number of dogs in pound at last report 8;
taken up since, 12l; killed, 1902; redeemed
II; sold, l; left in pound l. Collections
amounting to S2i were also reported. The
report took Its usual course Us also did the
second annual report of the society which
has been printed and ordered for $50, the
societys monthly allowance was ordered
paid. Municipal Court Clerk Adams SUBJ
mittnd his June report which also took tho
usual course.
MilkjInspector McEvllly reported having
inspected s73S quarts of milk and issued
four notices during June. For the same
month Coal OIL Inspector.kelley inspected
1s204 gallons of oil. These reports were
also accepted.
During June the crematory consumed
71G3i tons Of garbage which work required
the burning of 5Sl4 gallons Of oil and g.!
tons Of coal.
When 1t was seen that no election for
clerk or auditor would be gone into, Mr..
O'Neill called the body's attention to tho
nom election rs matter of prime impor-
tance. inasmuch as the city had no officials
to transact the business of the respective
officials.
Mr.. O'Neill was of the opinion that tho
officers were to be elected at tho third
stated meeting of Council and should they
not be, thought the present onos should be
empowered by Council to transact any
financial matters that came before them.
This suggestion ho put in the form of
motion which Mr.. Smith seconded, but be-
fore the vote could be taken Mr.. Robert.
son held that tbs motion was out OF order.
He read from the statute which, although
it states that the election shall be held
at the third stated meeting of council, al so
says that the .erms of the officers shall
not expire until August 81.
Mr.. Leary also construed the statute in
the same light rs the Seventh ward Re.
publican and wanted tho chair to declare
Mr.. ONeills motion out Of order, where
upon the First ward Democrat renal ked
that he had submitted his motion only
because there might arise technicality
which would render Illegal any transac.
tion OF the officials after the meeting of
Council at which the law says there sue,
cessors shall BIO elected. Again Mr.. Rob.
ertson read tho law and remarked that
there could be no mistake In defeating the
motion.
At this point Mr.. Hoaley moved that
Mr.. O'Ncll's motion be so amended as to
include the other five officials whose sue.
cessors have not been elected but there
was no second, whereupon Mr.. Leary
called for President Leitch's ruling on Mr.
ONeills motion which was that It was in
order. Then the vote was called but tho
Democrats voted it down, which indicated
that the clerk and auditor could transact
tho business of their respective Offices un.
til tho last of the present month.
Then Mr. Obcrly surprised everyone by
motonlng that an election for Clerk bo
gone into There was no second however,
and the motion therefore foil, whoreupon
Mr. Lcary moved that Council recess until
Wednesday night onwhich motion, Mr.,
Hcaley having been cut off while about to
rise, the voto was not put for several mir.
utes afterwnrd. He referred to tho crcma.
tory inspection and wanted to know at
what hour tho council would be at the
plant on Wednesday. No one seemed to
know, however,and the mattar was left to
be decided sometime between now and to.
morrow morning
At this point Mr.. Robertson again made
himself heard. This time he referred to
the non-eection of the officers under Coun
Gil, which ho regarded as IN imposition
upon the minority members who had been
attending meetings so regularly for tho
purpose. He remarked that the people Of
the City demanded that tho election bo
gone into and as he wanted to satisfy those
demands argued in favor of the election by
declaring the motion to recess out Of order.
Tho Chair called for the vote Oh tho qucs.
ton and Mr.. Robertson tho yea nud nay
vote, both being against tho point raised,
Then tho motion TO take the recess was
put and carried.
After tho meeting tho Democratic men,
bers held caucus but accomplished moth.
ing 1t Is likely, however, that thern Will
be no changes except Frank J. Ne:ler.
maier, who may bo removed as clerk Of
the market and Charles Cannon Cf tic
Second ward made his successor,