Evening journal., 1917-08-03
COUEC|LNEN WORK
IN SHIRT Sleeves
President Seis the Example
TO Solons While Weather
is Warm
SSf.44O ALLOWED
CITY FIRE COMPANIES

Members Of City Council last night
sat the session out ia their shirt
sleeves.
When the body convened President
LNons announced that the removal oI
Mats was permissible and he sct the
Example by removing his coat The
session lasted but one hour, hall OF
which vas devoted 10 reading the min.
Etes of The previous sessions.
Several new fatures were noticed and
appreciated in Council chambers las,
night, those being q table lamp ON lhe
reporer desk The other was larg,
fan. which was enjoyed hy nll.
n hc report of City Treasurer Charles
NJ Banks showed the bank balance to
be 81 ,00a 3g3.92, and the following ap.
propriations were allowed: Board OF
Public Eiucation, S2S ,52Si Institute Free
Library, 81 $3.50; Teachers Retire
ment Fund. So 600; Board OF Water
Commissioners, S25,0 ,022i Police Pension
Fund, 5.00Oi Street and Sewer Depart
mont, quarterly appropriation SSd250;
Board OF Health, $500 Friendship Fire
Company. SO 800 Reliance Fire Com
rany, 5000; Delaware Fire Company
1920; Phoenix Fire Company, SlO.S2o;
Water Witch Fire Company, 81 22O;
Fame Fire Company 5000 Washing
ton Fire Company. 81 800; Necacoe
Fire Company, 81 800 Liberty Fire
Company. SO 200 Bnndywine Fire Com
nany. 5000; Independence Fire Com
pany 5000. and Union Fire Company,
1920. The total appropriation allowed
The ere companies was SSl ,if0 which
Is h'oher Chan tho cost Of maintaining
the department heretofore.
To public building pay roll ot
S5iis5 was ordered paid and the re-
port OF Albert Vaughn. clerk of the
market for tho last quarter showed
tlat fees amounting to Sll4.60 had
been collected and two quart meas
lres conhscaiod.
Mayor Lawson informed Council
lhat he had appointed Philip j. Isaac
n member Of the Public Utility Com
mission and his name was ordered
on the payroll as also was that Of
Robert Rceder of the Eighth ward.
who was appointed executive officer
in the Board Of Health vice Henry
G. Ray resigned
City Councilman Robertson also
presented resolution which was
given the FIRST and Second readings
granting power 10 the mayor 20 exc
cute lease OF contract for the inn
pounding of dogs and other animals
here at a cost not 10 exceed $4,000.
u was explained thnt this resolution
was urged bv City Solicitor Bayard.
the city not having any authority 70
sXocute a lease or contract for tho
same
Heretofore the city has been work
Ing with The s. r. c. A. without tiny
resolution by Council.
Announcement was also made that
Tie frst semi-annual inspection OF
The fire department by the now
Council would be held on next Mon
day ard Tuesday evenings The east
side companies viii BE yisned,on Mon
dag evening and the west side COM
panies on Tuesday evening. Tho
Councilmen will leave City Hall in
az z O'Clock.
Directors OF the Street and Sewer
Department who opposed the cancell-
ing of sewer liens against properties
donated TO the city by the Woodlawn
last week sent a letter ask
ing that Council reimburse the de-
partment for the amount spent by
The department In sewer connections
on these properties. The request was
'eferred to the finance committee.