Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-05-28

Mn. EDITOR Having in my first letter
merely stated on the testimony of Mr.. Henry
FIRST, late Assessor in the Third Ward, that he
was advised hy j. Morton Poole, u city coun-
Gilman and member Of the Board OF Education
and active in reforming the city charter, to hold
the election, that after First held the election
Poole thea found ont that the election was
void and thus succeeded in ouSting a man
chosen third timo by the people, TO represent
them in the Board. | proceed to point out
few more Of the unjust, unfair, and selfish acts
ofJ. Morton Poole, as u city councilman. In
subsequent communications | may show why,
ON account OF political manmuvering and oppo-
stion to the scriptures, J. Morton Poole is not
n safe or proper man to control the education
of the youth of our city. | would, however,
remark that Mr.. Poole has been an active, at
tenttve, and in some respects a useful member
of the Board of Education.
In the year 1852, Bishop Lee requested the
city council to determine whether Orange
street should he opened to the Mill Race
through his ground, or if it was not cXpedient
to open it, he asked that an Act might be
passed To close this street, so that proper pro-
VISION might be made for carrying OIL the drain
age water and that he might be enabled to pro-
coed with the Improvement Of his ground. As
usual IL sHch cases, the City Council proceed
cd in bodyto view the premises, (the under
signed was a member of Council at that time, }
useless aud unnecessary expense in opening
this street, and on the vote being taken it was
decided that the Council would ask the Lcgis-
lalure to close the street. j. Morton Poole
voted NAY. / remember well how loudly he
GFnnted his dog-in-thc -mangGr vote, and how
he said, shed be damned if he would vote
away city property" | made Il note of his
virtuOtS resolution. The Clerk of the COlin-
Gil made one OF his NAY.
On the 9Th of ,tulv 1879 M fin finnI i,asso oa
of an Ordinance vacating that part of Orange
street lying beyond Fourteenth street, Poole
voted NAY. See minutes of Council.
On October the 18th, 1852, the Roman Cath
Ollie Cemetery Co., asked the Council to close a
portion Of Madison street. Their request was
as just and proper as that Of Bishop Lee, and
it was just and proper that the prayers OF the
petitioners should be granted, AS the Same
street was closed where il passed through the
grounds of the Wilmington Cemetery Co. In
! this application Poole voted AYE! Note the
difference in the vote of j, Morton Poole. |
| noted 1t ut the time; made a Sc fond record -
OF it. A man who 6 wond be damned " if no
would vote away the North end of Orange
street ~ Bishop Lee, would certainly have
| met with that happy termination to his politi-
cal career If hc had carried his patriotism so
lar ls to rpte against the request Of the CAtho-
lie Cemetery Go. | commend tho course of j =.
Morton Poole and his conduct towards Bishop
Lee to the consideration Of the honest, pru-
dent and fair minded. | now turn from the
Norm eht OF Orange street to tho South end
am down Orange street to attempt to reach
u public wlarland find that j. Morton Poole,
VINO was afraid ofpcrdtion ic the North end OF
mat same street was closed, has erected por.
/ tnn ct his machine shop ON the street, and
thAi aln not allowed 10 trrSpaSs on j. Morton
Poolc'S premises, high board fence cutting
on intrud~rS who may happen to he walking on
"Gity PROPERTY find that an application
81 j. Morton Poole, MAcuNIsr tor slices and
tmat an important, useful and valuable slice of
City Property, }. Morton Poole Cry Couyor-
MAN was no longer afraid of being "damned .
! lie voted aye on that question.
now leave this City Council man, in the
enjoyment for brief period of the South end
o. Orange Street, and shall at some future
Lime, show how he acted with regard to certain
/ property in the Fifth Ward, and how the CITY
Char'er was connected, and how j. NJ. Poole
Is responsible for the error in the CITY Charter.
| wherei no provision WAS made for holding
tile school election although the original law
was abolished. A. II. GRIMSIIAW.