Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-11-20

A few months ago City Council
adopted resolution empowering City
Assessors Eugene NJ. Savers and George
III. Mccall to have one clerk each in
addition to the regular clerk allowed
heretofore and on the strength of this
action OF Council A. }. Hession was
employed by Mr.. Sayers and Harry !.
Gillis by Mr.. Mccall, at monthly sal
aries of $50 each.
No objection was made to this addi-
tional help until after the rush of July
and August. which are always heavy
months in the city tax office, but when
the rush incident to the beginning of
the fiscal year was over some of the
members OF, Council objected to Messrs.
Hession and Gillis being continued in
the service and the assessors were in
structed to dispense with the extra
help. The assessors objected to this, on
the ground that they needed the addi
tional help on account of the extra
work resulting from the adoption Of
the stub system of collecting taxes,
which went into effect for the first time
this year The order to dispense with
the services of these men was not COM
piled with and an effort was made to
have the men retained. But when their
salaries became duo in October an
effort was made to stop payment. A
truce was declared, however, and it was
decided to allow the men their salaries
until the matter could be adjusted.
Those who favored the retention Of
the extra men contended that they
could not be dislodged until Council
had rescinded its resolution, while, on
the other hand, it was held that the
resolution was illegal and had nc
standing. Consequently, at the meeting
of Council kThursday, on motion oi
Mr.. Monaghan. Clerk Hamann was in
structed to request City Solicitor Davic
j. Reinhardt to give Council an opinion
at the next meeting as to the legality
of the resolution under which the extra
clerks were appointed. In the mean
time Messrs. Hession and Gillis con
tinue to serve, and their bill for las
months services, amounting to S6I
each, was ordered paid.
This was the chief item of business
transacted at the meeting. j. I. Mullir
a. Sons were allowed 81, 401, the amour
of their bill for furnishing the mem
bers of the police force with winte
uniforms.
On the recommendation of the financ
COmtuibbhbS buo ppOplo Who loblbiuio1
at the last meeting for the refundin,
of overpaid taxes had their request
granted. Similar applications we're re
ceived from X. 4. Fletcher and Solo
mon Davis, and where referred to tn
finance committee.
City Treasurer Feaster reported
bank balance of $3.50. 674. 81, of whicl
$40, 674.5l is in the First Nationa
Bank and 500. 600 in each of the fou
depository banks. His receipts durinI
the week were as follows: From Ia:
Collector Lewis, $1,000; Collecto
Sayers, s742. 81: Collector Mccall
sl40; City Auditor Boughman, s25
license money received from w. L
Dockstader, proprietor of Dockstader'
Theatre.
The report Of the S. P. G. A. for tb
month of October was received an
filed. 1t showed that 127 dogs wer
captured and LA killed during tn
month, and that the receipts from th
sale and redemption OF animal
amounted to $40, which was deposite
in bank to the credit of the city. Th
society was allowed $50, the amount c
its bill for the month.
Complimentary tickets were receive
with thanks for the reception of th
Brsndywine Fire Co.
No mention was made of the reques
of the Police Commission for permis
sion TO increase the police force by th
addition of 16 men. 1t is hardly likel
that the request will be granted at thi
time, as an extraordinary appropriate
would be necessary to meet the expense
which would be about Sl2, COOS