The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-08
COUNCIL
DEADL0CKED.
Effort Again Made to Elect
a Meat Inspector, But
Without Result.

City Council is deadlocked again., ant
this time over a successor to George Adele
inspector Of meas. Last night was tn
night which the law provides for the ele,
tion of the officer and 1t was supposed tina
the election would be gone into Success.
fully, but there was q hitch and the mat
ter went over until some future time
Mr.. Leary called the ateeution of Coun-
Gil to the law governing the election of tn,
inspector and moved that it be complied
with. The motion was seconded and car
RED, and these nominations were ma II
George Abele by Mr.. Kane; William Cla-
vey by Mr.. Zsbley; Michael Devne by Mr..
O'Neiil Daniel Bickta by Mr.. Oberly and
William Anderson by Mr. Healey.
President Latch appointed Messrs
Leary and Fisher tellers and the balloting
was begun. The vote on tho first stood
Abele, 8; Clavcy, g.; Devine 2; Bickta. l.;
Anderson, 2. The second ballot resulted
in the same vote, but on the third Devine
Obtained ballo s. Anderson being dropp.
ed. Seeing that the Democrats had not
agreed upon a man Mr.. Zebley moved to
adjourn and the motion prevailed. The
matter will be discussed again in caucus
bsfors next weeks meeting
Much routine busines was transacted.
Superintendent Cannon of The crenat Dry
reported that during July the plant had
consumed ss7955 pounds Of garbage, and
1875 000 pounds Of coal
City Treasurer Curry reported the bal.
ance in Union National Bank to account
of current expenses to be $l35 523 80; spec
ial fund for park purposes $23 O3i.5j. The
collections were: Edmund Mitcnel, Jr.
$1050 tnxss for 1897 Eugene NJ. Sayers, $3.50
taxes for 1898; l.. q. krnt president, of S.
p. C, A. SIS; Chisf of Police Dolan, sos. 40;
I. s. Lewis, $500, taxes for 1898; Chief
Engineer Boughman, $44.7O. L. ). Lewis,
$l40575. taxes for 1898; Eugene NJ. Siyers,
$500, taxes for 1898
Union Nationa! Bank 1884, account Of
interest. Building Inspector Cassidy sl57;
Eugene NJ. Saysrs, $3.50. taxes for 1898; T.
s. Lewis, 81, ,25l. 81, take, for 1898; same
$1,000, taxes for 1898; City Auditor Pyle, 50;
same $50; r. S. Lewis. $2.I5S, taxes for
1898; Eugene NJ. Sayers S575, taxes for
1898
City Auditor Pyle reported these collec.
tions: Latimer trust fund. 81 Mayor Nc.
Lear, s3 license; Chief Engineer Bough-
man, s5s, fees for July; Registrar Grohe.
$2,339.97, water rents tor the year ending
June 80.
Building Inspector Cassidy reported hav
ing issued % permits during Juno for build
ings valued at $9S. Gil, and of collecting
$l57 Inspector Kelley reported having test
cd IA, 800 gallons of oil during tho month.
Inspector McEvily's report showed $3.50
quarts of milk inspected, rs samples taken
of which number 10 were analyLed. and 26
dairies visited The reports to ok the usual
course.
The crematory committee was author
lied to advertise for bids for coal.
Harry h. Bringhurst Jr., representing
the Home for Aged Women, seut com.
munication asking that the institution be
refunded water tax. He informed the
Courcll that the water Commission had
refunded last year tax as tho law exempts
the institution, but could not return other
amounts as the money had been turned In
to the city treasury The communication
was referred to tho Finance Committee.
The Board of Port Wardens informed
Council that George b. Moore was the
choice of tho Board for the vacant com.
1nissioner5hip, and suggested his election,
but the communication was only filed.
The same board asked for $500 for cur
rent expenses as provided by law, but the
request was referred to the Finance Com
mittee.