Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-05-21
CITY Expenditures.

1t Is said ~ that BtrAW6 snow WnlCn
way the wind blows" and upon the
same principle little pickings from the
city, under technical form OF legality
show disposition to look out for the
selfish pocket more than for the inter-
ests OF the city by those City Council
men who augmented the meetings OF
Council and of the committees to in
crease their own fees. All the time
that the Democrats have been charging
a Republican Council with the cause OF
the present financial embarrassment,
there seems to have been no disposition
| by the Democratic committees OF the
present. City Council to curtail ex.
penses by decreasing the number of
meetings Of the City Council and the
com mittees. Here are few instances
of the difference in cost in running the
City government with Democratic and
with Republican committees.
Mr.. Blake, chairman Of the Fire
Committee during eleven months of the
present fiscal year has drawn S257 for
5li committee meetings. For the same
eleven months the preceding year, Mr.,
j ohnson, chairman of the same commit
tee, drew Sl5,.50 for 1903 committee
meetings. Saved to the.ci5y under Re
| publican rule, Sl05,50.
| Mr.. A belle, chairman of the Street
committee the pre.ent year drew 500
for 40i committee meetings while Mr..
y! Eistburn chairman OF he Stree Com.
mittee the wear before for thu same
time drew Sl04.5o tor s2O9 committe,
meetings Saved under Republican
rule, S97. so.
Mr.. Newell is chairman of the open
ling Streets Committee. He drew from
the city S171.50. Mr.. Garrett, chair
man of the Opening Streets Committee
for the same time the preceding veal
drew $73 1t cost the CRY $500 more
under Mr.. Newell than under Mr..
lGarrett.
! Mr.. Mention is chairman OF the
Finance Committee in the present City
Council. He has drawn SIS for 31t
jcommittee meetings. When Mr.. Pick
Iels was chairman of that committee
} the year before, he drew in the same
, time $50 for 20 committee meetings,
| Difference in favor of Republican rule,
1852.
Robert L. Tiy Tor Is chairman of the
Committee on Pubic Buildings. He
J has drawn in eleven months Sl15. 81
for 231 committee meetings. Edwin q.
, Moore was the Republican chairman OF
the same committee for the same time
the previous year, and drew S53 30 fol-
! committee meetings. Difference in
) favor of Republican rule, S62.
Mr.. Baueh is the chairman of the
Lamp Committee the present year, and
has drawn $50. 80 for 16l com mittee
| meetings. Lewis G. Grub was chair
man of that committee the previous
year, and drew S4S so for 81 committee
meetings. Difference in favor OF the
Republicans, S32.
Chairman Murray, Of the Police Com
mittee, has drawn this year S243; chair.
man McKenna, Of the Law Committee,
has drawn Sl4j.50, and chairman
Denney, of the committee on New
Map, committee that exists only in
name, has drawn $4,000 for 29l com
mittee meetings.
The comparisons made are sufticien
to show the people who are the hes
custodians of the city's interests Is i
any wonder the City Council had t.
D apply to the Legislature for a loan o
$40, 900, to bridge the year out, and evel
: then there will be deficit Of som
$40, 900 or S45,0 900.
Let men who pay the taxes think O
this before they cast vote to keep tn
city under Democratic control
ANOTHER light OF the nation ha
= gone out in the death of ex Secretary q
: State, Frelinghuysen. He has bee
:. lying in a comatose state for sever4
= weeks past, and but little hope wa
. ever entertained of his recovery from
u the time he was first attacked, aud b
'. himself was well aware OF the enemy
that brooks no master. The sacrifice @
strength and comfort he made durin
the closing days of President Arthur
% administration no doubt FASTENED hi
. death. lie was man of easy temper
= ament, kindly disposition, and it afford
= ed him the greatest pleasure to max
= all around him happy. The Frelins
:, huysen family have borne conspicuou
part in our country's history, from II
first existence to the present time, an
= have always been periodically devote
" to the best interests Of the nation.
al If IT is true as the Times says thi
81 for three years there has been looeene
at in the management Of the police fore
70 who would be more likely to give - be
ot ter N anagement than Mr.. Conrad tt
& ability with which he has filled ever