Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL. ).

Mr.. Willis Wants Members Tined Who
k Neglect Committee Meetings.
The meeting of City Council Thursday
night was enlivened by discussion
brought OIL by Mr.. Willis, chairman of
| the crematory committed, who made
| speech in which he called some of his
| colleagues to account for not attending
committee meetings. He also made
motion imposing fine of 20 cents
upon each member failing TO attend
committee meeting unless he has
good excuse for ahsentng himself. Mr.
Kane raised the point of order that the
rules did not justify such action. and
was sustained. MI. Fisher agreed with
Mr.. Willis. Mr.. Smith thought Mr..
Willis remarks were reflection upon
the whole Council and gave had i'm
| preston. This ended the discussion and
no action was taken.
a communication was received from
Vaccine Physicians I. d. Cook OF the
Northeastern and +. P. Harris Of the
Southwestern district asking for ad.
| ditional compensation, ON the ground
that while the usual number of vac
cinations 10 u district is about 800 per
yeaf,. this year there were 1880 in the
Northeastern and $500 in The South
western, on account of the breaking
out Of smallpox. The matter was re-.
ferred to the finance committees. o.,
| The committee on fire companies re-
ported having made the semi nual
/ inspection Of the Fire Department and
found every thing in first-cJass con.
ditipn. The report was accepted, and
on the Recommendation Of the COM
mittee the following semi annual allow
ances aud salaries were ordered raid |:
Friendship, Reliance, Delaware, Fame
and Liberty companies, Sl,750 each !;
Water Witch, s2,0U0; Phoenix, Wee
cacoe and Washington companies SO, 500
each Chief Welsh, $500; Assistants
Wiley and Fairy, $3.50.
| City Treasurer Hamanp reported a
balance of S64, S92.TS in The First
National Bank and s31, 669 in zach Of
the four depository banks to the credit
OF current expenses, the total being
| Sl9l, DIS. 49,; also, that his receipts
during the week were as follows: From
lax Collector Sayers, S5, $40. Sc; Col
.lector Lewis, Sl,ll8; First National
Bank, interest, 286. IL; Building In
speetor Cassidy, fees for August, S72 /;
a. s.. WoolIey, sale of crematory ashes,
s52.38;i Chief of Police Massey, dog
tax for August. $50. CO.: Chief Bough-
man Of the Surveying Department,
fees for August, s3S. 40; s. p. O. A.,
receiEts from the gale and redemption
Of animals, s27. a.
Auditor Pyle certified to the cor
rectness OF the report and announced
that the collections of the Water DO.
Eartment during August amounted tn
sl,24T.4S.
4 TheS. p. q. A. made the following
report for July, which was accepted !:
Number Of dogs in the pound at the
beginning OF the month, +; captured,
i33; killed, 1885, redeemed, s.; sold, .;
left, 3;i receipts from the sale and re-.
demption of animals, SIT. The society
was allowed its monthly appropriation
| The. following reports for August
were read, accepted and ordered filed
I Cify Crematory Weight OF garbage
consumed 2,29a. 905 pounds; coal,
5op, RpSpounds; days in service, 81.
building Inspector Cassidy Permits
issued, 49,; value of improvements.
s52, 30s; fees, ~ T'z
MIX Inspector McEvilly Number
OF inspections, 29o; quarts inspected
s'Si0; samples taken, l07: samples
analysed, s; cautionary notices. IS;
diaries inspected, %; arrests and con !.
| yictions, 6. az NV. ~ M y