Evening journal., 1893-04-14
FORD'S SHREWD MOVE.
He Practically Shuts Out His
Friend" Mr.. Carpenter.
THE FIRST BLOOD TO COL. MOORE

THE FIRST BLOOD TO COL. MOORE
Representative Dasey startIes the House
By an Amendment to Add p. J. Ford.
to the Street and Sewer Commission
Increasing the Number From Three to
Five-Ford Congratulated on a Per-
sonal Victory.
staff Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER April IA In the fight between
Colonel Enoch Moore, Of the Street and
Sewer Commission, and Joseph L. Car
penter, Jr, whose term on that com
mission recently expired the first blood
belongs to Colonel Moore The House. by
rising vote Of 1G tc . adopted crude
amendment offered by Representative
Dacey, TO make Peter j. Ford, Mr.. Car
penters bitterst antagonist, the fifth
member Of the board
The fight began In this way. Mr..
Carpenter wanted to be replaced on the
commission, and big delegation came
here on Tuesday IN his behalf A public
hearing was given In the hall of repre-
sentatives upon which Samuel n. Bay
nard and Colonel Moore threw very
wet blanket, they being opposed to the
addition.
The main body Of the delegation went
home, but Mr.. Carpenter, Receiver of
Taxes John Il. Dlckey, Patrick Neary
and Andrew q. Wilson remained here TO
complete the work They prepared a
bill making Mr.. Carpenter the fourth
member Of the commission with a tenure
Of three years
The House Committee on Municipal
Corporations considered the bill on Wed
nesday evening and agreed to make
favorable report The work Of counting
noses then began Mr. Carpenter and
his friends must have thought that they
had the decks cleared for action, but
they counted without their host
At an extra session of the House
J yesterday afternoon, they got Repre-.
sentative Spruance to call up the bill
Its friends aud foes we're all over the
chamber at the time, Joseph L. Carpen-
ter. Jr. standing near the lobby door
aud looking over the railing Mr..
} Dlckey was seated by hostile Mr. Gam
and Colonel Moore was tilted back In his
chair against the radiator at the right of
the speakers chair Mr.. w ilson was on
the visitors bench.
AS soon as the bill was called up Rep
d resentative Dasey. who had prohted by
, the amendment experience Of Represent
alive Jooch, Jumped up and said;
''Mr Speaker-BefOre that bill is read
| want TO offer an amendment want
to amend the bill by adding Peter J.
. Ford TO the commission, increasing the
(, number from three to five If you are
b going to increase IL one, increase II two.
The gentleman was here asking us for
IS relief. We were compelled to turn him
down For that cause he Is entitled to
J. recognition. The City Council of VII
}, mington have written 20 us TO keep
II hands on and let them alone aud they
d would do better themselves / win
show you that it gives me great pleasure
IS to keep hands Off You are going to
!. recognize one and turn another down.
alone am responsible for this action in
}. putting Mr.. Ford on He did not know
d | was going to do IL.
Mr.. Cooch-''T THAT would not be in
Z keeping with the intention of the people
:. Of Wilmington. Mr.. Ford is interested
8 10 a measure, the people Of Wilmington
n are opposed to-building sewers out ia
II the country. We almost unanimously
10 greed that the building Of the sewer
+, was not proper The cholera stares Il.
Ia the face and Is only waiting favor
10 able conditions TO devour the people W
!, love. His desire would be to carry oul
A this measure that you and / opposed
and the taxpayers would be powerless t.
le resist IT, / think TO put him on woulS
n be improper and unjust.
ID Mr.. Ford was sitting in the room whei
4 the pencader man delivered his speech.
The question was called and Messrs
Cooch and Spruance were the only mem
\ bers who voted against the amendment.
J. The bill was then taken up by sections
Il was found that the amendment wa
ID defective, inasmuch as it provided ~
y. tenure for Mr. Ford and the four com
missioners provisions of the body OF th
h. bill were not altered by the singh
- amendment
- Mr.. Spruance moved that the bill b
recommitted.
T., Mr.. Cooch said that he had no doub
= - but that Mr. Ford would be a commits
> sioner and suggested substituting hi
% - name for that Of Mr. McGarrity in tn
~ Five Commissioners bill in the hands O
M the committee.
~ ae Colonel Moore objected to that becaus
~, it shortened his term, and the sug
m = gestion was unheeded
- Mr. Spruance repeated his motion
4. | recOmmlJ ana 10 was chfleu. II
= friends and foes Of the bill then LEI
~ town, feeling assured that no actio
-N would be taken to-day.
-. Peter Ford was warmly congratI
% lated upon his personal victory. II
,e said he thou ght the commission betts
AN as IL is, but that If Mr.. Carpents
oa insisted upon being added he woul
he accept the place
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