The sun., 1900-04-19

held up in Chaucery by the Board Of Di-
rectors Of the Street and Sewer Depart
ment.
This is either not true, or is confes-
sion Of inexcusable ignorance. 1t is well
and publicly known that the Injunction
suit now pending in the Court OF
Chancery was begun in the name OF the
Mayor and Council of this city, by the
Street and Sewer Directors. 1t is also
well known that Chancellor Nicholson
has decided the first point in this suit
against the contention OF the Street and
Sewer Directors, and that in that decision
he decided that the Oxy Hydrogen Com
pany's charter is valid and that the COM
pany has legal right to lay its gas
mains in any Of the roads, lanes, streets
and alleys Of the State. Upon the max
ing Of that decision the ONy-iIydrogen
Company renewed its application to the
Street and Sewer Directors iur permission
to exercise its chartered rights, This
neW application brings tile matter back
to The street and sewci Directors, and d
decision hy tie directors IN accord ailh
Tile Chance m' decision would dissolve
tile Injunction suit despite his authority,
Ii follows tiaJ the case i bl.ng held UP
by the Street aud sewer Datetars, Tie
eXcuea sg il iaT this is not tQa0.e. The
Wiltniusiaa Goal Gas Company has no
rights Id violation Of law, and The Street
and Sewer Directors have no authority
to protect it in abrogation Of the statutes
age and respectability is not a good
plea in law.
The attempted answer Of the second
question is another confession Of ignol-
ance, us fellows:
We have no doubt that the fees ol
Messrs. Hilles and Spruance, who are
defending the people Of Wilmington
against such an infiiction, are paid out
OF the public treasury. III they are not,
they ought to be, and the people will not
begrudge the money.
This is saying 1--WE don't know, but
believe things are as we think they ought
to be- The assumption that Messrs
Hilles and Spruance are defending the
people of Wilmington from an inflictior
OF any kind is an assumption without
reason or knowledge-is not true. The
people OF Wilmington do not approve o
such use of their money, and if allowed
to vote upon the question at issue, woult
stop it, and would welcome the Oxy
Hydrogen Company's entrance upon thu
streets of the city, with its gas mains, b.
an overwhelming majority.
The third effort is as follows:
1t is not necessary for Postmaste
Browne to tell the people upon wha
authority he called the Republican Stat
Convention. They know all about it
|, Mr.. Browne was chairman OF the onl,
Republican State organization in Della
J ware, and had ample authority for al
his acts.
This is asserting what is not true. l
is necessary in all public matters to an
swer to the people for public acts, and t
prove one's right to do such acts whe
the authority is questioned. The peopl
have right to know about such things
]. In this case they do not know all abor
i it, the assertion to the contrary notwitl
standing. Mr.. Brown was not chairma
! Of the only Republican State organic
: ton, and had no authority for doin
; what lie did. lie was not authorized t
: do what he did, by the Republican 81
tional Committee.
Z The fourth effort is as follows:
E We do not say that it is true, but
has been said that the reason why th
) Oxy-Hydrogen Company injunction su
is not under the control OF the city 81
q lictor, is because the city solicitor
e reputed to be in sympathy with j. +.
ward Addicks. Ii that relation realI
exists it would be manifestly unfair
give Mr.. Addicks both sides OF the argl
e ment.
d Another evasion Of the question
e issue. What is said is not a good pie
It when what is said is proved to be untru
g by the facts Of the case. The hold up
e the Oxy-Hydrogen Company's petitio
e for the exercise and enjoyment of i
J. chartered rights occurred ten years ag
: and was put into the hands OF speci
!, counsel several years before Mr.. Conra
became city solicitor. The reason for d
e ing that could not have beer what is a
Q serted-could not have been because
!, any opinion held by Mr.. Conrad. I'll
t inference that Mr.. Conrad would allo
!, his personal sympathy to interfere wit
u the discharge Of his duty is unwarrante
!, in this case. The facts clearly prove,
IT they prove ANYTHING, the contrary. 4
/ chief law officer Of the city and in char,
: of its law department, it is fair to a
sumo that this case is lawfully in b
e charge, and must be in charge OF speci
Q counsel with consent given, or implie
n from his non-interference with the statl
II of things as he found it upon his entran,
L upon the duties of city solicitor. It fo
e lows that Mr.. Conrad is either not
sympathy with the Oxy-IIydrogen Con
pany in this Injunction euit, OF refrail
Vt from acting in accord with his symp
/ thes in the case.