The sun., 1898-12-02
COMPANY NOT RESPONSIBLE.
City solicitor Stated That Firm
Building Crrmatory. Could
Not BIZ Held.
COUNCIL MUST 'AY FUR BARS
Lady Artist of This City to Paint the
Portrait OF the Late Hon. Thomas
F. Bayard- -Repurt Of City
Treasurer and Other
OfficialR.

At the meeting Of City Council last
night the Crenat,ry Committee through
its chairman, J. E. Heaiy, presented an
interesting report OH the condition Of the
cre,natory. Attached to the report were
liam Conley bricklayer.
The committee had been asked on
November II to prepare report "n the
condition of the crematOry At the expira-
ton Of the bond OF the Dixon Company,
which erected the crematory. They
visited the crematory OH November q,
accompanied by persons competent to
judge Of the merits Or defects OF the,
crelpatory. They found the building
furnace and grounds III fiist.class cundI-
tion. The only defect tn t lad existed
was. the wearing "ut Of the CRATE bars.
The furnace in the busy season consumed
45 tons IN seven or eight hours.
William Comfy, in Ills report, stated
that he had been employed about the
creMatorv by contract ON August 4. The
turnance was in better condlt,on than at
first. On September 1 lie Was called to
Tx crate bars, and October 2S was again
sent for and fixed broken bars at both
ends by means "t brick arch. On No.
vember 8, lie Get the new crate bars
which had been ordered ana received.
He said the furnace Was first class and
,he company could not be held responsl.
BILE for tie broken bars.
The city solicitor III his report stated
that he examined the contract Of the
Dixon Company and their bond and gave
it as his opinion that as their contract
had expired they could not be held re.
sponsible for repairs unless caused by
defects previously exlsLing. They were
to keep it in repair one year which they
did.
The report was received. The ques.
tiOn Of the condition of the crenIatury
arose during discussion over the pay
nent OF a bill for new CRATE bars.
Mr.. ONeill Of the public buildings
committee, reported that the committee
had arranged to have Mrs. Gilereteen I.
Pyle Of this city paint the portrait OF the
late Hon. Thonlas +. Bayaid to be hung
on the wall Of the Council chamber.
Mrs. Pyle painted tine portrait Of Mr..
bayard's father, which halss in the
Capitol at Dover
The finance committee reported ad.
versely On the claim uf w. b. Crossan,
who GAINED that the property, 9O7 West
ST. eet had been assessed first at 81, 600
aud then at $500 he wanted lhe as
sessment reduced and overpad taxes re-
turned.
The report Of City Treasurer Curry
showed a balance in the Union National
Bank OF 66,4l335; special park fund,
w ,U34 80; amount in four depository
banks, 1886; collector 7. L. Lewis,
S36l, taxes for 1898; E. NJ. Savers, 81, ,27O,
taxes for 1875; E. Mitchell Jr., Sl,l5O,
taxes for 1897.
he superintendent Of the crpnIatory
reported having run the crematory
twenty-five days during the month and
CONSUMED 757 AGO pounds of garbage.
The oil Inspector inspected 1920 gal.
Ions Of oil during the month. The build
Ing inspector reported having issued
twenty five permits and received $7Y 81 |
in fees. The milk inspector reported
having inspected 9,54O gallons and Wis
tied twelve creameries.