The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-11
SENATOR HANBY'S DEATH.
City Council Adopts a Resolution and
Chairman Leitch and Mr.. O'Neiii
Express their Sympathy.

City Council last night adopted resolu.
tion on the death of Senator Robert j.
Handy. L. was presented By George
O'Neill the venerable Third ward member
and was as follows:
Whereas, 1t has pleased our Heaven.
ly Father to call from our midst our es.
teemod citizen and Senator, Robert j.
Handy
Therefore Resolved that the sympathy
Of this body be extended to the bereayed
family, and our selIse of the loss as q
Ihember of our Legislature be hereby ex-
pressed
The resolution was wholly unexpected
and cast u gloom over tho Legislative
body. In Offering it Mr. O'Neill said
Council was indebted to the late Senator
for the kindnes; and courteousness he had
shown TO Its members in respect to city
legislation. He was able, a good legisla-
tor and IN honest and conscientious man.
PRESIDENT Leitch added that viii le he
had not been personally acquainted with
NJ. Ennby he had come in contact with
MIN -FOUR years ago, when the poor of this
city was in need. Mr. Handy provided lond
after load of provisions which he himself
contributed and collected from the farmers
of bis neighborhood. President Leitch cit
cd tho incident as an evidence of the warm
hsartedness Of the deceased. There were
no other remarks and the resolution was
eu"Pecu ~ hiioiuk NOlej WHICH WINS uDuL-
tmous. A copy Of The resolution was or.
dered forwarded to the bereavsd family.
The other business of the body did not
mako the session a long one. Villa IN S.
Hllles sent communication notifying the
body that the ci6y surveyors had damaged
Thomas J. Harm gtons property near tho
northern limit of the city to the extent Of
Mr. Hilot wanted to know what was to
be done about tho matter and council re-
ferred the communication to the Law and
Finance committees, which bodies will
make an answer at the next meeting.
Theinvitation of the Board of Trade to-
attend its meeting was accepted and
filed.
Chairman ohsrly of the Finance Com
mittee presented resolution transferring
blank number Of dollars from tho ap-
Proprlatlon for navigation to that for pub
lie buildings. The resolution was re-
ferred back to the Finance Committee
City Treasurer Curry reported the bal
ance in Union National Bank to account
OF current expenses to be S63, ,476.40; in
each OF the four depository banks $21,7l6;
special fund for park purposes, $23,0 rs:
total, $l73, 434.15 The collections were
Edmund Mitchell, Jr, $1,000; Eugene NJ.
Sayers, SlO5O; 5. S. Adams, $3.50 0j; fees,
lines and costs for January; l. G. Pyle, SO
balance of interest on Greenwalt mort
gage.
The January reports of Municipal Court
Clerk Adams and Chief Engineer Weldo |
OF the Fire Department were presented,
accepted and referred as usual.
The Municipal Commission sent COM
munication requesting Council to meet
them and confer on tho city charter now
being prepared. Mr.. O'Neil thought the
commission should come to the council
chamber and when Council adjourned it |
was until next Wednesday evening, when
the body as committee of the whole will |
meet in the chamber and discuss what.
ever suggestions may be or have buen |
made to the charter.
For the loss of appetite and general de- |
bility, Dr.. Bulls Pills are without doubt |
tha bpct rnyna1v pricn only, IN pr . ,,,t,