Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-24
THE GARBAGE onEMAronr.
Discussion Concerning the Plant at tn,
Meeting of CIIY i,nnncIl m Thursnnr.

Discussion Concerning the Plant at the
Meeting of CRY Council on Thursday.
AT the meeting of City Council on
Thursday the garbage crematory came
in for large share of attention, and u
bill from the Dixon Crematory Co..
which furnished it, was held up and
the committee on crematory requested
to make a report on the condition of
the plant. The bill, which amounted
to S46.75, was for 70 CRATE bars.
According to the terms of the agree
ment when Council contracted with
the Dixon Co., to build the crematory,
the plant was to be kept in good condi-
tion for year without expense to the
city, and the object in deferring pay
ment of the bill for supplies was 10 as
certain whether the company had lived
up to the agreement.
When the bill was read Mr.. Oberly
asked for some light on 1t and inquired
whether the crematory measured up to
the representations which had been
made by the company and whether tho
terms of the agreement had been COM
piled with. He understood that the
company had been notified recently to
put it in good order and desired to
know whether it had done SO. From
what he had heard, he was of the
opinion that the crematory was not In
first class condition and thought il
would be we'll for the crematory COM
mittee to make report on the matter
before paying the bill.
Mr.. Healey, who is chairman of the
committee, said the stipulation wss
that the company was to keep the
plant in good condition for year.
There was breakdown recently and
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a man here, and in his opinion it wss
in first class condition at the expira-
tion Of the year, which was August
9TH. The additional CRATE bars had
been ordered after that time.
Mr.. O'Neill wanted to know whether
the bond had been cancelled and he was
informed that it had not. Finally, on
Mr.. Oberly's motion, action on the bill
was deferred and the crenlatory COM
mittee was requested to report at the
next meeting as to whether the plant
was in frst-class condition when the,
year expired.
A communication was received from
George W. Sasse, Chief Engineer of
the Fire Department, calling attention
to the fact that on May Goth last Coun-
Gil had granted him leave of absence,
| while serving as an officer in the vol
unteer army, ana statlng tnat MS
duties had ceased as an officer in the
army and that he had resumed his
| office as chief of the Fire Department
Thursday. He thanked Council for the
favor in granting the leave of absence.
| Mr.. Cannon, chairman Of the fire
committee, moved that the commute
cation be accepted and filed, where
upon Mr.. O'Neill offered an amend
ment rendering to Chief Sasse the
thanks of Council for volunteering in
the service of his country and the able
manner in which he discharged his
duties while all officer in the army.
Mr.. Leary seconded the amendment
and the amended motion prevailed
unanimously.
City Treasurer Curry made the fol-
lowing financial report Balance in the
Union National Bank to the credit of
current expenses, S54, 176. l6; in each
of the four depository banks, s14, 1876;
fund for the purchase of park land,
$23, 034. 55; receipts during the week
From Tax Collector Sayers, 81, 100;
Collector Lewis, S372; Delinquent Tax
Collector Mitchell, $3.50, all for taxes
for 1897 and 1898; City Auditor Pyle,
5000, auctioneers' licenses; City Court
Clerk. Adams, 1915, fines, fees and costs