Daily Republican., 1883-05-09


been begun between the Water Com
mission and the City Council, which
will not in all probability be unloosed
until the courls unite the knot by their
official man tate How soon or how long
the time required do This, will depend
upon the subject weight of the matter
and the celerltv with which the court
will act in the ase. No torna, "p-
neal, it is true, has yet been mad, Io the
courts, but no doubt there soon All be,
or else there will be very sudden end
ing of the Water Commission, which is
now more clearly seen than ever before
as miserable act OF pure partisan
spirit, which we have been informed by
one of the most intelligent members OF
the City Council, who has given the
matter thorough investigation, Will cost
the city annually some thirty thousand
dollars more than usual
The glove Of contest has been thrown
down by the Finance Committee OF
City Council, and when the estimates of
that committee We're presented 10 an
adjourned meeting of the City Council
3ast night they contained the usual
item Sl5, $50 for the current expenses OF
the Water Department The Water
Commission has asked the Fiuanc"
COMMITTEE of Council 10 provide them
with money with which 10 start their
p0nderouS party machine, whose .Iugrr
nalt wheels are TO crush out every YES
tige of local c,ntrOi over the Water
DepS rtment by the people " ho pay the
water rents, but not succeeding III their
purpose by mild measures, We are as
sured thai IA demand accompanied with
all the terms Of iftv page opinion by
t7ity Solicitor Tuner will BE- hurled a
the City Council al the regular meeting
10 morrow night. II he Council backs
up the Finance Committee it vii
amount I" an nprit rup'trr between III,
creature of rhe Legislature, whose mail
purposr is 10 make II. b. Mclntlr'
Chief Engineer Of the Water Depart
IN -nt, in ,li'r of the prnt'>t Of the peo.
pie againSi It, and th, lltE Council, th'
body the I~nplr hay" chosen 'hrougI
which to regulate thrir own local gov
-lnn ent.
It is generally conceded that howtve
Objectionable >rri measures may be
Legislatures have the right to appOin
parts Of the city government. They
have been appointed for New York
philadelphia, Baltimore, and in fac
almu>, all The .argr cities, but It i
ioubtful II ever one was passed VIII
sWh "A p"rrlS, partisan, personal pur
pose as this one passed tor Wilmington
The Mayors and city 'uunrils q
those large cities lir~t named are en-
howrd with the power Of Hppoiutm"n
Of such Commissions, but in til" cas-" o
Wilmington that power al the outset l
~ithheld and only comes to him after
wards by degrees 50 well regulated tia
The purpos" to have parIlzu 'ulnml,
sion is plainly Y apparent.
For instance why wa, u" he May"
11> romprt'n' to appoint ii" llr'r frs
members Of the Wilmington Wat"
SO. fn .,t,I,,1II ,lIt,I.tI
ing members as the regular & rlu IN
pirri? Plainly This h"raU-" h". "o1H
~ ali probability have .Yppm'h -"
E"pHhil"ans and uut n.m' rn. " NH
this hay" been any iu"." ,4g'1Sam 1N1
ten Democrats and ur" Republican
Evidently NOT Then "ht. ~" ~
asked, did not the LcGl-1arjI'. r'lm
1h- Mayor /" appoint tn" t"mnnl~,i.n
HERE i, the answer. Brcau-r The Con
mission the Mayor woud lave HppnIu
~ wouId not appoint Mr.. II. Il. Mcll
5irr Chirf Engineer Of ia" Warr DE-
yurrm~nt He woud have ;qloInte
Il Commission that "oWiu uaN, IN 1lir
nppoin nt-d a Republican Chief Er gIuerl
aud tha, was exactly SHY III" rNrrrm'
iy non partisan t'J Legislature TOO
upon itself 10 APP ONT the th'" liz
commissioners.
1t is not >rrrrris.n- a .. ,D' ,' -,
majority "i ne D.>w.t0l rlT'f .-
Wilmington, nriudIrl @orA r,iu
rsh-l against such au ujo,t r1r'r-u
Water Commission. E..Hur,. ,o.r
the most unjust pawI-nu 'u'd-uus ma
b" legal, and IN 'hr m,,'n' ""," ri
water COMMISSION may ,. ,.,,I T.
thrr" are p:'lrr poiu'. ru ,AD "a nlj"
foreign from '!r .,-a.N u h' It
which a"ar, 'o0d VII. lr,r', De- I.a>.,.
ulDu 10y III" lvu ..,~r points II
soOvr rH, ron-u'u.D.t rb. r
l,Sr t, mh,hu -.au ..'0 o' '.,r'
What ptr' u we. '.ur.. .Iornt iI,.
wNrr .~ '...... . .,a.I' Yru
ab,r rDrue f. ...,. .o. .. u
lDrmrh tDl amo. ..' a,. tmp
is taken a"I' ." lu.. o
comes Il Vu'n,D. ..D. .'I 70.
non y not .luN.' . ",.
A. Urgtu'N ud.,'u
Wafer {, mul,-... anl Im c.. 'o'
rIi r"rIu lu uO 81 rntD' "U
.:rnt irmAIt l" 0" "U
Commission .' " .N'
promptly M 'D. .D, ~ I's un"l
will be WIiit,u
"lf ~ 5000 % ..'' h. "..., j
gun io"
n THE ,ul Ri -,n 1t o' n"" 't
yh' pr,Hl" "t Wilmington w'' u
-L.n, IN gnYnrn lhem.n-ll, MLln-uL \