Evening journal., 1889-08-06
NO MONEY TO PAY BILLS

The Union Bank Declines to Honor the
Check of the Street and Sewer Depart
ment.
The Directors of the Street and Sewer
j. Department held special meeting this
morning at 10 o'clock. All the members
were present. James Murray signed the
Y check for 1920, 900, and a few minutes
s after 10 o'clock Secretary T Leslie Car
penter took the paper over to
& the Security Trust and Safe
4 Deposit Company 1t is drawn to the
E order of Joseph l.. Carpenter, Jr., J. New
4 lin Gawthrop and James Murray. After
the check had been transferred the di
rectors waited but heard nothing. Bills
amounting to from $4,000 to $15, 900
were awaiting payment but there was no
money with which to pay them.
At II o'clock the directors of the de-
partment adjourned until 2 o'clock, and
# the EVENING JOURNAL reporter started
on hunt for the check.
At the office of the Security Trust and
Safe Deposit Company the question was
asked: 'Has the $120, 900 check for the
Street and Sewer Department been hon
ored at the Union National Bank2'' j. B.
Clarkson, secretary and treasurer of the
company said he was very sorry but he
did not care to answer the question.
John h. Dandy, cashier Of the Union
National Bank, declined to talk on the
matter
Other sources of information showed
that the check had been taken to the
Union National Bank for payment. Cash
ier Dandy declined to honor the check
until the city government had been noti
fed of the action of the directors Of the
o.
he had consulted counsel.
Willard Salisbury, Jr, ESQ.,, counsel
for the Union Bank, stated that the banH
had temporarily at least, declined to pay
the check, thinking it only just to The
city government that it should be mott
fed Of the departments action.
The following letter has been receives
as result of the notification. IL il
written on City Council letter. head anC
dated:
WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. 6, SO.
The Union National Bank, Wilmington
Del:
GENTLEMEN Having just learned th'
intention of the Street and Sewer De
pertment in regard to removing tn
money belonging to that depart
ment from the city depositor
to the Security Trust Compan
which company has not beei
designated by Council as a place Of de
posit of the citys money, we ask tina
you decline to honor any checks of tn
city for such purpose until the Who'll
matter can be brought before Council 70
its action. After the report of Council
committee on the act protesting t
80 give said department the right t
al control its funds we deem it of the ui
most Importance that this thing shoul
2 not be allowed to proceed on its presen
lines without Councils approval.
JOHN G FARRA,
President of City Council
JAMES F. McGoNIeAL,
ChairmansFinanceC Committed
2 JOHN NJ. NEWELL,
City Auditor
R. R. GRIFFITH,
S City Treasurer
A. F. MEssIcK,
Clerk Of Council
~ "a John G. Farra, president of City Cou1
Ill, stated to reporter his opinion. q
said: Il believe the bill allowing th
directors Of the Street and Sewer Depart
nent to place their appropriations wher
they desire, was illegally passed. Cons'
guently think that City Council hs
Jurisdiction over all city funds"
The directors Of the Union Nations
S. Bank may hold meeting to decide 0