Evening journal., 1914-07-10
FULL DRESS council (.
IS NOW SUGGESTED.
Col. Slower FacetiOuSly OBJ
jectS To Any More Shirt.
waist Sessions
HARBOR MASTERS
ARE SELECTED

Council Chamber, President white, in
opening the meeting, said Council
will come to order with the members |
in their shirt sleeves" Only a few
of the members, however, removed
their coats.
While President White was seated
in his shirt sleeves Col. Stover, in
joking mood, rose to a point of
order and declared that the Council
men should don their coats as they
lacked dignity in their shirt sleeves.
He moved that hereafter the Council
men should appear at the meetings
in full dress suits 81 declare the
motion out of ORDER said President
White, with a smile and a rap of his
gavel.
81 appeal from the decision of the
chair" said Col Stover. and the in
cident closed in a general laugh,
President White, however. remain
ing in his shirt sleeves during the
session
The report Of Chief Magill of the
Fire Department, for the month OF
June, showing thirteen box alarms
and twenty-one still alarms, was re-
ceived and filed
The report of Acting Building In
spector Harry l.. Maier for June
which has already been published,
was received and filed.
The report of City Treasurer Price
for the past week was received and
filed, showing a bank balance of $685.
272.9O.
A communication signed by Thorn
as A. X. Shannon was received and
fled urging City Council to give
some financial aid to the widow of
Jacob Monk, the colored man who
lost his life several months ago
while striving to rescue a co-worker
from manhole which was filled
with poisonous gas.
Mr.. Shannon believed the city
should give some aid to Mrs Monk
even il II was only TO let her wash
the towels of the city departments.
A communication was also receiv-
ed from the Street and Sewer De-
partment, signed by Secretary
Christy, urging Council to give some
aid to Mrs. Monk. granting her an
appropriation, If possible This com
munication was also received and
fled. The Councilmen feel that
something should be done for Mrs.
Monk, and It is likely that some ac-
ton may be taken for her relief very
soon. Her husband was killed while
in the employ of the city.
A communication was received
from Secretary Belts, of the Board
of Water Commissioners stating that
the board would have to refuse the
request of the Wilmington High
School for permission to use the old
Rodney street reservoir ground as
an athletic field as il would be i'm
possible to safeguard all interests
concerned.
A communication was received
from the Board of Port Wardens
stating that they had nominated
! Enoch Moore as harbor master for
the ensuing year. Council re-elec-
ter Mr.. Moore to that office. Col
Moore has held the office many
years.
A communication was received
from the Chamber of Commerce Of
fering the names of Joseph S. Will
son and George W. Butz for the po-
sition of port warden for the ensu-
ing term.
Council went into an election and
elected Mr. Wilson to fill the office.
A communication was received
from the park guards of the city ex-
pressing their thanks and appreoia-
tion to Council for their efforts in
securing an increased salary for
them.
The Public Buildings Committee
submitted the bids received for the
improvement to the garage i'm the
rear of the police station used for
the automobile police patrol. Two
bids were received, one from Charles
e. Anderson for S269.16 and the other
from Frederick Samworth for $3.50
The bids were referred to the Public
Buildings Committee.
The report of the Council commit
tee of the whole was received author
izing President White to appoint a
committee Of five members to inves-
! tigate the method of garbage collec
tion in this city was received and filed
President White appointed Messrs
Draper, Stover, Williams. Kane anl
4 McGoldrick as the committee. They
will begin work Immediately to Sc
cure a better system.
II will be the duty of this commit
tee either to visit other cities and
inspect and investigate the systems
being followed or compile such dats
from any information they may b.
able to collect by mail or otherwise
q When they have completed the tasl
1 they will submit a report and thei
recommendations to City Council al
4 TO what they found to be the hes
4 system
j In compliance to the request mad
a by Samuel H. Baynard, president o
4 the Board of Education, at the meet
A ing as a committee of the whole ol
4 Wednesday evening, Council allowe
g the Board Of Education the sum o
$50. .249.29 as their appropriation 70
8 July, and $4,000 on account on tn
i August appropriation.
81 President Baynard, on Wednesda
night. explained that the board need
E ed money to pay its annual payroll:
Councilman Stover called attentio
& to the fact that City Solicitor Hast
4 ings had been asked some time az
for an opinion relative 10 the waite
rights proposition. The clerk was d
rected to communicate with the cit
II solicitor and ascertain when the Opir
ion may be expected.
q The Street and Sewer Departmer
asked FOR a special appropriation wit
which TO pave a block on Jefferso
street in the upper end OF the Mint
i ward. The request was referred
the whole committee. which discusse
Il during a recess. but the member
failed to come TO an agreement an
Il decided TO defer action until son
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