Evening journal., 1899-03-01
NEW CASTLE BANK GOES
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lssHe bonds for $l2o,OOO Tor the Deneht |
Of the Street and Sewer Department
They had a hearing and went home |
considerably encouraged.
MVEY WANTS A HEARING.
Chairman Webster Biakely. Of the |
Senate investigating committee, yes
terday received the following letter
from State Detective Bernard J. Nc |
Vey:
wilmington, Del. Feb. q, 1899
Hon. Webster Blakely, Chairman oi
the Committee Of the Senate APP
pointed to Investigate Charges |
Prererrod BY Peter j. Ford Against !
the official Integrity Of Bernard j.
McVey.
My Dear Sir: I sincerely desire that
all doubt shbuld be removed from the
public mind as to the truth of the
charges preferred against me by Petel
j. Ford, and inasmuch as he declined
TO offer any evidence before your COM
mittee at Dover. but stated that he
would do so II the committee would sit
in this city, / earnestly desire and re-
quest that the Senate authorize its
committee to come 10 Wilmington
some evening this week and SIT from
s O'Clock to 10 in the Board of TRADE
rooms, or some other puhlic place, to
hear evidence. ana that your commit
tee notify Mr.. Ford of the time and
place Of the meeting and request him
TO produce his widow with her milk
bill and such other evidence as he is
able to secure which will in any man.
ner lmpeach my private or official in
tegnty. l have only one request 10
make Of your committee, and that is
that the hearing shall be open to the
public These charges have been pub
licly made, and am entitled to a pub
&c vindication.
Trusting your committee will be able
to comply with my request and desig-
nate an early date when you sit, l am,
Very respectfully,
b. ]. M'VEy.
AT the afternoon session of the SEN
ate Mr.. Bialxely presented the above
letter and asked that il be read Read
ing Clerk Baxter read it slowly and
distinctly. and at its conclusion il was
moved that the request be granted
President Salmons declared that such
a motion could scarcely be entertain
ed, the investigating committee hay
ing been discharged.
Mr.. BlakelV moved that the vote by
which the investigating committee was
discharged be reconsidered.
President SalmOns reminded him that
the vote to discharge was taken on
Friday, and that the three days had
expired
Mr.. Blakely immediately moved that
a new committee of three be appoint
ed.
6 Mr.. Slaughter objected to any such
/, proceeding, saying that he thought
tine Senate understood enough about
the case to proceed without any fur
Their action. He objected to the Senate
being used as a court OF justice to set
tie the personal Disputes between the
I two men.
, Mr. Lewis expressed the belief thai
the step should be taken for the sake
of Mr.. McVey and in justice 10 him.
Senator Slaughter was the only
member who voted against Mr.. Blake.
ly's motion to appoint a committee
and as soon as It carried President
Salmons named Messrs. Brakely. Pyl,
and Lewis to constitute the committee
Il was left unfnstructed, but with full
powers. and II is optional with Il
whether 1t goes to Wilmington or not
Chairman Blakely has sent to Mr.
Ford a letter acquainting him wtl
the action Of Mr. McVey and the Sen
ate.
r RAISE FOR CLERKS.
a "A bin increasing to $1,000 the salar
d les Of the clerks OF the two houses an,
e 5000 to each reading clerk was intro
p duced by Representative Donahoe.
RECORDERS BIG OFFER.
Recorder Of Deeds Delaware Clark
Of New Castle county, has made a new
departure in the indlces business. He
came TO Dover yesterday and told rh
e members that if they would pass tn
= act allowing him to mike the new in
dices he would do II for nothing an,
- he and his deputies would act as com
e mlssioners to examine the same AM
J. perform the duty gatuitously IL &
likely that the General Assembly vii
y take him up i'm his offer.
i AGAINST THE TAX BILL.
Counci,men Obery. Leary. Kane an
% Cannon, and Clerk Morrison, OF VIII
y mtngton, spent yesterday here urgin
10 the passage Of certain city bills. in
Guiding the one taxing the Wilmingto
r City Railway Company five per ceni
J. Of it's receipts. This bin also brough
y down a big delegation against II
y among the members Of which wer
Willard Salisbury Jr.. Joseph L. Car
penter, Sr., Walter Morris. Ferdinan
l.. Gilpin, William r. Bnncl1le. c. I
D Johnson, E. J. Moore, Charles "
X Pusey, John Jacoby, e. r. Candy. Ed
l. ward Brnghurs1 Jr, and Samuel {
D Biddle.
Ie The objections made to the passag
, Of the bil were that the company pay
more taxes than any other corporatfo
in the state In proportion to its size
that It spent 100000 OF Si0O. 900 /
le street paving. represented by the bond
D. used to get the money. These bond
a bear five per cent and the interet
IN payments on them amount to sl5 .OO
TX or $4,000 a year. In addition to tina