The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-11
CHARTER BILL
Is ACCEPTED
Board Of Trade Accepts Result Of
Committees Arduous Task.
COMMITTEE rs DISCHARGED
President William Lawton and Viii.
liam P. Bancroft Appointed
Committee to Take Matter
Before Legislature.

A special meeting Of the Board Of
Trade was held last night to discuss the
new rty charter for the city of Will
mington. Daniel w. Taylor, secretary
Of the Board stated that the committee
On the new charter had made its report
al the last regular meeting of the Board,
which was accepted and that it was
then decided to call the special meet
ing for the purpose Of considering it.
President Iawton stated that about
500 copies of the charter had been print
cd and distributed among those interest
ed. William Il. Bancroft said that al
though great many changes had been
made i, the charter. about nine-tenths
Of il remained as it was two years ago.
For the purpose of getting the bill before
the Board for discussion w. ID. Mullen,
.Ir. made a motion that the bill as pre-
pared by the charter committee be ac-
ccpted by the Board of Trade and passed
by the Board for passage by the Legis-
lature.
Those present at the meeting were
William Lawton, Daniel Taylor John
:. Rossell William T.. Bancroft. Theo-
,lore Leisen. w. ID. Mullen, Jr., John r.
Hudson, j. Harvey Whiteman, attorney
FOR the charter committee A. l.. johnson.
q. G. purdy, Victor X. Pyle and Frank
Woolley.
For the benefit of those members pres
cnt who were not familiar with the new
charter. Mr.. Bancroft explained the
principle parts and the changes which
had been made. The boundary of the
city in the new charter hill remains the
same as heretofore, excepting several
slight changes necessary in the outskirts.
Mr.. Bancroft also called attention to
the changes made in the charter in the
election of Councilmen.
One OF the most radical changes in the
bill is made III the department OF cleo
! tions which has been almost completely
4 rcvolutionized. Mr.. Whiteman explain
\ ed the changes in that department and
also explained the advantages Of the
\ two election bills which were also pre-
pared by that COMMITTEES. The election
EbillS are printed in the copies of the
charter bill which has been published
= under the head of supplementary propo-
sitions.
As the charter calls for the city to be
divided into five wards it. has been
A suggested that such would give. the Re
4 publican party the advantage in the cleo
A tion OF Councilmen. President Lawton
4 stated that he heard prominent man
make that objection to the charter bill
yesterday.
The following resolution offered by Mr.
+ Bancroft after the discussion was ad
opted:
Resolved, That the president is re
lncsted to appoint a committee of five
with directions to incorporate the sup
kplcmentary propositions for nomination
BIZ petition and non-partisan ballot int
bill to have it presented TO the Gen
ral Assembly for consideration and t
Eeep themselves and this Board inform
d in regard to the action of the Legis
nttse on the subject.
Mr.. Mullen withdrew his motion tha
he Board accept the bill after which th
Question was put by the chair will thi
b,ippementary proposition be embodie
a {ii this charter?' On vote it wa
unanimously decided that the propos
Jon should be imbodied The Board the
unanimously decided to accept the entir
pill as arranged by the committee.
The question was brought out as
= vhether the charter committee Shoul
Re discharged and new committee ~
b0inted Or whether the same commi
e he retained to take the charter b.
re N$he Legislature Mr.. Rossell WI
8}H8!Opinion that the committee shOu
charged as it would be too mue
&personal thing for the commits
before the Legislature and uri
IN work. On motion of Mr.. Mullt
&ommittee was discharged with
M%of thanks
--M motion of Mr.. Rossell. Preside
n tton and William +. Bancroft We
~ #Hinted on the committee with Il
&rstanding that the president sele
% others to serve who have not be-
&nected with the charter bill in N
HIM to take it before the Legislatul
MI he new committee was authorized
A sufficient number of the chart
& printed with the Supplemental
N|3ositions embodied.