Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-16

City Council held it's weekly meeting
last night, at which it passed an nrci-
lance authorizing the sale of $50 OOJ
vor.h Of bonds, the proceeds to bs turn
sS over to the Street and Sewer Derart-
mept TO be used in street and eewer
impfovements. The ordinance was re-
AIRED to Mayor Wilson for bis ap-
nfo,al. OF the $50, 0C0 s27, 600 will be
spplied to paying the Tenth street
Awards and the bulk Of the remainder
silI 20 toward street paving during
tbv current year.
letter was received from A. 0.
Wright, agent for the Southern Sani-
tsry and Reduction Co. of jackson
ulie. Fla, asking the privilege of
Kidding for the disposal OF garbage,
oferinR 10 dispose of it for 5000 a
YEAR. The letter stated that it would
he better for the city to own and
operate it's own plant, such as the
Wrlter puts up, expressing the belief
that the bi-produots would yield
10 900 a year, which prof. the city
should hav3. Such a plant, il was
6aured out, would cost about 800, 900,
Wbich would be reduced il the present
usmatofy building should be used.
The plant, the writer thought, would
not cost Wilmington over $40, 600, and
be felt sure that there would be a net
revenue Of at least S2J, 600 year.
Tie writer invited Council to send a
representative to Jacksonville to in
spect the plant there. The letter,
which was referred to the cTematory
committee, was similar tolone printed
in Every Evening on February lst.
A letter was received from Tax Col
lector Sayers of the Southern district,
stating that of the $50, $50. n in back
taxes in his district, as reported in
Mayor Wilson'S letter. last week, S24,-
81. 10 is tied up in litigation, as fol-
lows: United States Shipbuilding Co.,
fl2 77e. 40; Diamond State Steel %.
1920. SO; Wilmington City Railway
Co., : ,995. "a; WilmingtonNC City Elec-
uic Co., 81, 1884. "a; Peoples Railway
Co., st,376. l6; DelmarrIa Telephone
Co., 81. l32; Cold Spring Ice and
Coal Co., sII7.I5; City MBrkethouse
Co., s 81. Deduoting this from the
total leaves balance OF S23, 2S9. 81, out
Of total tar levy of about 81. 300, coo
for the years from 1900 TO 1904. Mr..
lect the greater part Of this before the
end Of the fiscal year, but said he could
not collect the money tied up IN litl-
cation until the cases we're disposed of
BY the courts. The letter was received
and filed.
City Treasurer Blaine informed
Couuoil that he intended to have his
books Strengthened out and kept in ac-
oordance with the requirements of law.
he sent Council the following letter,
which was read and ordered filed:
To the Council of Wilmington-Gen-
temen: On Friday last, received from
the clerk of your body certain recon-
mendations, made to your body by the
special committee appointed to investigate
the condition existing in the office OF the
city treasurer, which recommendations we're
approved by your hody at your last stated
meeting. / wish to assure you that ] in
tend to comply with the laws and ordi-
nancCs Of the city;which require me to per-
form the duties of my office, that the books
will he kept accurately in a buslnesslike
manner. From an examination OF the laws
and ordinances governing my office and
ny duties / find that they contemplate
that the most of my duties are of a clerical
nature. Both the Legislature and the
Council have recognized the nature and
extent Of ny duties, and considering them
10 Be- too great for any individual to dis
charge, have provided by law a clerk OF
assistant for the treasurer. One of the
ordinances calls such an assistant and an
accountant. II is the clear intent of the
laws and ordinances above referred to to
provide my Office with a competent assist
ant As your committee ascertained and
reported TO your body that my present as
Hslant iH not competent, i am forced 10
employ a competent one, which / shall do,
and have the books put and kept in a
proper condition as speedily as possible.
Very respectfully, Charles r. Blaine.
City Treasurer.
City Treasurer Blaine made bis re-
port for the past week, which was re-
eeived and ordered filed. 1t was as
follows:
Balances-SFirst National Bank, sis,
5l6 "a; Union, S24, ,6sL 09; Delaware,
5000; Wilmington and Brandy wine,
g 600; Central, 50, 000; ;'fund for the
purchase Of park land, $500; fund for
The redemption of bonus and payment
Of interest, Sl09. 81 total, SIS, s6E5i.
ReceIFts-Erom Tax Collector Say
erai 81, $50; Collector MoCan, Sl,5O0
Oiy Auditor Spence, 5 So dog tax.
Milk Inspector Thompson submitted
tne following report for January, which
vas accepted: Number of insi ections,
ssSi quarts inspected, 27,6l0; samples
collected and analyz zed, ~; cautionary
notices, 3.
On the accommodation of the
pnanoe committee, oVeTpaid tar
amounting to $3.50 was ordered re-
tuined to Charles A.. Sparks.
On motion of Chairman White OF
tne finance committee, So, e8l 90 was
otoered taken from the Union Bank
ana placed IN the First National.
Ihs semi-annual appropriation tc
sne hfe companies we're not sp ken oi
lesl nisht, They will probably be
aAo@'d 10, Tue next NEE NJ.
NiN So.ieitot loWrsenc informed
council that be suse of pre- Of 1tneI
business be had been unable o. giye "a
upinion ON the coiored vaccine pny
,olan ordinance, but hoped to do so by
ine next meeting.
., letter was received from Alfred .,
SIo1ler, requesting that the proposed
building ordinance be amended so al
70 permit Of the use of concrete bricks
naue by the wet process, the wTitei
StlnR that as the ordinance nov
.sends there might be some doubt OF
als point. The matter was reierFe'
'he building committee.