The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-04
IN CITY
COUNCIL.
The Business Last Night
of Much Interest.

City Council last night received COM
munica ION from the Board OF Health con-
veyin9t @ Information that he anti.toxine
purchased several weeks ago for use In
dlphth .ria cases had reduced the number
ofpatients from 40 to 10. The death ratio
had also been very materially decreased.
The board thanked Council for its prompt
action IN ordering ths purchaso of the dis.
ca, O preventive, and remarked in the @ m
munication that the action alone prevents
ed the spread Of the disease In new local
tiles. The bill was enclosed in the COM
MunlcutiOn and it was referred to tho
committee Oh ucCOun's.
City Auditor Pyle reported tho balance
In Union National Bank to account Of
current expenses to be. f6i, ,90S.0s, in each
Of the four depositary banks, 81 ,336; total
9,3I2.02, special fund for park purposes,
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The collections wore Thomas S. Lewis,
$!53 taxes for 1895; Eugene NJ. Sayers.
SlO25 taxes tor 1897; Edmund Mitchell, Jr,
$lL0J taxes for 1897. Auditor Pyle To.
lioeIse; same, S35 30 dog tax: Building
Inspector Cassidy, $93, fees; l. g. Kent,
s;G receipts for October; Chief Engineer
Buunhmun, $3.50, fees for October:
Tho Committee reported fayorably on
Samuel Culbsrt's request for tho return Of
sl330 and the amount wat ordered refund.
quest Of Ann Boulden's G superintend-
ont Cannon of the crematory reported that
during the month of October tho plant
had consumed 670 200 pounds OF garbage
and 1862, 900 pounds Of coal.
Oil InsDectpr Kelley reported having In.
spected 1900 gallons OF oil during October
Building Inspector Cassidy's monthly re-
port was also received und both we're flied.
NJ. u. Crossan asked for the return OF
,unrpniI INV mn Mast strnnt nrnnnrtV
and the communication was referred to
the prope: meeting
Mr. Oberlry presented tho confirmation
of the awards for the damage for opening
Eleventh and Monroe streets. The awards
have already been printed. Mr.. Oberly
said that there had been talk Of the open
ing Of those streets for several years, nnd
he moved that tho matter be referred to
tho law and finance committees, to confer
with the Street and Sewer Department in
reference to II.
Mr.. Smith wanted to know what COun-
Gil WAS expected to do with the matter.
MIR. Oberltv said that the Street and
Sewer Department wants Council to con-
slider tho matter
Mr. Smith wanted to know what Coun-
Gil was expec cd to do.
Mr.. O'Ncill said 1t was the custom OF
some departments to refer tho purchases
there was to consider In this Council
has no right to give money.
MIR. ODerly said that it would be we'll to
refer to committee to secure more light
MIR Smith said council ought to know
what was wanted. Unloss some state
ment Is made he would not vote for the
motion,
MIR. Oberey said he thought that the de-
partment wanted an appropriation for the
work.
Mr.. Smith wantod the matter referred
back to the Street and Sewer Department
for palmer statement
President Leitch said that the matter
had never been properly brought before
Council.
Mr.. Oberley explained that the depart
ment had asked for help from the Council.
Mr.. Smith said the communication
should have been addressed to Council.
The motion to refer was lost