Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-03
MONTHLY PAY FOR FIREMEN
Change In System of Paying
Department Officers.
ORDINANCE PASSED BY COUNCIL
Another Complaint About Gar.
bage Collections.
City Receives Deed for franklin Street
Triangle--To Purchase u Portrait of tho
Late President Mckinley = Financial
Matters of the Municipality.

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CITY Council held It's regular weekly
meeting Thursday. The ordinance
providing that the officers OF the Fire
Department shall be paid their salaries
monthly, instead Of semi-annually, be-
ing approved by the law and fire COM
mittees, was passed unanimously and
referred to Mayor Fisher for his ap-
prevail
Garbage came in for share Of atten-
tion. Mr.. Stewart, the member from
the Seventh ward, presented a COM
munication from John Murray of No
l7l9 Union street, which stated that
garbage bad been collected from the
row Of houses in which he lives only
once in two months. Mr.. Stewart
moved that the communication be re-
ferred to the chairman of the crema-
tory committee. Mr.. Kane asked for
the number al the house. When it was
given Mr.. Willis, the chairman OF the
crenatory committee remarked: THAT
one house will be the only one which
will receive my official attention. The
motion to refer the matter to Mr.. Willis
| was adopted. lYs
Mr.. Stewart presented communi-
cation from City Solicitor Reinhardt,
NutCn dlulc tthtsb thb btlhbkdiul AZ ~
| Thirteenth and Franklin streets had
been decided by the James bradford
estate to the city for park purposes.
The letter was accompanied by the
deed and bill of expenses amounting
| to IS. 80. On Mr.. Stewards motion the
matter was referred to the law and
park committees for final action. Mr..
Stewart has taken much interest in the
matter, and 1t is due to his efforts that
i the result was accomplished
The report of City Treasurer Feaster,
which was accepted, was as follows
Balance in First National Bank to the
credit OF current expenses. 800. Oh. %
ia each Of the four depository banks.
$50, $50; total, Sl95, 513. %; receipt.
during the week--from Tax Collector
Sayers, Sl,025; Collector Lewis, 81, 0a3
City Auditor Boughman, S75, rent Of
Fourth street wharf; S43.7 10, rent o.
King street wharf; S37. 80, tent o.
French street wharf. The Wilmington
Steamboat Co. lenses Fourth stree
wharf and King and French stree
wharves are leased by the Philadelphia
q Reading Railway Co.
Interest on bords due October 1st
amounting to 337,l93.90 was ordered
maid, as were also bonds due at tina
time as follows: In favor of the Sink
lug Fund Commissioners, s15, GIG
Equitable Guarantee and Trust Co.
81, 500.
On the recommendation of the financ
committee, the following claims wer
ordered paid, Edward Rogers, non
resident, s2.S5, paid al oapitstion ta'
in connection with real estate tax
Home Real Estate Co., ESQ. rs, overpai,
tax on unfinished houses.
The report of the 8. P. G. A. 70
July, which was read and fled, showe
that 100 dogs were captured and II
killed during the month, and the sooiet
had received S3l. 30 from the redemptio
and sale of animals, which has beef
deposited to the credit Of the city. Ch
for the month, amounting to $3.50.
On motion of Mr.. Kane, the sum @
! $40, 900 was ordered drawn from eac
of the four depository banks and de-
! posted in the active bank. The TO
] lowing payrolls for September wer
passed: President and members {
, City Council, 1916. %; Police Depart
= ment, s5,657. IA; other city officers
, 81, 1867.
On motion Of Mr.. Stewart, seconde
. by Mr.. Monaghan, the public puildin
s committee was instructed to procure
= portrait of the late President Mokinle,
0 to be placed with portraits of other dil
/ tinguished men in Council chamber.
r Before adjournment President Blair
n called the attention Of the member
8 to the fact that next Thursday helm
the first Thursday in October, Counc
1 will meet at 7.30 O'Clock, instead {
O'Clock, and impressed upon them I'll
t importance of being in their seats Q
' time, saying the gavel will SCUM
O promptly at 730.