Evening journal., 1911-01-20
GETTING READY TO
LEGALIzE COUNCIL
That Body Directs City SOllCl-
tor to Confer With At
tOrneyS Of Legislature

E City Council last night passed
resolution directing the city solicitor
TO confer with the attorneys OF the
Legislature with view to drawing up
bill TO legalize the present city adj
ministration.
City Solicitor Brady, as requested.
subrsitted a proposed amendment to
the act relative to Street and Sewer
improvements, as suggested in the
resolution offered by Mr.. McGovern. OF
the Eleventh ward, at the last meet
ing Of Council compelling the Street
and Sewer Department to ask for bids
for street improvements and keep
Council informed as TO work being
done. Mr.. Brady's amendment, how
ever, was not what Mr.. McGovern
wanted and It was referred TO the law
committee. Mr.. Brady drew up the
so as TO read that Council
should advertised and open bids for
street improvements. Mr.. McGovern
did not intend to take this authority
away from the department when he
offered his resolution last week. mere
ly wanting competitive bidding for
such work and Councils knowledge OF
how money was being expended
Bills submitted by the Board Of
Health amounting TO $6S1.39 from
merchants who furnished food and
other supplies to families quarar-
tined by reason OF smallpox. were all
lowed.
rr,h ,,orfl1., gf.f,v,o,,t 80 tt,o trfft
mington and Philadelphia Traction
Company for electric current furnish
ed city buildings amounting TO $233.73
was allowed Chairman Conway, Of
the public building committee. re-
marked. however, that the special
committee on municipal lighting
should make a report soon. as the
electric lighting bills We're not getting
much cheaper.
A request received from the mem
bers OF the Police Department for an
increase in salaries was presented oy
Councilman DuRoss. chairman of tho
Council Police Committee. After be-
/ ing read 81 was referred to the Council
as a committee of the whole. The
( police ask for the following increases.
Chief of police. from S1.SO0 TO $2.100:
captains, $1,000 to $500: sergeants.
$1,000 to $1,000; patrolmen. $500 to
S1,OSO and matrons, $500 to 5000.
Accompanying the communications
was list of cities Of the size of Will
mington in which the pay allowed po-
I lice is more than in Wilmington.
In a communication addressed to
Council, John Savers voiced his OBJ
lection 10 the action of the Park Com
mission in laying a cement walk along
I the Jessup road en- the moth side of
\ the Brandywine despite a petition
signed by a number Of residents re-
\ questing the board TO lay a walk on
\ the north side Of Lowering avenue be-
7 tween Van Buren and Rodney streets.
4 He considered that these petitioners
were unfairly treated and shoui5 have
some redress. The letter was referred
to the finance committee.
2. ]. Bradley. OF No. zoo Franklin
j street. complained Of fiat wheel cars
operated by the Peoples Railway Com
/ pany. particularly cars Nos. s, 16, AS
and 4S, which nuisance he claimed
would not be tolerated in Philadel-
phia, where the police are clothed
with powers to Immediately have such
defects remedies The letter was re-
ferred to the Street and Sewer De-
pa -tment.
The printing committee was au-
thorized TO advertise for bids for six
bill books for the city tax Office.
Tickets for the annual ball Of the
Twelfth Ward Democratic Club wero
received and accepted.
City Treasurer Ross reported a bal
ance in bank Of S137 7.4S749.