Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-02-14

City Council, last Thursday evening,
elected staff for the City Surveying De-
purtment for the ensuing three years. the
nominees Of the Democratic caucus of We'd
nesday night being chosen without opposi-
tion. The stat is as follows: Chief engi-
neer, George Fl. Boughman first assistant,
james l.. Xiegler; second, William Il. Sny-
der; third. Francis II. Price; rodmen,
Andrew j. Dougherty and William f. Hayes;
clerk of the registry bureau, Charles II.
Ten Weeges All are Democrats except Mr.,
Price, who is Republican. The staff is
the same as for the last term, except that
Mr.. Zieglpr who was second assistant engi-
neer, becomes first assistant, Mr.. Snyder,
who was third becomes second, and Mr..
Price, who WIS first becomes third.
The law committee reported unfayorably
on the ordinance granting an increase In
salary to the assistant engineers in the
City Surveying Department, whereupon MIR.
Kane chairman of the finance committee,
was quickly on his feet and opposed the re-
port. He said be thought the law com
nlittee had exceeded its authority, as the
matter was referred to it not TO decide upon
the increase, but as TO whether the ordinance
would be legal. The finance committee,
he explained. had decided unanimously to
grant slight increase. He called attention
to the fact that the men affected had been
compelled to attend college to get a techni-
cal education and we're receiving only SIS a
month, whereas other city employees who
aid less work were receiving 300.
MIR. Fisher favored an increase and fol
that reason did not sign the report of the
law committee, but he ielt that the commit.
tee could make no other report, on account
of the condition of city finances.
MIR. Oberley's motion to adopt the report
of the COMMITTEES was lost by tie vote
President Alexander and Messrs. Cannon
Monaghan. Mousley, Hea,y and Oberls
voting in the alternative and Messrs. Willis
pipraop Eichar Gtapunrt Gnoftt
voting in the negative.
Mr.. Cannon's motion to lay the matte
over for a week was carried by vote of
10 s. President Alexander and Messrs. Can
non, Monaghan, Pierson, Mousley, Heal
and Oberly voting in the affirmative ant
Messrs. Willis, Kane, Fisher, Stewart ant
Smith voting IN the negative. MIR. John
eton was absent.
The law committee also reported adversel
on the bill providing for a gas inspector
on the ground that the existing laws an
ordinances, properly amended, will meet a
of the requirements of the bill. The repot
was accepted.
Concerning the bill changing the syster
of electng the officers of the Fire Depart
ment, the fire committee recommends
that Council take no action and return tn
bill AMI accompanying petition, withou
prejodic8' toward hny of the fire companies
giving as q reason that it deals with mai
ter not within the province or jurisdictio
of Council, The report of the eommitte
was adopted. representative of the ant
combination companies, which are advoca
ing the bill said the attitude of Counc
was, In his opinion, satisfactory, and tn
fight will be on its merits before the Ger
eral Assembly.
City Treasurer Hamenn reported baanC
of $50. 675.S6 10 the First National Bank {
the credit of current expenses; also, ths
his receipts during the week were as follows
From Chief of Police Massey, 81, TAI. 10, do
tax for January; Tax Collector Lewis, $60s
Collector Sayers, 5000; Clerk Adams of til
Municipal Court, S851.19, fines, fees an
costs for January; Chief Boughman
the Surveying Department, S97.70 fees fl
January; First National Bank, SS3.33, il
terest; Building Inspector Cassidy, $4j
January fees; Treasurer Kent of the S.
@. A., 81, receipts from the sale and n
demption of animals. The Board of Educ.
tion was allowed its monthly appropriation
amounting to $40, 566.01.
The following reports for January were n
ceived and hled: Milk Inspector McEvilly-
Number of inspections, 210 quarts inspec
ed, ,, $40; cautionary notices. 10; diaries Ii
spected, 6.
Superintendent Cannon of the crematn
Weight of garbage consumed, 1,065, as
pounds; coal, $4,000 pounds; number
days in sergice.f25.
More than the usual number of spectt
tors were present., being chiefly hremen II
terested in the Fire Department bill, plumb
ers interested in the gas inspector bill al
attaches of the Engineering Department
Attorney William r. Kurtz was also the
to look after the Fire Departnent hill