Evening journal., 1901-02-01
ANTS AFTER
THE COMBINE
Minority Firemen Will Ask
for Legislation
MAY APPOINT GAS INSPECTOR
There Was Not a Republican Mem
bcr Present at Last Nights
Council Session
MAY APPOINT GAS INSPECTOR

BEFORE Olly COUNCIL last evening q
committee representing the minority,
or anti-ccmbine faction of the VIII
mington Fire Department, comprised
of representatives from the Reliance
Delaware, Fame, and Water Witch COM
panies, presented petstion to Council
to approve OF a bill which the anti
combine will present to the Delaware
/ Legislature The purpose of the act is
4 to knock out the existing combine and
result in the election of the chief and
his assistants from the companies in
their numerical order, beginning with
] No. /, and continuing until all COM
lpanies have furnished a chief for the
department, after which the same rou
tine of election viii be carried out
again.
The petition to Council sets forth that
at present there is a combination of
/ Eve companies which has elected chiefs
for ten years, ignoring the minority,
and that said combine had renewed its
| compact for ten more years.
On molten of Ar. Healy the petition
and bill were referred to the Fire Com
mittee.
City Treasurer Hamann reported as
! follows: Balance in bank. $50 ,497.11;
receipts for the month of January,
i Collectors of Taxes Eugene NJ. Sayers
and Thomas S. Lewis, $500 each; tax
on poles Of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad Company, S2S. Pay-rolls
for the month were passed as follows:
City employees, S2,S99.71; president and
members of City Council, s276.26; Po-
lice Department, s6,013.74.
Councilman H. r. Smith, of the Elev-
Tenth ward, said: "Mr. President, IL has
come to our notice that our fellow-mem-
Der, w. II. PiersOn, has lost his be-
loved wife and companion, and move
>, Mr.. President, that a cOmmiutee of five
be appointed to draft suitable resolu-
tions of respect.
After a recess of a few minutes the
committee, consisting of Messrs
Smith, Oberly, Monaghan, Cannon and
!, Johnston, reported touching and ap-
propriate resolutions.
II was adopted by a rising vote.
In behalf of President w. S. AleXan-
der, T. M. Monaghan presented the fol-
lowing resolutions in reference to The
proposed action Of the Street ano
Sewer Department in its effort to hav,
the bed of Eleventh street where the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad crosses il
vacated: N,.f
Whereas, The directors of the Stree
and Sewer Department have given no
tice, pursuant to section 113 of the citl
= charter, that they will make applica
tion to the Court Of General Sessions
in and for New Castle county. at thl
/ regular session on Monday, the fourtl
day Of February, A. d., 1901, for tn
appointment Of a commission to vacat
the bed of Eleventh street where tn
same crosses the tracks Of the Balti
y more and Philadelphia Railroad Com
j. pany; and
el Whereas, In the opinion of Council
B. It is unwise and unjust and detrimenta
le to the property owners in that vicinit
eel to have the said Eleventh street va
stl Gated at the same point, and to th
, said city Of Wilmington; therefore, b
y it
Resolved, That the Council do here
by call upon the Street and Sewer DE-
partnent not to take its contemplate
action, and not to vacate the sal
L street at the aforesaid point, and here
r by give them notice that We the COur
ID Gil. will not pay any damages that ma
G. be assessed because Of injury sustain
IA ed by the vacating of said street, q
q the place aforesaid; and, be it further
Resolved, That a copy of the abov
resolutions Do Stnl 10 tdNn VI III
Id judges constituting the February Coul
of General Sessions of the Peace an
Jail Delivery.
A resolution also was offered to pas
an act for the city to appoint a gas II
>. spector for the city of Wilmington
II whose appointment shall be for teri
re Of two years, with a salary Of 81 600 pc
year The duty Of said inspector wi
be to inspect the gas pipes and 60
used in the city Of Wilmington. Th
10 inspector shall be a journeyman ga
,s filter. The resolution was referred
20 the Committee on Law.
~ Last nights meeting Of Council WI
. straight Democratic. There were nix
sn members present. all Democrats. Tho
in attendance were:
President w. S. Alexander, Georl
A. Willis. First ward; M. L. Canno
Second ward; H. NJ Monaghan; Thil
ne ward; W. ]. Johnston. E.ghth ward;
A. Mousley. Ninth ward; John
Healy, Tenth ward Henry R. Smit
10 Eleventh ward; ]. B. Oberly, Twelf'
ward.