The sun., 1901-03-20
COUNCIL
NEEDS MONEY
Applies to Water Department
for Relief.
ASKED FOR AN ADVANCE
Of the Surplus Whic Will be Due to
Turn Over to the City in
June-Other Matters
Transacted.

Notwithstanding the act OF the recent
General Assembly giving the City Coun-
ell OF Wilmington the authority to
noat IL SoO,UUU loan. Council sun has Il
.arge deficiency and is making every
possible effort u raise more FUNDS. l'resi-
uent of Council, William s. Alexander;
chairman OF the tinance committee,
James Kane and City Treasurer William
u. Hamann We're before the " ater Com
inlssionrrs ut their regular weekly meet
ing yesterday afternoon to ask Ior an
advance oI money from that depart
ment.
Alr. Kane, OH behalf of City Council,
stated the object OF the visit, and said
,llat with the $4,000 bond issue there
would still be Il deficiency vi $65,O00. ln
conclusion Alr. Kane spoke of the urgent
need of Council for funds and said they
would greatly appreciate whatever help
the Water Department might give them.
sir. Alexander also spoke OF the pres
ent deficiency and said the principle rea-
son for coming to the Water Department
was to save the city interest which would
nave to be paid Oh Il loan il negotiated
irom the National Banks.
MIR. kane said that the Water Depart
.nent advanced City Council $4,000
dnuer similar circumstances last year
and that it was u great help to Council.
The rules Of the Water Department pro-
vide that the departments entire surplus
at the end Of the year be turned over to
City Council Mr.. uamann said that the
advance made by the department to
City Council last year was done on the
advice Of the city solicitor. He also said
that while the rules state that the de-
paitment's surplus be turned over to
Uity Council at the end Of each year,
there was no clause prohibiting an ad-
vance to Council during the year.
Mr.. Belts, president of the board, said
that while he fully realized that all the
money belonged to the city, it was
nevertheless necessary for the Water
department to have ready surplus on
5fa''yfe also said that the Water Depart
ments expenditures would be unusually
arge this year as great many improve
.nents are being made and it would be
impossible to tell exactly how much
would be needed to carry on the work for
The year. DR.. Pyle agreed with Mr.
betts' view OF the matter and said that
IL number Of special improvements have
been talked Of for this year which, If
carried out, would require Il large
amount Of money.
| Mr.. Swift said that he could hardly
| give his opinion as he had not been
member of the board long enough to
SNOW exactly what the needs for the
year would be.
The board however decided to con-
sder the matter. Mr.. Kane asked that
Council be informed Of their decision IL
The matter by tomorrow as it was neces'
,,ary to make some arrangements tt
aise the money this week.
The board decided to lay an S-inch pipt
from Second and Union streets to city
line to connect with pipes there which
will run to the Diamond State Fibre
Works ut Elsmere. A petition for ser
vice on Locust street south of B for {
number of dwellings was granted pro
viding the owner put separate hyd
rant in each house. An application from
the Peoples Railway Company for |
new main at Sixth and Hawley street
was referred to Chief Engineer Bond
An application of the Wilmington Mill
Il
street for Il meter service was also re
ferred to Mr.. Bond.
Registrar Grohe reported severe
places where more than one house is o
the same service. He was instructed
give legal notice to each house owne
to connect with the regular service pip
i Mr. Bond was given authority to replae
! The old 12-inch main from the pumpin
h station to Rodney street reservoir with
6-inch main. Mr.. Bond showed I'll
/ hoard Il pencil sketch from the Eds
e Moor Bridge Co. OF an iron bridge whie
/ is to take the place of the old rust
bridge in the Coolspring Park. He all
q reported that he had written for. es'
i mates on seventy-five tons Of 12-int
!, pipe, twenty-five tons of 16-inch and
quantity Of 1O-inch.
:, The weekly pay roll was $S2O.42 al
lc the balance in bank is $104, ,776.55.