The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-05
Mayor Under It's Provisions Will
be Kept Busy.
MORE MEMBERS IN COUNCIL
Each Department Will Have a Di'
rector Whose Salary Will be
$4,000. Police and Fire
Under One Head.

The following is summary OF the pro
posed charter for Wilmington, az re-
yised by q committee Of the Board o.
Trade, with the committees supplement
tary propositions.
Copies of the report and OF the pro.
posed act in full NAV be obtained upon
application at the office OF the Board of
Trade, Equitable Building; at that OF the
A. s. Reed 4 Bro Co., No. SIS Shirley
street, and Of the office Of the Star Pub
fishing Co., 800 Shipley street:
Sections ! and 2 give the proposed
boundaries of the city Under section 3
he city is incorporated under the cor.
torate name OF the Mayor and Council
p Wilmington. Section authorizes the
nnexation Of contiguous properties and
section defines the powers OF the cor.
poration as follows:
Under proper restrictions, to enter
upon and condemn private property re
iquired foe munic,pal purposes.
To hold all kinds Of property neces
sary for municipal purposes and to dis,
pose of the came.
To receive devises, requests, gifts and
donations of property for its own use
and benefit, or in trust for charitable,
educational or other public purposes
To have power as specified respecting
streets, parks, sewers, &C., &c.
70 lay out and fix the grade of streets
on land contiguous to the boundary line
of the city and wi hin one mile thereof;
and to have, under restrictions men
toned, similar power within the same
distance OF the city respecting sewers
and natural water courses To make and
enforce bnildii Z regulations To provide
tor the water supply and to protect The
same from contamination. To provide
for Lighting the streets and public places,
and. ii it should ever be expedent for
supplying the Inhabitants with light. To
regulate wharf lines and to acquire con.
troll ard manage Wharves, &c.
t. grant to persons or corporations in
such manner and upon such terms and
conditions as it may prescrib., fran
chises and privileges to locate construct,
extend and operate any enterprise in,
upon, through or under any public park,
square, street, alley, sidewalk, crossino
or other highway, bridge, viaduct, sew
er, drain. gutter, public landing place,
wharf, DOCK, or pier; provided that such
grant shall be made fora definite period,
no longer than twenty years, and sub
ject TO the right to repeal and revnk @ the
same for the abuse, misuse or non-use of
the franchises and privileges granted;
and further provided, that no ordinance
authorizing the granting of any fran.
chise or privilege shall be passed unless
it shall receive the affirmative votes of
two-thirds OF all the membess of the
Council, nor shall suce ordinance be-
come operative until it shall have been
approved by the mayor.
10 nave powers respecting markets,
weights and measures, for protection
against adu|trrated or unhealthy food,
&c. To grant licenses for proper pnr-
poses for which licenses NAV he re-
gnired. To control the storage within
the city OF gunpowder and other danger.
Gus combustlble matter. To make and
enforce regulations conducive to the
health OF the inhabitarts q, the CITY: for
which PURPOSES its jurisdiction shall ex-
tend one mile beyond the citv limits.
To provide fire and police force; fire
alarm and police telegram system; aud
to make and enforce, within the CITY.
such regulations as NAV be denmed ex-
pedient to protect persons and property;
and to promote morality
To require the registration of deathe;
births and marriages, and to provide
for such statistical information in re.
lation thereto as may be deemed neces-
sarv.
To provide for the registration Of real
estate To make general assessments Of
prnncrty and assess and collect taxes for
municinal purposes. To make and COL
lect special assessments for the cost
Of anv local or general Improvement
To borrow money! for municipal pur-
poses. The amount OF indebtedness is
not to exceed seven perrentum of the as
spssed value of real estate. An ordinance
anthorizing the borrowing Of MONEY! and
the issuing Of bonds will require the A.
frmative votes of two.thirds nj all the
members Of the Council, am shall he up
proved bv the mavnr; and ahall not he
operative unless such ordinance shal he
approved nv majority OF "l' the votes
cast at the CITY election subsequent to
the passing of such ordinan'a, IRA.
snpcia| election at which the question
shall be enhmittnd to the qualified voters
OF the CITY: but in case nj ca'amitv or
Casualty, such az the destruction OF the
citv buildings or water works. money
NAV be borrowed under an ordinance
passed bv the affirmative votes Of twn-
thirds nj the members OF the Council
and approved bv the mayor. Authority
is also given t. borrow temporarily
sum not exceeding $40 090 in anv one
year, to be applied 10 the Purchase ct
park lands. and to be paid out oe the
lew of taxes for the next succeeding
year.
To provide for the submission of quas-
tiona relating to the cnrpnratio to the
qualified voters of aaid CITY, at any citv
election, or at any special election held
for said purpose pursuant IN an ordin-
ance Of the Council; to prescribe the
manner and form in which such qnes.
tions shall be submitted; and to dpaig
nate the time and places at which
special elections for said purpose shall be
held.
To exercise all municipal mowers
necessary to the complete and efficient
management Of the mnnicinal property,
for the proper administration OF the
mnnicinal government. and for the we'll
b ling OF tire Inhabitants Of said civ.
whether snch powers be expressly
enumerated or mt.
Sections 6. 7. 8. and 0 deal with the
qualifications Of officers, bonds and
salaripa. Every officer must take an
oath that as an officer Of the CITY. Join in
any caucns or coference confined to
members Of any National or State po.
litical party, nor he bound bva decision
Of any anch caucus or conference nor &C.
cent brihe.
Sections 10. II, IL, 10. IA and Is deal