The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-01-28
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the day and year aforesaid Witness
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:''..'':: JAMES MoNlGHAN,
SEAL Notary Public"


President wales stated IN addiuol
70 the above that ne mad converse
tion with Lllburne Chandler, Esq, II
Whicn MI. Chanuler stated that iran
Shngiebach, former contractor, toll
MIN that ne gave Lee at one time "
asa as prloe.
MDr; ohortlldge being asked II ne hat
not discovered some OF Lees crooked
ness, stated that he knew nothing
definite, only that ne had spoken z
some contractors In reference TO brib
ing Lee, pup the only admission the3
maue was that IL would not do TO tell
all they knew.
q, At TINS stage OF the meeting Dr
Shortiidge addressed tho Board as
foilows;
Mr. PRESIDENT, owing to the mis-
representations which have been made
eithor ignorantly or designedly, to
place the boaiu OF Health IN d wrong
ana raise position with the people,.
leei thaI " is lncumpent on US 70 make
simple ana plain statement or facts
me BOARD Oh Health, as now con
stltuted, was appointed by Ills Honor
slayor Harrnletoh III may looS, sue.
ceealng a Board OF Health composed
OF nohoraDie men. Men VINO had the
nsalll ol ule clLy at heart ana VINO
erieu 10 40 tnelr duty, this from what
| we KNOW OF tne members OF tnat body,
Anu yey we ma that sahe BOARD OF
| health hghtilg the same trouble we
have experienced In the removal OF
tne garbage. AZ one OF the meetings
0l thi5 same board OF Heaith Tfe
lfesiuenb, pr. Draper, SAID, II re-
m~emDer ~ righS tnat ne could not
understand why the secretary oil the
board should always defend the con
traetors wheh they were assaiied Tor
hot uoihg tneir WORK.
III mus aiWayS Dcen source OF trou-
ple ana VIII pe until ~ is reduced 10
system, ana thls IS what we have been
Trying 70 do, we iound the contracts
inaae iaa py tne old Doard lor the year
1855, SO that all we could 90 was to Try
anu nave the eontractors 90 the work;
oi course we iaiieu., we iailed because
tne contractors Wnen MAKING Ihelr
Dlds had so unnereStifnated Tho work
10 De done that IL really became a
question OF now not TO DO the work
ana receive the pay or they pocket the
loss: In january, 1870, when new con-
tracts were to DO made, we estimated
That 1t would require certain number
oi wagons 10 DO the work, and received
from Alr. fagan common-sense pro-
~
wagons Tor each district as follows;
FIRST district, three wagons; second,
iour wagons; third, Tour wagons;
fourth, hve wagons.
I'VE found that his estimate was
rlght, except IN the fourth district,
which includes that portion OF the city
west OF Market street IRON north side
of sixth street to city limits west and
north.
''Ehis year We placed two more We
gons on the Fourth district, hoping, in
measure at least, to relieve tue citi-
| zens during the hot months dt lncon-
Venience and q great nuisance. Now
while this has been authorized, yet tho
price Tor dolhg II Is tile same rare rer
wagon US the contract for the year
1890. AS the guardians of the health
OF the citizens we feel Justified in
making the incren5e in the number of
wagons. A careful estimate OF the
whole city will show an aggregate
cost OF each wagon not to be over
s5i4 including charges OF men. Feed
OF horses and wear and tear. We do
not think the price excessive, but on
the other hand we look upon 1t as an
under rather than an over estimate.
so lar as the present board Is con-
eerhed we reel that we nave done our
duty honestly and fairly, and have no
douot met win the approval OIL the
citizens TIE, , ge,neralliyS. ,l
be the board Democratic or kepub-
lican 1t can never 1ully remedy tho
sarpilBe eIouoies Unless IL lS alioWeu
10 seieet ils own secretary; he Is the
IN. most lmportant olheef OF lhe board.
i lhe ooaf'i now nus no eohtrol over
% %niln, ne y elected py oouhcil, comes
p,neon wilen ne pieases ana goes Wleh ne
pleaSes,
= ne FORMER Doard ilal tfouDle over
sarpIase G9,ipiailnCs Uul anu IN tRe emu
eli illoyt'u DeteetINe JONES anu tahues
grlIL 10 nuke III! iiNestigatlon. II
goou wofk y 10 pe Done ths BOARD
must nave secretary VINO is not op-
poseu 10 ~
IN IN lnlorInal talk that ehsued IL
was me impression OF every member
OF the poaiu that lts usefulness was
eflppiea unless IL hau secretary III
sylnpathy WIN u a.,
MI. Goyie thoughI that even with