The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-06-13
BUSY Session OF Court,

There was a.large attendance at
City Council meeting last night to
have the recently organized Union
Fire Company Of the Twelfth Ward
recognized.
Attorney-General Herbert II. Ward
was the first speaker. He called
attention to the need of a fire ccm.
pany in the Twelfth ward.
1t is situated on a long hill which
can be assembled only by hard pull
A fire company cannot arrive in time
to do very effective work, Tie inter-
ests to be protected are just as great
as beyond Third or Eleventh street
bridges
Chief Eng ineer John p Welsh said
the steep grades to the Twelfth ward
made it impossible for the present
companies to react, there fquiekly.
Both the Water Witch and Weccacoe
companies. which are the nearest
have hard runs to reach the Twelfth
ward.
Others who spoke were Peter J.
Ford, Former Councilman James B.
Obcrly, James Appleby, Frank Sewer
and Elwood 2. Pyle spoke on the
same lines.
A letter was also read from the
Diamond State State Fire Company
recommending that company be
established in the southwestern Sec
ton of the city.
After Council had met the fire
committee presented report on the
application of the Rescue and In.
dependence fire companies Of the
Ninth ward. The application is
denied but at the same time the
council expresses its appreciation of
the motives which prompted the mem
bers to organize.
The report was lost by a tie vote
1t stood: Yeas-Wills, Monaghan,
Kane, Mousley, McCalferty and Zeb-
ley-6. MIR. Smith was absent.
City Treasurer Feaster reported the
balance in bank, to be S44, 3SS. y; re-
ceived of HI. Evans g. Co. S5,4
Is; Equitable Guarantee and Trust
Company, S37, ,300.33; Eugene NJ.
j Sayersr $3.50; Thomas S. Lewis, $1,000
John Boughman, S35. G3.
Superintendent Cannon reported
l 25O, $50 pounds Of garbage burned
and 100, 700 pounds CT coal used at
the crematory in May. Milk lnspec-
tor McEvllly reported 1850 quarts OF
milk tested in the same month.
An invitation fron the Park Com.
mission to visit the ,water tower at
Rockford Park on Saturday was re.
ceived and accepted.
Mr.. Kane presented an ordinance
to provide for the muzaling of dogs.
The ordinance provides that dogs
running at large between May l and
October /, must be muazled. The
penalty for the first tttense Is S., and
for the second otfense not less than
$40 nor more than 500, oEe-haif Of
which goes to the informer. Any
one but the owner taking the muzzle
from the dog will be foed IS. The
ordinance was read twice aud refer
red to the law committee aud city
solicitor. The ordinance will prob
ably be amended so that dogs led by
a chain or leash need not be muzzled.
Council went into an election for
port warden, and Mr.. Kane nominat-
cd Alfred d. Poole. He was unani-
mously elected. Clerk Hamann cast.
ing the ballot of Council.
It was announced that Mayor
Fisher bad approved the ordinance
making extraordinary appropriations.
Mr.. Kane moved that an order FOR
S25. 900 be drawn in favor of the
Street and Sewer Department, pro.
cccds of bonds.
MI Cannon wanted to know what
the money was to beused for. In his
section of the city, I'd ward is in bad
conc ition, The department has more
money now than it uses properly.
This new board has done nothing ex.
cept dily.dally with lights and leave
the city in darkness The directors
do not have to pay for the lawsuits
South Wilmington has been given
four or five arc lights after five years
Fitting. They are all on New Castle
avenue and the people en- other street |
have to grope in the darkness.
Mr. McCatferty believed in givin g |
the money to the department, and
it that improvements were
needed. The street in front of his
house is so bad that coal wagons cam
not drive over it after a rain storm.
After some further discussion the
order was drawn and also one for
bl5. 900 in favor Of the Park Commits.
sion.