Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-01-28
CrTV LEGISLATION.
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CITIZENS ASSOCIATION.


the platform.
On motion, President of City Council
Johu O. Farra took the chair, aud Angus
tus Messick, clerk Of Council, was elected
| secretary.
The chair stated that the meeting was
now organized and prepared for business.
Mr.. Qainn stated that Counc | had met
together as a committee Of the whole, and
II was In order UoW for the Citizens'
Committee to state what legislation they
wanted for the interests o. the city.
l.. q. Vaudegrift, RBq., stated that the
Citizens Association had hal u meeting
and had appointed committee To sug-
| gest needed legislation for the city. That
| committee thought that II would be wire
to call into their counsels the heads OF all
| the city departments and such committee
rs the City Council would appoint upon
their invitation to meet them. Carrying
out this thought he had sent out invita-
tious 10 all the heals Of departments and
the City Council to meet the Citizens
Association tonight at No. 9O7 Market
street at o'clock. You have very kindly
offered the use OF your Council chamber
for the meeting and have asked us to
m; OF you here. We have no legislation
to submit nor TO suggest, but we thought
that II we could all get together and co.,
fer with each other we could better under
etand what was needed. The committee
was glad that the City Council had re-
spondei 30 the Invitation, but there was
All evident Misunderstanding In regard
to the call. A large meeting was not
contemplated, and II must he evident 10
all that few could get better down TO
the work contemplated than large bodies.
The other departments OF the city would
be represented az the place designated by
I fha palft n, D.
1.3U O'Clock, the hour fixed for your meet
ipg, to ask your body to appoint com
mlttee to meet ami confer with the com
mlttco Of the Cit.zens' Association and
the heads of the other departments.
Mr.. Vsndegrlit asked Mr.. Bush 10
state II this was not a. out what wes in-
tended.
Mr.. Bush said be believed Mr.. Van.
degrilt had covered the ground In bis
remaTks.
MIR. Quinn Thought queer that an inv.
tation should be extended to the City
Council 10 meet a sell constituted m
mlttee, for that Is what it wss, TO asl
Cou. N' lrgid4.,'e" It Ieeded. liz
would chaleuep ayho4, 10 say that tn,
finances OF the City Council were not II
better condition than they have been fo
20 years past. City employees do no
= need now to get their oruers shaved, no
has City Council to run to the bank I,
make temporary loans. Mr.. Vandegril
said that no legislation had been ma
turtd really to send 10 the Legislature
hut he had It from very good authorit
that one bill agreed upon was TO redur
the number OF. members of the Cit
COurcil to II, including tn President o
Council. He cared net not TO- that II
could epc * freely, as he was ole who's
time would expire next June and il hi
constituents thousht he hadn't dene hi
l duty, he wanted them TO turn him down
4 There had been much said about mem
bers OF Council drawing money out o
ihc City Treasury TO pay themselves, bu
nothing was said about the members c
the Election and Registration CommIs
=. sion drawing their SIS quarter for doin
T. nothing except for a few days before til
v election. The Citizens Associate n Ap,
these commissions had educated the pub
tic 10 look uIon the members OF the Cit
Council M a set Of "boodlcrs." al az
elected 10 COuncil from ward that ha
1900 voters, and TO the people Of that au
accountable" +"
Mr.. Quinn said much more In dclcnc
OF Council aud against commissions.
Mr.. Moore moved thai the Commitie
on Law, whi b was the Legislative g, N
mittee, be appointed a committee I
meet the Citizens Association as II
n quested.
The chair thought the motion was ou
: oi order as this was not a meeting OF u
City Council.
Mr.. Baugh moved that committee {
five be apIoin,od.
Mr.. Quinn opposed the motion, bJ
Mr. Baugh defended It and accused Nj
Quinn with indulging In ''long Ii;
Tangues" to obstruct business.
Mr.. Quinn replied To Mr. Baugh, an
intimate1 that he was one of the holding
over members.
Mr.. Chambers said he was one of tl
retiring members aud he was ready. Til
Citizens Committee had made uothin
more than a reasonable request and
ought to be complied with. He WI
cory the speech of Mr.. Quinn had bee
made. "If was one of the committee
would feel lnsulled."
Mayor Harrington stated what |
thought to be the laudablc object OF I'll
! committee and hoped tLeir requet
would be granted.
Mr.. Vandegriit further stated that
was the intention TO get together, not I
force legislation, but to formulate, SUI
gest and talk matters over; that was Il
object of the meeting, and anything pl
into the shape ol bills would be submittC
to the city Council and to the di1erel
. heads OF departments before being sent
Dover.
The motion to appoint committee
five was ut and carried by vote of
to 5. The chair appointed Messr
Baugh, Forrest. QuiIn, Moore and Chan
bers, as the committee, safter Will,
Council as committee adjourned.
The meeting at No. 907 Market sire
was called to order about $50 O'Clock
Mr.. VANDERBILT, and Mayor Harrinp tt
was chosen chairman Of the meeting.
There were present Mayor Harringtc
and President of City Council Farra, re
resenting the city In general; Messr
ny Baugh, Forrest, Quinn, Moore al
ell Chambers, representing the City COunc
p Messrs. Carpenter, Gawthrop and Mu
~, ray, representing the Street and Sew
~ Commission; Messrs. Wilson, CapeI
and Hart, representing the Election al
Registration Commission; DIR. Drape
representing the Board of Health L.
Vandeeriit, Esq., G. w. Weldin al
~ George w. Bush, representing the Oh
" zens' Association, and besides City So
IN ~ oitor Turner, Couneilmen M. j Sharke
az, George Mccall, John W. Hawkins and
MI number OF citizens.
IN Mayor Harrington stated that the me,
al now being organized was ready for su
,se gestions, and called upon L. G. Wand
Cd. grift Chairman of the Citizens Cemml
tee to state what was wanted.
Mr.. Vandegrift said that the comm
tee had nothing definite to offer, b