Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-10
OPENING oF srnRRrs.
City Council Not Disposed TO spend An
Money for This Purpose at Present.

OPENING OF sTRBETS.
City Council Not Disposed TO spend Any
Money for Tais Purpose ut Present.
Judging from the action Of City
Council, at its meeting Thursday night.
there is no prospect of Eleventh and
Monroe streets and Trenton Place being
opened through the Hounsfield and adj
joining properties in the very near
future. A hint from the Street and
Sewer Department, intimating that
financial assistance in such an under
taking would be welcome, did not meet
with much favor, the members decid-
ing, by vote of to A., to take no
cognizance Of it.
At the request Of Chairman Oherly
OF the finance committee, Clerk Nor
risson read the communications from
City Solici tor Conrad to the Street and
Sewer Department, giving a history of
the work of the condemnation commits
sions and stating that Edgar Houns-
field had been awarded SO, 900 by the
first commission and 80, 800 by the last,
and that William T. Porter had been
awarded SO, 172. 30, John Craig $50 and
William Medholdt six cents. There
was no communication to Council, but
Mr.. Oberly stated that, after con.
| ference between the directors of the
| department and the finance committee
of Council, on Wednesday night, he
| had been requested to present the
matter to Council, and he consented to
do 50. He moved that the communica-
| tions which had been read he referred
to the law and finance committees,
| with instructions TO confer with the
Street and Sewer Directors and report
at the next meeting.
| Mr.. Smith called attention to the
| fact that as there was no communica-
tion. to Council, the matter was not
properly before it, and he was not will
ing to support such a motion until the
department stated plainly what it de-
sired. He saw nothing to confer about.
He thought the matter was entirely
within the province of the Street and
Sewer Department and Council had
nothing to do with it.
Mr.. O'Neill agreed with Mr.. Smith,
and thought Council could do nothing
in the matter except by legislative en-
actment. He did not want Council to
be talked into doing something which
it had no right to do. II am not very
suspicious" he remarked, "but it is
possible that there is niger in the
woodpile. >"
Several members desired to know
what the Street and Sewer Department
was after and Mr.. Oberly explained
that he believed they wanted an APP
preparation. He said the directors had
told him that, while they believed the
streets should be opened, their finances
were not in condition to make the ex.
penditure and they wanted Council to
help them.
| Mr.. Smith made motion to refer
the communications back to the depart.
ment, with the request that plair
statement be furnished Council. This
did not suit most of the members anc
Mr.. Cannon insisted that the matter
had not been brought properly to the
attention of Council, whereupon Presi
dent Leitch declared Mr.. Oberly's mo
ton out of order.
Mr.. Leary then made a motion thai
the matter referred to in the communi
cations be referred to tho law ant
finance committees, which was lost by
the following vote;
Ayes-Messrs. Leary, oberly, zebley
and Fisher.
Nays-Messrs. Smith, O'Neill, Can
non, Kane, Healey, Watson, Robertson
Morris and President Leitch--9.
Here the controversy ended. ...t
A communication was received from
Secretary Wigslesworth of the Board o
, Health, thanking Council for it's read,
assistance and stating that through tn
prompt action diphtheria is diminish
, ing; and giving the information thu
j while there were 40 cases a week ago
J there are now only IL cases on tn
1 records of the board, 20 patients havinj
recovered and four having died. TIL
following bills, which were enclosed
> were referred to the proper committees
Anti-toxine, S71.50; disinfectant, sla
, On the recommendation of the financ
, committee, Samuel Culbert was ordere,
l refunded S13. 80, oyerpaid tax money o.
9 the estate of James Culbert, and An
1 Boulder was also allowed 1864, over
: paid taxes. A communication was re
: ceived from M. ID. Crossan, represer
1 ing the Equitable Guarantee and Trus
t Co., agents for the refunding of over
o paid taxes on the property of u. I
i Walton. No. 907 West street. 1t wa
= stated in the letter that Inst year th
S assessment was $4,000, whereas thi
!, year, through clerical error, it wa
= &c. 800. The matter was referred [
the finance committee.
h The following reports for the mont
. of October were ordered filed:
! Coal Oil Inspector Kelley - 16.0C
- gallons of oil inspected. t..r
II Crematory Superintendent Cannon
n Number of pounds of garbage cor
sumed, $40, $780, pounds Of coal, 162
!, COO; number of days in operation, 49,
g Building Inspector Cassidy Numb,
l. of permits, 81; value of building operi
% tions, $50, 029; fees collected, sos.
k City Treasurer Curry made the 70
lowing financial report Balance in IL
is Union National Bank to the credit
is current expenses. s7j1, sos. OF; in each
:. the four depository banks, SD, 80
to fund for the purchase Of park Ian,
ID 1923, 03a.55. The receipts for the wet
to were as follows: From Tax Collect
I'd Sayers, 81, 025, taxes for 1857; Collect
lie Lewis, 1858, taxes for 1893; Dolinque
III Tax Collector Mitchell, 81, 600. tax
to for 1897; City Auditor, $40. 80, of viii,
al S. was for a license issued and $50
~ for dog tax; Building Inspector Ca
s. sldy, S96, fees: Treasurer Kent of q
lis S. z. G. A., SIG. money received
of the society: City Engineer Boughma
re S52 60, fees.
70 Ca,arrh Can be Cured
By Graduating from the blood the acroi
1e lOus lniuts which cause If IIondis Sars,