Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-31
WH4r Dons rap oTrr NEED.

departments Confer with the Conn
msttee Of the Cidizenss AssOcintioo
--so'ne Changes Suggested.
Inc subject OF needed city legislation
received fall and careful 0onsideratioo
Saturday night by various officials of ths
city government and the executive com.
mittee OF the Citizens Association and a.
areault of the deliberations measured will
Of once be formulated for discussion al a
futnre meeting.
Saturday nights proceedings OPENED
at the Council chamber where Oitv
Oouhoii, In accordance with action taken
at Thursday nights session, met ns a
committee OF the whole for the purpose
OF comforting with committee OF tina
Oitizens' association. President FsrrA
was made chairman, with A. T. Massick
as clerk. The members OF the Ciuzens'
Association present were L. O. Vande-
grift, ESQ, George W. Buah and O. Wes-
ley Weldin.
Mr.. QUINN Is INpTsNANr.
L. O. Vandegrift, ESQ.,, chairman Of the
Visiting committee, said the Citizsns'
Association had appointed committee 10
suggest such city legislation as might
seem beneficial and the COMMITTEES
deemed 1t but RICH. and proper, in pur-
suapce OF this purpose, to confer with
the heads OF the various city departments
and by acting in thorough harmony se-'
cure such legislation "a would be of BEN
edt 10 tbs city. Invitations were accord.
lngly sent out to various city officials TO
confer with the committee. The latter
mad no measures to suggest and desired
% una out from representatives of the
dinerent departments what was needed,
meeting was to be held during the
evening at the Office of Bradford & Van.
degrift, No. 907 Market street, and he
hoped Council would appoint o CON-
mittee to be present.
George W. Bush was called upon and
endorsed what Mr.. Yandegrift had stated
as the committees purpose. He hoped
Council would appoint committee to at
tend the conference.
Then Councilman Quinn arose aud de-.
uvered himself Of rather bitter speech
in opposition. He Thought it a strange
Idea to invite Council committee To
meet a self-constituted committee al a
private office unless some measures had
been prepared in advance. He had heard
one member of the Citizens Association
committee say that the invitation 20
Council to join in the conference had
been given without authority. II, he
said, there has been any derelictiop OF
duty on the part Of Council during the
past two years, we are willing to meet
the charge. The finances Of the CITY are
to-day In better shape than they have
been nor 20 years, and we do not have to
issue eertifioates to the city's employees to
oe shaved at upper cent. We do not have
70 go to the hank now with notes for dig
count, 81 ahey did in the past, to such an
exteet that it used to take all OF the July
taxes to meet them. II Mr.. Vanderrift
Will state the case plainly we are ready TO
meet the issue. / hear there are seyeraI
bills proposed, one OF which Is to rednee |
the Council TO ~ members--oue from |
each ward. Much has been said about the |
Council pay rolls. This association had q |
bill passed providing for an election de. |
partment, and outside Of one month'A
work all the members OF this department
have to do is to call on the chairman OF
the finance committee each quarter and !
esk to have their salaries OF SIG each |
drawn.
The efforts Of this association, CON-
tiuusd MIR. Qninn, warmly, have benn
towArds educating the people to look on ,
o'nn"'in,an aa thies P-' .ce~n-' 7~e- !
". mhAe On hunsst man, hy "a, At,.I
ssgrsqe1t the second ward. son,.
ABOUT !, 800 voters, and no seif-constItuted
committee has right TO put their foot
upon tue rights OF the people or their
representatives. Why should few men |
arfogate TO themselves the right to saw,
NWeare the dictators and you get bshind.n /
Will sign petition to abolish Council I
entirely il that Is what this COMMITTEE
wants.
A COMMITTEE To CONFER,
Mr.. Moore moved that the Legislative
COMMITTEES be instructed to confer with !
the citizens committee md Others, but /
Chairman Esrrs rulsd that the committee
Of the whole had ao right to give instruc- |
lions to regular Council COMMITTEES.
Then Mr. Baugh moved for the sp- |
poirtment OF su5-comnlittes OF i've for 4
this purpose.
This motion met with objection from
Nj. Quinn, who deemed it q reflection
on the Law COMMITTEES, which by ordi-
nance Is designated as Councils legisla.
tive eommittee. Ii the special committee
were named be would consider il r rehsc.
ron upon tine law COMMITTEE and with
draw from that committee.
Elr. BauRh insisted that his motion
made no reelection upon tue lay commit
tesr AS the special COMMITTEES would
simply be required 10 attend the con.
ference, see what measures were proposed,
anc report to Council.
Mayor Harrington, who was present.
sold be Lad been invited 20 The oouter.
enee, ana understood It's object to be the
formulation OF some mutually Bstisiac-
tory measures Of city legislation. It
would he only fair for all interested 10
got sngothes FOR the common good.
Mr. Baugh's motion w&s adopted, end
INC GUAR appointed MessrJ. Baugh.
forrest, tla'nn, Moore and CHARTERS AS
the committed q conferences. Council
then adjourned.
oiscUssISa CITY LEGISLATION.
accompanied by the Citizens' Assneia.
ton committee, Mayor HARRINGTON. presi.
cent FATra, City Collector Turner and
City Auditor Newell, the Council oom.
mittee proceeded TO the law ofEjos Of
Messrs Bradford g. Vandegrift, No 907
market strest, Here wers gathered DR..
!. a. Draper, president OF the Board OF
Health. hesars. Carpenter, Gawthrop and
Murray OF The Street and Sewer Depsrt.
nent, Desass. Wilson, Hart aud Oaoells
ot the Election Department Gn5 several
others. Mayor Harrington presided.
Ar. VRndegfiit opened me discussion,
ds would like to secure legislation for
Widening Touth street. fls had alan
heart suggestion TO reduce City Goun.
llis membership 70 one from each ward
however ]; would be- Veil TO bear what
the gentlt I1en present hsd &c saw, as none
knew better than they what tAs citv
needed. Mr., Eanaegrift aided Nat I'M
water department had not been Invited 70
this conference as il did n,lt raa,, or,, Ia,