Evening journal., 1919-07-05
COUNCIL FORMALLY
ELECTS OFFICIALS
Council Clerk. Two Inspec-
torships and Other Or
fices Are Filled
WILSON LINE TO
PAY FOR WHARF

Having agreed at their caucus on
Wednesday night TO break the deadlock
over the milk and building inspector
ships, members OF City Council on
Thursday night elected David Hollett OF
the. First ward as milk Inspector. FL
lis p. Preston Of the Ninth ward, pres
ent building Inspector, was reelected.
other elections were as follows Homer
C. simmons, Of the Fifth ward, re-
elected Clerk Of City Council, and John
simmons OF the Sixth ward, reelected
bailiff Of Council.
Each Of The officers received the Noies
Of the eight Republicans while the
Democratic candidates received flvd
votes. Samuel J. Newman was the
Democratic nominee for the position
OF building inspector. and Roy Janvier,
their candidate for milk inspector.
The Board OF II2rbor Commissioners
wanted the Council 10 go on a river
ride abroad the tug Meteor on next
Thursday afternoon when piers at
Philadelphia will be inspected. II was
said that engineers from the govern
ment's office would go on the trip. The
matter was referred 10 Council as a
committee Of the whole and unless the
Homecoming celebration Of the 59th
Pioneer Infantry interferes the Coun-
cilmen will go on the trip
Council also confirmed the appoint
ment Of VI. Howard Jester as assistant
city treasurer and that Of Thomas B.
Haugh and Irwin Stetser clerks in the
Office OF Tax Collector Elmer II. Klund.
\ communication was received from
the Board Of Park Commissioners stat
ing that the board approved the offer
Of the New Jersey and Wilmington
Ferry Company TO pay 5000 10 the city
10 relnquish its lease on the wharf
which is now owned by the steamboat
company and also 30 pay taxes on
same. bringing the total revenue the
city will derive from the transaction
up 90 5000 70 was referred TO the
committee Of the whole.
The monthly report OF the meat in
spector for June, which has been pub
Hshed was received and fled Accom-
paDving the report was a recOmmenda-
lion by the inspector that Council pass
an ordinance 10 authorize the meat IN
spector 10 place a stamp on all meat
inspected similar 10 that which Is now
placed on meat by the government. II
was referred to the committee OF the
whole
The annual report Of City Treasurer
Banks for the fiscal year ending June
% was received, and 300 copies were
ordered printed.
The report Of the clerk Of the market
FOR June showed si7i.75 in collections.
Building Inspector Preston's report for
June showed i56 permits issued. the
total property valuation amounting 10
s6i9. $50 and the fees collected amounted
10 $500. The city treasurer's report
showed a bank balance OF s55.s5i5A
Council unanimously elected Coun-
cilmen Charles ForwoOd and James
Kane 10 be the mayors advisory COM
mittee OF two members.
Resolutions were adopted suthoriz-
ing the transfer OF approximately sio.-
600 from the Wilmington Trust Com
psny 10 the Delaware Trust Company
which will be the city depository dur
ing the fiscal year.
President Lyon announced That the
ordinance passed recently fixing the
salaries OF various city officials had
been approved by the mayor and IS
now a law.
The Council chamber presented a
very attractive appearance. In addition
,o The bou0uets which were presented
10 President Lyon and several members
Of Council on Tuesday night which
stlll remained on the members, desks
floral tributes were received by the
other members as follows; John }.
Mulvena from the Tenth Ward Demo-
cratic Club: John F. Henry from a
friend: Herman Faulkner TWO
bououeis. one from his son and daush-
ter and the other from friends; Alex
ander Abrahams, two bouquets one
from the Fourth district workers OF
tho Fifth ward and the other from his
baseball friends; Charles Forwood,,
from friends Of the Ninth ward, and
John Hopkins. from the committee OF
the sixth ward