Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-01-11
CITY FINANCES.


water Department surplus Added to .Coun-
ciiis Current Expense Fund.
One of tho most interesting features
Of Thursdays meeting OF City Council
was she report of City Treasurer
Hamann, which gave the information
that during the week he had received
800, 234.9l from the Water Department
being the surplus of receipts over ex-
Eenditures for the year 1899. This adj
dition increased the balance to the
credit Of current expenses veiy mateli-
ally, the report showing it to be
s106, 557. %. During the evening it was
decided, on motion of Chairman Kane
of the finance committee, to withdraw
$40. 600 from the active bank, the Union
National, and place $40, 000 In each of
the four depository banks.
The report of Treasurer Hamann,
which was approved, was as follows:
Balance in the Union National Bank
to the credit of current expenses,
S106, 55T, Oh; receipts during the week
from Tax Collector Sayers, $1,000; Col
lector Lewis, 81, 900; City Auditor Pyle,
S205, license money: Treasurer Kent of
the S. p. G. A, IS. 30, fees; Building
inspector Cassidy, SIS 80, fees for De-
eember; Chief OF Police Dolan, s3T. 90,
dog licenses; S23, sale of meals to
prisoners; ST.35, sale Of unclaimed
goods; IS. sale of pawnbrokers' books i;
Chief Engineer Boughman OF the Sur
yeying Department, Sl3. 40, ana the
Water Department surplus, mentioned
above.
City a lditor Pyle reported that he
had received 5000 Tor auctioneers
licenses for the year 1900, 500 each
from Auctioneers Hulil and Stidham.
The Board of Education was allowed
its monthly appropriation. s12, SPOOL.
Vaccine physicians for one year were
elected by party vote, as follows
Southeastern district, DR.. Emil Hertel,
the present incumbent; southwestern,
DR.. f. p Harris; northwestern, DIR. J,
p. Malcolm; northeastern, DR.. Thomas
| ID. Cook, the present incumbent. The
| Republican members voted for the fol-
| lowing physicians: southeastern dis
trict, DI. N. b. Morrison southwestern,
DIR. j. W. Bastian; northwestern, DR..
| John Palmer; northeastern, DIR. III. M.
| First.
The reports of vaccine physicians fol
\ the last yeai, which were received and
filed, showed the following yaccina
| tions: Southwestern, Or. ID. |. McCol
| ley, Al; northwestern, DR.. George Stein
icken, 221; northeastern, DIR. Thoma;
ID. Cook, All. The report of DIR. Herte
of the southeastern district had no
been received. Hm
Reports for December were received
and filed. as follows: Building Inspector
Number OF permits, IL; value o
operations, S50,0 OBS: fees, SI6 80.
Superintendent Cannon OF the crema
tory-Weight OF gnrbage destroyed
1858. 100 pounds; coal used, 16S, So
pounds; days in operation, "a.
/ The matter Of filling the vacanc.
caused by the death of Watehmal
German Of the crematory was the coca
sion for tilt between Mr.. Fisher AM
some of the Democratic members. Afte
Mr.. Kane moved that Council fill tn
vacancy for the unexpired term Mr.
Fisher wanted to know what the dutie
of crematory Waterman are. "'T
burn slor," replied President Alexsn
der. Mr.. Kane also replied to Mr.
Fisher, remarking that the ordinanc
calls Tor Waterman and there was n
use talking about the matter. MI
Fisher still commended that he coul
not see what use a Waterman was
James A. FInnegan was elected by
: party vote, the Republicans voting fe
! Samuel Mccormick, who was placed i
nomination by Mr.. Stewart.
Chief Engineer Boughman of til
Surveying Department submitted hi
|, annual report and rs copies were ordere
printed. The fees collected during til
. . year amounted to sT44. 90, deposited |
the credit of the city, and 52I3, dt
! posted to the credit of the Street an
!, Sewer Depar tment. Lines we're marke
! for 1,679. 8 feet of curb, and 5,4S1. 8 fet
! of curb set by private individuals VIZ
masured. Curb set reached !, 449. 8 feei
and reset l,447.2 fest The enginee
measured /, 130.7 square yards OF pric
: laid in sidewalks, and l,32l. o suua
yards of brick laid in street pavement
: Assessments we're laid for 1926 feet
4 new curb, costing 1861. 81, and for 446
= square yards OF paving, costing s304 A
= The total number of building lin
y marked was 25S, which il the large
. number since 1892, when 497 we
l. marked. Rainfall during 10 mont
is given. In June and July tho ga
II gauge was broken. The rainfall in ii
:, other months was: January, g..
. inches; February, LIS; March, B.
= April. 1.34; May, 9. IL; August, s. l
y September, 412; October, 2.56; N
~ yember, 2.20; December, 81 In t
- registry bureau 1,31S entries wore ma
=; making a total of 36, ABB entries ma
10 T.. since the bureau was established. N
y Boughman thanks the various CT
~ officials for their courtesy to him, a
. says all the employees of his office p,
u formed their duties faithfully. N
"a Boughman recommends that more Gu
~ be set and side cutters paved, as
:" would greatly improve unpaved sire,
IT. and reduce the cts of keeping them
II repair.