The sun., 1897-11-19
! COUNCIL and PUNCABOXL
Some Members Think They Have
Been Slighted.
FEEL As If THEY WERE LEFT
The silver Service Committees Invi-
tation I'rOvOkcs an Angry Con-
icntiOn at Last Nights
Meeting.
FEEL As If THEY WERE LEFT

Meeting was illtIlllp'tu last nlSll bN Il
hot debate incident to the attendance of
the Council at the presentation Of the
silver lemonade bowl to the United
States Gunboat Wilmington, and it ended
in the Council taking no definite action
as to how they would attend thc services.
President Leach called the Council to
order, and the regular business Of the
city was disposed of. The report of the
committee having in charge the placing
Of new heating apparatus in the City
Hall was read, stating that the work was
completed.
On motion of Councilman ONeil the
plant was accepted.
The mayor and Council received an in
vitation from the Phoenix Fire Company
to attend the scventy-second annivcr-
sary of their organization on December
3, at which time a new truck will be
housed. The invitation was accepted
and the Council decided to attend.
Several bills offered by the police com
mitee were allowed, and the clerk read
the City Treasurer's report as follows:
Balance in Union National Bank to ac-
count of current expenses, $59,325.D;
National Bank of Delaware, $lG7lG;
First National Bank, Sl6,7l6; Central
Notional Bank, $l6,7lG; National Bank
Of Wilmington and Brandywinc, $lG7l6;
Total, $l26, 1880.
Special fund for park purposes, S23,-
O93.75. The city auditor confirmed the
report.
The finance committee, after inqnlrlng
into the claim of Robert Adair, attorney,
for $3l6 alleged to be due Benjamin I.
Wilson for over paid taxes recommended
that the claim should not be paid and
the council 50 decided.
Clerk Morrison then read letter from
{. W. Edwards, in which the City Coun-
ell was invited to officially attend the
services of the presentation OF Il silver
lemonade bowl to the gunboat Whining
ton. Councilman Ncbley moved that
the Council accept the invitation and at
tend, and his motion prevailed.
Mr.. Smith, Of the Eleventh ward,
asked how the Council proposed to at
tend the ceremonies, and hat inquiry
led toa few heated remarks in regard to
the celebration generally. Mr.. VNcIIl
said cmphaticaily that he would not
vote to have anything to do with
the affair. He stated that the CITY
Council should not play second fiddle to
any organization, and he believed th:t
the matter of presenting the gift to the
gunboat ought to have been in the hands
Of the Mayor and Council. Mr. Obcr'y
tried to explain to Councilman ONell
that the invitation came from the general
committee to the Council in all due re-
spect to the latter body as distinguish
organization, and that the Council would
be treated as honorrd guests.
At this point Councilman Smith arose
and told the Council that he did not care
whether he went to the presentation
services or not, and he did not care
whether the gunboat Wilmington was
given silver lemonade bowl or not. lie
thought that the City Council had been
snubbcd in this affair and treated IN Il
most disgraccful manner.
1t was the greatest outrage he SAID that
had ever been pcrpct1tcd on m''hlcl-
pal body. 1t seemed to niln as 'ho"s'l
the general committee did not want the
Council to attend the services. Mr.
lIcaly continued in the same strain ana
also thought that the Council had pee''
badly treated by the general committee.
Mr.. Lcary came to the committee ;
rescue and said that the condition ol
affairs as expressed in the OPINIONS ol
Mr.. UNeill, Mr.. IIcaly and Mr.. Smi'h'
was not the case.
"Why,' said Mr.. Leary, 't'is body
had over wear in which to take some
action in regard to presenting II s''I'ap'
gift to the g,lnboat. Had over a year III
which to take control and manage tine
entire arrangements connected WIN '''
affair, but they were rcticent, ana no"
that committee from the subscribe 5 to
the present fund has been active ana
have arranged for II suitable c'|ebrH''on'
the Council has no right to ina la''l'
with that committee and deserve JUS!
the treatment that has been lhe'ed
them.'
A motion to meet ut the NIIy lia'' III
l.3O p. m. on the twcnty-thlrd ana pro-
ceed to Opera House was defeated
A communication from Chief Johh /,
Dolan was read. The chief requested
that driveway be made at the CITY iia.'
with entrance on King street, when
would allow the patrol wagon TO aP'