Evening journal., 1890-11-15
LAST EDITION
COUNCILMAN PERKINS SPEAKS.
He Claims That He Was Ignored BY the
-PrInrlng Committee Of City Council.

AOOfNGiANtfN'r
ne c1.tms That He Was Ignored BY the
PRINTING Committee of City Council.
The discussion between City Council.
men Perkins and Curren Thursday night
over the bill of the Star Publishing Com
pany of $50 40 for publishing the delin-
auent list would have ended in ques-
tion of veracity between the two men
that would have been very unpleasant
had not Mr.. Yandegrift overheard Mr.
Jurren make the statement he denied ne
had made TO Mr.. Perkins.
Mr. Perkins was seen by an EVENING
JOURNAL reporter this afternoon, ana ne
made the following statements
'The Printing Committee is composed
Of three members of Council-Messrs.
Curren. White and myself. am the
only Republican on the committee. In
placing the city printing ana
advertising have always in the past
been treated with courtesy and respect
by the Democratic members OF the com
mittee. In this instance, however, do
not consider that they have done so. The
facts of the case In regard to the
hin for S59 40 of the Star Publishing Co.
for advertising the delinquent list for
1888, are as follows:
II knew nothing Of the fact that the
list was to have been printed, the night
the committee met, until after it had
adjourned 1t was not brought up in
the committee meeting. Shortly after
the committee adjourned | was
standing in front Of the City Hall con-
versing with Councilman Vandegrift,
when was approached by Mr.. Curren i,
chairman of the committee. who excused
himself for interrupting our converse
tion and said:
''I am about to publish the delinquent
list, and would like to know what paper
you would prefer it should be printed
INF"
II told him that thought, in order to
come before the masses, 1t
ought to be in one of the lead
ing papers of each of the lead
ing political parties | told him he could
put il in the Morning News or the Re-
publican. 1t mattered not which one.
He said.
Il will put it in the Morning News and
the Every Evening, Heretofore papers
have been catching on to city adver-
tisements and after publishing them
sending in their bills. Unless these
advertisements are ordered through the
committee, hereafter, / will object to
paying for them"
sInstead of putting 1t in the Every
Evening and Morning News he put It In
the Every Evening, Freie Press and Sun
day Star the next week, | asked Mr..
White, for an explanation and If
he had coincided with Mr..
Curren in placing it in the
Free Presse instsad of the Morning News.
He said he had asked why. He said on
the score of economy let that drop.
told him, however, that while | had
some very good friends among the Ger
mans, l thought that | had not been
properly treated.
Afterwards, found it was also ad-
vertised in the Sunday Star. | am op
posed to that bill being paid because the
advertisement was placed in a weekly
paper without action of committee, and
not in a leading daily like the Morning
News, thus ignoring the minority en-
tirely His excuse for not placing
it In the Morning News was that il came
out early in the day and some persons
might see their names published in the
delinquent list, who wished to pay their
tax later in that day and they would feel
very indignant over it. ThiI was not q
good excuse, as the tax collectors give
until that time has expired.
"a representative of the Star came tc
see me and during the conversation he
told me that he had published thu de
linquent list, and | told him / should
oppose the payment of the bill. Ht
said Mr.. Curren came intC
his place to get funera
notice inserted. aud he asked the chair
man of the committee about publishing
the list He told him to go ahead and
print it, Mr. Beale said to me that h'
had done the work and thought he ought
to be paid for it. but / said that as it was
not authorized BY the committee / did no
think the city was justified in paying it;
that | was q square man aud would sup
port it and If could not have my say il
the committee | would have it on tn
floor of the Council chamber.
Now Mr.. Curren denies that we eve
held such conversation, but luckily Mr.
Vandegrift was a witness TO all tha
was said. consider my stani
taken to be in the interest o
the people and economy. / was ignore
altogether, not only that, but Mr. Cure
broke his word to me in regard to tn
matter.
In relation to this matter. the last sen
tence of section 81, of the city charter
to be found on page 100, says: "On tn
first Saturday of September, In each yeai
the Assessors and Collectors shall adver
tise, in two Of the daily newspapers {
the city of Wilmington, full liss of tI
persons whose taxes as aforesaid for I'll
preceding year are, at that date, unpRil
together with q brief description Of IL
real estate taxed Il