The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-03-13
COUNCIL
COMMITTEES.

OF City Council TOOK no acton on tnC
appeal in the Water Commission case
at the committee meetings last night.
This was probably due to the fact
President Blaine wa, confined TO hi
home on account Of injuries received
several days ago.
! Yesterday members OF Council who
favor taking the appeal, were Hood
cd with marked copies OF articles
advocating new reservoir This
served to make some members more
determined to fight the appeal through
when the time comes.
A lively argument is sproblDlc when
the matter comes before Cornell and
some strong speeches will probably
be made on 10th sides
Those who want to drop the appeal
will point ont that one court has al
| ready decided for the Water Lomm!5.
| sioE and will also call attention to
the poor and muddy water lately fur
nished the city.
Those in favor Of tho appeal iwill
claim that the Council is not trying
to prevent the Water Commission
| from constructing reservoir or from
purchasing land for the purpose, but
that it is trying to compel the body
| first to 90 TO tie General Assembly
and secure permission to make the
| expenditure. 1t will also be claimed
that if the Water Commission should
purchase the land and use every avail
able cent Of money coming into its
hands for the erection CT the
reservoir, it would have to be
erected a piece at time and c1al
not be completed in less than seven
years, while, if the Legislature was
asked to allow the city 10 borrow the
necessary mOneyto crectthc reservoir
it could be erected and completed in
Two years.
DISCUSSION OvEE CAR-FAEE
john L. Neary, Clerk Of the Muni-
cipal Court, was before the Commit
tees OF Council last night in regard
to the Car fare Of prisoners to the
county wofkhon,a.
Ii has been the custom for the city
to pay the fares of the prisoners to
the workhouic, and then the Chief
collected the money from the county.
Mr Ncary says this plan interlcres
with the accounts OF the clerk, as he
has no right to pay the fares out OF
the money in his hands, and in addi-
ton to thi, it hll bHGn rum9red
about that the Levy Court could not
pay the fare any longer.
1t was decided to send a bill into
the Levy Court for the fares and ask
City Solicitor Rcinhardt to confer
with the counsel Of the Levy Court
on the matter. If the county declines
to pay the fares then the city will
quietly HAT That the prisoners will
be allowed to 90, Il, those sent out
are county prisoners and the city has
no special interest in seeing them
placed safely in the workhou,c 1t is
not believed there will be any trouble
owe: the matter.
sTINoGEAp!IEn LOOKING FOR PAY.
Former Chief Of Police Eugene
Massey was before the Committee
last night in reference to the bill Of
stanoyraphcr for $50, who took the
testimony in the r2ccnt Massey inycs-
ligltion Mr.. MasscY did not think
that lie should be compelled to pay
the bill.
Most Of the committee appeared to
be of the same opinion, and thought
tlat as the police commission had
conducted the Investigation and re. |
ceived the benefit of the typewriter
testimony il should pay the bill out |
of its regular appropriation, but for
the present status Of affairs it docs
not appear like that the commission
will do 50. In the meantime the
s,croyrapher want, hi, money and is
looking for some one to pay the bill.
The fire committee Of Council
expecting Il communication this
evening from j. W. Aylon, the
S slperintanl, mt OF the polio, and
fire alarm telegraph in reference
to the recommendation of the
committee that safety fuses be
placed on the apparatus in the Ell
CINE houses to prevent it being
burned out by crossed wires III
case OF storms.
Smallpox is expensive.
Although the Board Of Health
has been economical in the recent
outbreak Of smallpox it cost con-
siderable money.
Since the first Of the present
year the city hts expended noar-
ly 500 for vaccine points for the
use OF the city vaccine physicians,
lnl in addition to this there has
been considerable cost for special
officers. No one is OBJ
ecting to the bills, however, for
It was necessary to get rid OF the
disease, and money had to be en-
pended for that purpose. The
members of Council are very glad
hat the city escaped with so few
cases and so little expenses.