Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-03
CITY COUNCIL HAS.
VERY BUSY SESSION
Will Sell Bonds for New Street
Work and Give Employ
mont to Jobless Men.

For n hricf period last night during
the City Council meeting tho ques-
ton Of issuing 81 100000 In bonds for
new school purposes flashed TO thel
front, but soon died and was not again
rcsurrected during The evening. A
letter was received from the Board of
Education acknowledging the report
Of tho Council special committee APP
pointer TO sound public sentiment on
the bond issue and setting forth that
they felt the people of the city were
against Il. The letter set forth that
tho school board had laid the matter
of the bond issue on the table for the
present.
Councilman Abrahams stated that
as long as the school board had de-
ferred action In this way he did not
think there was anything the Council
could do. and the next move was up
to the Board OF Education. The other
members apparently agreed with him
and nothing was done last night.
In another letter the school board
set forth that in the event the City
Council saw nj to purchase the Della
ware and Fame volunteer fire COM
panies' houses the board could use
both buildings 10 great advantage. es-
pccially at this time for educational
purposes. This communication was
received and flled.
This same suggestion. but presented
I'm an unofficial manner. was made to
Councilmen some time ago. and II was
very emphatically stated at that time
that the city does not propose to buy
no al n
house.
Councilman McNabb presented let
ter received by him and signed by
Mary Murphy" asking by what au-
thority he stated the people Of his
ward were in favor OF the sl,oo0.0o0
issue for new schools. The writer
wanted TO know IL the new school
would be built in the Third ward. and
she answered. her own question by
saying Il would not. She thought sew
eral smaller schools would be better
than one big one and she proceeded TO
give Mr.. McNabb a verbal lambasting
which made many in the room smile.
He said he did his duty by present
ing Il 20 the Council and he then
moved that IL be received and filed,
which was done. Mr.. McNabb also
offered petition asking for more light
az night on jefferson street between
second and Third streets. II was
claimed this IL long dark square and
dangerous TO people who have TO use
II. The petition was referred TO the
street and Sewer Department.
The question OF a coming plan for
che city was discussed. but Council
A fa,, L.. 10 tx-,fs
ten 10 several other cities for infor-
nation on the subject and until this
Is in hand nothing viii be done. He
explained while he had the floor that
the safety directors and Water Board
favor the cleanup project and will
help all they can. He also said the
safety directors will fix a day for a
public inspection OF fire house No. j.
which has been practically rebuilt and
that Council VIII be notified Of this
date.
The Street and Sewer Department
asked that the s5l7 600 bond issue.
authorized for new street work some
time ago, be made as soon as possible
so the department could start the
improvements just as soon as the
weather viii permit. IL was pointed
out that the purpose is not only TO
get as much new street work as pos
sible done this summer. but also TO
get going at the earliest date in Or
der 10 give employment to the many
jobless men, as the directors feel the
relief OF the unemployed is of para
mount importance right now. Coun-
Gilman McManus, chairman of the A.
nance committee. explained that these
$4,000 bonds will be sold on March
20.
The Business and Professional Won
ems Club sent resolutions commend
ing the efforts TO inaugurate a def
mite school building program.
Henry r. Isaacs. counsel for tn
Volunteer Firemen's Relief Aesocia.
ton, asked when the association coulc
expect. 10 receive the SIS 900 authoriz
ed for payment 10 that organization
by provision in the state law Great