Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-24
JESTER IS Not JOKING.
He is Fighting For the Patrol Sta
ton In Dead Earnest.

IL rays Rental of $50 Per Month, and
Although Commissioners, Jester Ia
Not Above Voting This Plum to HIM
self.
= AT meeting of the Board Of Police
commissioners last Monday, Mayor Wiley
made a motion that the police patrol
stables be removed from their present To-
cat,on at Front and French streets, to the
stables OF Jester ~ Mcdaniel (of which
nrm Commissioner Jester is member).
on front street near Washington. As an
apology, for such motion Mayor Wiley
sad; II have never been satisfied with the
treatment the horses have received nj the
present stables" The mayor did NOT state
Just what the treatment was the horses
him. W
:, Commissioner Jester at once seconded
mayor Wiiley's motion. The secretary
previous to this motion, read a bid from
Jester q Mcdaniel, Offering to furnish q
police patrol stable at $50 per month for
period of three or five years.
AT this juncture and before the motion
was put by Mayor Wiley, Mr.. Lawson
registered protest against such action on
the part of the other two members. He
asked: Can we enter into this contract
without advertising for proposals? To the
N3@N lltTt 10 II CIV OTul-
nance which STIMULATES that no contract
amounting to $50 or over shall be awarded
by any city department without this same
BIDS
I'VE are not buying anything" Mayor
Wiley said, 81 don't think it is necessary
to advertise for proposals."
Mr.. Lawson commended that the amount
was over the $50 limit and he was of the
hn Il r. NJ
lawson continued; 1T is needless for me
70 say that the greater part of the arrests
come from the vicinity where the patrol
station is located, and from Front and
Market streets, but two squares away.
have been urged by business men in the
locality, to endeavor to have the patrol
station remain in its present location. Ii
y as good as two officers TO the coast
French street is very wide street, The
patrol wagon is in the right place.
Front street is very wide street, too"
broke in Mr.. Jester.
on are pecunlarily interested in this
matter" retorted Mr.. Lawson, sharplv.
You are drawing u salary as police com.
missioner and you are now after this for the
money there isinit. Owing to your position
you should say very little In this matter
MI. mayor, since have been in this com
mission have acted in the minority, but
have agreed with you IN a number of
thingsi or whenever knew that your
position was the right one. | saw in n
newspaper, that Mr.. Jester shook hands
with you and said he would act with YOU
IN all matters. You can answer this or
deny it,
Mayor Willey-'rhat is not true. / will
not always act with Mr.. Jester and don't
think he will always act with me-"
Continuing, Mr.. Lawson said; During
my absence. from the city this matter Of
removing the patrol station was brought
up IN the commission, and knew nothing
OF the matter whatever"
Yes, put in Mayor Wiley, land dur
ing my absence police officer was ap-
pointed, but did not grumble.'
Commissioner Jester-'We bid for the
station Just the same as any other persons
could have done. | can raise nv right
hand and take an oath that / am doing
only the right thing'
your oath to some people don't amount
to much" said Mr.. Lawson.
Wen, IL Is rs good AS yours i'll this
community" said Commissioner Jester.
isn't lazy ~ -
Mayor Wiley sought to bridge over the
chasn which his motion had made BY as
sorting that in the near future three new
pollccfnen would be appointed and located
on the 'coast." Mr.. Lawson claimed that
the appointment of these three officers was
Unnecessary and would only saddle the
tax payers of Wilmington with additional
cost. He contcndcd that the patrol wagon
was IN the right place and said il was as
good as halt dozen officers on the
coast He said the appointment of these
three extra men would add coupe of
thousand dollars annually to the EXPENSES
OF the city, and all this go to benefit pecu-
nlarily some interested parties. Mr.. Law
son suggested that if the police patrol sta
ton be moved at all it be placed in a more
central location than away out Front
street He mentioned the Delaware House
stables, as being handy to the city hall.
Mr. Lawson also asked Mr.. Wiley if it
was, not fact that preparation had been
male Tor several days past at the stable of
Jester d Mcdaniel for the reception of the
patrol service commencing January LIST
next. He admitted that such was the case.
The secretary here read a communication
from Henry Blouth which was accompa-
MED by long petition containing over 10
'igners, who vigorously protested against
ne removal of the police patrol station
from its present location. The petition
contained many prominent signers, a few |
y whom were George w. Bush Walter d.
Bush, the George w. Bush x Sons Com |
nany, W. IL J. Lang, George W. Gray, n. |
Is. Morrison, John X. Mari, A. b. Gillespie |
md many others. Mr.. Blouth offered to |
furnish an office, box stables and all the |
for tirst-clnss patrol station, |
including electric light, heat and feed for |
wo horses for $50 per month. The con- |
raet is to go into effect on January LIST |
lext and continue for two or three years, |
)r as long as the commissioners may desire. |
The patrol station has remained at its |
present location for several years, and is
I'M admirable location BY many |
prominent business men and taxpayers in |
his vicinity. The stables are Kept in a
lean and orderly condition, and nothing
S wanting to make the place first.class
patrol station. The station was located ut
lester d Mcllaniel's stables during d uor- |
ion of Mayor Harringtons administra-
ion, but was removed ON account of tho |
OF the location. FREQUENT
were made by patrol officers,
lmong the complainants being Ferd.
hairs. When some of the old patrol olli-
'ers, were reaprointed, in June last, oili-
'er Chairs was not of the number Com
Jester opposed him on the
,round that he had been instrumental in |
having the patrol station removed To the
present suitable location.
At the meeting last evening Mayor
Wiley closed the discussion by nstrncting
he secretary to ask the city solicitor for All
opinion as 10 whether the board had a legal
light to remove the station without first
skiing for bids. After passing some bills
he board adjourned.
IN REH1LF or TIE CIaRES