Evening journal., 1911-12-08
MUCH BUSINESS
BEFORE COUNCIL
Street and Sewer Gets Ad-
vance sf$l5,OOO en- Feb
ruary Appropriation
DR.. PATTON'S BILL
GOES TO COMMITTEE

City Council last night transacted
considerable routine business. Reports
We're received from the various city
officers for the month of Novfmber
and Nhe different appropriations Tor
December were allowed, including an
advance Of $4,000 to the Street and
Sewer Department, the directors of
which had requested an advance OF
$4,000. on account of the appropria-
tion due in February. A letter was
received from them last night. IL was
set forth that the department was
handicapped for funds because it was
doing considerable street and sewer
work before the closed season set 10,
and also for the reason that the last
Council did not give the department
all the money that was coming to IT,
In addition to this sum, further ap-
propriations wore made as follows.
Wilmington Institute Free Library,
81 .0O2. IS; Board of Education, Sl9,-
OS145, and the Delaware Society Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, $3.50.
On motion of Mr.. Stover, chairman
of the finance cvommittee, S4S,2OO was
ordered drawn from the various in
active city repositories TO be depos-
ited in the National Bank Of Delaware.
the active bank This action was
taken in order to keep the balance in
that bank up TO the amount required
by ordinance, which is 100000
S221.773 in Bank.
CITY Treasurer Lednum reported a
balance in the various city deposit
tories of 1921, ,773.15. lie also report
cd for November. receipts OF S2S'-
9S332 and disbursements of SIl,O93.-
SIS. The treasury receipts for the
week were; Eugene NJ. Sayers, 615.-
so; James II. Morris, Sl,lS0; George
IT, Mccall, $l25, and miscellaneous,
81 .473.92
The city oil inspector reported hav-
ing inspected 52,605 gallons OF pc
troleum during the month Of Novem-
bor. and the following report was made
by Milk Inspector Sylvester Healy;
Inspections, 755; quarts inspected,
1000; samples collected, 46, and eau
tionary notices issued z. Reports
also were received from the gas and
building inspectors.
DR.. Patton 20 be Paid.
A communication received from City
Auditor Biddle requesting Council to
provide his office with q new type
writer, was referred to the finance
committee.
The same course was taken with a
communication received from the
Board Of Health, I'm which Il was set
forth that the members Of that body
approve and believe DR.. Harvey b.
Patton is entitled TO compensation for
his work. in vaccinating employees OF
the American Car and Foundry Com
pany and the Pullman Company, dur
ing the smallpox scare, some time
ago.
Dr. Patton has been trying TO col
lect this bill for some time and II Is
likely that the finance committee will
dispose of the matter at its next
meeting.
Invitations were received and ao.
cepted TO attend a smoker to be given
IN the Irish-American Hall by the
Volunteer Firemens Association on
next Thursday night. and the annual
ball of the South Side Athletic Ass D.
citation. to bo held this evening In
Turn Hall.
The committee appointed to destroy
the $4,000 in bonds for widening
Eleventh street, refused by the bond
buyers, because Of legal technicali-
ties reported that the bonds had been
destroyed