Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-12

ffrin, the 1nformisLlOn Us 70 O1e uctuil
of the fire were received |
and the sensational reports denied. 1t |
is not known how much powder was |
destroyed. |
No definite information could be OBJ |
tanned relative to tho iose, but il is
thought it will not exceed 1000.
VACCINE PHrsJoIAEs ELECTEp.
ORA Hertei. Mocoiioy. Cook and stslhioxen
Chosen by City Council.
City Council, at its nesting Thursday
evening elected city vaccine physicians
for tho ensuing year, as follows: First,
or southeastern. district, DIR. Emil
Hertel of No. 301 East Fourth street;
Second, or southwestern, district, DIR.
ID. |. McColley of No. 235 Franklin street;
Third, or northeastern, district, DR..
Thomas ID. Cook of M. 532 East Tenth
street; Fourth, or northwestern, dis.
trict, DR.. George A. Steinicken Of
No. ia Washington street. The nomi-
nations were made by Dir. Leary and
there was no opposition to any of the
nominees.
A communication was received from
President William NJ. Candy Of the
Board of Park Commissioners, calling
attention to the fact that Council had
not replied to u former communication
asking for the premium on bonds sold
for the benefit of the Park Board, and
asking that the premium be paid. The
matter was refereed to the finance COM
mittee.
Chief Engineer Boughinan of the
surveying department submitted his
annual report, and after the portion
had been read showing that fees
amounting to $3.50. III had been col
lected and deposited to the credit of
Council and s196 to the credit of the
Street and Sewer Department., Mr..
Cannon moved that further reading be
dispensed with, as tho document was
voluminous and consisted chiefly of
tabulated data. Mr.. Healey objected,
whereupon Mr.. Cannon said he in
tended to make another motion to refer
the report to the printing committee,
with power to act. Mr.. Cannon S
motion prevailed, and on his further
motion the report was referred to the
printing COMMITTEES, with instructions
to have printed tho usual number of
copies @5
Tho report showed that assessments
were made during the year for 2, 1876. q
| feet of new curb, valued at 81, 420. "a,
| hbd ioi 4NO udic 1liNlo VI btd0Ndlhot
| valued at 1925. IS. Lines were marked
1 for POT buildings, divided as follows
Stores, 81; stables, q; blacksmith shop,
/; dwellings. 1874; stores and dwell
ings, 6; additions to dwellings, 10; tc
factory, l to stores, 3: to stable, l
to laundry, l; new offices, 8; store and
stable, L; bootblack shop, / /; hall, l;
school, i; bowling alley, |; ware
house, l. The total of DOT is the largest
number of buildings for which lines
have been marked since 1894. The
total number in 1895 was 1T6; in 1896
| it was 122, and in 1897 it was 144.
The total number OF buildings for
which lines have been marked since
1871, when the department was estab.
lished, is 0,549. The total rainfall for
the year was 43. 36 inches, and the
amount that fell each month was
january, AIS inches; February, 2.40;
March, 1856; April, 1.S9; May, 6. %;
June, 1.61; July, 4.22; August, s. IS
September, IL; October, 5.27; No
vember, s.Si; December, 3.S4. The
report of the registry department shows
that to January LIST, 1889. the total
number of lots filed and recorded il
So. l15. During the past years the
following transfers of city property
were registered: Original entries, 2gl
transfers, 945; not entered, 32; total,
1,268.
Milk Inspector McEvilly s,.bmi.tes
his annual report, which was as fol
lows: Number of inspections, 9, 9S3
quarts inspected, 100, 377: quarts con
demned, %; samples taken, 5o7 snm
pies aDaly7ed by chemist, 4 quartz
found adulterated, 90; skinned, so
! o1l1ra1 q
diaries inspected, Isl. His report fol
last month was as follows: Nunbe,
of inspections, 800; quarts inspected
$3.50; samples taken, 40; oautionae,
notices, 8; dairics inspected. 10.
Other reports for last month wer,
received as follows: ~
Building Inspector Cassidy--Numbe
of permits, II; value of building
operations, s1s, 64S 50; fees collected
$50 so. 6F
Coal Oil Inspector Kslley--Eumbe
of gallons inspected, 1T,40.
DR.. George a. SteiniDlsen Of tn,
Fourth district reported that durfn,
Inst year he vaocinatsd II persons, 4
being primary and secondary VACCINE
ton. Or. Thomas d. Cook, the yaccin
physician for the Third district, report
ed 102 vaccinations.
City Treasurer Curry made the fol
: lowing report: Balance in the Unioi
National Bank to the credit of cur
rent expenses, $137, 1905. o.; in each o
the four depository banks, 90, a36
total, $174, 649. o.; fund for the pur
, chase Of park land, 81, 034. 30 receipt
from Tax Collector Sayers, gS55
taxes for 1887; Collector Lewis, sale
taxes for 1898; Delinquent Tax Col
Iector Mitchell, $500, taxes Ger 1897
Society for the Prevention of Cruelt
to Animals, 81. so, fees for December
Chief of Police Dolan, SAT. 0s, meal
for prisoners, sale of unclaimed good
and pnwnbrokers' books and dog tag
City Auditor Pyle, So, license money
City Engineer Boughman. s6.O5, fee
for December; Water Department
$50, S33. CO, surplus for 1893; Buildin
Inspector Cassidy, so, fees 70
December.
On motion of Chairman Oberly q
a the finance committee, s5O,o0O wa
/ ordered drawn from the Union Nationa
a Bank and deposited in the four dc
pository banks, making tho amour
in each $l2,5
Mr.. O'Neill called attention to th
= recent marriage Of Councilman Smit
. and Miss Rose McGill of Philadelphia