Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-01-13
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City Cuuneii's session shortened by III
Unexpected .auIian.


City Couneirs session shortened by III.
Unexpected Autian.
After routine business h&d bean dis
posed Of at the meeting OF City CcuE-
ell last week, on motion Of Mr..
Lsary. the members went into noMlaa-
tion and election Of city vaccine phyai
clans for 1898 Mr.. Kane numinatad
DIR. Thomas p. Cook and Mr.. Robert,
son nominated DR.. H. NJ. First, Tar Tho
northeastern district, -Four ballots
were taken without either candidate re.
ceiving a majority. All Of thu ballots
were alike, and in earh cRso Or. Cnok
received c votes, DR.. Frist 6 and there
was ona blank vote, which, it is pre-
sumed. was cast by Mr. Cannon of the
Second ward. After the fourth ballot
had been announced Mr.. Smith moved
that Council adjourn. The Repuhli,
cars % the floor voted against the
motion, IS did also sir. Cannon, but
when President leitch's name was
called he voted for adjournment, aud,
as all Of the Democrats except Mr..
Cannon voted for the motion, adjourn,
ment was accomplished by vote of
to 6. This was surprise, rs il was
eSnecteh that President Leitch would
vote with tho Republicans On the floor
throughout. After tho meeting he OK
planned that be saw that nothing would
be accomplished by ha!loting and lie
thought Council might as well adjourn
before tho session became tiresome. No
mention was made about candidates FOR
any Of the other districts.
During tho meeting of Council tho
following reports were mazda Ivy vaccine
physicians for the year 1907 DR.. II.
K. Spruance, 207 vaccinations; Dr. q.
A. Steinicken, IS; Or. T. u. Guns, ~.
The following reports for December,
1897, were received and fled: MIX
Inspector Mctvilly, 22S inspoctinns,
O. 552 quartz Of milk inspected, 30 sam
pies taken, . precautionary notices
served, and > Hrrcsts; Coal Oil laspoc
tor Kelly. IS, lo1 gallons of oil in.
sreoted; Building Inspector Grub,
IL permits issued for work valued at
Sl2, ITO, and $50 collected in foes; Gro
matory Superintendent Crummny,
100, 400 pounds OF o!Tal aud II, $50
pounds OF coal consumed, with the ere
matory in operation q Gays. Chief En-
| Gineer Wilson Of the City Surveying Do
| partment, in his annual statement, re-
norted Z men on the force and the col.
lection of $40. 90 in fees for the city !
current expenses and SSl3 Tor the use
of the Street and Sewer Department.
In the list of public Improvements be
commented favorsbly upon the aboli.
tion of grade crossings ut Pennsylvania
avenue and Fourteenth street on the Is.
Il o. railroad and also spoke in the
same manner concerning the crematory,
recommending Improvement in the
grounds at the plant. The report was
ordered printed.
The members accepted an invitation
TO attend calico ball to he giren hy
the ladies of the Wilmington i urnge
meinde.
A petition from the Street ami Sc wei
Department, asking that bonds foi
$50, 600 be issued, as provided for by
law, vas referred to the finance com
mittee. The money is for the Silver.
brook sewer, undsrgrade crossing and
street work.
On motion of Mr.. Oherly, an order
was drawn in favor of William Fisher,
agent for Sarah b. Davis, for Sl4, the
amount of overpaid tax on a propert;
at Union strest and Lancaster avenue,
the petition presented at the preceding
meeting having been fsvorably reported
by the committee on finance.
Mr.. O'Neill presented the certificates
of the renewal of insurance policies or
tho buildings under control Of Council
for a year, and, on his motion, an order
for 500. 80 was drawn in favor of GilpiI
& Co.
The report of City Treasurer Cur,
for the preceding week showed tho fol
lowing Balance in the Union Nationa
Bank TO The credit Of current expenses
$ll3, 3S3. So: balance in each Of the fou
depository banks, Sll, TIC; total amour
to the credit of current expenses, slGO,
247. SO; special fund for the purchas
of park lands, s23. 0a3. rs; receipts 70
the week-From City Auditor Pyle
sli5; Building Inspector Grub, 500
City Engineer Wilson, $50. so: Z. @
Kent for tho s. p, G, A., STA; Tax Re
ceiver Sayera, $500; Receiver Mitchell
$l,l50