Evening journal., 1901-11-15
CITY OFFICIALS
MADE KNOWN
Their Duties aud Limitations
80 ..5.'i'.l,s .gOf the Offices (
Information Respecting Our Govern
EOnt Which Will Prove Of Inter
est TO WiImiHgiORiauS

A friend of the Evening Journal has
sugge-.ol that we publish sort Of
primer of the government OF the county
cf New Castle and OF the city of VII
mirgton i'm order that there may De a
mlcc understanding gelsfl y Cf he
ddilcs of Gu. servants ana the jris-
dio,ion and limitation Of the severa
departments. After giving considera-
be time to considering the matter we
comply with The suggestion and pub
lish today Uae first part Of the install
ment.
There is no intengOn of making il
technical or exhaustive, but rather 90
pm; before cur readers a simple story
Of uia various branches Of our city and |
county governments. Tho article win
be cori nued from day % day tin it is
EXHAUSTED.
Mayor George NJ Fisher R.-Onice, |
elective term two years. Salary $l.5OV |
+ scted June 1900; time expires july |
/. 1902 DUties, cCnscrvatOr Of the |
peace. signing and vetoing resolutions /
passed by Council, sCemnizing mar
riages. appointing members of Board |
of Health Street and Sewer Directors |
Water Commissioner May be remov-
cd ur0n cause by "A two-thirds vote of
the W11le Council, after a fair trial.
CITY Solicitor David J. Reinhardi |
R-Office e.ectivc Term two years |
Salary $1,000. Elected June 1900; term
expires July f. 1902. Duties legal ad |
wiser cf ar departments of the city
government and in charge Of all legal
business Of the city
Asstant City Solicator-P -Phi.ip L. |
Garrett. R-Office appoindve by City
Solicitor Term two years Appointed
June 1900 term expires July. 1902
Salary $500. Duties, assistant to Cityl
Solicitor
City Treasurer Seth II Feaster r
Office elective Term two years
Elected lure 1900 Term expires July
T. 1902 Salary 81 200 Duties. guard
ian of city's money Must furnish tol
Council al eatl meeting statement ofl
tla finances OF the city: ISSUES all
checks for amounts payable and due by
departments of the city. and receives
all moneys collefted by same and de-
posits it in accordance 10 the law upon
tllle subject
Cerk to City Treasurer-Jamea
Monaghan. y Office appc'ntiye by
City Council Term until successor is
named Appointed Ju,y. 1900. Salary
$500. Duties, assistant to Treasurer
City AuditOr-Iohn Boughman. D.
Office appointive by City Council
Term until his successor is duly nam
cd Appointed July 1900 Salary,
81 200. Duties, auditing an accounts
of city departments and affiXing his
signature to all checks. drafts ol
orders issued by same before payment
can be made. Has the power to with
he his signature from any such is
sued by any city department or Off
cial it, i'm his Judgment the same are
drawn without sanction of law with
ont an appropriation therefor made by
Council II the amount 50 drawn iE
against a wrong fund or with circum-
stances pointing TO fraud All such
eases must be reported by him To City
Council for action and his decision
may ne oNelTuieu iN liitL noug BID case
Of Withholding his signature from
checks. drafts. etc of either city de-
partments his decision may be over
ruled by unanimous vote of said de-
partment In case Of a controversy
between CouncE and tine said depart
ment upon the subject the question
may be carried into the courts for a
decision as to the legality Of It, Case
Of Council VS.. Water Department now
pending regarding the Weldin farm
purchased