The Morning herald., 1876-07-25
WILMINGTON DEL TUESDAY, JULY -25. 1876.

TO work without regard to party, race, or
(applause.) The motion was
adopted, and while gentle
man at the request Of Mr.. Kane was trying |
TO get some colored man to serve upon the
the Mayor appeared with Mr..
Pyle, thereby forestalling the committee.
Mr.. Pyle said that meeting OF the Water |
Committee would be held in the evening, at |
which the resumption of work on the basin
would be fully considered He said there
were only $310 now in the City Treasury
to the credit ofthe Cool Spring Reservoir
Fund, which would not give more than q
day or two Of work. He hoped, however,
that some arrangements would be made by
which the men could 60 to work. It was
an important question, and required time.
Mr.. Pyle's explanation not being satisfac-
tory was received with mingled applause
and Kisses.
Mayor Whitley advised the men to- 70
quietly to their homes, and assured them
thatth committee was doing all It possibly
could to raise money to carry on the work.
It was difficult for the city to raise the
money in legal manner, without law
passed by the Legislature. Without money
1t was no use commencing the work, for he
knew no workingman wanted to wait six
scrip, it would be subject to heavy shayes
patiently the action of the City Council,
which he believed would be favorable.
Some faint applause followed the remarks
that the men felt that they had been tri1ed
with and disappointed.
George Hilliard q workingmaD, came
forward and said, if we cannot get work we
must have something to eat. This remark
was repeated by him, and was met with
loud applause.
Mr.. Kane called attention to the further
meeting to be held next Friday evening, and
requested all to be present, after which the
crowd left the hall.
Many remained around the City Hall to
discuss the matter over, but most all went
10 their homes concluding that the Mayor
and Mr.. Pyle were sound and felt greatly
disappointed over the hasty action of the
Council, when there was no money to pay
them. Even some of the men appointed by
:. Mr.. Farrell on the Com mittee to wait upon
the Council denounced his unfaithfulness In
the most emphatic terms.
| PUBLIC FEELING.
gArepresentativ of THE HERALD held 8
conversation last evening with number o.
citizens regarding the movement and found
It az the opinion of most people that the
Water Committee was right in giving no or
ders to resume work yesterday on the Coo
Spring Reservoir There is not enough
money in hand it is stated to pay the requis
ite number of men two days and it woult
be too much of responsibility for the Wa
ter Committee to order resumption o
work without any prospect of money.
| A motion to resume work when there II
nothing to resume with is condemned mos
severely and better way would be to try
, to unite the members of council on SOM
action and thus have foundation to worl
upon.
Some say borrow money on The credit Q
, the city until about February, when tn
Legislature without the slightest doub
would pass law to refund the debt, an
the city would be able to reimburse tn
claims thus made, and give work to hun
dreds now, that in January cannot be done
The Republican members are very vi
), ling to unite on something like the above
and resume work with something to pa
the labor
, A CAUCUS.
One by one the Democratic member
! of council. dropped into the chamber la'
y evening. It seems to be a coming togethf
without any GALA sort of intuitive know
edge that some one would be there, pr
vailed with all, and by this means tht
came together.
Mr.. Pyle said he had nothing to offer.
: Mr.. Paynter looked wisely over b
glasses, and had nothing to offer.
They all. looked at each other and co
% cluded that none of them had anything
+ sffer.
n But there was one absent and it called
r, mind those touching words in sentiment
II song "We shall meet but we shall mi
), him." This was Mr.. Martin Farrell. |
o had been anx:ously looked for all day
y newspaper men and others but he cou
y not be found.
'r So after Mr.. Farrell made his appearan
and caucus was entered into. What "
rs done outsiders are ignorant of but 1t last
70 two hours, and at its conclusion the mel
ID bers emerged looking as though they b
at accomplished nothing.
ne Mr.. Farrell, upon being questioned,
Mt fused the reporter to Mr.. Pyle, chairman
ne Water, Committee, but Mr.. Pyle was ina
th cessible and Mr.. Farrell remarked that
IN knew we'll enough what he would do If