Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-05-25
Very Good Law.

Tbe committee ON the subject of ascertain
ing the opinion of one or more lega' gen,,e 81 81
men respecting the consiltuhonah'y OIL Wv n,
"Nine Wards Bill, recently passed oy '"o dt
Legislature reportcd to the City Council on ty
Thursday evening last. The report stated p
,bot the committee had consulted Victor Du II
pont and Edward G. Bradford, Esqs' TWO n
gentlemen Of distinguished legal ability anu S
boih of them concur in the opinion given oy o
ne City Solicitor. John c, Patterson, ESQ., !
that the law is constitutional, and therefore Z
binding. The three hundred dollars appio'
priated by Council for the purpose oil haNins
reneaied 10 them this opinion, has heen Ia
ken from the City Treasury to pay lor 'n'
trouble OF poking little common sense 'n'o
the s,unid pates of our city fathers. Every
sensible man in the community could have
, told them-many did iel them-ihat tue
4 bill was not only legal, but emlneauy wise
and prudent in its provisions.
II We are pleased, however, 10 know thal
there were one or two members OF Oouhc''
opposed to the culpable waste of the people
ID treasure upon question so selfeSiaeh'
10 Capt. Thatcher, OF the Sixth Ward, opposeu
fl ibe payment OF the fee out of the city urea
ce sury. and proposed to raise the amount ny
n taxing the members pro.raia. He he'd that
the city had obtained the opinion oil inc gu
licitor.-a gentleman elected for The purpose
of advising the authorities upon all questions
Tn Of law in which the corporation is Interested
'W and that while he was entirely willing tc
"u pay the gentlemen who had been specially
NO employed 10 give their opinion, he coul'
u not, consistently with his oaIha as member
quietly see the peoples money wasted,
,q., assist in voting it away 81 unnecessarily n
last had been proposed by the ruling power
our Council
in This view was concuned IN by MIR. Len
,tcy randi who, in his usual fluent and intrepl
alb manner, reproved tile Council iof l
extravaganza and wil(ul waste oI the pun
money. Mr. Quinn also expressed sim'
au' views. The protests Of these gehllem
US were OF no avail, however, for ON eah
Oi'y the question tho three hundred dollars We
nlng taken from the pockets Of the tax payi
'sen' people, and not from tic private purses
can tno nepbers who had sought to retain th
r the seats in the Council by voting TO call IN
gal advice TO comfort them, over the liz
,on, and in the face of the opinion already civ
5resi. them by the City soliciior-a gentleman
at the cognized by his associates at the l.
same as among the best lawyers IN the State.
We suppose that now the members
oN'hs satisfied that the Legislative notice TO u
the 49,, ,r,,,,,;so. ar, the frat Tues
ton' in September next, il valid, and mus'
np'gu- obeyed. On that day every present Conl
man will be unseated, and new Con
,lilapt elected hy the people Those who
.inting their independence and honesty oil
!, he pose have proven themselves ialihlul to
a,;a aea,,y public interests will he reelected, and
enter. who went in lor jobs and personal in'e
oaly, will moi, as they oughi moi, he
al, Tue turned.
leasaut 1t behooves The Intends Of Reform
himself Rettenchment to be up aud dong, II
llly and would secure a better and more econn
lice and government ior the City than we la
rs cwn, present. They must work, and a'ofk
ankle In a month or TWO il will be too late; .
= Hence influences and appliances OF the parry
oil Jus' in power will be tut into activity al Oh
en- max secure q continuance in citce and TIE
OF the lNl spolls tY,,F nlNS - y lt.sseN M W
rilv de- friends ami themselves. We must iu'
on,. uost that the nine wards bill does nothing
,ublcans than turn out of Office the present pos'
Iayor for OF lie cry government. '"' '"'.,
an III ,be filling those Offices with better men W
onr year with the people AS they work and
Is in the Will Tic result ne, II ','Y "'e '''
r is elect iui, eorrupu"n "''' S''"' '"s "'"'e
of Alder 'heh anu 'e''"""s"'"'o ''s
into nine presehlal'Nes /" po"o' "''NN'
mcmbers and with extended time in which I
he Assem-. upon the peoples interests. II II b
4 moo,ipn desirable to avoid all this, the peoplei
long and awake, ana al l4e proper "p'V "''N d
Ter an ehl'fe ehhnge o' Guy '"''7'