The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-27
FIFTH EDITION.
THE WATER DEPARTMENT..
Sr Hastings Scores the Party who
iavo tho Figures in That Sensational

MI Hastings Scores the Party who
dave tho Figures In That Sensational
Article.
The Water Com mission met laat
evening and after some routine busl-
ness had been transacted MIR. Hastings
called attention to certain portions of
an article which recently appeared In
the Every Evening In which certain
dates were given that Indicated that
they must have beon furnished by
some one connected with the depart.
ment. MIR. Porter said he was respon.
sible for the dates but he was not for
the article.
Mr. Hastings ''The article saya
that the matter came up again for the
10th. the correct date. and / asked
that II be postponed because had q
headache. do not mind the slur that
Is cast upon me by the article. but {
do care that the gentlemen whom /
meet here In business relation should
give such Information to reporter to
be used for partisan purposes against
me. At that meeting there was no
one present but the five men who be.
long here. The point make Is that
1t has always been understood that In
oases where there was difference of
iopinion between tho members OF the
board on business question that the
board request the newspapers not to
make note OF such difference OF judg.
nent.
1T was agreed that the public
should have oil information concern
ing the business done by the board,
as they have right to have, but that
Ino!good endiwouldlbe served by having
Idetails printed OF matters in which
the board WIS not unit i heartily
concurred In this arrangement and
lNFat lsrF, laA nat a -
ion occurred In the bourd. find this
sensational article published in which
! am held up to ridieule. The lnfor-
lmation OH which the article Is based
must have been largely obtained from
this office.
Perhaps 1t would DO better. IL any
ARTICLES recording differences OF opin.
on are TO DO published to print all the
lnroC eedtngs OF the board so that the
public muy Know the records OF VA
lGll. You deserve the praise which is
bestowed upon you, Mr. PRESIDENT,
but Nun deserve no more credit for
what you have done than MIR. Plckels
land myself deserve, so far as our
liability approaches your own.
1T is unjust that one partisan news.
!, paper should 10 given Information In
regard to details as reilectes on one
portion of the board while tho papers
OF the other side arc mu21led. | an.
severed this article to Ieassure ONE
Iwho think are unduly agltated that
SO far as ! knew. the board had no in.
tention OF allowing craftsmanship 10
: control their actions. / have no rea.
, son TO apologize for my vote on tho
bylaws | helevo IL was for the best.
have no promises to make as to my
= future conduct. did what believed
was right. ! found the board had
no bylaws for It's own governments
and l found that the act creating the
( commission required them. l gave
7 my answer to the second bylaw. which
is making SO much agitation. but not
!, in rs strong terms rs | might"
Mr., Porter said he was sorry that
the article had appeared. The repor-
. ter had been to him. and some OF the
? Questions no had refused to answer.
=, lie had talked OF the matier also al
| the Office bat not to the reporter.
Mr.. Bond said when the reporter
. cnmo to him the neXt morning, and
Inquired II the bylaws were pissed.
il, lhe replied, no, Mr., Hastings had a
u headache. At the time it did not oc-
+ cur to him TINT tho reporter was
e lguthering information for his article.
II Mr.. Grohe said no had nothing to do
n with the article. He was not an abIser
II Iof the department. lie said that when
~ he was not loyal to all the members
lie would leave without SOLICITATION.
Mir. Pickles wanted 1t distinctly n
=, lderstood that lie has never sought 10
q bring politics into the board. and as
g long as 10 was member he intended
d to aid In running 1t on business
Il basis. 'WElle | AN a Republican
n recognize that he who serves his coun'
i, try lest seIHeS his party best"
~ Registrar Gtuhe reported the re-
a ceipts Of Tie department for the year
u to 1u.ap,uYpenditures Si2S, 1911, so
3 The surplus OF s-u,Jls.s0 was uEdered
to be turned over to City Council uO
D. lcordlnG to Jaw
e After some discussion on the grave
"A for the new litter which is not accord
Ing to The contract. Alexander 4
3, Wells. the contract ors. were informed
TX that the gravel would be accepted
y when separated into the elzes specified
At In Tho contract,
n, Tho chief engineer was directed Il
10 advertise lur proposals. for will ing thu
lie arches oil the lilter plant for lighting
No by electricity.
>. The wee,ly payroll of S27S %, thu
y monthly payroll OF s2H.67, the de
At partmenL payroll Of s225 and TIN
ne regular payroll OF ! ISL, - were passed