Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-05-18
rRopos RI WATER r0DEs.
Councilman smith Opposed TO the Location
seIeeted by the Water Commissioners.

selected by the Water Commissioners.
The session of City Council Thursday !
evening YVES unusually interesting, one |
of the features being debate, which |
was participated in by Messrs. smith,
Leary. 0berly and Robertson.
The law committee made favorable
report on the request Of the Board OF
Park Commissioners that an aereemeDt
be entered into between the Mayor and
| Council and the du Pont powder com
many relative to the Board of Water
! Commissioners erncting a water tower
/ in Rockford Park, near Willis Rock,
wherein the city is to indemnify tho
1 company against damage which may
4 result from powder mill explosions.
| The committee recommended an early
execution of the agreement, and Chair
| man Ieary moved that it be referred
to Mavor McLear for his approval.
4 Mr.. Smith opposed sanctioning the
signing Of such an agreement. lie
thought it would not be right for the
city to obligate itself to indemnify the
du Pont company against damage to
the tower or injury to people at the
tower. which might result from ex-
riosions at the powder works. He
claimed that it was dangerous to take
such q STEP, as by doing so Council
would have to stand the blunt Of any
damage which might result from ex-
| plosions. and the burden would fall on
the taxpayers The duty of Council.
, he said, is to guard against evils and
protect the taxpayers.
: Mr.. Ieary thought Mr.. Smith took
| wrong view of the matter. He favored
. granting the request, as did also
$ Messrs. Oberly and Robertson, who
! 1 - hta fanf
Q stand pipe in the locality referred to,
was the only relief for the people il
: the northwestern part of the city, who
t are entitled TO water facilities, having
Il been brought into the city by legis
! Iatiye enactment. Mr. Robertson re
: ferred to Mt Salem Church, in TIL
T: vicinity, which, he said, had neVe
:. been much damaged by explosions.
q Action on the matter was postponed
y for one week, on motion of Mr.. Oberly
l. On motion of Chairman Cannon, tn
1t fire committee was authorized to pur
N chase horse for the chief engineer Q
d the Fire Department, at a cost nc
D exceeding 800. While the matter wa
ID under discussion Mr.. Oberly, who wa
id opposed to restricting the committee
N si0O, asked ii it was the intention
~ procure a good horse or plug. iii
n remarks created a laugh.
OF Building Inspector Cassidy sui
n mitted his report for the year endin
May LIST, which was ordered filed. /.
50 contained the following data for Il
RS year. Number of permits issued, 81
he valuation of improvements, 1923, GIL
nd fees collected and paid to the CT
let treasurer, sl,027; permits issued f
Of dwellings, 176; stores, ID; factorle
of g.; warehouses, 9; stables, 6; offices,
hall, i; shops, 10: back buildings, A
ID, alterations and repairs, l16; schoo
to houses, .; office building, L; buidin
his condemned, ID; back buildings,
cellar walls, s. chimneys, 6: walls,
The S. p. G. a. was allowed
monthly appropriation Of Slo0, al
the following report for April had be
Oh read Number of dogs left in the pou
on March 3lst, 10; captured, !;
nai killed, 1913; redeemed, 8; sold, 8;
lhg at the end of the month, 3; recei
On from the sale and redemption OF a
III Ii mails, Sl7. !,
tell City Treasurer Curry reported
:anu balance of $l4,5 IL in the I'm
ice National Bank to the credit OF curr
lara expenses, fund for the purchase
new lark land amounting to s23, 034. 90, {
i.l receipts as follows: From Tax [
lth, lector Savers, $500; Collector Lev
lea, ct9o. 1olinouent Tax Collet
NJ Mitchell, S4l5.
mrs Communications were received fl
u; George k. Roberts asking for the
ana funding of 50. %, and George Black
the refunding of S3.30, oyerpaid
MISS Mr.. Roberts said he had been r
~ dent of Brandywine hundred for
nr5. years and the money he wants retur
,nial Observation-Disclosures "%n p vere referred to
'eeeh law committee.
The committee on finance repo
tho having examined the accounts of
IRON, Street and Sewer Department
inuel found them to be correct.