Evening journal., 1900-04-13
Republicans Think That Council
Should Fight Street and Sewer
Department Openly.
TALK ON STREET CARNIVAL
COMMITTEE FROM THE WHINING
TON LODGE OF ELKS APPEARED
BEFORE COUNCIL LAST NIGHT
AND EXPLAINED ITS PLANS.
EXTRAORDINARY APPROPRIA-
TIONS.

EXTRAORDINARY APPRoPRIA-
TIONS.
At last nights meeting of Council
some discussion took place among the
members on the controversy between
the Street and Sewer Department and
Council over the duties Of the clerk of
the market.
Mr.. Kane presented, a communication
from the Street and Sewer Department
enclosing the copy of a letter sent to
Clerk of the Market Connell directing
him to obey the rules of the board con-
cerning the markets.
Mr.. Kane stated that the matter had
been explained by Mr.. Connell, and as
he is an officer appointed by Council
he will obey the Instructions of that
body in the future.
Mr.. Fisher asked when the clerk had
made an explanation, and Mr.. Kane re-
piled that it was talked over on We'd
nesday night.
Mr.. Fisher stated that he saw no ad-
vantage in remarking market spaces.
and said if IL was the desire to fight
the Street and Sewer Department it,
should be done openly.
Street and Sewer Department that the
clerk of the market is under the direc-
tlOn of Council. The republican mem
bers voted against the measure.
EXTRAORDINARY APPROPRIA-
TIONS.
An ordinance was presented by Mr.
Kane making extraordinary apprOpria
tions and allowing Council to borrow
a sum Of money sufficient to meet its
expenses. The ordinance was read
twice and referred to the Law and FL
nance Committees. The amounts in the
ordinance are left blank.
The ordinance will be passed on
Thursday evening next, and Mayor
Fahey will be asked to be present at
the meeting so that he may at once
sign the ordinance and allow It to be-
come law. Arrangements have been
made to secure the money on. the fol-
lowing day The appropriation OF the
Board of Education and other orders
which il is necessary to draw Will be
passed on the previous evening, and
the checks delivered as soon as the
money is in the bank to meet them.
City Treasurer Hamann reported the
balance in bank to be S5,613.11; re-
ceived of /. c. Pyle, s26; e. NJ. Sayers,
$1,000; T. S. Lewis. 81 COL; j. F.. Dolan,
Sl61.4O; J. T. Mullin & Sons. Sl2.
Coal Oil inspector NJ. J. Kelley re-
ported 1870 gallons of oil tested in
March.
A member OF the Finance Committee
stated last night that the impression
that teachers We're not paid last June
until two weeks after their salaries
were due was a wrong one. Although
the Board Of Education did not receive
its monthly appropriations from the
City Council until after it had been
two weeks due, the salaries were PAID
by the Board of Education with money
on hand to its, credit.
PLANS FOR THE CARNIVAL.
A delegation from the Wilmington
Lodge of Elks appeared before Counci
last night in the interest Of the carni
val which the lodge proposes to hold il
this city in June next. President Alex
ander introduced Horace Greeley
Knowles, who explained what part tn,
lodge desired to take in the affair. HI
said the Lodge of Elks represented thi
spirit of progress, and it was the de
sire Of the local lodge to do something
to awake Wilmington and make it TAX
the place it was entitled to among tn
cities of the United States. He ha'
noticed what a benefit such carnival
as the proposed one had been to Othe
cities, and that the lodge desired 4
bring such an enterprise here. Tn
undertaking is a great one, and no on
organization could assume it withou
help from other sources. The stree
fair is to be held to stimulate the en-
ergy and spirit of the city. 1t vii
bring thousands of strangers here an
show them that Wilmington has fin
stores and buildings, and is not littl
town or village. The change desire
can only be brought about by some bi
event The Elks think such event
the street fair and carnival. The oil
ject in coming before Council is not
get any money, but to simply get tn
endorsement of the official body CO
operation is what is wanted. This stree
fair will be a county fair, with MOI
attractions.
TO ENCLOSE STREETS.
The plan. he said, was to get Ii
privilege to use several squares of OF
street and enclose it with a boai
sible for the industriaLdisplay. as il d.
be made and near it will be the mi,
way"
The city, of course, will be respol
sible for the industril display, as it d
pends on the merchants how mar
booths will be erected. Among Il
amusement features will be the Hindo
Japanese and German villages. al
Hagenback's Animal Circus. In Il
Midway the proprietors have abo
$250,000 invested.
Dr. Swithin Chandler and Robert
Baird also made addresses on d
scheme, and members of Council seer
ed favorbly impressed with the ide
They were invited to be present at a
other meeting to be held next Frida
when the plans will be discussed mo
fully.