REGULAR MEETING
March 8th, 1937
The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Dover was held on the 8th day of march, 1937. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Woodford and on roll call the following members answered present: Messrs. LeFevre, Downes, Keith, Vane, Burton and Frear.
MINUTES
Upon motion of Messrs. Keith and Burton, the reading of the minutes of the last regular meeting was dispensed with.
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
The City Manager’s report for the month of February was read by the Clerk and accepted upon motion of Messrs. Downes and Hinkle.
Upon motion of Messrs. LeFevre and Hinkle the City Manager was authorized to take up the matter of purchasing a new 2500 KW turbine for the City with the U.S. Government for the purpose of receiving a grant for the installation of this machine.
Upon motion of Messrs. Downes and Frear, the City Manager was authorized to put a top surface on the following streets:
Fulton Street from State Street to New Street;
One block on Cecil Street;
Two blocks on Mary Street;
Two blocks on Water Street;
One block on American Avenue north of Delaware Avenue.
FINANCIAL REPORT
The financial report for the month of February was read by the Clerk and accepted and approved upon motion of Messrs. Keith and Burton.
ALDERMAN’S REPORT
The Alderman’s report for the month of February was read by the Clerk and accepted upon motion of Messrs. Burton and Downes. A check amounting to $35 was turned over to the City Manager with the report of 10 arrests.
POLICE REPORT
The report of the Chief of Police was read by the Clerk and accepted upn motion of Messrs. Keith and Burton.
COMMITTEES
Mr. Harry K. Heite appeared before Council filing a complaint against the soft coal smoke in the location on South State Street around the Diamond State Dairies. He declared this a nuisance and was advised that the matter would be turned over to the City Solicitor with instructions to act.
Messrs. Fred and Jack Lord appeared before Council asking that the parking ordinance on Loockerman Street recently adopted be changed in order that the patrons of their hotel should have the same parking courtesies as their competitors. After some discussion, Council instructed the City Solicitor to make an amendment to said ordinance, changing the two-hour parking limit in the blocks between Governor’s Avenue and the Pennsylvania Railroad Station to read “Two-hour parking between the hours of 7 A.M. and 6 P.M.
Mr. Gustave Konshak appeared before Council asking the City to lay the contemplated sewer along Governors Avenue and Wyoming Avenue as soon as possible. He was advised that this project ha been taken up with the U.S. Government in order to receive a grant, but thus far has not received any action. Upon motion of Messrs. Keith and LeFevre, Council instructed the City Manager that unless we received definite word from the U.S. Government within 30 days, the City Manager be authorized to start work on this portion of the project at once.
Mr. Franklin Shores appeared before Council stating that he had contacted certain people in New York regarding the financing of a new 100-room hotel in Dover and asked the City for a 120-day option on the land east of the City Hall for this purpose. After explaining the set-up of this new corporation, upon motion of Messrs. Keith and Hinkle, Council voted to give this corporation a 120-day option on the lot east of the City Hall to be usded for a modern 100-room hotel, the price to be determined by the Mayor and the City Solicitor.
NEW LADDER TRUCK FOR THE ROBBINS HOSE COMPANY
A letter and resolution prepared by the Robbins Hose Company #1 of Dover was read by the Clerk. After some discussion regarding the purchase of a new aerial ladder truck, the Council unanimously passed the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that in compliance with the request of Robbins Hose Company, action of Council, authorizing the City Manager to have the hook and ladder truck rebuilt, be rescinded.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that action on the proposal of the Robbins hose Company to purchase an aerial hook and ladder truck at a cost of approximately $15,000 be deferred indefinitely, In the unanimous opinion of Council such an unusual expenditures, where there is apparently no vital or imperative need at the present time, should be financed by an increase in taxes; such increase to be sanctioned by the taxpayers at a citizens meeting called for that specific purpose in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter.
ADJOURNMENT
Council adjourned at 10:30 P.M.
Signed _______________________
City Clerk