Evening journal., 1911-06-19
CITY CHARTER is EXPLAINED


put them on oath for the purpose OF
obtaining evidence.
Fiscal Reports.
The Council in the month of July
of each year shall publish for three
days in two daily newspapers of the
city a summary of the concerns of the
city.
The fiscal year shall begin the first
day of July
The clerk Of the Council shall
publish in two newspapers of the city
a copy of all ordinances making ap-
propriations.
Upon all questions before the Coun-
ell touching the borrowing of money,
the vote shall be by ayes and nays,
and shall be entered upon the Jour
nal.
The President of Council, Chairman
of the finance Committee and the
Building Inspector shall constitute
the Board of Assessment. Revision
and Appeal
Assessors.
Two Assessors shall be elected at
each city election for two years. The
Assessors shall also be collectors in
their respective districts.
No person shall be elected an AS
SCISSOR and Collector who shall not
have been for at least six months be-
fore his election the owner of a free
hold estate the value of which shall
} be at least $4,000.
The following taxes shall be col
/ lected annually from the following
companies:
Street Railways. $4,000 per mile.
Gas Companies. $4,000 permile.
Electric Light Companies for over
head wires, $4,000 per mile.
/ Underground wires, $4,000 per mile.
! Telegraph and Telephone Companies
overhead wires, $4,000 per mile.
Underground wires, $4,000 per mile.
Water Companies, $4,000 per mile.
The assessment of Real Estate shall
be made according to a certain rate in
and upon every $4,000 of the esti-
mated value of the property assessed,
/ if sold for cash.
Assessors and collectors shall be
paid $4,000 for making the assess
ment and 8 per cent. on the amount
collected by them on or after the first
day of September in each and every
year.
The Advisory Board shall meet in
the Mayors Office once each month or
oftener, for the purpose of advice and
consultation in regard to matter con-
cerning the municipality.
The presidents of the Water De-
partment, the Street and Sewer De-
partment and the Park Department,
the Police Commission, the Board of
Health and the Board Of Public Edu-
cation shauld be ex-oficio members
of the Council and entitled to take
part in the debates and all delibera-
tions upon the floor of the Council,
but not entitled to vote.
, Board of Health.
+ The Mayor shall appoint a Board
of Health every two years, which
r Board shall consist of a port physi-
= clan. two other physicians, one prac-
tical plumber and one general busi-
! ness man. The chief engineer of the
T Surveying Department shall be ex-
= officio member of the Board without
Z salary as such. The Mayor may re-
e move any member for sufficient cause
t whom it was his duty to appoint.
n Board of Park Commissioners.
I A Board of Park Commissioners
y consisting of ten members shall be
q appointed by the resident judge OF
e New Castle county for a term of five
e years. Two shall be appointed every
r year. The Mayor. the President oi
q Council and the Chairman of the
Finance Committee and the Chief En-
d gineer of the Surveying Department
shall be ex-OfIicio members.
n A. a
The Board of Water Commissioners
shall consist of three members who
. shall be appointed by the Mayor for q
(, term of six years. One member shall
: be appointed every two years
I The appointee must be a citizen o
. the United States, a qualified vote
. of this state and a resident of thi!
! city for the last five years. Any mem
= ber may be removed by the Mayor foi
cause with the concurrence of two
D.. thirds of Council. All the members
shall not belong to the same politl
= cal party. The salary shall be $780,
each per year.
: Board Of Directors Of the Street
L and Sewer Department.
The Board Of Police Commissioner
y shall consist of three members ap
pointed by the Resident Judge OF
81. New Castle county for a term of sil
years. One member shall be appoint
ed every two years and must be a cit
2 izen Of the United States, a voter o
I the state and a resident of Whining
ton for the last FIVE years. All mem
3 bers shall not belong to the same 20
litical party. The salary of each shall
be $500 per year.
Board of Police Commissioners.
I The Board Of Directors of the Stree
y and Sewer Department shall consis
+ of three members appointed by tn
Il Mayor for six years. One membe
shall be appointed every two year
y and must be a citizen of the Unite
u States. voter of the state and a resi-
dent of Wilmington for the last fv
y years. The salary of each shall b
$500 per year.
, Board Of Public Education.
The Board Of Public Education shal
d consist Of thirteen members. One q
whom shall be elected from each war
!, and the president from the city a
y large for a term of four years eac
+, and shall be az least twenty-five year
y of age. a resident Of Wilmington fo
I, at least the last three years and a bon
y fide free holder for at least one mont