Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-19
CITY COUNCIL S SESSION.


The New Milk and Fire Department ordi-
nances Passed.
City Council held it's weekly meeting
Thursday evening IN the office of Mayer
Fisher at the City Hall, the improve
ments to Council chamber not having
been completed The ord nances reeu
lating the sale of milk and amending
the Fire Department ordinance were
passed, and it was decided, on motion
OF Mr. Monaghan, to have the milk
ordinance published 10 the city news
papers and LOCO copies printed after 1t
has been approved by the mayor. Both
ordinances were referred to the mayor
for his consideration.
The milk u dinancs requires all milk
sod to be up to a standard of not more
than SO per cent Of watery lnatter and
not less than Il per cent of solids. ct
least one-iourth OF which must be fat.
All dealers must have the SKINNED
milk receptacles plainly marked as such
and thoae selling from wagons must
have their names painted on both sides.
Mix from sick cows or those fed on
unTho esome food must not be sold or
offered for sale The penalties for vio-
lations range from $40 to 500, The
! ordinance takes effect as 5000 as il is
signed 10y the mayor.
| The Fire Department ordinance re-
quires the depar ment to keep all dis
| tricts covered at all times. In Case OF
4 company being away at fir or else
4 where or being out of service on ao
count of having apparatus repaired.
| substitute apparatus must be provided
if the regular apparatus will be out OF
! service for any length OF time; in all
/ casHs where a company is out OF service
/ the ief OF the department is to assign
other companies to cover the district.
The companies having apparatus out Of
service must have the substitute ap-
| paratus with 80 days. after which time
PENALTY can be Imposed at the option
Of the fire committee.
While the ordinance was under CON !.
sideration thels was some discussion.
Mr.. Stewart fought it was not as clear
as 1t might be in regard to substitute
apparatus, hut q satisfactory explana-
tiun was made by Chairman McCeiferty
OF the fire committee and he voted
for IL.
A communication was received from
the Independence lire Co., one Of the
new organizations in the Ninth ward,
notifying Council of its existence, also
OF the fact that it had received aomp
/ apparatus duu bhu puTtud5eu u lOlt at
Twelfth and Caymont streets, upon
which oommodious building 10 to BIZ
erectedl in the summer, funds foI the
purpose having been promised. The
company did not ask for recognition OF
assistancs from Council at present, hui
announced that 1t might make such q
request later. The communication was
received and filed
Mr.. MouHley presentsd.a communion.
tion from the Brandywine Fire Co
asking for recognition from Council.
The petition, which contained the namea
of several hundred residents OF the
Ninth ward, was referred to the fire
comm ties.
City Treasurer Feaster reported q
balance of $50, 600. OF to the credit Of
current expenses, ard receipts during
the week ms follows: From Fax Col.
lector Sayers, 81, 375: Collector Lewis,
ST. 57; City Auditor Boughman, a5
City Court Clerk Joslyn, $3.50. 81.
The report Of the s. r. o. A. showed
that 104 dogs were killed during No
t ember. The bill Of the 600 iety for th,
month, el50, was ordered paid.
3 Mr.. Monaghan, for the committee o.
] the whole, promised report at thu
: next meeting or the matter Of an ap
3 preparation for the contagious diseas,
3 hospital. Council accepted the invita-
3 tion Of the Trustees Of the Poor to visir
. the building, aud also the alnlshouse
K next Thursday afternoon.
n Tickets were received and accepted
= for the reception of the Water Witch
Q Fire Co.