Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-02
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
rhuraday Nights sIeetiuc or city Council
Auunai Report Of the Board of heaith

Thursday Nights sIeetiuc or City Council
Animal Report OF the Board of Healtb
Presented. ls,sl y ssls III X .
City Councils regular session, Thurs
day night, occupied but short time and
was devoted almost exclusively to
routine business and the passage of
bills. M
The city treasurer reported balance
in Union National Bank of ST., 100. OF,
and Of S2l, S36 In each of the four de-
nository banks, total OF s164, Alta. OF.
These tax collections were reported:
Collector Mitchell, 1850; Collector
Lewis, s302; Collector Sayers. s42o.
Tho following payrolls were passed
Miscellaneous, ISOLATE; police, S5,
s82. 3D.; members Of Council, S275. 26. !.
The annual report of the Board of
Health was received. Tho complaint
with respect to garbage mentioned BY
President Wales was referred to the
crematory committee, and the usual
number Of copies Of the report ordered
to be printed. .a;5 i.
President John p. Wales Of the board
stated in his report that on an esti-
mated population Of $4,000 the death
ratio was 1871 80 in LOCO, which is very
fnir rate compared with other cities.
For the first time in a number of years
! pneumonia and consumption lead in
tho causes Of death. The executive
officers are commended for the good
work dono by them.
He also said that the garbage crema-
| tory should BIO under the control of the
Board Of Health. In the past year
numerous complaints about failures
| to collect garbage have boon received,
/ and the collectors excused themselves
lby saying that sometimes they were
unable to dump their loads at the
cromatory, aud the drivers were thus
prevented from, making collections
| promptly, In addition to this DR..
Wales says that il can be shown that
/. when the garabge creInatory was undei
the control ii tho Board Of Health il
was operated cheaper thnn under Coun
| ell. He also urged that a voterinar,
4 surgeon should BIO chosen as meat in
speotor.
| Secretary, Wigglesworth's repor
1 shows that in the year the board hele
3S meetings, considered 6S5 nuisances
ordered 1850 connections with sewers
The executive officers are commended
for their work in assisting to staml
out diphtheria. The number of case
dropped from 80 IN October, to q il
December.
The number Of deaths during tn
year was 1879, 81 more than for tn
previous year. OF the deaths, 1856 wer
due to pneumonia, and lib to con
sumption. There were 1, $50 births, II
less than for the same period last year
500 white,1 and 10 colored marriages
The executive officers fulnigated AZ
houses, where contagious disease
occurred.
On behalf Of the Legislative con-
mittee, Mr.. O'Neill stated that th
bill to divert TO the city of Wilmingto
one half Of the liquor license fees co
] lected in the city had been withdraw
I from the Legislature, 1t having bee
commended that a bill TO thus dis
: criIninate in favor Of one city woul
not be constitutional He said that j
, its stead the city solicitor had pre-
! pared another bill, giving to all incol
J porated cities and towns In the Sta,
: one-half of the money paid for liqut
license fees In said cities or towns. II
!, said this bill, which had been sent
= Dover, was. considered. a sound one, an
! was calculated to receive the suppo
. of all incorporated towns where liqut
. is sold. 5. ,