The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-08
)TO BE CONTINUED.)
Refused an Increase.

The members Of City Council had a
lively tilt over the matter OF increasing
the salaries of the assistant engineers Of
the city surveying department. The
chief engineer gets $1,000 while the first
assistant gets $1,000 and the second and
thu d each $500.
The ball was started rolling by Mr..
Ober!y, CHAIRMAN of the law committee,
who presented the committees report on
tIe ordinance increasing the salaries Of
the assistant engineers. which was UNI
favorable and recommended that the
ordinance be rejected.
Mr.. Kane at once arose and said tho
law committee had eXcet dcd its author
ity as its duty was only to say whether
the ordinance was lawful or not.
Mr.. Oberly said there were no figures
mentioned il TIE ordinance. The Or1in-
ance was then read and it was found
that the amounts we've left blank.
Mr.. Kane said he had attended eau
Gus Of the finance and engineering com
mitteeS al which all were in favor of the
increase.
Mr.. Kane asked for an aye and nay
not seconded. Wien the vote wa d; taken
the chair was unable to decide aud Mr..
Cannon asked for a di, Son.
The ayes and nays were then called.
The vote was-Nays, Mcssrs Kane. Pier
son, Fisher, stewart, Smith--6.
Aycs-McSsrs. Monaghan, Mousley,
Hcaly, Oberly, Alexandrr-6.
Mr.. Cannon then moved lhat the mat
ter be laid on the table for week
MIR. Kane said they might just as well
lay it on the table for three years as the
meeting.
MIR. Cannon's motion prevailed, the
vote being as follows Nays, MesSrs.
Willis, Kane. Fisher, Stewart, Smith
Is.
Ayes, Afcssrs. Cannon. Monaghan. Pier
son. Mpusley, Heaiy. Oberly, Aexanler
~
The law committee disapprOved Of the
bill to appoint ii gas inspector, stating
that he existing laws ard ordinances
could be amended to meet all demands.
Their report was adopted.
The fire committee presented rAso-
sutton stating that it was not within
the province or jurisdiction of Council
to give its endorsement to the 'ropo,,l
law favored by the nnti-c0mbne fire
companies. The report was adop'ch
/ The following were elected without OPP
positions: City engineer Of surveying lie
partmcnt, George II. Boughman; first
assistant. j. l.. Iiegler: 2rd assistant
W. f Snyder: 3rd assistant. +. A
Price; rc,lman. first corps, A. J. Dough.
er :: second corps. Willi1m HnycD;
registry clerk, Charles II. Ten Wcegcs:
3r,l assistant, r. A. Price is Republi-
can and was first assistant.
The treasnrcr's receipts included
Balance in lank. So. $685.: Chief Massey
dog tax receipts, si.7F.lO; City Engineer
Boughman, fees, 1913: nttiest First
National Bank, $3.50: s. r. C. A.. 81:
L. NJ. Sayrrs, tax collections. $500: +. s.
Lewis. $500; Building Inspector Cassidy
fees, $40. Clerk Of Municipal Court
Adams. SS5l1S. During the last month
Milk Inspector McE,illy made 2lO in.
sprctions. examined s.54O quarts. sent
out ten cautionary notices and examined
six diaries.
! The report Of the superintendent If The
crematOry for January showed TINT the
cicmatory had been In operation twenty.
five days. that 1.O55.S9O pounds of garb-
age had been concumcd AMI $4,000
pounds Of conl used.
An order was drawn for the monthly
j appropriation to the Board of Educa.
ton of sl3.566.01.
After the meeting of Council, Street
and Sewer DIRECTOR Webster conferred,
with the finance committee in reference
to the recent request OF the Street and
Sewer Directors asking Council to favor
nm incdeased appropriation for their de.
partmcnt.