Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-23

Between noon yesterday and the time
for the meeting OF City Council s o'clock
last night, the finance committee Of Coun-
cil decided to specify the amount TO be
temporarily borrowed 20 meet impending
obligations, and when the ordinance was
read at the meeting. 1t provided for a
loan of S35,000. the money 10 be tenn
pourily borrowed from the banks, to be
paid out of next years receipts, if this
years receipts are not sufficient. The
reason given for this temporary loan was
that there was a deficiency at the begin
ing OF the fiscal year, there have been
bills to meet not anticipated when the
appropriation ordinance for this year
was passed and that there are taxes out
standing which are held in litigation.
While there is a balance Of about S4l,-
600, the borrowing of but $4,000 at this
time will, it is believed, make it necessary
to negotiate another temporary loan be-
fore the end of the fiscal year. for il is
believed that IL will be necessary to meet
a deficit of from $50 900 to sl00, 600.
The proposed loan will take care of the
April obligations.
After the ordinance had been read
twice it was referred to the law com
mittee
During the meeting City Treasurer
Blaine reported a balance Of S27 ,3O0.20
in the First National Bank to the credit
OF current expenses, S13,6S7.97 in the
Union National Bank Sl006l in the
fund for the payment of interest and re-
demption of bonds and 5000 in the fund
for the purchase Of park land, a total Of
S41 ,297.S7; also, the following receipts
during the week: Tax Collector Mccall,
81 500; Collector Sayers, SS25; Union
National Bank, interest, S36.93. The
report was received and filed.
The ordinance providing for a loan for
the benefit of the Board of Park Com
missioners was passed, all Of the members
present except Mr.. Lynch voting for
IL. Mr.. Taylor was absent. Originally
the ordinance provided for a loan of
$4,000, one-hall 10 be used in the pur-
chase of park land and the remainder
for park Improvements. Before the or
dinance was passed the amount to be
borrowed was increased to $4,000 and
the stipulation made that $4,000 shall
be for the purchase of land and $4,000
for Improvements. 1t was because oi
this increase that Mr.. Lynch voted in the
negative. After passage the ordinance
was referred to Mayor Wilson for his ap-
prOval. Of the money for improvements
about half the amount will be applied tc
the new Van Buren street bridge.
At the request OF the Board Of Health
two health ordinances were introduced
and read twice and referred to the law
committee. One requires the cementine
OF all wells along the BandyWine, and
the other prohibits the sale of undrawn
fowls or animals for food, under penalty
of fine and imprisonment for violation.
A communication was received from
the Central Labor Union protesting
against the granting OF any more fran
chisea TO the Wilmington City Railway
Co., except for limited periods and then
only in consideration OF a cash compen-
sation. The letter also advocated public
ownership of all public utilities. II was
received and filed.
Members Of the Park Commission petit
toned Council to purchase. as part of
Brandywine Park, all Of the land between
Clayton and Rowan streets and between
the park and Gilpin avenue. The matter
was referred to the committee of the
whole.
Because Of increased membership. the
Fame Fire Co. asked for 100 additional
company badges. The matter was re-
ferred to the committee on fire COM
panies.
The three special quarantine officers
appointed by the Board of Health. to
watch houses of smallpox patients. were
allowed $50 each. They were on duty
10 days.
On the recommendation Of the com
mittee on printing, the Mercantile Print
ing Co. was awarded the contract for
printing books at the city tax Office.
The report Of the Board of Health for
the year 1905, a synopsis of which was
printed in Every Evening on Wednesday.
was read and referred 10 the printing
committee, with instructions to have 500
copies printed.