Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-01
CITY COUNCIL N
FINAL SESSION
President Lyon. Though M. Pre-
aides for First Time in Five
Months at Closing Meeting.

The final meeting of the "old" city
Council was held last night. and was
rsade notable by the reappearance in
tho presiding officers chair of Presi-
dent George r. Lyon who VAS present
for the first time in over 1--WE months
having been kept away by serious
Illness.
During the evening he voiced his
disaprroval OF the action OF the Leg
fsature at Dover, and praise of the
course OF former Councilman Rob
ertson.
The reports of City Solicitor Hux-
ley. Of Building Inspector Ellis Z
Preston and of the Sinking Fund
Commission were presented and read
and fled
The bill of the Nye odorless Incin-
Grating Company for s4s, ,eeo. for the
new crematory was referred to the
Health Board and the COMMITTEES of
the whole.
Coan>ilman Hopkins presented a
protest, signed 10y numerous repre-
sentative Negroes, against the ground
less charges, involving an unknown
and nonresident Negro. brought in
q recent police court case. The facts
young white girl making the charges
was lying TO shield herself, would
naturally attract less attention than
her sensational charges. and the let
ter 20 Council was intended to secure
all possible publicity in the interest
cf justice.
Ater directing the transfer of vari-
Gus uneSpended balances to the gen.
eral fund. FIVE ordinances presented
for their fnal reading were passed
and received the signature of Mayer
Taylor before ths-end of the session.
These rrovid a Harhor Conn
mittee of q kuperseding the
former CommN Navigation; a
Public Health CVaS4ittee superseding
the old Public Health and Crematory
Committees: Public Safety Com
nittee. taking over the duties of the
former Fire and Police committees.
The ordinance authorizing a bond
issue of s6e7, 200 for the new paid fire
department and a modification of the
Germs of the bond issue of So 500 900
for the Harbor Improvement, increas-
ing the rate of interest from 4is TO
per cent were passed
The Billboard ordinance having
been signed by the Mayor was de-
Shared law.
Communications regarding bill
boards at Iso4 West Sixth street. and
adjoining Epworth NJ. f. Church.
claimed to be nuisances, were referred
10 the proper committee.
The formal business being out OF
ehe way. President Lyon called on
1.-THE hss-beens after tonight to
make Appropriate remarks. BY a
coincSdence. four Of the retiring mem
b<rs occupied one OF the front-row
e.atx. winch point was brought out
hU Councilman Kane. who WAS the
0xt no respond.
He expressed his thanks 10 the pre-
Gkdsnx Officer and TO fellow members
Cf Council and committees and 10 the
press for uniformly kind and oourte-
eos treatment during his last term as
Councilman as well as previously. He
called attention 10 the fact. liable TO
be overlooked, that the Council is act
ing for the people OF the city, who
are entitled TO full Information re
Eard.ng the business transacted.
Councilman Forwood testified TO
similar sentiments on his own behalf
TO those expressed by Councilman
Kane, referring TO the pleasure il
gave him TO have the President,
whose absence had been deplored,
again in the chair.
Councilman James G. Mearns spoke
along similar lines. asserting that he
preferred 10 have been Councilman
during the past four years 10 any
other period ~ the existence OF Ceua-
Gil, the finance committee being an
education in itself.
Councilman Abberger said that he
rested on his record. every vote hax-
ing been based on what ne thought
right.
Councilman Hopkins stated that the
membership in the last council was
something 10 be proud OF. as it prob
ably rated as that of the greatest
business accomplishment Of recent
years.
Mayor Taylor lauded the harmonic
Gus associations which he had en-
5cyed with the council. City Solicl-
tor Huxley said that ne had likewise
thoroughly enjoyed the two years Of
work with council and jokingly alIud-
I'd 10 the fact that he hadn't ooeu-
pied a seat in the front row beca use
there was no chair left.
President Lyon said q further word
OF farewell praising the attitude OF
the press during his terms and de-
eIared the meeting closed.