The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1874-08-21

ions were therefore to conteract this in |
fluence and to express the opinion that |
the work should be given out irrespective |
Of party affiliations,
Mr.. Pickles said that so far as he was |
personally concerned, the resolution of |
workingmen met his approval.
Mr.. McIntiro instanced the action of
Street Commissioner Coyle, who stated to |
him personally that he should employ no |
men to work upon the streets, who did not |
vote the same ticket that he did, and vote
an open ticket. In the Third Ward Mr..
Mclntire declared Mr.. Coyle had discharged
man by the name Of Dougherty and an
other by the name of O'Donnsll, because |
they refused TO vote. In another instance |
man by the name Of John McCullin who
owes the city $40 in taxes, and being un
able to pay It, applied to tue chairman of
the Water COMMITTEE, and proposed to
settle the bill by working upon the new
basin. but he was told that being Dsmo.
crat he could not get any work
Mr.. Febiger interrupting Mr. Mclntire,
said it was lie. No man Of that kind eve r
called for work.
Mr.. McIutire: Do you say iep You had
better not.
Mr.. Febiger soy the report is a lie.
Mr.. McIntire: am telling it as told to
| me, and il il is lie, it is none Of my max
Ing. l...'' ..af.
The President called to order.
He was in favor of going on with the new
basin, even ii it cost $4,000 more by the
| day than by contract, so far that our labor
ing population could have work.
| Mr.. Hayes did not oppose the the biildins
ola basin. lie only wanted 1t kept out OF
clique who would use their power for polit-
icai purposes.
| The chair called the Council order.
| Mr.. Hay es, resnming, said that looked
as il the whole management oil the building
Of the new basin waslto. be left 10 the hands
Of the Chief Engineer Of the Waiter De-
part ment and the foics Of hands employed
would be made 10 vote upon the 500 tax
receipts locked up in the safe of tina. de-
partment The work can be done as we'll
BY contract as by the day. 1t is no triting
matter 10 add 100000 more to our
already accumulated debt Of $500 900.
! We are the friends Of the poor man, but
We went the work 10 bo gwen out by con
tract, to I'VE work to all p'or men pros
miscuously.
Mr.. Candy offered an additional amend.
ment requiring the work to be placed I'M
the supervision of non partisan COM
mittee of citizens under the direction of
the Water Committee and to be approved
by two thirds of the City Council, and the
hands to be employed without regard to
political sentiment. ,
Mr. Febiger considered the amendment
q direct thrust at the Water Committee
and if it passed he and other members Of
the Committee would Immediately resign
VIM NJ. Candy said the work on the new
basin ought to proceed. lie had recently
inquired into the experience OF other cities
in building bas.us, aud similar works, and
had found that their preference was to con-
struct the EN- bankment 10y the day. III re-
gard to the removal oil the top soil, aud the
further excavation, thus he thought, should
be done contract. He then offered All amend.
ment to the ordinance III accordance with
this view.
By motion offered by Mr.. Febiger Mr.
Canby's amendment was defeated
MIR. Adams warmly contended Tor the CON
tract system, and nstanced it's success as APP
Piled TO the building Of railroads, steams ps,
| public and even private buildings
The yeas and nays being called upon,
: the amendment were as follows: Yeas,
/ Messrs. Burke, Candy, Hayes, Lynch,
: McIntire, Taylor-6. Nays, Messrs.
> Adams, Baker, Febiger. Foulk, Green,
l johnson, Murray, Phillips. Pickles,
I Richardson, Underwood, Maris-12.
At this stage, Mr.. McIntire and his
7 four Democratic colleagues entered a
( written protest against the action OF
Council upon the ordinance without its
reference to the City Solicitor. and the
:, manner of taking the report from the
Committee on Law.
The ordinance was then passed by the
; following vote Yeas, Messrs. Adams
= Baker, Candy, Febger, File, FOulk,
Green, johnson, Murray, Philips, Pick
: els, Richardson, Underwood, Marls-14.
Nays, Messrs. Burke. Hayes, Lynch,
: McIntlre and Taylor-5.
: MIR. Febiger presented communica-
ton from q. II. Gallagher, calling atten-
+ ton to an editorial and a communication
d in the E0eyy Fleming rejecting upon the
8 character OF business firm, one of
whom is member of Council, and also
s upon the official conduct of the officers
: of the Water Department. upon which
: Mr.. Gallagher requested committee of
disinterested citizens to make full in.
:, vestigatiOn and report to the CITY Coun-
d Gil
:: On motion of Mr.. Febiger to appoint
u such committee, the President appoint
:. ed the following gentlemen; Charles
! Warner, Francis Barry, j. Taylor Cause,
w. q, Gibbons and William Bush.
Upon the motion of Mr.. Pickles to pay
James WOolley 5000 on account, Mr.
), Hayes called the yeas and nays. and THE
! motion was adopted, yeas 10, nays 6.
: The Council proceeded, on motion, to
u elect an inspector for the 9TH ward in
place of L c. Stotsenberg, deceased
when James c. Pickles and Albert
Thatcher were nominated. Mr.. Pickles
= received 10 votes and Thatcher 8.
The following orders were drawn
4 Board of Education, s6,sOO; James
Woolley, 500; Patrick Daily, 81 AZ
+ James Murray, $3.50; II. o. Ogle, $40
Joseph Flanagan. $500 Robt. Mcintyre
n 1925.
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