REGULAR MEETING
February 1, 1926
The Town Council met in regular session with the following hold-over members present: Messrs. Downes, Clements, Frear, & Hinkle.
Organization
Mr. Downes acting as temporary Chairman called for the certificates of election held on the 11th, day of February A.D. 1926.
State of Delaware )
Town of Dover, ss.)
An election held in the Levy Court Room in the Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty Six being the Second Monday of the said month for the purpose of electing a President of Council, four Members of Council, and an Assessor, for the said Town of Dover, in the manner prescribed by the Charter of the said Town. The following named persons were elected, viz;
J. Wallace Woodford President of Council
John P. LeFevre Member of Council for the First Dist.
Thomas V. Keith “ ” “ ” “ Second “
Jesse S. Burton “ ” “ ” “ Third “
Thomas F. Cook “ ” “ ” “ Fourth “
and
James B. Keith for Assessor
The said persons each receiving the greatest number of votes for the respective offices.
In Witness Whereof we, the undersigned, EDWIN F. WOOD, Alderman of the said Town, GROVER C. FREAR and W. DENNEY CLEMENTS, Members of the Town Council of said Town of Dover, appointed to hold the said election, have each hereunto set our hands and seals this 11th, day of January A.D. 1926.
EDWIN F. WOOD, Alderman
GROVER C. FREAR, Councilman
W. DENNEY CLEMENTS, Councilman
Upon motion of Messrs. Frear & Keith the certificates of election were accepted and ordered spread upon the minutes of Council.
Oath of Office
The above newly elected members all being present were sworn in for the ensewing year.
ROLL CALL
The following members answered roll call President Woodford, Messrs. Downes, LeFevre, Clements, Keith, Frear, Burton, Hinkle and Clark.
Election of Clerk
Upon motion of Messrs. Keith & Downes Walter A. Green was placed in nomination. There being no further nominations Mr. Green was unanimously elected.
Treasurer elected and salary fixed
Upon motion of Messrs. LeFevre & Burton the Treasurers salary was fixed at $300.00. Messrs. LeFevre & Burton nominated Mr. W. S. Haman, there being no more nominations Mr. Haman was elected by acclimation.
Election of Alderman
Council acting on motion of Messrs. LeFevre & Burton unanimously elected Mr. Edwin F. Wood, for the ensewing year.
Election of Light & Water Committee
Upon motion of Messrs. Keith & Frear, Messrs. Downes, LeFevre and Clark were nominated for the Light & Water Committee. There being no more nominations, they were unanimously elected. The committee retired and elected Col. LeFevre Chairman.
Standing Committees for 1926
The committees were appointed by the Mayor as follows:
Finance: Burton, LeFevre & Downes.
Accounts: Downes, Burton & LeFevre.
Ordinance: Clark, Keith & Hinkle.
Streets: Clements, Clark & Hinkle.
Fire & Police: Keith, Clements & Frear.
Sewers: Frear, Burton & Clements.
Light & Water (Elected): LeFevre, Downes & Clark.
Tree: Hinkle, Keith & Frear.
Complaint of Parking System
Council after hearing several complaints about the new parking from several merchants, voted on motion of Messrs. Clements & Keith to hold a special meeting Monday Feb. 8th, for discussion on the matter.
Oath of Assessor
Mr. James B. Keith the newly elected assessor for the year 1926 was present and sworn in by the President.
Aldermans Report
The Aldermans report for January showed 8 arrests and fines collected amounting to $23.40. Check for same being turned over to the Treasurer. This report was accepted on motion of Messrs. Keith & Clements.
Superintendents Report
The following report of the Superintendent after being read by the Clerk was accepted upon motion of Messrs. Frear & Keith ordered entered in the minutes and filed.
Water Rents $ 4,562.28
Light “ 7,366.88
Sundries 4.00
1923 Tax 5.86
1924 “ 67.16
1925 “ 610.57
$ 12,616.75
Engineer’s Report
The following report of the Chief Engineer was received, read by the Clerk and upon motion of Messrs. Burton & Keith was ordered entered in the minutes and filed.
Kilowatts generated 129,540
Street Lights 7,660
Pumping Water 18,400
Coal used 197 Tons 770 Lbs.
