Daily Republican., 1881-06-03
A SESSION OF SENSATIONS.
MR. MCMENAMIN AS END MAN AT
COUNCIL LAST NIGHT.
The silver Front Committee MAX es
an Important RepOrt-Other
Interesting Business.

Mr.. McMenamin gave Council anothe
circus last night. After the fag ends o
routine business had been finished up
he sent copy of one of the afternoon
papers, dated last Friday, to the clerk
desk and had an article headed: Nc
Menamin-Lynch," read. The article
in question told how Mr.. McMenamiI
had played the dictator on the Street
Committee, and criticised his course.
When it had been read Mr.. McMena-
min took the floor, and in a tone which
was varied and quite remarkable for
him, defended himself thusly:
"Mr President, would ask, [almost
in whisper, if | have not lived up
to what was expected of me when |
took the Craftsmanship of the Street
Committee the last time. When took
the position, 1.-TWO tones highcrl in that
September, s., 1T3 of an appropriation
of S23, 800 was left. ! reduced the force
and paid for the removal of the ashes
and made the money last. Soon after
came on four tones higher complaint
came to me that the Street Commission
ers' horse and wagon often stood in
front of a drinking place on Second
street. | told Lynch not to drink, or il
he must, to do it quietly. After that We
got along pretty well.
Mr.. Carmichael-I would ask if the
gentleman's in order. He got mad and
resigned and has he right to talk that
Way?
Mr.. McMenamin- six tones higher
| have got right and AIN going to
talk.
The chair, Mr.. Rodney and Col. Tay-
ter thought Mr.. McMenamin had a
right so the floor and he proceeded:
Zone time, not long ago, l was to
meet Mr.. Lynch at Third aud Poplar
waited long after the right
time and started to look for him. A
man, [eight tones higher, told me he
was drunk in the Auditors office. /
went up and he was awful. | have
been here % years, ten tones higher,
and never heard such blasphemy in
America as he delivered. That was the
last attack we had"
Mr.. r.Paynter-W What is thegentleman' s
object? Does he mean to bring charges
against the Street Commissioner ? He
has no right to get up here and abuse IA
mans character.
Mr.. McMenamin- Twelve tones
higher and crescendo. II have the
loor.
Mr.. Paynter-I don't care. | insist |
IN my point of order l want to know
what right the gentleman from the |
Eighth Ward has to stand here and |
Tillify the character of a man who has
10 right to reply ON the floor.
Mr.. McMenamin- Several tones
over. IL have the floor.
The Chair-lf the gentleman wants
o talk I don't see that Council has
my remedy.
Mr.. MCMenamin-lf did not know,
several tones lower still and eventual
Y diminuendO, that had right to
ak | would not have attempted to do
o. do not propose to bring charges
low. | accused Lynch, ten tones high
r at jump accompanied by waving of
ands, of charges in connection with
he city hospital, and they were proved.
At this point q number Of members
allied "pOint of order" and the chair
nan told Mr. McMenamin to contine
All of this on Mr.. MCMenamin's part
yas very ridiculous. Mr.. Lynch stood
lst outside the Council railing. The
lembers were rather enjoying Mr.. Nc
peculiarly titful and musi-
Al scale of information. He went on at
reat length defending himself and in
le course Of his long talk executed
O0d many CresCendoes and diminuen-
oes, like those indicated in brackets I
bove. He appealed many times to the
lX-payers, saying they would bear him
1t, and finally closed with another
rade at Lynch.
Mr.. Beecher moved that the Street
be given a chance to re- I
y on the floor if he desired. This was
st, the Democrats, thinking enough
Ipital had been furnished the other
de, voting "no" solidly. f
Mr. MCMenamin then Catechised each r
ember OF the Street Committee, asking v
EN- if he had not always treated them p
irly. They all said he had. Mr.. Nc c
enamin then let the matter drop for t.
I time being, but promised to make t;
longer statement before long, Il
THE RIVER FRONT.
Mr.. Rodney, from the River Front
presented the following re- Il
rt, which was laid over for week: Il
WILMINGTON, June l, 1881. u
the City Council of Wilmington: n,
G GENTLEMEN-YOur Committee on ii
yer Front, after most careful, de G.
,erate and thorough investigation of a.
e whole subject submitted to their
re, and personal inspection of the al
lds lying between the, city and the b'
,laware river, beg leave to make the tl
lowing report: I'll
The situation of our city and the To- pl
ton of the rivers that pass through to
render it possible to construct three al
ferent connections with the shore of pa
3 Delaware river. of
The first of these connections would tiS
by crossing the Brandywine river by
, bridge at Eleventh street, and in
,nce to the Delaware river front by t0
tending Twelfth street or some other of
eet that would accomplish the pur- he
Sc. al
The second route would be by cross O.
!, the Christiana at Third street III
dge, and from there to the Della w
re river by completing Christiana al
,nue and its approaches to the river. tn
he third and most direct route
uld be by either extending Seventh W;
Eighth street through the narrow pt
TX of land lying between the Chris RI
ma and Brandywine rivers, and an
nee to the Delaware by bridging the &c
lndywine at the most available br
mt.
While it would be extremely easy 20 of
ate a Theoretical avenue to the river, be
ich might rem; II ungraded and stl
ueless for any useful purpose for ov
rs to come, the practical question of es,
ding, wharfing, bridging, and in fact wi
viding for % real avenue at cost pc
hin the limits it is advisable for the
7 togo, has been most difficult prob Ell
/ to solve. fec
he conditions entering into this de
blem were, which of the three pos De