The Morning herald., 1878-06-04
B. R. .Heisler, t.a,
Allen Speakman,
Charles Baird.
Committee

Mr.. HeisIer moved the adoption of the .
above resolution.
LalIy-The list of voters presented at the
last meeting, comprised 45 names while
this contains 43, please explain the dis
creredcy. .'2 u. zt'h. ''.' ''hl 5'''''''"''H ~
. Lcisler-I will explain. To be q legal
voter at the school election, you must be q
qualified voter in the city and county elec>
tion.a The committee went to New Castle
to day and found several ma mes on the list
presented at the last meeting that were ret
assessed. q sn7 ,'1Gi@lI el a' 'sa mi1s'".
Farrell would state that persona
made affidavit, when they were not quali>
fled voters on account Off oil tax. 20 1.''s'7
Baird--The only names presented are
those of men who seem, that they are qual>
ilied vocers and that they voted for Mr..
Grubb. T9Al r".''N"lSafs>F 9AAae@laH"
The chair--We are not speaking of what
d2rtau men said, butupon action in regard
to the adoption Of the report and resolu-
Farren-T. J.. West and Sylvester Chad
wick are, not qualified voters. Mr.. West
paid his tax IN '76 and got receipt for '77.
Heisler--I hold In nav nsnd tax receipt
for T. j. W. It for 1877 signed by Joseph
D. Carpenter. --..-.------------..,
Farrell-Its an easy thing to get tax
receipt. r..sHss ID -.E aTrTfEi
Pyle-Mr. Carpenter t1ld me that, he
dated the tax receipt wrong by mistake.
Heisler-Tbe committee could do no more
than except the tax receipt. The Board
can consider it. ..t,.
Farrell-I do no. impuga the gentleman's
mistake, but why did he put his foot on
this thing and counted Mr.. Vests name
against me-
DR.. Grimshaw here rose and said he cared
| for neither side, he wanted to see right
done. The Board had begun wrong, and
still was wrong, and as far from the right
| eud as where It had commenced, and offered
the following resolution. ,, r.sf4lurigt.e -
| Resolved chat the report of the commit
| tee ou the election contest of Marten Far
| rell in the 9Gh Ward, be recommitted to the
| Committee, aud that the Board employ as
legal advice of this board to investigate the
question of Marten FDrrell's right to hold
o seat in this Board. ".aoieu4- .7'r@
Farrell-You say that the tax receipt Ia
here and cannot be coutrovel Sed. say it
can, If we are given time. ] could have
done so before this had the facts, but the
| poll lists were In the pockets of some poll
ticians In the Ninth War1 of the ilk of Dr..
Shortlidge. I do not blame the Committee
but L know there were lraude on DOtn elue6.
Some nice folks in the Ninth Ward, together
with the lovely editor of Every Evening,
sent up to the editor of the Philadelphia
Times, Alex. Mcclure, and what do you
suppose the lively Alex. does. Why he
sends them some Pennsylvania law which
is not Delaware law and l am glad Of it.
! am Alex. McClure's peer in law, or for
that matter, of any mans here. (Cries Of
order, order.) All l want Is time. The
Committee look to H. P. Grubb's interest
and not mine.
DR.. Grimsbaw's resolution to recommit
: was then put to vote and was voted down
by standing vote of II to 8.
The vote for the adoption of the report ol
} Committee then took place with the follow
, ing result: ..-.- b
Ayes-Baird, Belts, Davidson, Furry
Heisler, Ferris, John.on, Kent, SpeakmaD
!, Wolley and President Ecksl.--11 -.
!, Nsys-Farrell, Palmer, Pyle, Ruth and
, Simpson. ...-
Mcasrs. Grimshaw, Lally and Morrow
excused themselves from voting unless the
resolution be excepted from the report.
After some minor business the Board ad
IiOurped, ,......' '... .,. ..... .. .'