Evening journal., 1912-04-05
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DUH NIUHI
FOR COUNCIL
EleCtiOn department. Secretary
Gets Salary Increase for
Extra Work
MORE TALK OVER
TIE WHARF QUESTION

for SIS in favor of Lambert J. Foulke,
secretary of the Department. Of Elec-
tions. that body having requested
Council at its last meeting to in
crease Mr.. Foulks salary S25 a
month. beginning with the first of
the year. as compensation for his
services and extra work incurred by
the June election on the proposed city
charter The $75 represents this ex-
ira compensation. dating from Janu-
AIRY I.
Councilman Bilderback. of the
Ninth Ward. wanted TO know how long
time the extra salary would con-
tinue and Colonel Stover, chairman
OF the finance committee replied until
Council saw fit TO go back to the old
figure Mr.. Bilderback was tho only
member who voted mo- on the mo-
ton 10 allow the money.
The public building committee re-
ported having disposed Of the city
wharves as follows. Tatnall street
wharf. to the Harlan and Hollings-
worth corporation. $50 year Tor
three years paid in advance; Shipley
street wharf TO b. & Q. r. r., $3.50
year. King street wharf. 60 T. q. r. X.
r. $50 "A year: French street 10
George w. Bush & Sons Company
S225 a year: Lombard street TO the
Pusev and Jones Company $50
wear and Fourth street wharf to the
Wilmington Steamboat Company S325
a year The leases were offered along
with the report and a resolution au-
thorizing the Mayor and Councli 10
sign the same was passed.
A resolution providing for the trans
Ter of the Walnut street whari prop
crty 10 the Pennsylvania X IL W.
for a piece Of land bounded by spruce
and Front streets and the Chrlstahq
river was offered and referred on
motion of Col. Stover TO inc VouhC,i
as committee Of the whole Couhcil
man Blderback, of the Ninth wa,u'
had previously moved to refer II 10 tue
Street and Sewer Department but ac-
cepted Colonel Stover's amendment TO
his motion. A.
Councilman Zimmerman, OF inc
First ward. did not think II was risht
10 railroad the resolution throusn
Council and said he would have spoh-
en- on the matter at the last meeting
of Council had he been given Inc op-
portunity. He was OF the opinion lhal
IL was not square deal to eNchause
the properties contcnding that tne
Walnut street vhRf, being close u
French street station was more val
liable He thought the park at Ihir'
street bridge should so In with th'
Spruce street property
Colonel Stoyer in amending Mr
Bildorbacks motion TO refer TO TN
Street and Sewer Directors, said ina
the resolution was too much to sc
through ones mind in so quick tm'
and he thought the resolution shoul'
be referred to the Council as som
mittee of the whole, which was done
A letter handed to President Ben
son. by Mahlon b. Foster, was after
wards read. II requested Council no
to make the exchange of properties
unless the railroad company, In ad
dition to the Spruce street property
added the Christiana Park. at Thir'
street bridge, now leased by the Parl
Commission. Mr.. Foster asked tha
the lease ON the property again b.
offered for sale az public auction, AM
said he would find way to get q
and from the wharf despite the wal
Of the elevated railroad along Waite
street.
The letter was received and file
without comment.
A bill from the Wilmington Ga
Company for S63S1 13 was received.
was learned after the meeting tina
more than $500 of the amount was 70
lighting fixtures, which will revert {
the city at the end of three years
Chairman Bildorback, of the publ
building committee, said that this SUI
would not have to be paid unles
Council abrogated the contract il ha
signed with the company.
communication from the Stree
and Sewer Department setting fort
the necessity OF issuing bonds Z,
100000 fOr that department. wa
received and referred to the iinan,
committee. Half of this amount
10 pay for the widening of Eleveni
street between Market and Oranl
streets and the remainder TO cor
prise a special fund to extend Il
sewer system. An ordinance to pr
vide funds for the Eleventh sire
proposition was passed las. year b
the bonds were not taken by tho su
cessful bidder because of a techr
cality.
On motion Of Col. Stover all Il
funds remaining in the inactive banl
were withdrawn and deposited in d
National Bank of Delaware the acti'
bank. The sums and banks follow
First National, SlS.64; Central, $15.Sl
Union, S9.45; Wilmington Trus
S1S.67; Equitable, $1S.59; Securii
Trust, S19.63; Delaware Trust, Sl7
30 and Farmers Bank, 1923.
Mr. Higgins, of the Third war
wanted Council to make arrangement
to keep the assessment books open
the evenings for the benefit Of pro-
erty owners, who are compelled
work during the tly, but no actic
was taken. President Benson, a men
Der of the Board Of Assessment. sa
the books We're open on Saturday a
ternoons and he never knew Of the
being kept open at nights.
Bids were received from the Me
camille Printing Company and Georl
n Hogue for printing the annual r.
port Of the Board Of Health, the form
er concern bidding $2l1 page an
Mr.. Hogue $l.6S The bids were r
ierred to the printing committee wi
power 10 act
The Police Pension Fund Commi
sion reported that the pension fur
amounts 10 S24.13565
City Treasurer Lednum reported
balance in bank Of SS5,326.S5 and
March. receipts Of sl5,295 "a and d