Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-08-12

street and make Walnut street receptacle
for their filth and slOp. 81 have, said the
orator, " done business on Walnut stree
when my wagons were hub deep in mud.
1t Ia burning shame that the matter should
be passed now, when ir can be done for less
than at any other time. They say it is po-
litical, that Mr.. McMenamin wants to come
back to Council from the Sixth Ward. Too
late for colonizing now, Who are these
men who demonstrate ? Mr.. Cause, the
Hilleses, the Bushes, the Tatums, the Nc
Caulleys; yes, they all object. Why it is too
cruel to make these men pay. They don't
want Walnut street paved; they want to
keep it as a reservoir for their filth till king
dom come. These men never sell property;
they always buy and keep 1t. Mr.. Murphey
appealed to all to vote intelligently upon
the ordinance"
Mr.. Paynter also took strong grounds in
favor of the ordinance and said if it was
right in May when Republicans and Demo-
Gratis in Council were in favor OF it, it is
right now. He had carefully analyzed the
list of remonstrants, he said, and attributed
the opposition of the wealthier portion Of
them to selfish motives.
William Candy explained why all signed
the report for paving the street when there
was no remonstrance but when there was
remonstrance he had his name stricken
to sleep in the charman's pocket until sud.
denly one Thursday afternoon, before
Council met, he found it necessary to have
a meeting held which was only attended by
the three Democratic members, and the re-
port hurried through. The large remon-
strance came afterward and it went to sleep
too in the chairman's pocket. The gentle
men from the Second Ward said the remon-
STRANGE should go to the committee.
Mr TnIt -, nl,af,. \ 1af1 fIaot rua9
the place for it to go.
Mr.. Candy. Yes, it was, and the report
with it. He hoped an injunction would be
granted aud justice done bv the courts,
when council fails to do it, Nearly all the
residents on the street, rich and poor, ex
cept 13 have demonstrated, and he consid-
cred it an outrage to treat them IN such
man ner.
Mr.. Febiger, after correcting the mis-
representations and inaccuracies of MIR.
Murphev, reminded that gentleman that if
he would only think minute he would not
traduce the character OF Taylor Cause,
one of the largest hearted and most liberal
philanthropist of the city. MIR. Farrell now
got off one of his characteristic speeches
on capital and labor, denounclng the press,
leading off in an attack on Taylor Cause,
accusing George w. Bush with placing the
manure from his horse stables on Walnut
street, and with an attempt on the part of
the rich men in Council to cut wages down
to 80 cents day. Wilmington, he said,
shone forth to-day as a bright star, as the
only city in the Union which had by ordi-
nance established days wages at $1.5 by
an ordinance.
The vote was then taken and the ordi-
nance passed by party vote as follows
Yeas-Messrs B ckta, Farrell, Ford, Ire
Ian, Lynch, McIntire, McGlinchey, McMen-
amin, Murphey, Paynter, Pyle-1l.
Nays-Messrs. Adams, VIM. Candy, W.
NJ. Candy, Owning, Feb!ger, Jones, Under
wood.
Absent-Messrs johnson and Lichten-
stein, Republicane, and MIR. Taylor Demo-
crat.
Hugh Mcdonnell was elected assistant in
spector OF the Sixth ward in place Of Geo.
w. Casperson removed.
A resolution by MIR. McMenamip to ask
for proposals for grading and paving Wal
nut street was passed aud Council ad-
journed.