Coal received 382 2 980 “
Coal in storage 1,085 “
Treasurer’s Report
Upon motion of Messrs. Keith & Burton the following report of the Treasurer was read by the Clerk, was accepted ordered entered in the minutes and filed.
Water Fund
Overdraft
Receipts
Total Overdraft
$ 14,516.49
4,562.28
$ 9,954.21
Light Fund
Receipts
Expenditures
Balance
$ 22,336.46
7,868.09
$ 14,468.37
Special Fund
Balance
Expenditures
Balance
$ 30,808.04
8,497.32
$ 22,310.72
General Fund
Expenditures
Receipts
Overdraft
$ 13,811.30
809.94
$ 13,001.36
Sewer Committee
Council acting on motion of Messrs. Keith & Clements deferred action on the sewer question.
Petitions on Gasoline Tanks
Council deferred action on the petitions of A. J. Powell A. Bradigan and Geo. W. Brown for Gasoline tanks.
Geo. Milburn Sewer
The Council ruled that Geo. E. Milburn owned the sewer in Minor St. from Gov. Ave to his garage and tapping permits would not be issued by Council.
Tree Committee
Council acting on motion of Messrs. LeFevre & Burton granted R. A. Failing permission to remove trees on his lots at N. New & Mary St. as sanctioned by Mr. Hinkle. The Tree Committee were also granted the right to pass on the trees in front of the Butz property on North St. and The LeFevre property on S. State St.
Light & Water Committee No report
New Ordinance and Charter Compiled
The Council acting on motion of Messrs. LeFevre and Downes. The City Solicitor be authorized and directed to have the Charter and Ordinance revised, indexed and brought up to date.
Committee on Accounts
The following bills were audited and found correct and on motion of Messrs. Burton & Downes, the clerk was instructed to draw orders necessary for their payment.
#16 John C. Hopkins
#17 P. N. Kellum
#18 John A. Roebling’s Sons
#19 George O. Ross
#20 Graybar Elect. Co.
#21 Dover Garage Co.
#22 Rumsey Elect. Co.
#23 Westinghouse Elect. Co.
#24 Atl. Refg. Co.
#25 Rumsey Elect. Co.
#26 Morris & Dawson
#27 F. N. Buckingham
#28 T. K. Jones & Brothers
#29 Worthington Pung & Mch. Co.
#30 D. I. & Coal Co.
#31 North East Fue Brick Co.
#32 Reynolds Reed
#33 H. C. Robuts. Elect. Co.
#34 D. S. F. Co.
$ 10.00
18.85
314.63
135.00
43.02
63.65
132.97
67.47
26.04
21.01
128.35
2.05
53.95
40.20
851.76
105.00
3.00
9.67
24.40
#35
#36 S. A. Wise
#37 Stewart Brothers
#38 The Index
#39 Crew Levick Co.
#40 W. T. Massey
#41 Howard M. Buckson
#42 Dover Ins. Agency, Inc.
#43 A. J. Kingsbury
#44 W. S. Haman
$
128.34
4.20
95.50
34.50
9.90
64.18
320.90
1,147.33
2,427.34
Special Fund
#3 James A. Hirons
#4 W. C. Jaminson
#5 W. S. Haman Treas.
#6 G. E. Co.
#7 Jos. Anderson
#8 B. F. Shaw & Co.
#9 G. E. & Co.
#10 W. J. Derrey
$ 433.80
.50
8,053.78
1,674.00
108.00
4,649.42
58.10
2,000.00
General Fund
#15 Cooks Hotel
#16 J. H. Farlow
#17 Harry Vane
#18 Delaware State News
#19 H. C. Helm
#20 Postal Telegraph
#21 W. U.
#22 H. A. Richardson
#23 Clements & Outten
#24 M. Simon
#25 Howard Wix
#26 Thomas W. Killen
#27 J. R. Hunter
#28 Jos. Levi & Co.
#29 A. G. A. Co.
#30 Crew Levick Co.
$ 4.15
.50
3.18
32.75
15.85
.70
87.00
25.00
3.00
148.60
15.00
54.00
7.50
6.75
25.58
69.00
Signed:
W. A. Green
Clerk