Evening journal., 1903-07-02
COUNCIL GIVEN
GOOD ADVICE
President McNulty Tells the
Members That He Wants
No Legal Fights
THERE MUST Be LOW TAX RATE

The organization meeting of the new
City Council was held last night. The
members were sworn in by Judge Ed
win r. Cochran, Jr., and the meeting
called to order by Clerk of Council w.
l.. Hamann. The oath of office was
then administered to President Francis
J. McNulty.
The certificates of election of the
different officers were read by Clerk
Hamann, and the members of Council
We're then sworn in, in groups, as fol-
lows:
George A. Willis, First ward Mich
ael f. Cannon, Second; Daniel w.
Lynch, Third; James Kane. Fourth.
Homer c. Simmons. Fifth; James c..
O'Neal, Sixth; William G. Taylor, Sew
enth; Frederick c. Reilly. Eighth.
Benjamin L. Spence. Ninth; Joseph
e. McCafferty Tenth; John J. McGov-
ern, Eleventh; Charles NJ zebley,
Twelfth.
President McNulty appointed Messrs.
Cannon, McCafferty and Taylor COM
mittee on credentials. A recess Of fif-
teen minutes was taken and at its ex-
piratiOn the committee reported all
members qualified according to law.
Mr.. Kane moved that a committee of
five be appointed on rules. and the
chair named Messrs. Kane. Zebley Nc
Cafferty. Lynch and Simmons. Another
recess was taken and i'm half an hour
the committee reported. The rules are
similar to those of the previous Coun-
Gil with the exception that the presi-
dent shall appoint committees and all
meetings shall be held at p. m.
President McNulty will announce
the different committees tonight.
Previous to the adjournment of
Council President McNulty made a
brief address, in which he asked for
the necessary time TO appoint COM
mittees. The meetings must be held,
he continued, at o'clock. Committee
work must be done before the meeting
Of Council. Eight o'clock does not
mean quarter to nine.
Every member of a committee will
be expected to do his duty. Because
one man is chairman does not give him
control of that committee or more
power than the man last named on the
committee. Every man must shoulder
responsibility for the work of his COM
mittee.
In conclusion, Mr.. McNulty asked
the assistance of every member of
Council. Wilmington has become a
city. 1t has left off it's swaddling
clothes and is no longer a borough. The
city is reaching out for business. 1t
can be brought here by transacting
business in "A businessliSe way and re-
ducing the tax rate If possible. Nothing
is gained by one city department being
at law with another 1t is the duty of
the men who are collecting the taxes
to use their best efforts to collect all
of the taxes due the city and avoid a
deficit at the end of the year. Let
Council be as economical as possible,
not only wipe out the present deficit,
but to end the present fiscal year with
out a deficit. Each man and each de-
partment must do its duty to accom-
plish this result.
Among those present at the meeting
were; Mayor Charles ID. Bird, former
Councilman Thomas NJ. Monaghan,
Milk Inspector Walter A. McEvilly.
Tax Collector Eugene NJ. Sayers, for
mer Justice of the Peace James Mona
CHAN, former Election Clerk Frank A.
McCloskey, City Auditor John Bough-
man, Arthur Sullivan, James Gegan.
former President of Council c. II.
Blaine.