The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-17
ASSESSORS
HELD UP.

much argument on the subject las
evening and council for a time wa
equally divided.
] Michael +. Cannon, the membe
from the Second ward, led the attacl
against the assessors. and made a
stfDug fight for his side.
Mr. Cannon called up the rcsolu
tlon appointing three special assess.
ors and moved that it be rescindcd.
lie claimed that under the law the
the time in which the ;lSscssors could
work expired on January 2. They
commenced on August IA, in the
Ninth ward, jumped to the Second,
where they raised the assessment on
the marsh land and then to the Elev-
enth and Twelfth. If they will keep
on they will be Il year in completing
| their work. He believed that under
the law the power of the special as
, SCISSORS has lapsed.
Mr. Monaghan said the object of
all the members of the Council is the
same to protect the city. He moved
10 annul the motion by suspending
the. work of the assessors and rcferr-
ing the whole matter to the city So
licitor fer an opinion.
Mr.. Cannon did not think it neces-
sary to have an opinion, as the reso.
luton explains itself. 1t held that
the whole assessment is illegal.
Mr.. Smith favored the amendment
in order to avoid future law suits 1t
has come to the knowledge of the pub
lie and the press that these men are
acting as assessors and not as assis-
tants There is a howl all over the
city.
The amendment was carried.
City Treasurer Feastcr reported the |
balance in the First National Bank as |
$53, 19l.oS and $1,000 in each of the
four depository banks. He reported
receiving $500 from Tax Collector
Sayers; $l,005 from Tax Collector
Lewis: S745.o5 from Clerk Joslvn, of
the City Conrt; and $l62. 30 from
City Auditor Boughman.
Clerk Joslyn, of the City Court, pre-
sentcd his report for December, show
ing that $745.05 had been collected
IN lines and costs. The Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
reported that during December ia
dogs we're impounded, lO7 killed and
the Others redeemed or sold.
The bond committee reported fav-
DrHbly on the applications of Joseph
Carpenter, Jr., and J.Ncwln CAV
.hrop to have their bonds as directors
'f the Street and Sewer Department
cancelled. The report was adopted
md the proper officers were instruct
ID to cancel bonds.
Mr.. Cannon represented the opin.
on OF City Solicitor Reinhardt regard
ne the powers Of Council in ordering
he railroads to place safety gates at
heir crossings in South Wilmington.
lr. Reinhardt said that the matter
vas entirely within the Jurisdiction of
he Street and Sewer Department.
'pon motion of Mr.. Cannon, a COM
was ordered sent from
ollncil to the Street and Sewer De-
artment asking it to compel the
Philadelphia. Wilmington and Balti-
lore and the Baltimore and Ohio
threads to place safety gates at their
rossings on New Castle avenue.
Mr.Zeblcy presented a petition from
lie patrolmen of the Police Depart
ent asking for an increase in pay.
The petition set forth thatin cities
size similar to Wilmington the
'eage pay of a patrolman is 5000,
lile that of the local policeman is
90. The petitioners asked that the
" he increased to $40 year. The
titlon was referred the law, finance
ID police committees.
Mr.. Fisher returned tOCouncil with
s approval the ordinance regulating
c election of ollicersof the Fire De- 81
rtment. In approving the ordi-
nee, Mayor Fisher sent Il letter to
uncil, IN which he said:
Gentlemen: herewith return to
lr honorable body the ordinance to
lend an ordinance entitled, San
finance regulating the Fire Depart
mt of the City of Wilmington" tn
'sed at the City Hall, June u, 1901 l.;
d passed as amended, January 0, M
y, with my approval. In approx Ell
the same | desire to state that | 1l
ieve this ordinance has been amend -.
with a sinister motive in view, W
nely to oppose the mayor and
lncll's jurisdiction in the matter. da
rs a member of your honorable
ly | voted forthis ordinance in June n
u, on the opinion of the then CITY
citor. | now approve hcordinancc
the same ground, believing that
here i. a sinister motive the con.
tion ihay as well be adjudicated
his time as in 1904
Very rcSpCctfully,
George NJ Fisher Mayor" -
Iftcr the session Of council there
warm discussion between IIu.
t Cassidy who is one Of the special -.
'ssorS, Assessors SaverSand Mccall
were elected by the people and A
e of the members of council. Cas-. II
denied the statement which had
n made sometime ago in council
he had reduced the assessment slt
his own property and raised it on the
,rs in the neighborhood. Coun- ma
ian Cannon produced lot of fig r.,
which he claimed showed that u
,idv had reduced his own assess
It. savers and Mccall both dc. S..
ed that the assessment on Cas-
IS property had been reduced s1
thcr he did it or the board or as: -,
nent, revision snd appeals did it.
number of the other memhers nf II