Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-04-04
SPECIAL MEETING.
CITY COUNCIL LAST EVENING
PROTEST1 AGAINST THE AC.
TION OF THE LEGIsLA TURE.

the chair, to express the views of th'
members in reference to the action
of the Legislature on the new cit,
charter.
Mr.. Talley said that, as he under
stood the meeting had been called at th'
suggestion of the Legislative Com
mittre, he would like to hear Mr.
Beecher, the chairman, explain th'
matter.
Mr.. Beecher said that he knew very
little about it, as all the information h,
had was what had been published il
the daily papers, and from IA Latter
which he had received from Mr.. Bates
He then read the letter, which states
that the first twenty eight sections o
the new charter had been acted upor
and passed, and while several section'
had been changed, the principal amend
ment was the abolishmcnt of the May
or's judicial powers, and the formation
o. a Municipal Court to hear eases, in
stead Of their being tried before tn,
| Mayor AZ at present
He stated that although tn" Legisla-
tive Committee of Council had been tc
| Dover number of times, they had moi
been able TO obtain an audience with
| the Legislative Committee on Munici
pal Corporations, On each visit The
committee had experienced great diff.
Guilty in approaching the Legislature on
any subject whatever He had no idea
| that the Legislature would act in such
haste in considering the charter as the
Legislative Committee had promised
the Council Committee that they should
he notified before any action was taken
III the matter.
Mr.. Quinn said that he understood
that MessrS. Bailey and Beecher were
in Dover and present at a meeting of the
Committee on Municipal Corporations
last Wednesday evening. In reply
Mr.. Beecher said that Mr. Bailey and
himself were in Dover last week, when
the Legislative Committee held their
meeting, but all the information they
| had about the amendment establishing
the Municipal Court in this city was
what he had learned from the City SO
lcitor, who met with the Committee,
and afterwards came to his room.
Mr.. Quinn thought it strange the
committee should act in that manner
toward Council He had been to Do
Yer three times rs a member of a Coun-
eli Committee, and had always been
| treated in courteous manner. he
understood that the City Solicitor had
said "that the Id charter would be
torn to pieces" and h" thought the
threat had been ear led ont, ~ from
all that he could learn, il had been al
1 "a. v,.l Il .,
please few Individuals and advance
| their interests, without the slightest re-
gard to the good of the city, W" do
not want either Water or u Police
commission, or a Municipal Court.
The people Of this city had, through
their representatives in Council, said
what we needed, and We either wanted
that or nothing The City Solicitor
had been spending his time at Dover
trying to have his term and that Of his
friend, the City Auditor, extended,
" hen i e should have been in this city
attending to the work that he is paid tt
perform
Mr.. Blake thought there was consid-
rrable buncombe in what Mr Quinn
had said. He had not forgotten that
when the charter was being considered
by Council, tn" gentleman had found "A
great deal of fault with the Mayor $
Court, and the way it is conducted,
Mr. Mention moved that Council ad-
juurn, but upon vote being taken the
motion was lost MIR. Bailey moved
that IL committee Of iiv" be appointed
20 draft resolutions expressive of the
Of in n
rhanges that are being made in the
charter by the Legislature.
Mr.. Taley thought it would have a
better effect for Council to visit Dover
in body, but Mr.. Blake considered
that an unnecessary expense, and
thought all that was necessary to be
done, was TO instruct the Legislative
Committee Of Council what action t.
take. The trouble in this matter he
thought could all be attributed to Mr.
Bates, whom the committee had en-
trusted with the matter, with the "x-
pectation that they would be notified
before anything was done.
Mr.. Bailey said that he could endorse
all that Mr.. l!c,cher had said in refer
eurr 70 the manner tn" Council Commit
tee had been treated hy the Legislative
Committee. The chairman Of the Com
ni'trc on Municipal Corporations had
told him in the pr'srnc" ot President
Conrad hat the Legislative Committee
would hr notified when the Legislature
va, ready 10 act on the charter.
After further discussion, during
which Mr., Quinn said there were men
h,hiud this matter VIII" hat been
admitted 10 the "sanrtum, while
Councils y Committee had been shut out.
The motion 10 appoint the committee
wa, adopted and the chair Ha,ncd
Mrssrs. ra.ley, Mention, Miller, l;aug'i
and Moore. Mr.. Baugh was excused al
his own request and Nj QUINN was
substituted in his place.
The committee retired to III" Mayors
Office for consultation and Conncil took
a recess. Upon the return Of the com,
uilrro Council was called to order ana
Mr. 1;lIlcy presented the following,
,irued hy all the members OF the com
mittre Belt
Resolved, That this Council adhere 10
il. decision az expressed in its vote upon
tn. city charter when before thus body,
and respectfully requests the members
of the General Assembly to pass the
charter as presented by this body, b"t
if amendments he deemed necessary,
then that such amendments Il" Hloinl'-
ted to the CITY Council for AN express
sion of opinion before being acted up""
by tn. General Assembly.
The yeas and nays hctn4 rH1'r" on u
motion 10 adopt resulted in IN" follow
,ur vote: Ycas--n&iley, hrrrh'r,
Ea.thurn, File, Garrett, Grnhh' J'ih' Jyl.,I
son, McEenna, Mention, Miller, Moore,
Quinn. lalIcv, Cunrld, PrrSidrnt~-I4 :
SMvs-Abelr, HauEh, Blake, Denny,
Newell, SHAW, ,,
The Clerk Of Couu,I 0a9 directed ~
send certified couy uf th" resolution 10
fine IruisMturc. AdwUurH.
New %tOr"
Fighter & McDaul.. Ia'r opened Il
new grocery store At the .oulh"c~t cor
urr of Fifth and Madison streets, WIN
An entire new stock ul Hr"c'rl'S a"u
;..,,, ,,,Ii,h thpV JTuDrGp TO sell