Daily Republican., 1883-05-16
EDITION.
WATER OonnAaslOn MUDDA1.
How the Matter stands To.doy-A
Qus.WsrrsntO Expected BY Ar.

HOW the m0uv0R 0to00b hVsO0y n
Qus.wsrrsnto Expected BY Ar'
COyle.
Yesterdays late edition Of the RE
PUBLICAN gave a report Of the demand
of the "non partisan" Water CoIumis.
sion on David II. Coyle " deliver w
to Henry r. McIntire pos session Of tlit
Water Works Of the city Of Whining
| ton.
The following is the document passed
by the Water Commission at its meeting
on Monday evening, and was read te
Mr.. Coyle by Solicitor Turner yesterday
the President, Mr. Paynter having beer
seized with such sudden attack offeaI
and trembling that he could moi
read it: BE 1t resolved by the
Board of Water Commissioners
for the city of Wilmin gton, created
constituted and appointed by and
under the act Of the General Assembl y
of the State of Delaware, passed .,
Dover, April 10, A. d., 1888, that tht
term Of office Of David II. Coyle, CHIEF
Engineer of the Water Department Of
said city, be and the same is hereby
terminated this fourteenth day of May
A. ID. 1888, and that from this day hi
shall cease to perform the duties now
devolved upon him as Chief Engineer
aforesaid, and shall Immediately deliver
all the books, accounts and property
connected with the Water Department
of said city to Henry b. McIntire, who
is hereby appointed and constituted
Chief Engineer Of the Water Depart
ment of said city in his place and stead
Resolved, That the president Of this
Board be and is hereby directed to no
tify the said David II. Coyle of the pur.
port ofthe foregoing resolution and tina,
his salary and compensation will cease
from this day, and also TO notify the
said Henry b. McIntire of his appoint.
ment as aforesaid and to enter upon
his duties at once.
|, Joseph "A. Bond, Water Registrar
and Secretary Of the Board of Water
Commissioners for the city of Whining.
mington. do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is true and cor.
rect copy from the minutes of the said
Board Of the resolutions passed at a
meeting of the said Board at its office in
the city ofWilmington, May fourteenth,
1888.
In testimony whereof have hereun-
to set my hand this fifteenth day OF
Nay, 1888. JOSEPH A. BOND,
Water Registrar and Secretary of the
Board Of Water Commissioners
When Mr.. Turner finished his docu-
ment, Mr., McInrlre exhibited the oath
of office he had subscribed to before
Esq Bertolette and demanded possession
of the Office. Mr.. Coyle of course re-
fused to recognize the Water Commits
sion, and the party left.
Mr. Coyle, concluding that things
were getting little warm, called upon
b. Yields, Esq, and asked his advice.
Mr.. Nellds advice was to go on as he
had been doing until he was compelled
to stop. Acting under this advice Mr..
Coyle was attending to his duties AZ
usual this morning but in expectation
OF having some kind of a writ served
upon hun by Mr.. Mc1ntire, probably
writ OF 4uo-warranfo, citing him to ap-
pear and show causr why he does not
deliver up the wal Aorks into the
hands OF Mr.. Mcln'irc.
This viii involve rIne AMI when
Mr.. Coyle through his rouu-el Mr..
Nirlds, who j is said is to be assisted
by \. Is. Smilhers, Esq, gives his rea.
sons for not slrrendering them, the
case will come up for argument before
the court and the latter may be in no
great hurry in making up a decision in
Il case where the constitutonality of the
act itself is questioned.
In the mean time the action of the
committee has placed City Treasurer
Pierce in an awkward predcament.
The Water Commission never gave him
any notice until yesterday that he
should not pay any more bills belong
ing to the Water Department. Audi
tor Ball had already audited as correct
the bills passed at the latest stated
meeting Of Council, The Treasurer was
only en. 'in"u not to pay bills that
were &C nrrartcl since April 18th, unless
they werrrountrrsignrd by the Presi-
dent Of the Water Commission.
There are about 5000 in water bills
contracted since the 18th Of April. Mr..
Pierce owing t. the muddle refuses to
pay any More bills unless Unidentified
fully by the City Council, and secured
against loss in case of prosecution for
exceeding hi. duties.
The laborers in the Water Depart
meht will want their wages soon and
as they will hardly be- willing TO work
without wages very long they may at
any time cease work and cause serious
Embarrassment However let what
will occur the blame will rest where it
properly belongs with the Water Com
mission.