Evening journal., 1914-01-30
1888 GOES TO
COP EXPERT
City Council Orders First Pay
ment to Taylor for Work
Done
TO PASS A NEW
BOND ORDINANCE

| NaIohdi DetecuNe Agency, or Phila-
delphia, was among the bills ordered
paid by City Council last night, it be-
ing the first payment made to John B.
Taylor, the efficiency expert, who is
investigating the local police depart
ment with the view of reorganization.
] The bill sets forth that il is for
Services rendered until January 20.
1914, as a police efficiency expert in
the employ of the Board of Police
Commissioners OF Wilmington, Del.
as per agreement of December %
! 1913" The bill was approved by the
Z members of the Police Commission
! At the time Mr.. Taylor was engaged
| TO do the work it was optional
whether he would submit his entire
/ bill al one time or whether he would
! be paid in parts. At that time he
stated that he might have occasion
to present a bill for part payment
during his work here. Last nights
Till was the first of these payments.
While Mr.. TaylOr's pay for the
work he is doing here has never been
made public, it is understood that
there Will be at least two more bills
from him in amounts similar to that
presented and paid last night. This
would bring his total compensation
up to at least $4,000. Just when the
other bills will be sent in is not
known. but Mr.. Taylor was engaged
TO work here not later than March J.
AT the meeting last night the finance
committee gave notice that Il will
introduce an ordinance at the meeting
next week to repeal the ordinance
passed June 10, 1918, authorizing a
Sl5O000 bond issue for street inn
proyements. Colonel StovSr. chair
man of the finance committee. ex-
planned that the ordinance of last
spring specified certain dates upon
which the bonds we're TO be sold.
They we're not sold, however. and the
dates mentioned we're taken up by
bonds authorized in later ordinances.
He explained, in addition 10 this. that
the former ordinance was passed by
the old administration. so in order
to avoid any technical objections
which might arise against them.
Council simply intended to pass a new
ordinance authorizing the S150.O00-
bond issue. This will be the nature
of the ordinance to be introduced next
week
a petition several yards in length.
signed by several hundred residents Of
the Twelfth ward was presented by
Council Williams. asking that Fourth
street be paved with some modern sub
stance and that iron poles be placed
IN the center of the street TO replace
the wooden ones on the cmbng. Much
amusement was caused when after tho
petition was presented, Councilman
Zimmerman moved that the entire list
of names be read. This motion was
seconded by Mr. Williams, Mr.. Dillon.
the clerk. holding the petition in his
hand with the cnr lying ON the floor.
cleared his threat preparatory To start
ing IN ON the names. He had read only
several of them. however. when Coun-
Gilman Kane came to his rescue The
petition was referred TO the commit.
tee Of the whole.
Councilman Williams lw, -cntcd y mo-
ticc that the semi-annual inspection of
the fire department will be held hv the
hre committee of CITY Council ON Mon.
day and Tuesday nights. February l6.
and ~. All the memb,re of Council
were invited TO accompany ;he commit
tee on its tour oi Inspection
The companies on the west side OF
ths city will be visited by the commit
tee on Monday night and the east side
companies on Tuesday night.
The finance committee was authorized
10 engage John !. Monaghan. real es-
tate expert. 70 get prices on the lands
and buildings now on the site OF the
proposed Tenth ward playground and
20 report TO the committee on Feb
uarv -. After this report has hr,n
submitted The committec viii know the
exact price it which the city can pur
chase The property.
Residents ol the Ninth ward sent a
petition 10 Council obiccting TO tine
issuing of permit TO George II. Cornell.
of Washington Heights. to build gar
age or several garage. in that section on
the ground that IL would be against
the Jaw and would be a detriment TO
adjacent properties. The petition was
referred TO the committee of the whole.
An ordinance providing bond issue
of s50O0O for the installation OF water
meters throughout the city and another
providing for bond issue of S55.0O0 20
pay of maturing water board bonds
were given first and second reading
and referred to the finance committee.
The Street and Sewer Department was
allowed sl7 son and the health board
was allowed $3.50. The police pay roll
amounting TO SS.65s.27 was ordered paid
The balance in bank was reported TO b.
sl6o6l3so.