Evening journal., 1900-03-16
INVESTIGATION
COMES TO AN END
Council Committee Made Report
Regarding Street and Sewer
Department Last Night.
THE DIRECTORS CONDEMNED

ALTHOUGH IttE IN I'd IVA OA'o
FAILED TO FIND ANY MALFEAs-
ANcE IN OFFICE OF MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD-APPROPRIA-
TIoNs MADE.
The investigation Of the committee
OF. City Council regarding the action
of the Street and Sewer Directors in
granting a franchise to the Universal
Conduit, Heat, Light and Power Com
pany came to a sudden termination
last night.
Shortly after Council opened in regu-
lar session, Chairman Kane, of the in
vestigating committee, presented the
following resolution, which was adopt
ed without discussion:
ITO the President and Members of
Council:
Gentlemen: The committee to in
vestigate the granting of the franchise
by the Street and Sewer Department to
the Universal Conduit, Light, Heat
and Power Company begs leave to re-
port that after a thorough investiga-
show malfeasance on the part of the
members OF the department; that while
the committee condemns the action of
the department as detrimental to the
best interests of fhe city there is no
legal step that can be taken to prevent
the oonsummation of the matter. The
committee asks to be discharged with
ont taking further action
sfT0IINT INV
JAMES KANE,
PRINCE A. MOUSELY,
HAMILTON STEWART,
JAMES B. OBERLY."
The matter now rests as it did before
Council determined to probe into the
action of the directors.
APPROPRIATIONS MADE.
The Law and Finance Committee
reported favorably on the ordinance
providing for extraordinary appropria-
tions, and the matter was taken up.
To the public building account $500
is added; to crematory, 81 500: TO in
cldental and miscellaneous, $2,100. The
ordinance was passed without discus
sion and referred to Mayor Fahey for
his approval
Mayor Fahey was present and at
once approved the ordinance, declaring
it law. A number of outstanding
bills were then ordered paid.
AUDITOR PYLEs REPORT.
City Treasurer Hamann and City
Council are stiIl at odds regarding the
disposition of certain funds received
from wharf rents, etc, and City Audi
tor Pyle refuses to recognize Mr.. Ha-
mann's special fund"
Auditor Pyle presented the follow
ing report to Council last night:
Il have the honor to report having
examined the accounts of the city
treasurer for the week ending this
date, showing a balance in Union Ma.
tiOnal Bank to current expenses, S46..
5S9.19. which does not include an item
of $S1.25 received from wharf rent.
and deposited by me in Union Ma
tional Bank to the credit Of Mayor ant
Council, and a certificate of deposit
rendered the treasurer which he de-
clined to recognize and otherwise hi
accounts are correct.
Audited the accounts of S. S
Adams, clerk OF the Municipal Court
showing collections for January. 1900
s441.51, and for February. 1900. S3O9.O5
received from A. S. Woolley S72.50. foi
ashes sold at crematory: received from
the New Jersey and Wilmington Ferr,
Company $4375, for rent of Kin
street wharf; also from the Baltimor
and Ohio Railroad Company S37 so, 70
rent of Shipley street wharf. sal
amount deposited to the credit of tn
Mayor and City Council.
Respectfully
ISAAC c. PYLE,
CITY Auditor"
The report was received.