The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-21
CITY COUNCILS WORK.
Discussion Over Finance Committee Re-
ports-Other Interesting Matters.

last evening the Finance CommitLee pre-.
sented report on the resolution offered at
tho last meeting. providing for the trans
fer of amounts from the navigation appro'
tion for crematory and incidental ex-
penses. The report recommended the
transfer Of $500 to the crematory commit
tee and $3.50 to the appropriation for In ci-
dentals. Before the vote for the adoption
of the report was called for, Mr.. Cannon
precipitated an argument over the matter
He wanted to know why the crematory
appropriation had been exhausted so soon.
1t was his opinion that the money had
been spent in ways not known by council 4,
and for that reason motioned that the re-
port hs laid on the table for week In
order that the crematory committee might
make u report of the working uf the plant
Mr. Oberly thought report no6 nccas.
sary, as the money had been spent because
of necessity. Mr.. Fisher favored the lay
ing over Of the report as also did MIR.
Leary, whereupon d motion to adapt the
report was put and defeated and q suDse,
uuent one to lay the report over for week
in order to hear from the crematory com
mittee was carried by q vote Of seven to
five. Messrs. Leary and Cannon voting
with the Republicans. No discussion arose
over the transfer of the amount to the ap-
preparation for incidental.
Another discu ssion followed the report
of tho Finance Committee's which recon-
mended the Withdrawal Of $40, 0Oc from the
Union Bank to be deposited In $loUo
amounts in the four depository banks.
Chairman Oberly explained that there
would then remain In Union bank $76, ooo,
$23, ,O93 rs of which amount was to the
credit of the Park Commission. At the
time the matter was brought before Conn.
Gil, it was the belief Of Mr.. Oberly that
resolution adopted by previous Coun'
Gil governed such transfers, but upon an
examination of the records 1t was found
that only motion was necessary to make
tho transfer. He therefore made the mo-
tion but before it was adopted the discus
sion arose - L. II = ~
Mr.. O'Neill opposed the motion. Tho
funds have once been distributed as re-
uured by law. This bankahas stood by the
city in the past and had it not been for the
bank tho city would have defaulted in its
interest.
Mr. IIeary explained that all in excess OF
$50, 900 in Union Bank does not draw IN
terest. If in the depository banks the
money draws interest.
The motion to adopt the resolution was
again put and carried, everybody voting
ayo excepting Mr.. O'Neill.
While the discussion over the transfer
of the fund to the crematofy approprla,
tion was In progress Mr.. Oborly stated
that If The members Of fCouncil would wait
until near the close of tho session they
would hear q financial report concerning
the plant,
This report Chairman Healey presented
when President Leitch called for reports
from the crematory committed. AS Mr..
Healey presented the document Mr.. Fisher
rem narkcd that he did not think The report
in order, inasmuch as the previous mo
tion to defer it's reading until the next
meeting had been carried. MI Healey
explained that the report WIS only a par,
tial one and for that reason desired IL reau
for the benefit of 'some" of the memhers.
President Lciich was at first opposed 10
readiDg the report but he aHerWard re-,
leni ed and the Clerk read it. 1t showed
tina, during the six months Mr.. Healey
Ind been chairman Of the committee, the
following expenditures: July, $sS5 Y;
August, slSb6 SO: September, $536. a;
October, $40 IS; November, $ill.5l; total
$3,4s923. While the cost per ton was
not computed, it is stated that IT mas
beon about re cents ton. This Is neariy
twice rs much as was calculated When the
crematory was contracted for.
This il accounted for by the fact, 80 tho
friends Of the crenlalory say that wages go
on Just the same whe her The quanlty OF
garbage burned is great or small, and 1t IS
also necessary to keep the furnaces gong
whether they are buy or not. When the
company which put in tho crematory
made the calculation of tho cost Of burn
Ing garbage 1t only calculated the actual
cost of the labor coal and other expenses
while the burning was going on.
The amount expended is within slo'7g OF
| the original appropriation No remarks
were made and the report was adopted
Julia G. Earr asked for the return or
| Sc 20 ca pitation tax paid by her decoasea
husband, Robert II. Barr, before 1t was
due. The communication was received
and referred to the Finance committees.
In another communication John Davies
| OF Thirteenth and Claymont streets asked
for the return of s2l paid as tax on q
property at East Sixteenth street, which
| he did not own. He had paid the tax Tor
| twenty years but only asked for the re'
| turn of sixteen years taxes. The commu'
| nication was received and referred to the
| Finance Committee.
The nineteenth annual report of tha
| Board Of Health was received and 5ol
| copies ordered printed.
According to the report the death rate
in 1897 was 1928 to the 1000, compared
with IS 90 for tho previous year. This
| the board considered due to the prevalence
! of diphtheria. The board also reported
| that the use of antito1ine brought good
results, The figures of the report have
| already been printed.
An amendment to the milk inspection
| ordinance providing for the furni hing OF
| S25 per month horse hire for the inspector
| was referred to tho Law Committee,
City Treasurer Curry reported the bal
anco in Union National Bank to ncco unit
| of current EXPENSES to be SlO5 $500; IN
each of the four depository banks, $ll ZIG;
| total, $175, SOFT; special fund for PARK
| purposes, $23 O03 rs The collections were
| Edmund Mitchell, Sl4O), account of taxes
| for 1885; Eugene NJ. Sayers, s725, taxes fol
| 1896 A large number of bills were order
ed paid.
All our city fathers say: U.o Salvation