Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-11
CITY COUNCILS SESSION.
Routine Business CLAIMED the Member
Attention Thursday Night.

Routine Business CLAIMED the Members'
Attention Thursday Night.
Receiving the reports OF various
officials and ordering the payment OF
bills were the features of Thursday
nights session Of City Council.
Oyerpaid taxes were refunded as fol-
lows: Joseph II. Gould, Jr., and the
estate of Patrick Ryan, 81. IS each; the
estate of James Mahoney and Bernard
Gallagher, S1.50 each.
Tho city treasurer reported bank
balance of s2ls, 561.51 to the credit of
the city's current expense $3.50, ISL. 81
in the First National Eank and 542, GOO
in each of the four depository banks.
He also reported the following receipts:
From City Engineer Boughman. s9l. rs,
fees for August; from the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals,
S35, collections for August; from the
First National Bank, sa6.1l and from
each OF the four depository banks,
GAG. 03, interest for August: from Build
ing Inspector Cassidy, s97, fees for
August; from City Auditor Boughman,
$40 81, proceeds OF tho sale of ashes,
S26, show license, and s4S. 80, dog tax I;
from Tax Collector Sayers, $500, taxes
or 1899, $500, taxes for 1900, $1,000,
taxes for 1901, and $1,000 taxes for
1902; from Tax Collector Mccall,
SO, 100, taxes for 1902; from Tax Col
lector Lewis, 81, 467, taxes for 1901.
Building Inspector Cassidy reported
that no issued 81 building permits last
month, and estimated the value Of the
new buildings at s51, 446.
Milk Inspector MoEvilly reported
that he made 255 inspections last
month, inspecting 9,s65 quarts of milk,
81 samples aud 20 diaries.
The Society forsa the Prevention of
Cruelty TO Animals submitted its re-
port for June, which was not presented
earlier because il had been mislaid.
Four dogs were in the pound May 3lst,
220 were impounded during June, ZIG
were killed, three were redeemed and
five remained in the pound June Both
The June collections amounted to Sl6.
The society was allowed its monthly
appropriation Of sl50
Oil Inspector Ryan reported that he
inspected 16, 100 gallons of oil last
month.
Meat Inspector Deyine reported that
he inspected l,2l6 head OF beeves, !, 739
sheep, 800 calves and BAT hogs last
month, and that he condemned seven
had OF beeves, three sheep, four calves
and one hog. Councilman Smith called
attention TO the fact that the meat in
spector should report to the Board OF
Health, instead Of to Council, and the
clerk was requested to inform him.
The superintendent Of the crematory
reported that 2, 659, $50 pounds of gar
bage were cremated last month, and that
33s, COO pounds OF coal were used in the
cremation.
Petitions from Catharine Harkins,
James e. Bradford, William H. Cooper,
Jr., and Mary Farley for the refun ding
of overpaid taxes were referred to the
finance committee.
Councilmen MoCafferty, Kane and
Willis, who attended the convention Of
the League of Municipalities, which
was held at Grand Rapids, Mich, sub
mitted brief report, giving synopsis
Of the principal addresses. Pending a
motion to receive and file it, Council
man Simmons, who also attended the
convention, explained that he had de-
clined to sign the report because Coun'
Gil had not authorized their attendance
and they did not owe Council report.
The motion was adopted.
The Board of Education was allowed
its monthly appropriation of sl4, $50. 81