Evening journal., 1915-01-08
Republicans name
VACCINE PHYSICIANS
Salaries, However, Will Con-
tinue at the Present
Figures
AMENDED FOOD
ORDINANCE PASSES

lt the caucus on Wednesday night The
physicians are Drs. Henry NJ Willis.
First district; p A. NJ Royitti, Second
district; II. NJ. First, Third district
and George r. Foulke, Fourth district.
The physicians nominated by the
Democratic members, who received five
votes each, were Drs. II. G.. Buckmas
ter, First districts J.. Virden, Second |
districts Thomas b. Cook Third dis
triet aud II. b. Patton, Fourth district.
The salary is 500 per anuum.
The Physicians and Surgeons Hos.
pital reported that the amount of free
service given at the hospital for the
past month, amounted TO Sl3l. The
report was ordered filed.
The matter of installing number OF
new arc and mcandescent lights about
the city, was referred to Council as a
committee of the whole.
The Street and Sewer Department
sent communication requesting that
an extra appropriation be allowed them
Tor the additional lights. The matter
VIII be considered.
The bank balance was reported as
S2Sl, ,l4S.7l With the reading OF these
figures, Councilman Stoyer, chairman OF
the finance committee, announced that
this showed the city treasury to have
SlO6,312 more than at the correspond
| ing period of last year. Colonel Stovcr
said it was customary at this time of
the year for some people TO begin talk
/ Ing about a deficit.
The first and second readings of
the proposed pure food ordinance,
which will take the place of the meas
ure which was passed by Council and
later repealed. was given. Council
man Draper, of the law committee, in
iroduced the measure which, with the
exception of two or three changes, is
the same as the one formerly consid-
cred by Council. The changes deal
with the milk business and under the
| proposed law milk can be sold in any
quantity from properly kept milk
houses. Milk sold from wagons along
the street. however, will have to be
sold in glass bottles Another change
made in the proposed ordinance deals
with covering on fruits and the like.
Commission dealers had opposed the
original measure because of the pro-
vision requiring such foodstuffs to be
raised of the ground.
Following the reading last night
the measure was referred to Council
as a committee of the whole. II will
be considered at Councils session
next week. At the close of the read
! ings Council got into a discussion
over the printing of copies of the pro
posed law Some Councilmen wanted
1000 copies printed, while others
thought two hundred copies would be
enough Councilman Zimmerman
suggested that the measure be printed
in the newspapers, saying that every
dealer desired to read the proposed
law
II was finally decided TO have two
hundred copies of the law printed.
The ordinance authorizing the is
suance of 100000 of Wilmington
Building Commission bonds was given
two readings and referred to the COM
mittee of the whole. The proceeds OF
the sale of these bonds will be applied
to the cost of the city's share of the
new county and municipal building.
Council also adopted a resolution
asking the Legislature to withhold al
action on bills pertaining to this city
{ until the mayor and the Council haC
been given opportunity TO be heard
on the same The mayors advisors
sent a communication in the form o
a resolution endorsing a bill befor,
1 the Legislature giving Wilmington
full power to issue bonds 10 any
4 ] w
/ This was referred TO the whole com
mittee. as such bill has not yet beer
! formally taken up by Council.
The Street and Sewer Department
I submitted a list of street lamps whicl
have been asked. for, but stated tha
4 the appropriation for the purpose foi
4 this year has been exhausted. Th'
4 board asked that Council make al
q extraordinary appropriation to cove
the expense and then TO make pro
i vision for this object next year. Thi
n subject was referred to the committee
n Of the whole.
4 The Water Board sent a communi
cation relative to the city furnishing
n free of charge, water to the L. 5
Il dredge Minquas. which will be sta
y toned i'm the local harbor. They SAT-
n IL would take about 300 feet of pip
n and use up about 2100 gallons day
4 They thought It would be good bust
Il ness methods to have the government
D pay for the water used, inasmuch a
a the city pays for any work the gov
n ernment does for it. Council vii
81 consider the subject in meeting q
4 the committee of the whole.
Council adopted a resolution where
Y by Council accepted the conveyanc
y of about one and one-quarter acres
n land from Z. l. DUPONT de Nemour
y Powder Company as an addition
81 Alapocas Woods Park.
John Winthrup, Of the Washing
n ton fire company. said there has bee
Al some question as to the city havin
recently wiped out a debt the con
N pany owed. He explained that all th
n company's Indebtedness to the cit
u was eliminated in 1899. COuncilma
X McGoldriclt seemed TO think the r,
n marks made we're directed at him. II
q objected TO the subject having bee
n brought before the Council. He el
8 planned that the discussion which le
n TO the statements of Mr.. Winthru
n had been made in a personal CONVEX
b sation and had never been formal
n brought before Council.
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