Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-10
CONTINUANCE OF DEADLOCK
Council Did Not Attempt to
Break 1t Last Thursday.
NEW OFFICERS NOT MENTIONED
NO Indications Yet That They
i Will Be Elected.
some Democrats Are Opposed to Changing
the situation--oou ucilman Healsy is Still
III, and Was Unable to Attend the Coun-
ell session.

City Council held its weekly meet
ing last Thursday, and, although the |
time has passed when, under ordinary |
circumstances new officers would have |
assumed theft duties, nothing was said |
about eleeting successors to those who |
are now In office and have been re-
elected to serve until their successors |
IRE chosen. Mr.. Healey is recovering |
from his illness, but was unable to |
attend the meeting. Whether his
absence had Fanything. to do with the
action--or inaction-of Council could |
not be definitely ascertained, but it is
believed that the same course would
have been followed if he had been |
there. As a matter of fact, it is be-
lieved majority Of the Democrats are
satisfied to allow matters to stand as
they are rather than renew the recent
strife. feeling that nothing could be
accomplished while great deal of
harm might be done. One of the lead
ing Democrats, who is favorable to the
slate recently selected by six members,
when spoken to about the matter after
the meeting, said he was not giving
the matter much concern. He felt that
he had done his duty and as the oppo-
sition to the slate remained firm there
was no use agitating the matter. He
said he believed several Of his col
leagues were of about the same frame
of mind. 1t can be safely predicted
that nothing will be done in the mat
ter of electing new officers until there
is some change of mind among Demo-
cratic members, and there is no indi-
cation of a change at present, and, as
far as is known, no very great effort is
being made to bring about change.
TO REFUND LOAN.
During the meeting Chairman Kane
of the finance committee had read
twice and referred to the law and fl
nance committees an ordinance author
izing the finance committee and Sink
ing Fund Commissioners TO refund a
loan of $4,000, which will fall due on
September LIST next, by issuing new
bonds at a rate not exceeding per
cent, to be payable in 1918. The
S24, 900 is the remainder of 5000, 600
loan authorized by an act of the Legis-
lature passed March Goth, 1877, which
was divided into two loans, Nos. 81 and
90. Loan No. 81, which was $3.50, 000
was for the construction and compile
tion OF Cool Spring reservoir, improv-
ing the water works of the city and
for other purposes, and was issued by
an ordinance passed on May oath, 1877,
and redeemable February LIST, 1897.
Provision was made for it when it fell
due. Loan No. 80, for $50, 900, was to
pay the floating and unfunded debt of
the Board of Education. The amount
issued under an ordinance passed on
August 10th, 1877, was SIG, 600, which
was also redeemable February LIST, 1897,
and on February 9th, 1897, the remain
der, 1924, 200, was borrowed and bonds
issued therefor, and it was these bonds
which fall due on September LIST next.
Provision was made for refunding the
$685. loan on February LIST, 1897.
All Of these bonds were issued at per
cent, the interest being payable semi
annually. The ordinance providing for
the refunding of the 1924, 700 loan will
probably he passed at the next meeting
of Council, after which proposals will
be advertised for and the new bonds
issued when the old ones are due, SEP
TENDER LIST, As the ordinance calls for
A per cent loan, the city will save /
per cent after the new bonds are sold.
RETURN OF ovERPAID TAXES.
On the recommendation of the
finance committee the following over.
paid taxes were refunded: John Fill.
ben, Sl3. 30; Mary @. Ryan, So. After
the committees report had been reao
Mr.. Oberly made a statement concern
ing it and the remarks he had made al
the preceding meeting relative to the
refunding of overpaid taxes. "Thest
are not the cases thought they were, >
he said. II was under the impress
sion that the money had been paic
twice, ssbut find such is not the case
They are all right" The motion tt
refund the money was adopted unani
mously.
A communication was received from
Daniel W. Taylor, asking that Council
refund overpaid tax on property oil
the south side of Conrad street between
Adams and jackson, setting forth tina
the building which had been there ha,
been removed and holding that the tn
should not be so great as it was wit
the building on the property. Tn
matter was referred to the finance com
mittee.
CITY FINANCES.
City Treasurer Hamann reported
balance in the Union National Ban
to the credit of current expense
amounting to s346, S4S. So and fun
for the purchase of park land {
ST., 534. 55; also that his receipts dun
ing the week were as follows: Frui
Tax Collector Savers, $50, 425: Collecte
Lewis, s115, 646 Oh; Building Inspecto
Cassidy, S2l1, fees for July; Auditc
Pyle, 1903, dog tax for July, which b
had received from Chief of Polio
Dolan; also from Mr.. Pyle, s36. ~, r,
ceipts from the sale Of crematory ashes
l.. o. Kent, treasurer of the S. z. {
A., s35, receipts from the sale and n
demption of animals during July; Git
Engineer Boughman, $685. 60, fees f.
July. Auditor Pyle certified to IL
correctness of the accounts of the SO
eral city officers and also stated that
had received S13 from City Engine
Boughman, which had been depositt
to the credit of the Street. and Sew
Department. The Street and Sew
Department was granted 500, 600, j
annual appropriation, and the Pa
Commission, $4,000, sthe balance
its annual appropriation, that bot
having received 1900 on account.
The following reports of city Office
for July were read and filed: Buildil
Inspector Cassidy-Total number
permits, 30; valuation of buildi
operations, s10S, 726; fees, s211. Supt
intendent Cannon of the crematory
Weight Of garbage consumed, l, 14S, Q
pounds; coal, 1890 pounds; numb
of days in service, 25. Oil Inspect
Kelley-Number of gallons inspecte
1900.
Saved Mans Life.
Isaac Miller, butcher in the Seco
street market saved the life of 10