Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-22

City Council, at its meeting Thursday
tested against city departments pro-
cnring material outsids of the city or
having work done by outside parties
when the best interests of the tux
Ysysrs are not served thereby, special
reference being made by one of tho
members to the Board of Education ia
having the plans for the proposed nsw
high school msde by au architect
living outside of the city and the
Street and Sewer Department procuring
material from other places.
The matter was brought to the atten-
tion Of Council liy Mr.. O'Neill, who,
after making a few remarks, moved
"that Council protests against this
practice of those departments and rs-
quests that In tha future, all things
being equal. the taxpHyers' money DO
spent In the CITY" y
Prior to making the motion Mr..
O'Neill said: 81 wish to speak in Is-
gard to practice which Is datrinent
| TO the taxpaysrH of the city. the
| builders and other artisans In partticu-
| lar, a practice which has creatai q
| great dsal of unfavorable comment and
which il affecting the people. ! refer
| 10 tine Board of Education, which has
4 granted the building of the new High
School to foreign party. person in
New York. 1t has been stated by re-
| liable persons, porHons who understand
| ths matter, that the work could be
done just as well here and the money
could be kept within the city. My
purposs in bringing this matter hefors
| Council Ia to have official notice taksu
OF it by the body which represents the
citizens.
''Then there is another thing. The
Sfrast and Saver Department does not
sven buy tho brick for the sewers in
the city. do not refer to the paving
hrics, for / believe 1t Is necessary to
4 obtain 1t elsawhsre, but ! am informed
il that the brick for tie severe can be
II obtained here for the same as il costs
i elsewhere, ami just as good brick, too.
II think Council should protest
against this practice. About all we can
do is protest, and we should do 30. All
things heing equal the city Of Will
mington should profit BIZ any expsudi-
lures which are to be uade by the de-
partments.'
At the conclusion Of these remarks
be made the motion given above. 1t
was seconded by Mr.. Cannon and car
ried unanimously without further dis
. cusBion.
The law and finance committees
recon- mended paying to the Delaware
Industrial Schuol for Girls $40. tho
amount Of the fine imposed 10 the city
court upon three young men charged
with aiding girls to escape from the in
! stitution, and on motion of Mr..
Y O'Neill an order for the amount was
directed to be drawn in favor of the
president and secretary of the institu'
tion. asav' 29H Y
On the recommen dation OF til,
Q finance committee, Frank Z. Mason wa
!, allowed 50. 10, the amount of oyerpait
!, tar. :
4 A communication from Lewis J.
t Lingo, which was presented by Mr..
n Zebley, asking for the refunding o
Q 81. 20, ovsrpRid capitation tax, was re
Q ferred to the financs committee.
J. Chairman Bealey of the cremator.
o committee presented report, showing
Q S38. SO had been received from the sal
h OF Hahea, and the cheek which accom-
" pRnied the report was turned over Il
o the city treasurer.
City Treasurer Curry made tho fol
y lowing financial statement: Balance \
n the Union National Bank to the credi
g Of current expenses, s62, l31. 06; il
n each of the four depository banks
u S34, 336; special fund for the pur
le chase Of park land, 1923, 034. 30. Th
70 receipts during the week we're aH fol
se lows: From Tax Collector Sayerf
~ 81, 048. 60; Collector Lewis, 1920; DE
n linqusnt Collector Mitchell, 5000.