Evening journal., 1915-05-07
DULD STOP WORK
ON CITY GARAGE
Owner Complains,
Believing Building Was
to be a Stable
Mr.. ULRICH IS
MILK INSPECTOR

2 Claiming that she had not received re-
z ress when she appealed TO Building
z Inspector Anderson to stop work on the
n rection of stable at No. pa West
ourth street, which adioins her prop
rty, Mrs. Mary A. Hollingsworth sent
complaint TO City Council last night,
,slking that the work be stopped. In
8ler letter Mrs. Hollingsworth set forth
y hat the stable would cause "A deprecia-
n lion of her property and that she under
stood IL was against the law to erect a
Hstable so close to other property Mrs.
4Hollmpsworth also said that she Under
Istood that relative of Building lnspee-
tor Anderson was doing the work.
After the letter had been read. Cour-
sci referred the matter to a committee
of the whole at which Inspector Ander-
& son will be present. At a conference
4 held later in tile evening It was stated
+ that the building in question was 20 be
garage. The subject will be discussed
later
Council last night was urged by the
Taxpayers League TO investigate an al
legged shortage of funds of former tax
collector The league sent a copy OF the
resolution that had been passed by that
organization. whicn Is as follows
Whereas, The report has been current
throughout the city for number ol
years past that the books of a former
tax collector for one of the districts N
the city have shown a shortage ON the
part of that official of many Thousand
dollars still unacrounted for; and
ha hnnf1 L.
sidered of such importance as to war
rant the recent suggestion on inc part
of member Of City Council that O
thorough investigation of the same
should be made, and
Whereas. This matter is Of vital IN.
terest to the taxpayers of the city ol
Wilmington; now therefore be It
Resolved by the Taxpayers League
in regular meeting assembled. That II
is the sense of this body that thor
ough and impartial investigation Of
this matter be made at once to deter.
mine the extent of the shortage. Il
anv: to fix the responsibility there
fore and in case that loss has occur
red to take the necessary steps to re
imburse the city treasury to the ful
extent of such loss. And be it further
Resolved. That il is the sense o
this body that the mayor of the cit.
and City Council. consulting th'
executive and legislative heads OF th'
CITY government, are the proper au
thorities to order and supervise sucl
investigation. and to take such actor
as the results OF the investigation
shall warrant, and that these branche
of the city government should begii
such action at once.
And finally, that copies Of this reso
luton be sent to the mayor OF the cit5
to City Council and to the public press
The matter was referred 70 tn
Council as a committe of the whole.
The Police Commissioners submit
ted their budget for their expendi
lures for the coming fiscal year TIL
estimate was signed by General ]. !
Wickersham. president Of the com
mission. who occupied a seat in tina
body. The estimate showed $4,000
needed. The communication was re
ferred to the finance committee TO
consideration when the budget is be
ing made up this month.
Included in the estimate is $500
which has been set out for the eS
tension of the underground syster
for the police and fire reporting sys
TENS. The commissioners ar
anxious TO have all such wires place
in conduits for obvious reasons an
they are hoping Council will see !
to provide the necessary money thi
year. The amount of the estimate
Il is set forth, is an absolute nece'
sity.
The police commissioners advise
Council that they have been informe
by the Wilmington Building Commi'
sion that the commission expects
provide the necessary furniture fC
the police department in the ne
building. but the building commissio
did not intend TO furnish the equil
ment necessary for the fire alarm an
police reporting systems.
In view of this fact the police boaI
invited the attention of Council
this subject as an extraordinary al
preparation of approximately 5000
will he required for this purpoi