The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-01
WILL NOT
SPEND A CENT
This is Councils Determi-
nation as Regards III
dependence Day.

City Council will nc observe Indepond
encs Day ~ was intended. This was f.
nally settled last niQht when coInmnni.
cation from Samuel II Baynard's. asking
that Council furnish music for the cele.
bration OF Ninth ward residents and thai
the body tako part in the exercises, was
simply accepted and filed. A prominen
member OF the finance committee told q
REPUBLICAN reporter that tho communi
| cation was not nor would not be acted
favorably upon, inasmuch as 1t would be
opening the door to Others who propose to
OBJ ;ervo the day.
He stated that the plant of Mayor Nc
Lonrs' to have music In the several parks
had been misunderstood by the members
OF Council who, upon believing that much
money was to be spent In fireworks,
opposed tho expenditure Of anv money.
Tho subject therefore dropped The mem
bers thought, however that several hun
dred dollars spent for music would be
money we'll spent, but ms tho majority of
members were now opposed to amy ex-
penditnre of public money they, of course,
controlled the situation.
Chairman Oberly of the Finance COM
mittee called the attention of Council to
the condition OF finances at this time the
end OF tho fiscal year. Bills passed during
the evening amounting to $366.60. loft
balance In bank Of sl5.597 36. The pay
rolls passed, be remarked, were not du, un''
I'll tho first Of the month. therefore the
money came out Of next years appropria-
tion. Mr.. Oberly thought the tnx collec-
tors were largely responsible for the hand
some balance and upon motion Of Mr..
O'Nclll. ard seconded by Mr. Robertson.
vote Of thanks was extended Misses Mitch.
ell and Savers.
An invitation to attend the second an.
nual convention of the League Of Amori- |
can Municipalities at Detroit, Michigan |
on August IL was accepted upon motion i
of Mr.. Loary and referred to the COM
mittee on accounts. The invitation was
signed by the reception committee of
which President Leitch is a member.
Chairman Cannon of the fire committee
rresented tho report Of x.chief engineer
Welde Of the Fire Department for 1897
which was accepted and referred to the
printing committee with power to act.
The report shows So fires during 1897. 1t
recommended that tho salaries Of the
officials be increased; that all wros be
placed underground that an inspector be
appointed to prevent the storing OF CON-
bustlbles In buildings within the limits OF
the city, which law Is being violated and
hat the foreign insurance compa MES do
Ing business here be compelled to pay n
tax toward the maintenance Of the fire
department Tho report concluded with
q re urn Of thanks by the ex-ohlef to Mavor
McI.ear, Chief of Police Dolan. tho Fire
Police Department, Council,
John F. Aydon. Frank Hyland ex-Engi.
neers Skelly and Welsh and the press for
services rendered and klndnesses extend.
I'd,
City Treasurer Curry reported tho bal.
,nce In Union National Bank to account
,f current expenses to bo fl5963 06: special
'und for park purposes SOS 034 b5. The 2
collections were Edmund Mitchell Jr,, =
1000 taxes for 1897; Eugene NJ. Saycrs, /
s2OOO taxes for 1897; Isaac Pyle. s3, &C.
,ount of license; Plumbing Inspector b
Kane, s65 foes from January I to March |. Il
The miscellaneous pay roll OF g. s66 SO; q
Council pay roll OF t276.23, and police pay =
oil Of s., eli 5l were allowed. {,
The July interest list Of 1880 on $62, 900
worth Of bonds was allowed. 1t was also I
eported that 5000 worth of bonds would l
ccomc payable Oh July l. v