Evening journal., 1914-05-29
Teachers APPRECIATE
THE SALARY Increase
Crowd Council Chamber
After Body Gives Them
Long Sought For Advance
ROUTINE WORK
OF THE SOLONS

City Council chamber last night re-
sembled the scene OF teachers con
vention, the lobby being crowded with
teachers from all the public schools,
nearly one hundred being present.
The teachers fought and won their
eight, insofar as getting a s7,l3S salary
Increase and were in Council last night
to show their appreciation OF the in
crease
A resolution was adopted by the body
transferring S2,076.25 from the inciden-
tai and miscellaneous account to sal
aries account.
A resolution. presented by Mr.. viii
liams, chairman of the fire committee,
was adopted requesting the Board oil
Police Commissioners to have the police
and fire alarm automobile respond to all
fire alarms SO the equipment for the
cutting and protecting wires can be
available should it be needed.
The police payroll amounting to S.
264,69 was passed. The city treasurer
reported a bank balance Of Ss5,29O.G7.
A communication was received from
II. G. Faucett, OF No. S34 West Seventh,
complaining Of "soot nuisance from
an adjoining laundry, This SCOT, Mr.
Faucett said entered the rooms of his
home and covered his bed clothes and
also covered the clothes hanging in his
yard. He requested Council to investi.
gate his complaint. The request was
referred TO the Board of Health.
The appointment of j. Franklin Mock
as a member of the Board of Public
Utility Commissioners to succeed j.
Jackson Peirce, deceased, which was
made by Mayor Howell yesterday morn
ing, was confirmed by the council
Councilman Zimmerman OF the First
Ward in which ward Mr.. Mock lives
declared that he believed Mr.. Mock
would make the best member of thc
board
/ c. W. Bush asked for permission foI
] the Girls Club of Central Presbyterian
Church to use the city plot on Twelfth
street, between Market and King streets
on June ., for . festival This permis-
sion was granted.
A resolution adopted by the New
Castle County Medical Society urging
the city to provide place for treat
ment of contagious diseases, also a mU'
Hicipal laboratory was presented u
Council. It was referred to the com
mittec of the whole.
+. A. Cahl one Of the Delegates from
the Grand Lodge of Delaware, Shield
of Honor. to the Supreme Lodge, asked
that Council invite the Supreme Lodge
TO hold their 1915 meeting in this city
Council decided to authorize the Presi
dent to issue q pressing invitation to
the supreme body to meet here next
year.
Council adopted resolution iixins
the form of the $4,000 bonds recently
issued for park purposes Another res
olution was adopted transferring B.
O76.26 from the incidental and miscel
laneous appropriation to the salarie
appropriation The police pay rol
amounting to Ss264d9 was ordere'
paid. The balance in bank to the credit
of the city was reported to be Ss5 ,200.67
Wtlliam p Bancroft president o
the park board, stated that ne wanteC
TO have the COuncilmen meet with th'
members of the park board at Scott
and Rowland streets. Saturday after
noon. He was reminded that that woulC
be Memorial Day, so the conference wai
postponed for one week. The meeting
is to be held in reference to park mat
ters.