The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-01
STILL No ACTION TAKEN
Grave Question Of Oyerpaid
Taxes Again Avoided
by Council.
TWO COMMITTEES SILENT
No Report Was Made on the Danger
GUS City Hall Tower Which Was
Practically Condemned by
Building Inspector
Cassidy.
TWO COMMITTEES SILENT

City Council held a rather brief session
last night and while they did not waste
any time in useless baiioting for clerk OF
CITY Council they also did not give the
slightest consideration to the grave ques-
tion OF overpaid taxes
Chairman Kane and his fellow mem
bers OF the finance committee, were
present, but they again had no report to
make on the matter OF the greatly needed
reforms in the city tax office, which the
people are demanding.
Assessors and collectors Lewis and
Sayers were again in the lobby, but there
was not even~a whisper heard about
overpaid taxes or reform in the tax Of
flee.
While the finance committee was
silent in regard to reform in the tax
office, the committee on public buildings
was also silent in regard to the old City
Hall tower, which was practically con-
demned by Building Inspector Cassidy.
The inspector stated in his letter to the
committee that at least portion OF the
tower was dangerous and needed atten-
ton at the time the letter was sent.
Many citizens had hoped that the
tower would be torn down before the
Electrical Convention and the old tower
restored SO that the City Hall would pre-
sent an appearance similar to that which
it had originally.
The committee will be compelled to do
something shortly and while they are
discussing and debating the matter
serious accident may occur.
The following communication was re-
ceived from Chief of the Fire Depart
ment George W. Sasse:
81 beg to inform your honorable body
that three new fire alarm boxes have
been added to the fire alarm system
located as follows, and the same are now
in service:
"Box l52, Third and Jefferson streets.
"Box 1853, Front and Union streets.
"Box Isl, Washington street and Con-
cord avenue.
"In obedience to section 8, page 337,
City Ordinances, have districted the
various fire companies to the said boxes
as follows: Box 1j2, first alarm, COM
panies |, 6, s, chemical s; second alarm,
companies 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, chemical I.
''Box 1853, first alarm, companies ., 8,
chemical s. Second alarm, |; >, 4, u, 7, y,
chemical 7.
"Box l54, first alarm, l, t. chemical 7.
Second alarm ?, 5, 6, 7, s, 8, chemi-
cal 8.
"Deaware and Phoenix trucks respond
to each box on first alarm"
Chief Sasse also sent communication
notifying Council that review OF the
fire department would be held on Sep
tember 6.
Mr.. Smith moved that the printing
committee be authorized to have bound
twenty-five copies of the charter and law
ordinance for the use OF Councilmen.
Mr.. Oberly amended his motion by
moving that the new ordinances passed
within the last few years be also bound
in with the others.
Mr.. Smith feared that il all the ordi-
nances and resolutions were included,
the appropriation of the committee
might be exhausted.
Mr.. Oberly explained that he only de-
sired the important resolutions to be in
clnded. This satisfied Mr.. Smith and
the motion as amended was passed.
The following pay rolls were passed:
Police, $5,644.DS; miscellaneous, $3,011.-
H. council, $276 2G.
The interest list for September OF $l,-
9Sl 50 was allowed. The balance in
bank was $92, 73G. IS, and in each OF the
four depository banks, $33 ,G2l.
The amounts received from the tax
collectors were: Il. NJ. Savers, 81 ,05l,
taxes for 1898; Il. NJ. Mitchell, VI, 406,
taxes for 1899.
There was little anxiety shown by
some of the cOllpcilmen as to their seats
on the reviewing stand on September 6,
and one jokngly remarked that ii not
given seats they would erect a council
manic stand and allow no persons on but
councimcn and their wives.
After the meeting number OF the
members spent some time discussing the
arrangements for the Electrical Conven-
ton and the reception of the guests.
1t is the general opinion that the City
Hall should be brilliantly Illuminated
with electric lights, but there seems to be
some doubt MS to whether or not it will
be done. The expense is the draw back.