Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-03
THE DEP DIFFER
Water Department EmpiOyes While
mt Work I'm the Park Arrested for
Trespass.

Water Department Enupioyes While
mt Work I'm the Park Arrested for
n Trcspass.
The city's water supply is possible of
being cut off at any moment following
what occurred In Brandywine Park on
K, "wednesday. Some employees OF the Water
Department were busily engaged repair
ing breakages In the race bank below
the third dam. The department scow was
tied to q tres on the race bank. Suddenly
Park Superintendent Tatnall appeared, and
without much ado proceeded to cut the
rope by which the scow was tethered. He
then set 1t adrift and 1t hoated down the
race.
M team belonging to the department laden
X with repair material stood close by. MIR.
3 Tatnsll quickly ordered u park policeman
whom ne had brought with him TO arrest
the driver. This was done and the man
taken to police station, where he was
~ 0cked up.
N The warlike park superintendent then
y had the repair material dumped on the
ground and ordered the team on to the
stables.
ia MIR. Tatnall It seems objects to the water
department crossing the park property AT
nil or putting its material on the race bank.
H representative OF the GAZETTE saw
~ Chief Engineer Bond that afternoon. He
is very much surprised ut the superinten-
n dents coarse. He went to Mr.. Tatnall
3 subsequently and explained that there is
p no Nther way OF reaehinH the point In the
4 race bank where the bricklnyers are except
by the roadway used.
MI Superintendent Tatnall replied that he
was only carrying out ORDERS in doing what
he had done.
M The officials at the Water Department
office express their belief that they must
the matter so that they may not ba subject
to further arrest while following their bust-
ness.
The battle between the Water Depart
ment and the Park Commission has
blazed out afresh Friday morning. The
1atnall-Gill disturbance on the race bank
H is mere tribe, the occurrence Of which
the heads OF the two departments
mutually deplore. The incident is simply
on accessory and introduces the main
point at issue which is one OF jurisdio-
4 tion. Definitely this contention is as to
the right of the Wafer Department to
enter on the lands OF the Park Commits
q sion without gaining permission of the
latter body TO do 50. The question OF
this right has been al least for the past 2
months one that the two commissions
have held opposed views. II has been
recognized by both departments that the
question will have to be settled once aud
for all and both aee that the little emeute
that occurred Thursday offered just such
opportunity.
The FIRST gun was fred, unexpectedly
"a ut Fort sumter at city court Friday
morning. Chief Engineer Bond of the
n Water Department with some OF his Off
cialB aud President William NJ. OAnby of
the Park Commission were present. Court
was Just closing aud Seneschal Weldin
in his usual urbane manner was telling
tho audience 20 "depart and keep the
peace" when City Solicitor Harry Turner
leaped to his feet crying, "Hold hold !"
and turning to Judge Ball said that there
was oolored man arrested Thursday by
the Board of Park Commissioners
through its agent one OF the park guards
for violation of certain ordinances.
II would like to know what disposi-
: tion has been made Of him, what has be.
come OF him"
8 Chief S@iggett replied that the boy had
been brought to the station by park Of
ticer Just to be locked up for q few hours.
" He hal been let go on the request of the
game officer. MIR. Turner replied that
when man is arreated IL il supposed it
X is done upon definite charge and the
Il prisoner is locked up on the request of
the officer. New the only ons WHO can
cay whether tho prisoner can be dis
charged is th1 judge OF the oourt, the
prosecuting officer or certain magistrates
competent to try the casos. In reply to
Judge Ball, Mayor Harrington stated that
the park gugtds are sworn in by him The
H court then OFdersd subpmnss 20 be is
sued for Foreman John Gill of the Wster
Department, Superintendent Edward Tat
Rall OF the Park Commission and his park
.guard John st. Olsir. These are to be
witnesses in the case OF the colored
driver, Charles Edwards, who was ar.
rested Thursday on the orders of MIR.
Iatnall. City solicitor Turner told the
n court he wanted the o0loYed driver to be
VI brought back 10 the station. Clerk ay-
land informed Mr.. Turner TINT the
drivers employer, Henry Mckinney, had
promised to produce him immediately he
is wanted, and that he would notify him
accordingly.
It'll The arrest of Edwards, the driver, il
was supposed, had ended hostilt.es.
Later in the afternoon, however, Foreman
,H.G Gill went up the race and reappeared ut
the point where the mornings warfare
commenced. Superintendent 1atnall was
taere too. Wordy hostilities recon-.
teshced when Superintendent Tatna!l
blew his whistle, a park guard appeared,
hnd the latter was ordered to arrest Gill,
The two marched down to Squire
Monaghan's office when Gill was held on
his own recognizance TO appear at the
squire's office at 10 O'Clock Friday.
The cross charges made in the Gill
case are on the Water Department side by
Foreman Gill that he had right to the
ttone which he tried to get when he was
NBtopped by Superintendent Tatnall and
thst the latter himself was abusive. afr.
Tatnall's charges against Gill are dis.
orderly conduet and trespass.
Following the hearing at the city court
nil interested adjourned en- masse 10
Squire Monaghan's ofli,e. The heads OF
the opposed departments, City Solicitor
Turner, Registrar McWhorter park
guards and q crowd of citizens were pres
ent. All were disappointed however as
application was made and granted for a
postponement Of The hearing to 2.3O
O'CLOCK.
1t was asserted by the officials that no
difficulty whatever existed between the
beads Of departments, TINT they
thoroughly understood one another and
That the whole matter would be very
easily settled. 1t WAS conceded that
buperintenden Tatnall had done wrong
In cutting the scoW rope.
i But the main question" interiactsd q
reporter (which has been theoretically
raised is whether the Water Department
has tue right in pursuance OF its needs to