The evening Republican., 1902-06-20
COUNCIL HAS
BUSY SESSION,

I 1t was 9. 80 o'clock last night be-
fore the meeting Of Council was call.
led. Previous to the meeting there
was conference in the Mayors office
over the proposed dog ordinance and
the fire department law suit.
r. City Treasurer Feaster reported
the balance in bank to be $7,O0s. 12;
received of John Bough man, $25;
Thomas S. Lewis, 81. TOO; Eugene NJ.
Sayers, $975.
Mr.. Kaue presented communica.
tion from the Street and Sewer d..
partment as follows:
Gentlemen: At the last meeting
OF your honorable body, members
Dreported as having riticised thi
d5passment with some severity for
what they deemed a lack OF courtesy.
We wish to assure you that ve are
not conscious of any breach Of this
kind and would be glad to correct and
make proper amends for any discour.
tesy shown you.
1t Is our desire to cooperate, not
DULY with your honorable body but
with all other departments Of city
work that a perfect understanding
may be had and har mony of action
prevail; in this manner the city S
Interests will be better served than
Can be by antagonism, and may We
ray what we believe to do. ill adv ised
criticism. Of course we have re.
spons'bilities Of our own and may
not always agree as to the proper
solution CT a QUESTION; but IT one
body fails in some Instance to carry
out the suggestion of another, it
should not be taken as dis courteous.
If any unciyility has gone from
this department. we would be pleas
ed to be made acquainted with the
facts
Regretting that any misunderstood
Ing should have arisen whereby your
honorable body or any member should
feel agrieved. and with the hope for
better understanding in the future
we remain very respectfully yours.
Board of Directors, Street and Sc wer
Department. Per. II. J. Wiley.
Secretary.
{ The letter was accepted and filed.
! The communication Of Nicholas
Fidance asking Council to allow him
to open a street sixteen feet wide
from Scott to Lincoln between Sixt b
and Seventh, SO he may erect thrtv-
three more houses was opened to the
law committee.
:, MI. Zebey offered the following :
"Havins previously petitio ned
your honorable body for recogni ton
of the Union Fire Company, we
again bring the matter before you
for favorable consideration. That
fire company is needed in the south
western section Of the city has long
been an undlsputcd fact. OF which
you gentlemen are aware. We have
appeared in person before your honor
able body, as have also many Of the
most prominent citizens and t1xpay.
erS residing in this city to induce you
to recognize and recommend the Union
Fire Company to the state Lcglsa-
lurc for an appropriation. We agree
to maintain onr apparatus wi wthoub
cost to the city of Wilmington until
our appropriation has been duly allow.
ed by th3 next Legislature.
The Communication was referred
to the law and fire committee.
MIR. Kane called for the third read
ing of the ordinance requiring dogs
to DC nuzzled when running at large
between May and October. Dogs
may behcd IL leash by the owner
or other person, in which case they
are not required 10 lie muzzled. Dogs
running at large may be seized, and
If not claimed within forty-eight
hours are to be killed. The fee for
redeeming dog is one dollar, and
and the owner is liable to fine Of
two dollars for allowing the dog to
run at large. The mayor is authorized
to contract with the S. p c. A. or
others to take 10 and ,kl the dogs
found running at large provided the
total cost is not more than four h un-