The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-09
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING

City Councils session was Il short ONT
last night. City Treasurer Fcaster re
! ported balance in bank of $23S, $40 /.
| and receipts as follows: Eugene NJ
| Saycrs, 1898; Thomas 5. Lewis, $4,000
| Eugene Massey, dog tax for July $50
George IA. Boughnlan, fees + + July,
$G0.25.
Stannard and McCloskey's bill for re-
! pairs to the crcmatory which WAS re-
| trircd back to the committee at the previ
| out meeting, was called up in the order
| of business but no action WAS taken upon
| ii. Chairman Willis of the crcnalory
committee moved that the bill he again
| laid over and presented in different
| form.
Mr. Kane said the bill had been re-
| frrr"d to the committee and the proper
| thing 10 do WAS to await the report of
! the committee. lie reported progress,
in the matter.
An order for $l4244.3l was drawn in
favor of the Board of Education for ,i,.
monthly appropriation.
A check for $65,SSl.H WIS ordered
drawn in favor of the tlrSt National
Bank for the r"drnption of loan and
interest.
Four checks, each for s35.15O, were
ordered to he drawn on the First Ma
tional Bank. and the money deposited N
the depository banks.
Tickets We're received for n festival to
he given by the Ancient Order of Hi
hcrnianS at Bavalan Park tomorrow.
Chairman MctsIilrrty Of the fire com
mil,rr reported that the scmi;,nnual
inspection of the fire department would
take place next Tuesday and Friday
evenings. lie extended an invitation to
the members of Council to attend.
MIR. McCafTrrty presented the annual
report Of Chief Engineer Welsh of the
Eirr Department which, in effect, was
rs follows:
There We're 95 alarms of fire during the
year us follows: iG first: l general; II
Il lcphune: still. The nllm,r of Subur.
ban fires was two.
The real estate loss from fire was
&2.95l5o: personal property, s42t6S.55;
total, $15.6l9.15. The insurance on real
estate was $271.0oO On personal rrol-
"rty. $lG1.IlO. Total insurance. A74,1lo
The notable fires were those AT the
stable Of Mcdaniel BROTHERS ON Eleventh
street near Tatnull where the loss WAS
$4,000. aud the hair factory of f. Blum.
rn,hAl 4 Co. where Tie loss was $4,000.
Thrr" were two deaths from fire. Miss
Anna Thompson of No. 1896 Forrest
street. on August 10 and Mrs. Kate
Clark Of NJ. 1903 Chestnut street on
February Is.
1.-The Phoenix ambulance responded I,
81, rHllE. This was an increase of
seventy over the previous year.
Eleven members of the department died
during the year.
I'll" raliSc Of fires during the year were
rs follows: Are light. / brick kiln, /:
candle. l: rarclrssneSS. /; cigar, / |
crossed wires. |: defective hurs. S: cleo
trir wires. .: false alarms. 3: fire works.
l: .as jet. !: gas stove. /; gasoline stoves.
2: general alarm, l. grass. l.: grinding |
machine. L. inccndiary. 3: lamp eNrlo- !,
si"n>. 3: lamp upset >: matches. 10:
mould bursting. |: nnphtha explosion. L |
oil can explosion. |: oil stoves. 3; oil |
stove upset. L. ovcrhcntcl stoves, );
picking machine, l. railroad collision, / :
Smukr>tack. /: SPARKS from cripoln. / {; |
sparks frum forge. L; sparks from loco,
motive. l: spark from tug boat. |: Sp"n-
tnnrGns combustion. 4: stove pine. |: tLr |
boiled over. |; tar pot. L. unknown. -. |
The nunbrr of alarms responded to by |
~rl company were as f0liuws: Friend !
ship. 40: Reliance. 80: Delaware. ~,
ih"rniN. -: Phoenix truck. IS: Water
Witch. 81; Fame. As: WaShinrton. 81:
Washington chemical 81: Wrrcac"". -:
Wccracnr chemical. 81: Liberty. -
In conclusion the chief engineer rccom-
mrndS that overhead wires Of all kinds
h" abolished and placed under ground.
lie also suggests that screens ON factory
windows are unnecessary and should he
removed because they are dangerous.
Sky lights and light wells should have
ample safeguards. The law is too lrnirnt
i'll reference to the storage of illuminate
ing IlnIlS Of various kinds. All cellars
should be kept free of rubbish. There
should b" permanent drivers for hose
cart" $" aS TO inrrrnS" the efficiency Of
III" department. 4 semi annual test If
III" fire companies and their apparatus
is recommended. The report also gives
concerning the population Of
II list Of the members Of the
lire department and the names of tn"
m"mhrrs who have died during the year,
I'll" fire committee Of City Counril
InS decided to have Il practical test of ,
h" fire department at an early date
III" date will not be announced rs the
ar" expected to he in readiness
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