The sun., 1900-12-17
CITY Fathers
GOT BACK 70
TOWN YESTERDAY
all Claim They Have Proflted
by Trip to Charles,
ton, s. c
WILLIS CREMATORY TALK
He Astounded Delegates From Some
or the Big Cities---H amiIton
Stewart Is Said to Have
Quoted Figures, and
Broken the Spell.

The members of City Council arrived
home from Charleston, s. c., at he p.
w. IL b. French street station at $50
o'clock yesterday morning on train As.
They were in the special buffet car AT.
lantic. The object of their visit to Char.
lesion was to attend the annual conven.
tion of the League of American MUM.
cipalities.
All were loud in their praises of Char
lesion and its generous hospitality. On
Thursday they were given an excursion
TO the Island of Palms and taken through
the harbor and about Forts Sumpter and
Coulter.
The members of council seen yesterday
all declared that they had greatly profited
by the trip.
James Kane, Chairman of the Finance
Committee, is said to have gotten some
new ideas about taxation.
James Hcaly, Chairman Of Public
Buildings Committee, says Charleston
has fine buildings and now thinks this
city could stand more modern City
Hail.
Prince A. Mousley, Chairman of the
Fire Committee, picked up a few point
ers about how to run fire department.
Thomas M. Monaghan, Chairman of
the Police Committee, found some good
points about Charleston's force, which
could be used to good advantage here.
George A. Willis, Chairman of the
Crematory Committee, it is said was
talking crematory all the time he was in
Charleston and boasted that Whining
tons crematory could not be beat. While
Mr.. Willis was talking to group of dele.
gates from New York, Chicago and New
Orleans about Wilmington's plant and
had gotten them into believing that this
city's garbage plant must be one of the
most wonderful things that ever hap.
pened, Hamilton Stewart, also member
of the Crematory Committee, smoke VA,
and said "yes, it is great plant. but a
little expensive" He then quoted few
figures. The look of wonder on the faces
| of the delegates changed to one of famuse-
ment and one by one they commenced
dropping away.
A New York delegate said, "well Mr..
Willis you must have men on your COM
mittee fit to be in Tammany if you spend
that much on your crematory.". This
caused general laugh. Mr.. Willis look
ed disgusted and during the rest of his
stay remained silent on the crematory
subject.
Mr.. Willis denied the whole affair yes.
terday.
Harry Smith, Chairman of the Park
Committee, it is said, told number OF
delegates how he had prevented an obser.
yatory being placed near powder works
and had the hair standing straight up on
the heads of several Kansas City dele.
gates by stories about how he saved the
lives Of citizens by this action.
Bailiff Ryan learned number of side
steps from the attendants Of Charles.
toms Council and also a new way ,of car.
rying the ballot box around the room,
when deadlock is on.
Of the officials who accompanied the
Councilmen, Milk Inspector McEviIly,
found new way of testing mllx.l Clock
Regulator Hartlove, it is said, tried to
regulate" few clocks when he was
stopped because the owners objected.
Those in the party besides the council
men We're: Clerk William P. Morrison.
Bailiff John ]. Ryan, Treasurer William
L. Hamann, Auditor Isaac C.i Pyle,
Chief George Boughman of THE City
Engineering Department, Building In
spector John J. Cassidy, Milk Inspector
Walter A. McEvilly, Clock Regulator
Walter III. Hartlove, Clerk Samuel s.
Adams of the Municipal Court. Clerk
Frank A. McCloskey of the Depa rtment
Of Elections, and Tax Collectors Il. NJ.
Sayers and L. S. Lewis.