Evening journal., 1914-03-20
CITY WOULD
SAVE LIFE
Council Considers Purchase
Of FuImOtOrS for Fireman
and Police
WILL CONDEMN TO
GET PARK SITE

GEI PAkk SIIE
Following a discussion between
members OF City Council. at their
meeting last evening. relative to
S25 bill received from the Homeo-
pathic Hospital for a private ward
and services rendered to Police Ser
geant Wardle who was recently a
/ patient In that hospital with a frac-
/ tured leg. Il was decided to hold up
the bill unti the members could look
into the matter.
When the bills for the police COM
mittec were read Councilman Haney
requested that the bill of the Homeo-
/ pathic Hospital be read. Il set forth
that It was for private ward services
for David Wardle for two weeks at
/ $40 a week and So for an X-ray photo
! graph of the injured limb.
Following the reading Of the bill
/ Mr. Haney remarked that some time
ago he was the victim of appendicitis
and had TO go to a hospital for an
operation But the city did not come
to my rescue and pay my bills" he
! exclaimed
A0uMAlAlaH faiAAlAH'AN AfNl0A h'u
that Mr. Wardle was injured in the
performance of his duties. to which
Mr.. Haney replied that he was taken
sick I'm the performance of his duties.
Councilman Kane suggested that
the bill be held up for a week TO al
/ low Council to look into the matter
! Colonel Stover then withdrew the bill
During the meeting Councilman
] UHn Hn
will be acted upon I'm the near future
The first OF these was that Council
should furnish pulmoiors to the po-
lice and the fire department
Mr Haney added that while he did
not know the cost of the instruments,
he believed that one life saved would
more than pay the cost for many Of
/ them The matter was referred to
the committee Of tho whole.
Councilman Slower remarked that
! John B. Taylor was preparing to re-
! vive some members of the Police De-
Dartment by the pulmptor.
Mr. Haney also suggested that
citizens of Wilmington be given an
opportunity to purchase city bonds,
especially those persons who have a
few hundred dollars 10 invest Mr..
Haney submitted a clppine from a
! Philadcir'ir n0-~-~
city bonds there were disposed %
over the counter. and how the de-
mand was much greater than the
supply, small investors being turned
away aitci ...-
sold. He thought the bonds this city
is about 10 issue and the Sl,000,O00
bonds for the new City Hall should
be sold IN denominations of SO in or
der to give everyone an opportunity
to buy, and that they should be Of
fered at per cent. He thought il
would benefit the city. for it would
keep the interest money in circulation
here, whereas now this interest
money practically all goes out of The
city.
Councilman Stover said local banks
seldom bid on Wilmington bonds, anS
4 per cent bonds would not appeal e
them at all He thought those viii
money 70 invest can do better in saw.
ings funds and the like Mr.. Haney
replied that Il was not his object e
have the banks bid. as he knew they
did not want per cent. bonds. but "a
have the citizens buy them because
they would benefit. and they should
at least be given an opportunity tc
bid on the bonds soon to be issued.
A letter was received from Coun.
Gilman Joseph l.. McDermott, Of the
Eleventh ward. stating that the teach.
ers in the schools are sending chill
dren out to sell tickets for variou.
entertainments. and in some cases tC
sell soap. for the purpose of raising
money for the teachers retirement
fund and to secure a playground fol
the children. Mr.. McDermott saiC
the principle is wrong. and he
wanted the practice stopped UpoI
his motion the letter was referred tS
the Board of Education with a re
quest that that body send Council an
immediate reply as to why thes'
things are allowed to exist
The fire committee reported upon thl
request of the Independence Fire Com
pany for 50 new are badges. recommend
ins that Council grant the request.
The reports of Fire Chief Ainscow ane
Gas Inspector Mckay for January anl
February were received and filed.
resolution was adopted transfer
ring the sum of $1,000 from the Sinking
Fund Commission to the current account
of Council. Councilman Stover eN
ipldlncd that TINS amount mad accumu
lated in the Sinking Fund Commission
and the transfer was made to facilitate
bookkeeping.
A communication from Michael Pa
lese complaining that the property al
No. 3iS French street, which had beer
purchased by Herbert White one yea
ago apparently for a warehouse, ha'
been transferred into a garage withou
the knowledge of the Council committee
and the building inspector. and agains
the wishes Of the residents of that vi
lcinity. He requested Council to investl
gate the matter. The communicated
was referred TO Council as a committc
of the whole.
City Treasurer Price reported BAN
balance of S2G0,97O33.
At the meeting the following resc
luton was unanimously adopted:
Whereas. The Council of Will
mington is desirous of acquiring
certain properties in the Tenth
ward for park and playground
purposes, and
Whereas. In the opinion Of