Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-04-24
A CLEAN SWEEP.
\ SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
WATER COMMISSION.



erty. which afe prepared some two
zee ks ago by George W. Sharp. Fiv.
OF the employees OF the Water Depart
ment were present, who gave theil
testimony rs follows:
John Walsh stated that last summer
he, with rome others, took ont SOM,
street, and replaced IL with six incl
pipe as near az he could recollect the
work was done In August OF Septem.
bsr After the pipe WAS taken out, be
heard Foreman Dougherty tell Billy
Dougherty, who was doing the hauling
to take the pipe TO his house, as he
wanted 10 put IN o drain.
The witDess was afterwards sent BY
Foreman Dougherty TO his house and
se'ped 10 put In the drain; ~ near as ht
could juaae there were about 80 feet oi
pipe used; he did not know IL the Chic
had given Dougherty pcrmission 10 us,
the pipe or not That was the only TIM
that the witness had worked al
ushertS's house, but he knew o.
other men having been there. On ont
ion the witress had worked at the
Chief EnRineer's house in helping Il
clean out waIh tub, which had be
come stopped up, but had never worked
III hts yard or cellar.
John Gill testified that lie never saw
the drain at Dougherty's house, and
kne~ nothing shout 1t. He did no,
know OF any of the men working at the
officers houses.
Miles Dorsey testified that he did Hol
work on the drain and knew nothing
about it; but one time, when be was
passing the Chief Englneer's house, ht
called him in 10 bail few buckets oi
water ont OF the cellar.
Edward Mcguire stated that on one
occasion there was something the mat
tor with tho wash tub at the chieft
house, and he was sent there to hell
force water through II. On Thursday )
he went TO Foreman DouRherty's house
and measured the drain.
Alfrtd Downing testified that be had
helped another man to bstl the water
out ot the cellar OF the residence VI the
chief; Dongherty seat him to bail the
water ont, ard It took him about one
hour and o half.
Foreman Dongherty was then given
an opportunity 10 speak, and present ted
q diagram of the drain at his house,
which showed that there bad been
about 1lS feet OF pipe used, in addition
to stops, lead, &c.
The drain Is 1870 feet long, but 12 feet
of the pipe used was from an old drain
that was on the premises. Dougherty
SAID that II be had done wrong jn the
matter, IL was through ignorance, and
he was sorry for It, but lot the outcome
be what IL might, he wanted to pay for
all tho material which he had used.
He presented the following affidavit,
sworn ts before Squire Bertolette:
STATE OF DELAWARE, g
New Castle County.
On the twenty third day OF April,
1886, before me, tho subscriber, person
ally appeared John Dougherty, super
in Andent of the Water Department,
who, being duly swern, according to
the law, doth depose and say that he
has been in the employ Of the Water
Department Of Wilmington, Delaware,
siBce the department was turned over
To the Water Commission, and that he
bas never, during that time, done any
work, or ordered, OF caused any work
to be done by any of the men employed
by the Water Department of the city of
Wilmington, or used any materials be
longing 10 tho city, for bis own use or
his own personal beueht, without hav-
ing first asked and obtained the consent
aud permission 10 do 30 of the cEief on.
gineer of the Water department OF the
city. JOHN DoUGnERTY.
He also stated to the Board that he
had taken shovels, picks and other tools
TO his house when he wanted to use
them, but had returned them to the
office, with the exception of IA shovel,
which was still at his house. He had
sent two men 10 the chiefs house ct hia
request, TO bail the wa.er out of his
CELLAR, but could not give the date when
1t was. He had frequently sent men TO
do other little jobs for the chief, such
as moving stoves, furniture. &c.
He knew OF q lot on mcCaulley street
hat was filled up for the chief,
the hauling being done by Billy
Dougherty, who was paid by the city.
There was ashes hauled from the City
Mill for this purpose. This work was
done by order of the chief, bat he did
not know OF his own knowledge that
Doughsrty was paid by the city for
doing 1t. He however supposed he WAS,
rs he was ON the pay roll.
Mr.. Carmichael asked him II he knew
OF any other work being done by en-
ployes for officers OF tho department,
ard he replied:
well, II my memory serves me
right, | have been told that Ned
Knights name is on the pay. rolls"
Mr.. Febiger said, "that Is not the
question and Dougherty answered
Mr.. Oarmicbael's question by saying
that he did not
Mr. Febiger then said, "rhere has
been a subject mentioned here tonight
which is rather astonishing to me, that
Ia, that q person Whois not employed In
tho Water Department has had his
name carried on the payroll"
Dougherty answered: swell, 10 waa
this way. There were Ave or six, as l
understand, on the payroll not work
ing for the department about February
"a, and the first day In March,"
Mr.. Febiger seemed surprised and
said:
"Oh, there are more, are there? only
asked about Knight"
Dougherty said: Knight was on two
pav.rolls, two days each time"
The chief here interposed the excla-
nation; THAT'S ell bosh; you don't
keep the books"
The Chief acknowledged that Knights
name was on the payroll, but said he
had told him to get his tools and 90 to
work at the time of the Ice jam in Jan
uary or February, aud that Mr. Febiger
and Registrar Bond were both present
at the time, but neither of them recol
lected any thing about 1t.
Dougherty then asked,M Carmichael
IL he had that paper" and he replied
that he had, but he had not intended
to present 1t at this stage OF the proceed
ings.
The paper was produced, and was as
follows:
John Finn has not been employed
Dy tho Water Department since Febru-