Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-05

ADJOURNED MEETING, LAST EvENINa--BoARD OF
EDUCATION LoAN-coUNCIIMES EmrLoYED ON
THE wATER-woRKs.
President hIaris i'll the chair. The petition of
R. Cameron, of New York, for leave TO move n
frame building, on the N. f. corner Of Third
and French streets, to the rear of the lot, was
granted after hearing had been given TO Wm
Bright, ESQ.,. who represented the petitioner
The motion of MIR. Pickels, pending from last
evening, to award the contract for improving the
City Hall to philemma Chandler WAS next con-
sidered, and after the expression and inter
change of views, was adopted, William NJ. Candy
alone voting in the negative.
The ordinance pending from Thursday even
ing to sell bonds to the amount OF .i.5O0, for
the Board of Education, came up, and was pass
ed i'll that shape, motion to make it sl0, 600 be-
ing lost
VIM. NJ. Candy, rising to question of privi-
lege, referred to the case OF member of Coun-
Gil beng employed on the new BASIN as a 'boss, "
and said the employment was without his ap-
proval. He had urged the person in question
to resign his place III Council which tho latter
had twice promised to do, but he had not yet
kept his promise.
ber referred to, aud that he had not resigned
and did not intend to do 80, for reasons which
he did not desire to make known now, but would
when the proper time came.
Mr.. Hayes sad 80 far as the position the
member held was concerned he was under no
responsibility.but was under the charge of
others. He WAS surprised to the objection ur-
ged against the member. There Nas nothing
in the law or ordinances against it. He refer
red to y contract being given recently by the
Council for $4,000, $1,000 of which went direct
ly into the pocket of member of tho City
Council 1t was hard case where a man was
trying to earn an honest livelihood by hard man
ual labor that he should be met with the objec-
| tion urged.
MI. Burke referred to caucus held in the
Mayors Office, when he (Burke) was asked to
accept position on the new basin, that he might
AZ well have IL now as the party was about COM
ing into power, to which he replied that he
would receive no position while lie was a Nom
Der of Council.
w. NJ Candy said the member from the
Fourth Ward talked about this being small
business, when he would if lie could, keep three
hundred men out of their weekly wages, by lioi
| signing the pay roll, simply because ho thought
some one man was getting twenty-five cents a
day too much
Mr.. McIntire stated that he did not ask Mr..
Hide for the position. lie sent for him and of,
fered il to him.
He understood the business, having served
several Years in the game capacity in other pub
| lie works. He wanted to make an honest living
| and he accepted the position. In tins ho wa,
only following tile precedents established by 9th
ers, as he believed, that YOU sir, (referring tC
| the President,) received sl50O for compiling the
city ordinances Mr.. Pickles got large contracts
for furnishing gutter plates and lamp posts
and Mr. Murray removed the garbage of the city
and it ID reported furnished oil under the name
| OF c. S. Middleton. IL has been alleged that
talked politics and influenced the men. This i.
untrue.
Mr. Hayes said the matter had never beer
| brought before the committee and this IL the
hrst opportunity he had of giving his approval
| to the employment to Mr. McIntire. In reply
| to his refusal to sign the pay roll lie would nev
| Ell sign one, if he thought the mcn were moi
earning their money
| communication was read from John "
| Hawkins stating that he had been awarded six
| Cents damages for opening Walnut street, whof
| he had no property on that street, but that he
was agent for renting property which had beei
damaged 900. Referred.
| On motion OF Mr.. Pickels the resolution passed
| May lith, instructihg the Water Committee Il
| employ none tnt citizens and Taxpayers 10 worl
| Oh the new basn was changed TO read citizen,
| or taXpayerH,