SPECIAL MEETING
September 13, 1926
The meeting was called to order at 7:45 P.M. by Acting President W. D. Clements. Members of Council present were Messrs. Burton, Frear, Clark, Hinkle, and Keith.
Reading of Minutes
Upon motion of Messrs. Burton & Frear Council dispensed with the reading of the minutes of the last Regular Meeting.
Alderman’s Report
The following report of the Alderman for the month of September showed 12 arrests and fines collected amounting to $49.45, check for same being turned over to Treasurer.
Supt’s. Report
Dover, Delaware
August 31, 1926
Total K. W. H. generated 108,410
Tons coal used 223
Number of outages none
Billing for light & Power $ 4,454.26
City water;
Air Pump 17,970 KW 539.10
Water pumps 16,880 KW 506.40
Street Lights 8,080 KW 641.60
$ 6,141.36
Amount turned over to Town Treasurer $ 5,030.01
Amount received for water 382.65
The general condition of the power house and water works is in excellent shape, and everything working satisfactorily. The peak load, which is reached on Saturday evenings, is 400 KW, and this will reach, by Christmas, 450 KW.
The work of removing the wires from Loockerman Street is progressing, and within the next two weeks, all wires should be off this street, providing weather conditions permit. The Telephone Company have promised to have their poles off by December 1st.
Collections are satisfactory, excepting taxes, and there is no inducement for any one to pay them, until the first of the year. This should be remedied by some law, in order that the tax year might be cleaned up, before people began receiving another years bills.
The total taxes billed were $34,331.03 and there are outstanding $6,563.
Respectively submitted,
L. D. Shank, Supt.
Treasurer’s Report
The following report of Treasurer was accepted by Council on motion of Messrs. Burton & Hinkle.
General Fund
Over draft
Light Fund
Balance
Water Fund
Over draft
Special Fund
Over draft
Total over draft for mo. Aug.
$ 2,347.16
13,965.62
14,767.73
179.57
3,328.84
Sewer Committee
The Chairman of the Sewer Committee was directed by Council to start work at once on an extension of the sewer in Elm Terrace, also the extension of the Gov. Ave. sewer starting at Gov. Ave. and Mary Street and continuing approximately 50' north on Gov. Ave.
Ordinance Committee Report
No Report
Police Committee Report
No Report
Street Committee
Council acting on motion of Messrs. Keith & Hinkle to make the fill around the new spray-pond dirt for same to be procured from the sand hill in back of the Light Plant.
Notice of Concrete Pavement (Thos. & Ida Johnson)
The Clerk was instructed by Council to serve a 30-day notice to lay a concrete pavement in front of their property located on the East side of South State Street between the properties now occupied by James C. Wickes and the Misses Mary J. & Ethel Keith.
Finance Committee
General Fund $ 1,170.61
Water Fund 320.45
Light Fund 3,913.52
Total bills paid 5,404.54
Adjournment
Council having concluded its business adjourned at 7:15.
Signed:
W. A. Green
Clerk of Council