Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-30
COUNCIL BUSINESS RESUMED
The Deadlock Ignored for
About Thirty Minutes.
FIRE DEPARTMENT MONEY PAID
J. S, Rossell Reelected Sink
ing Fund Commissioner.
Municipal Ansirs Take Precedence Over
the Usuni Weekly wrangis Over the
the Matter OF Filling the First Ward
Vacancy, But the Controversy is Renewed.

tho Usual Weekty WrauSie oNbF the
the Matter OF Filling the First Ward
Vacancy, But the Controversy is Renewed.
The members of City Council threw
aside party affiliations Thursday long
enough to transact the general business
which had accumulated, and while such
work was under consideration the mat
ter Of eleoting successor to the late
George O'Neill, who represented tho
First ward, was not mentioned. Much
business had accumulated and more
than half an hour was required to dis
pose of it.
During the latter part of the even
ing, however, the fight over filling the
vacancy was renewed, but nothing was
accomplished, and, after prolonged ar
gument President Leitch declared the
meeting adjourned, thus ending the
controversy for the time being. The
meeting closed with the Democrats at
tempting to have a ballot taken and the
Republicans blocking their efforts on
the ground that, owing to change in
the order of business followed it would
first be necessary to again decide by
motion to go into an election to fill the
vacancy.
The body was called to order by Presi-
dent Leitch at 7. 40 o'clock, and imine-
diately Mr.. Cannon moved that ballot
ing to fill the First ward vacancy be
resumed. The motion was lost, the vote
being to 6, as usual.
The fact that the motion was defeated
did not create any commotion, and as
soon as the vote was announced Mr..
Leary arose and moved that the order
OF business be changed by going back
to rule No. 3. which calls for the re-
ports of standing committees. Mr..
Oberly promptly seconded the motion.
and it was unanimously adopted after
some discussion, Mr.. Robertson re-
questing Mr.. Leary to explain exactly
what he meant by making the motion,
whether tine business of last night was
to be taken up or the business of the
first night of the deadlock. Mr.. Leary
contended that his motion was plain in
its meaning and further explanation
was unnecessary. Chairman Cannon
Of the fire committee reported that the
semi annual inspection of the Fire De-
partment had been made and every
thing was found in tirst-class condi-
ton, and on his motion the semi-an-
nual instruments of the appropriations
to the companies and salaries of the
officers were allowed. the amounts
being as follows: Washington and
Wsccacoe companies, $500 each
Water Witch Co., $1,000; Friendship,
Reliance, Delaware, Phoenix, Fame
and Liberty companies, 81, $50 each
Chief Engineer Sasse, $500; First As
sistant Joyce and Second Assistant
Purcell, 800 each.
Reports Of city officers for February
were received as follows, and ordered
filed:
Milk Inspector McEvilly-Number Of
inspections, 100; quarts inspected,
7,540; cautionary notices, a; diaries
inspected, 16.
Oil Inspector Kelly-Number of gal.
Ions Of oil inspected, 16, $50.
Building Inspector Cassidy-Numbei
Of permits issued, IA; value of build
ing operations, SIS, S35; fees, $50.
Superintendent Cannon Of the crema
tory-Weight of garbage consumed
,873 pounds; GOAL, 19,700 pounds
number of days in service, 1S.
The Society for the Prevention %
Cruelty to Animals was allowed $500
appropriations for January and Febru
AIRY, after submitting the following re
ports: For January-Number of dog
left at the first of the month, A cap
,tured, 81; killed, ~; redeemed, 9
sold, 9; left at the end of the month
12; receipts, $40. so; for February
Number in the pound at the first o
the month, IL; captured, 81; killed
SO; redeemed, 2; sold, 2; left, s.; re-
.ceipts, $3.50.
City Treasurer Curry made the fol
flowing financial statements: March q
Balance in the Union National Bank
current expense fund, S6S, 242 10; il
- tk. h., To-,
,Sl6, 1886; total, S135, $50. 10; fund for tn
purchase of park land, s23, 034. %; re
,ceived from Tax Collector Savers, $500
Collector Lewis, s233; Delinquent Tia
Collector Mitchell, $3.50; City Enginee
Boughman, $50. 60; Building Inspecto
Cassidy, $50; S. P. G. A., 50. SO; Cit
Auditor Pyle. s23s.6o March 9th
Current expenses, Union Nations
Bank, $50, 4l2. 49,; in each of the fou
depository banks, SIG, 1856; tota
s136, 1855. 10; park land fund, s23, 034. so
received from Tax Collector Lewis
$3.50; Collector Sayers, $3.50: Delir
quent Tax Collector Mitchell, S37C
March 16th-Current expenses, Unto
National Bank, ST., 400. 81; in each {
the four depository banks, SIG, S3e
total, sl3s, 1853. 81; park land funt
s23, 034. 30; received from the depos
tory banks as interest, 1927. 80; Tia
Collector Sayers, $3.50; Collector Levi
s2s7; Delinquent Tax Collectc
Mitchell, s425; City Court Clel
Adams, as fines, 1907. 20; March sd.
Current expenses, Union Nation
Bank, s72, $40. 81 in each of the TO,
depository banks, GIG, s36: total, s139
$685. 21; park land fund, 1923, 034. IS; r
osived from Tax Collector Lewis, s25i
Collector Sayers, $500; Delinquent tt
Collector Mitchell, s355; City Audit
Pyle, 90.
City Auditor Pyle reported the co
rectness of the treasurer's statemen
and also the accounts of Registr;
Grohe Of the Water Department viii,
showed that the collections during ia
uary amounted to sll0, $751;. Oh, and du
ing February, o., 164. %.
The Board of Education was allow
its appropriation for March, amountii
to 81, 304.77. The Board of Poll
Commissioners was allowed $3.50 ON a
count of its contingent fund. On m
tion of Mr.. Oberly, chairman of t
finance committee, a transfer of S.
was made from the public building a
count to the crematory appropriate
The bonds of the sinking fund comm
sioners having expired, the finan
committee was instructed to rem,
them.
A letter was received from Z.
Mailman of Norristown, Pa, enclosi
scrip OF the city Of Wilmington to {
value of 50 cents, there being one
one 20 and one l0-cent notes of I
issue of 1862. Mr.. Hallman asked IL
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