Daily Republican., 1881-09-17
RDyBASTUS FORl0S0,
RrPoRT OF THE iNSR'l
aArlN4 COMMITTEE
=, .,c,, Dissatished-Refus'" 10
tes.,.rse the OOmn,itsee
and orders the I"ves'
ugstion TO Proceed

81. o+.ardauce at the opening oI
lae ln,;, lat evening was small, III fac
iolnur ,', mhprs he were so engaged in DIS
Iae la' nn some subject in the CLERK I
o'ss."s s,hat,he President was Obliged tt
l'vn., lU,.-'rt rle Ealitf to request them tt
lpso," ms in and take their seats, to enabl,
him him to open the session. -,
p,lp Tt" IV tr.r business in order to report
ua. n thr Lvnth investigating committee
saI "IWr Mr. carmichael presented and had
"u" 'aal the to. ow.ng report, which Is sign
sI ,' hv majority ofthe committee;
VA ,he President and Members of the
Ci,y Cosncll
cyxTrrMrN-Your COMMITTEES ap-
,o;n,ed M ,l.c last stated meeting upon
lhp Sp" appica,ion of Louis p. Lynch,
.ao, commissioner, TO investigate
hsraes nt ma tedsance in office made
.r,ir,t % him hy former employee OF
,fp Street Department, through the
"s1irw Of The daily newspapers, beg
i.sye 10 submit the following report
rbat vour committee met any duly
orranizrd On Monday evening, Sept-m-
SsT u 1881. and adjourned until Tues.
I,r evening september 10, notice being
nr4u t, l., ?. Lyuch and 10 Patrick
Gardiner, by whom the sad charges
wore made, as il is alleged, to appear
before YOU. coAtulttee at that time !;
that a, the said time the said Patrick
Gardner appeared before your commit
tee and refused to make any statement
miles your committee should be first
sworn, and that all evidence taken i'll
,bp matter should be given under the
sanction OF al. uatn.
your committee do not feel that they
have any authority to administer oatls
y, 10 colnprl ;hc attendance Of witnesses
by compulsory process. Your com
mIttee rauhut, therefore, take any les
|tinouy Ia the case other than by the
mere vo.uiIa;y statements Of the par
tip. TIE ~a.l Patrick Gardner having
|rellNd tu u,oke any such statement,
yVur committee cannot, therefore, 90
further III The Cas1 because, without
sth statement, We cannot know what
charres are made against the street
commissioner other than what has been
published II the daily papers of the
cl,v, and your committee is not inform.
ed by the sad Patrick Gardner whether
be made any Of such charges as he is
represented III the said newspapers.
Your committee wou,., therefore, ask
to be discharged from any further con-
sderatlVn OF tAe matter
Your committee, however, beg leave
to make the following suggestion by !
which al iuytstl CATION in, said charges
can be lesa. and properly made. That
by tue appAcation OF tho street com
mlssiCuer appears be is charged with |
MaiteasaAce IL office, which, under the
laws OF this State, is an indictable
offence either the employees referred
10 IN The PETITION Of the commissioner,
any other citizen can 60 before either
the Mayor or any Justice of the peace,
and upon al affidavit filed, have "a war
rant lssiIed Tor his arrest. Upon hear
hs lie cause, Witnesses, both for
taau against The party charged, can be
|atafl Ia an open court and upon oath,
|Whleh your committee understand, is
|&hed tOE by the said Patrick Gardner.
JAMES CARMICHAEL,
GEO. T. BARNiILL,
j. V. LAWRENCE,
Jos. X. ADAMS.
Right on the heels Of the above came
sat lo.lOHMg from Mr.. Moore, another
4tllutr oi the committee
WMMlNGToN, Sept. IL, 1881.
70 The President and members of the
G;Ny Counrl. Of Wilmington
ediate.y after the above had
Vttn iead, Mr.. Moorea member of the
l0llAlttee sad that he had a comlnuDi-
4'.on that L- wished read and handed
d The following:
,uESTLEMEN-Iou see by the report
Z Ile committee Of investigation that
w lane does not appear. Twill, how.
'ut0i, give my reasons tor not signing
'le report In The first place, | do not
|."ah |na. :, IL was an investigation, from the
|"Es the COMMITTEES undertook to eXa. |
E.'ae In1 witnesses without having some "
Eo " auihlh!'ter an oath. The major
\ W y. lle committee claimed that we
.asoa a nv t'slt 10 employ "a justice of the
s'e' Noil 'le lac, that Council had I.
om"i!, ""Vip''Pfl&fed any money for the :,
,4',''et har 'rtEpend. In the next place,
f% H"nte0 10 do the investigation y
buoh ''oseo doors, which | was very !,
aro ul opposed TO, from the fact that we 1
|,, a'h a' n"eh the public servants on 81
Eonro;, S;T",iIt'te !, as when we are in the
1 Ia'n N cham' e.. Thn if we work d
jos.d |dIllnilttee da Of investigation with
he C,"'s, "oois, why not close the door of Y
fvo I"ne'i hai chamber from the public, II
"a co.,ai, naIe he right in the one case, n
Ir 'GC.'sil'y Gasiy have the right in The other. u
mn uHeF n1auaF would not be examined
q invo',e v,Vstu doors and asked for a pub =
: ,wo,, 'sation and let the witnesses 1t
nd ImGin u;Mi lie said he would be ready
rovs ;,''nT IL TO give his evidence and
,oss :" w. l was willing to meet him on o.
lrpests tsauu'os, for believed he was in -,
I'd ar,;n anu honest in what he said VI VI
r C, Can 1Aey undertook to examine u
yncb "i'er ta nl without allowing MIR. ..
q wi wi,.o ~ come into the room to face d
: All llI'tss, i, which | think was wrong, el
er Sn .4o, ,lhvtstig ,tions which | have re
ID ,in rnh of heard tell of the accused
cro.s snt either by council or himself pi
,nch wa Examine the witnesses; but Mr. ?;
m, and daI v, not invited. | asked for VI
vs ma s ;, Sne others Of the committee ="
/ be o ad. 10 understand that he could
reaSona o,l.'s'ed. These, gentlemen, are al
You ill., tae Committee. You may do or Oh
t,ee tee itKe hH, about discharging the com. ba
arpes 'ut vh 40 honestly think that the vi
inve,ti. , whatever they may be, should ~.
t1es, nnell ha u In open session, and the pl
it and ,p put on oath. Mr.Lyncb asked Mao &c
e. tbe ohn 1ue public demands it; there. .o
and - fsu@arges should be examined 10
upsl him !, 'ae =. commissioner is guilty, Tn u,
should r lore 10 resign. If fthey are not 10 10
y Come s hs.ve ihe,nove the obloquy, that he th
q. '''De before thepublio an injured T.
Ir. co. +. g. MOORE. ~
the bhsa111n!!ichael ha11 proceeded at once to ae l,e
'ption ot IN motion, by moving the sf;'
t the thJosa ms,, oy Mr.. Moore, who thoIght ~
stion, a,'er q; , certainly needed inyes. oa,
CIV ono s''her by the old committees or ~