Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-19


and could not BY any means at his
command have guarded against the
storm, which caused the embankment |
to break, and overflow the grounds of
the PLAINTIFF. He charged that II WAS |
the fault OF member Of the Law Com. |
mittoe that the contract was awarded |
TO Mr.. Crooks, and closed by moving
that the minority report be laid on the |
table.
Upon vote being taken the motion |
was lost, and at the request Of Mr..
Pickles the minority report was again |
read, after which Mr.. McKenna replied |
to Mr.. Farrell, and said the fact Of his
denOuncing the report as lies, showed |
that there WAS too much truth In 1t for |
him.
Mr.. Pickels said that the reports
made serious charges against the City |
Auditor and the chairman Of the Sewer |
Committee, and be moved as Q substi. |
tute for tho motion to adopt minority |
report, that q special committee be ap- |
pointed to fully investigate the matter |
and report TO Council at a. early Q day |
a. pOossible.
Mr.. Farrell said he would like to |
know what the exact charges were
before another investigating committee
was put on the Democrats. He thought
the entire report Was q mass Of foolish.
ness, unworthy Of consideration, and
that was his reason for moving that it|
be laid on the table.
At the request Of Mr.. Baugh the ma
jority report was again read by the|
clerk, after which Mr.. Pickels spoke in
favor Of his motion, and urged that the
charges contained in these reports were
80 grave that they demanded an inves-
tiga tion. He said the Law Committee
had made these charges against the
Sewer Committee, and II they were
true the city would have damages to
pay, and II they were not the Law
Committee should not have preferred
them.
At this point Mr.. McKenna interrupt
ed with, " But they are true, and the
city will have damages to pay" The
gentleman should not make such Q
remark until he is certain the city Is
liable for damaRes," replied Mr.. Pick
els; " it will be time enough to make
such Q statement when the matter u
decided by the courts"
Mr.. Farrell said that the records of
Council would bear lin out In saying
that when the petition was first sent
to Council from Mr.. Lobdell, he as one
Of the Sewer Committee had reported
against granting 1t. He afterwards
learned that Mr.. Lobdell said, that If
he had been present when the COM
mittee visited the place, he would have
convinced them that 1t was the duty of
the city to build the sluice. He then
, took the committee to the place again,
and met with Mr.. Lobdell and several
other gentleman, when the committee
was assured that the sluice was built
| H. nts nj n ha f,tf II n nd n N M
taken to drain the land.
} Mr.. Lobdell also handed the commit.
tee an estimate, furnished by Henhoef
. fer & Vaughn, for building the sluice,
D at the same time saying that he had
= estimate was accepted by the commit
, tee. aud brought to Council, when
/ mem Der of the very committee that nov
D preferred these charges, objected t.
a them, and insisted on the COMMITTEES
!. advertising for proposals, and wheI
o they did 80, the party to whom thu
r contract was awarded was the onl!
{ bidder.
il The discussion was continued TO
4 some Jlmo, anu ParUioiP~t,a =.
Messrs. R. II. Taylor, Baugh, Blake
il McKenna and Baynard. Mr.. Mckenn
II said that the City Solicitor had told th
a committee that the city was liable.
/. Mr.. Turner, who was presen'
hastened to deny the statement, am
said that when the question was aske
:. him by Mr.. McKenna, he said the cit
~ was always liable for the acts OF II
agents, but 30 far as this case was COZ
T. cerned he had not expressed an opinio
II as he did not think he had any right u
al MIR. Farrell said the Law Committe
. we're either ignorant of their duties, o
~ had acted criminally, and while ne di
re not wish to cast any reflection on an
~ member OF that committee. 1t di
r. look TO him as though some one wante
I'll to make money ont of this matter.
Mr.. Merris Taylor said he was Of
,g nosed to the investigating committe
n as it was Council appointing con
IN mittee, and not to investigate the &C
.c. of the Sewer Committee, but the &C
"a of Council, as all that had been dol
. was done by it's authority.
I'M 1t looked TO him as though this VINO
10 matter was piece OF petty spite,
of the part of the chairman OF the Ia
in, Com mittee, against the chairman OF u
Sewer committee. be was In laV0r
IN adoptiup a resolution that as the La
10 Cemm ittee had failed to attend to the
ty duties in this matter, a special col
an. mjttee be appointed to at tend to 1t
ch them.
ar. MT. Pickles motion to refer the MI
IN ter to a special committee for investle
ara tion was then carried, only thi
raj lor four voting aginst it, and la
or lin the evening President CC
'he rad appointed Messrs Pickels, Briso
ise Moure. Newell and Denny az tie CO
,he mittee.
Ar. The Lamp Committee reported on
far petition of w. 8. Hitch, asking
,rn city to pay for the gas consumed in
nut lamu in front of his store. whicn
he used as an advertising sign, that IL
he considered 1t inexpedient.
ain The City Treasurer reported baial
of S47, ,1S7. 20 in bank TO the credit
IN the city, and that during the week
ing had received from Tax Collector ha
her S4OO and from Tax Collector MOO
ion !$400.
his The Street COMMISSIONS, I1poi
INV that during the week he had 1S n
,ias and 3 teams employed, with a pay
Nty amounting to $77.15, and the SCI
the Committee reported seven men
raos 'saa gas!so. PiSysa' "''nA paw" .
mil The petition of Patrick Newell, to
ruc. lcurb in front OF his property at Sh
o of cross avenue, between Broome
hat franklin streets, was grant, d, the "
non TO be done under the supervision OF
the Street Commissioner. ., e.
by George II. Steel petitioned for
that paving Of the cutters on jackson
5000 Maple streets, and the petition was
ex- ferred to the Street Committee.
ask A communication was received +
| OIL the attorney of the Gamewe,!
|, It's Alarm Telegraph Company, calling
=. 81, q ha n U
ther tention to the iact that 'ne y s
aim the Stevens nre alarm s'sln .o