The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-24
BACK TO
BUSINESS.
Council Transacts Much
Business Under a.
Flag of Truce.

Although City Council suspended hos
tilities long enough last night to tran
sact vast amount OF accumulated busi.
ness. the end Of the fight over the election
Of the successor Of the late Genrgs O'Neill
is not yet In sight. 1t will be wuged with
renewed vigor next Thursday night and
will continue as 1t has In weoks passed.
The transaction Of business last evening
proved surprise to the ssssIublAge which
weekly gathered In the chamber but 1t
was no surprise to any Of the members OF
the official body. Both sldoI conferred
during the carly evening and agreed to
dispose of the business before the body 40
cordingly at the proper hour President
Lsi' ch ascended the rostrum and called
the Council to order.
Mr.. Healy :uovcd that the body pro.
coed to take another ballot for successor
to the late MIR. O'Nioll. This was lost,
whereupon Mr.. Leary moved that Coun-
Gil proceed to transact the business under
rule 8, which provides for receiving the re-
ports OF standing committees. Mr. Rob-
ertson inquired il business was to be done
under date Of four weeks ago, or tho
pre- ent date. Mr.. Leary replied that the
rule required no explanation. Thinking
that some "funnv business" was to be in
dulged in MIR. Robertson remarked that
he wns present to transact business in
regular why and hs wanted the members
to know 1t. His remark reverted In no OK.
planstlon by Mr.. Leary and the motion
was subsequently carried. Then the body
began Its work.
Mr.. Oberly of the finance committee
made tho report of that committee, and
the reports Of other committees followed
Most OF the reports were on bills which
were ordered paid.
The fire committee reported having
made tho semi-annral inspection of the
various fire companies, and found them
in good condition. The committee recon-
mendcd that the annual appropriations of
the fire companies and the salaries of the
officers be allowed.
Mr. Robertson asked tie date OF he re-
port, and it was replied that the dare was
March l. He then asked when the In
spectlon WAS made, and Mr. Cannon of
tho fire committee replied that he thought
that 1t was oniFob. a7 and 2s
The reports were adopted and the var
ious amounts allowed.
An order for $3.50 was drawn in favor OF
the contingent fund OF tie police COM
mission.
Superintendent Cannon of che garbage
crematory reported 5ll ,S73 pounds of gar
bage and 81. 700 pounds OF coal used in Feb
ruary.
The city's treasurer's report of Marcha
was received, and read "a follows: Bal.
in each of tho four depository bank. sl6,-
1886; in Union Bank, to park fund. ;23 034.
55; received Of George H. Boughman, s3s-
So: John J. Cassidy, $50; Il. NJ. Savers.
500; l. G. Pyle, S.IS 60; l.. c. Kent $3.50;
T. S. Lewis sa34 Edmund Mitchell, Jr,
$50
Tho roportof .hcS P. c. A. for January
was received. 1t showed dogs in pound
December, A tnkel up. 81; Killed. IL; re.
haanol o., nl o. loft in
amount collected. sl05o. An order for
$50 was drawn in favor Of the sacietv
Building Inspector Cassidy reported hav.
ing issued fourteen permits tor buildings
valued ut s15,S35 in February. Coal Oil
Inspactor Kelly reported $l6,350 gallons of
oil inspected. Milk Inspector McEvIlly re-
ported 100 Inspections Of 7,540 gallons of
milk. Sixteen dairles wore inspected and
four precautionary notices sent.
NJ, Oberly presentsd the city treasurer's
report for March 0, 16 and 20. The last
one follows: B,lancs In Union National
Bank, $72 $40 l:'in each Of the four deposi- |
tory banks, $16, ,S36; in Union National
Bank to park fund, S;3. .034.55; received of |
Edmund Mitchell. Jr, 1886; T.. NJ. Sayers,
$500 l. C. Pyle, S.; 4. Lewis. $40.
The report of the S p. C. A. for March !
was pre.sntad, showing: Dogs loft in
pound; 12: taken up, 81; killed, CO.; re-
deemed. g sold 2; left, 8; money received,
50 So Another order for $50 was drawn
in favor Of the society,"
Mr.. Oberly presented q communication
from Il. L. lTailman Of Norristown, Pa
asking that certain script of the city be re- |
deemed. Mr.. Obsrly moved that tho treas. i
urer be nu horiz,d to send a check for s. |
cents TO tho applicant. and allow Mr. Obsr-
ly to redeem 1t at its face value. The mo- |
t,on WIS carried. The script was Issued
in 1852. II Is sigued by John Il. Miller,
treasurer. and j. NJ. Turner. president.
There is one fifty cent note ono twenty
five and one ten.
An order for se. sC4 n was drawn in IA
vor Of The Board Of Education tn pay its
monthly appropriation.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Oberly to
transfer $500 from the nppropria ion for
public buildings to the appropriation for
crematorY was adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Oborly, Council went
to II nomination and election for sinking
fund commissioner to succeed John S Ros.
sell. Mr.. Zebley was authorized to cast
the ballot of Council for Mr.. Rossell, and
he was declared elected.
Mr. IIe,ry moved 10 take another ballot
Mr. Robertson objected on the ground
that Council had recsded from that POSI-
tion and had been transacting business Of
March % Ho held that 1t required q mo-
ton now to go into nomin nation and cleo.
ton for member to succeed Mr.. O'Neill.
President Leitch decided tho objection
we'll taken.
Mr. Len"v held that Council had merely
gone back In the order of business. The
charter Cf the city says that Council shall
IN vncauces and the matter is now before
Council. Whoever votes against taking Il
ballot repudin'es tho charter Of the city
Mr.. Robertson held that business of
March 23 could not bo done under date of
la, ry Or dOpa haf l
earth
Mr.. Leary said that tho meeting had
never boen adjourned. Tho business now
before Council Is to take a ballot.
Presden. Loitch held that MS Council
Ind transacted the business Of March 23 1t
could not 90 bnck three weeks.
Mr.. Lcary and Mr.. Robertson discussed
tho matter for soms time and Mr.. Leary
said that Council had been designated a
party OF children on account OF its trivial
contention, and Mr.. Robertson said that
in some of its actions 1t was worse than
children.
President Leitch hold that the proper
motion was to go into the nomination and
election of a member from tho First ward
No one made tho molten and a(ttr mo-
ticn to adjourn hnd been voted down,
President Leltch declared Council nd
journod and followed by tho other Re-
publicans walked out.
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