Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-01-07

this way. He is poor and asked me il 1
would not give him weeks work. which
! did. Why you don't think that would
have anything to do with the starving Of
the horses, do you at the other stables?''
Mr.. Lawson-"I didn't say anything
about you starving the horses"
Mayor Willey--'Mr. Fougeray admitted
to me that the horses were not properly
fed
MIR. Lawson-"I don't propose to know
of my own personal knowledge how the
horses have been fed"
report anything that goes wrong at the
stables
Mr.. Lawson-"They will be afraid of
you, knowing that you will have power to
dismiss them'
Mayor rWilley-stAnother view of tits, the
presence of Mr.. Jester at the stables will
urge the men to take the proper care of the
horses and see that everything is properly
carried OH there.n
Mr.. Lawson-Another point in favor of
the patrol wagon. remaining where it is
on account of the greater part of the
arrests occurring east of Market street.
Besides the majority of the people are IN
favor of the station remaining where it
is"
Mayor Willey-"Thats Just where you
make mistake. The majority of the people
are in favor of the patrol station being re-
moved to the place of Jester u Mcdaniel"
Mr.. Lawson-.'If you will search the
police records you will find that most OF
the police patrol calls are turned in east Of
Market street, and the present location is
the most suitable one"
MIR. Jester-"Why, five out of every six
arrests are made west of Market street,
Mr.. Lawson-"f you don't know that
most of the arrests come from the east
side of Market street | will produce the
statistics" Mr.. Lawson then produced the
figures and showed that for As hours, be-
ginning on December 24th and ending at
midnight on December 26th, 50 arrests
were made east of Market street and II ar
rests west of Market street. Mr.. Lawson
said he had secured the records from De-
cember 9th 60 Goth, because it was about
Christmas time when there were more ar
rests than usual. After Mr.. Lawson had
gotten through reading the reports of the
police to show Just where the majority of
the arrests were made Mayor Wiley said:
ANY further remarks upon the subject?
If not we will vote upon the original
motion"
"Nlr. Jester-stI am voting for this
motion because l feel that it is just and
fair"
Mr.. Lawson-"You are voter for reve-
nue. only
Mr.. Wiley then announced the original
motion carried and stated that the contract
for furnishing the patrol stable had been
awarded to Jester e. Mcdaniel for period
of two years.
Mr.. Lawson-"I suppose may be per
mitted to record nay vote against it. Mr..
Secretary, just record me as voting nay"
Mayor Willey-.I move that three po-
licemen be added to our present force
Mr.. Jester-"Second the notion
Mr.. Lawson-"May | ask why this is
done?n
Mayor Willey-"Just because Mr. Cotton
said we could. He is chairman of the po-
lice committee of City Council. | had a
talk with him just previous to this meet
ing"
commission ?n
Mayor Willey-"I spoke to him about
the matter. did not want to incur any
extra expense without consent from the
police com1nitte of Council. So ordered
Mr.. Lawson-"I will vote no."
Mayor Willey-'All right you can vote
no. There is no objection whatever to
your voting no. You have been in the
habit of casting dirty insinuations since
you have been member of this board and
it is time for this to be stopped"
Mr.. Lawson, (coolly)-"l defy any one
to say that have acted in any other way
than a commissioner should act. will
|
have attended our meetings"
Mayor Wiley, growing excited)-"If
you had spoken to me like you have to
Mr.. Jester frequently I'd knock your teeth
down your throat. That's what I'd do
d quick
Mr.. I.awson-"If you and Mr.. Jester
don't like my course in this body you have
right to oppose it,.
AT this point Mr.. Jester also put in a re
mark or TWO and matters began to look
still more alarming. Mr.. Jester finally
said:
"What have / ever done to you, Mr..
lawson to get treated in this manner"
Mayor Willey-"You seldom ever treat
Mr.. Jester right"
Mr. Lawson.--"I have no chance to talk
to Mr.. Jester outside of these meetings.
have no horses to buy
BY this time Mayor Wiley had left the
room, the board adjourning almost i'll the
midst of the wordy alteration, The pot
was still kept q boiling, however, when Mr..
Mr.. Jester said:
You know you haven't treated me
right ever since you have been coming to
these meetings."
Mr.. Lawson.-"We had best go down
stairs and talk the difficulty over.'
Mr.. Jester-''I have always tried to do
what was right. You can't show me a
single thing | have done wrong in these
meetings"
Mr.. Lawson-"You're an angel, Mr..
Jester. It's a wonder you don't take
wings and fly right up to heaven" Mr..
Jester then withdrew from the room, hav-
ing already been standing while the oral
sparring match was taking place. MIR.
Lawson remained in the room few min
utes to ask Secretary Blackburn question
or two who was busy writing out the
minutes of the meeting, and then the
minority representation Of the board took
his departure as coolly as he had entered.