Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-05
OlTY COUNCILS SESSION
The nlu Of wniiaa, A.. clay ON order
Paid

Important matters were disposed of
without much argument ai the meeting of
City Council last evening.
Mr. Simmons of Che public buildings
committee presented three bids to Council
for the rewriting ol the City HAN and the
lighting of the same. The Morris Electric
Co.'s bid was SOO2l0 for rewriting tho
City Hall; Garrett. Miller & Co.. sl0.
Merrill Buckmasior & Co. $3.50.
a communication was read from the
Wilmington City Electric Co. in which it
offered TO- rewire the City HAN Go the satis-
faction of the Underwriters Association
free OF charge. provided the city viii give
It, contract for five years
The Wilmington Gas and Electric Co.
Offered to install requisite gas lamps free
OF charge 81 the city would give tho come
pany o thrce years lighting contract
AT of the communication. including
the bids. were referred To- the public build-
ing c0minitioc with power 20 act.
The bill of William T. CLAYTON for
s332.5l for three months salary. as a
clerk IN the city tax Office. which bias been
held up for some time. was brought ur
and ordered paid. The motion io draw
the order was carried hy a strict party
vote. All of the Democrats voted against
the payment of the BILL
After a short wmngIe Council decided
TO advertise for bids for collecting thl
city garbage. 10 was alleged by tht
Democrats, with the exception OF Mr.
| Lynch and Mr. McAIullin. who contcndcd
that the Board of Health should have
the awarding of the contracts for collect
ing The garbage.
Mr.McGovem took the floor longc nough
TO call attention TO the suggestions in thg
lest report of the secretary of The Board of
Health that the collection of garbage
should be turned over TO the Boari of
Health Mr.. McG0yen iniimaiod that
certain Republican members. who two
year ago favored this, now were ready TO
reverse themselves
Mr.. McCaferty called attention TO The
fact that Council In May. 1904. adopted a
resolution turning over the collection of
[ garbage TO the Board of Health. This
action was taken by the advice Of City
Solicitor Haman
The motion. made by Mr.. poslles 81
advertise for the bids, was carried IN,
bids viii be opened ON January nth.
DR. Kane announced that CITY Solicitor
/ Townsend had returned the specification
for tine disposal of garbage. but they had
/ come SO late that the committee had not
had time 20 look over Them A recess wa.
taken for l5 minutes 90 allow the COM
mittee 20 look over the specifications
Upon the reasstnbling of Council tho
/ committee asked for another woel, ID
which TO consider the matter. The clorl
was instructed to furnish each member o
the committee with copy of the speci
hcations
The matter Of eleciing the four cit,
vaccine physicians was postponed for
week.
City Treasurer Blaine reported the bal
ance TO current expenses 20 be. FRS
National Bank. S66 .Os4l9: Union Ma
tional Bank, $40 1912; National Band
of Delaware. National Bank of Whining
ton and Bmndywine $4,000 each: narl
fund, 5000; bonds and interest. sl09.0l
total, ll6,lS5.37; received of Eugene N
aayers, S225 George H.McCall sl 1897
b L. Spence, Sl39.50; l.. O. Kent. 81
First National Bank interest. sS2.10
William NJ Connolly S302.
Crematory Superintendent James Bilel
reported 90I 1877 pounds OF garbage burn
ed in December
The bill for Councils part of the repair
and renewal of Lombard street wharf
amounting to s35913. was received from
the Street and Sewer Department and wa
referred TO the finance and public buildin,
committee.