Evening journal., 1901-02-20
COunciImOn and Citizens IeIt
Chamber Of Trustees
'TWlS DISGRlCEFUL MEETING
Before Disorder PreciDitated Adjourn
ment Trustees Agree 70 Give COun-
ell Financial Help
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New Castle, Feb 20.-rhree Nom |
tas of CITY Council Messrs Schu-
nardt. Reynolds and Martin met thel
trustees Ci the Commons at q special |
meeting ,sld last evening. bul bsfole /
the purpose OF tbe mCa.ng coul bel
properly stated a war OF words easuel
and the gathering broke up in dis
order II was most untortunaie
meeting. not only for the City bcdiesl
Interested but fer the citizens as we'll
for its deliberations sounded what 81
believed VIII prove the death knel cfl
tha bill now Before The Legislature
authorizing the borrowing cf $600O0l
for municipal improvements, providingl
the residents vD.e to sanct ON thel
loan.
The meeting was prsided over by
Dr. John j. Black. and immediately
after he declared Be- orgn for business,
Mr. Reynolds OF the committee from
Council. proceeded 10 explain the
committees action regarding a contract
which II had been said the Council
was about to make with the New
Castle Water Works Company for thel
supplying Of water for a period OF five
years Mr. Reynolds said the COM
mittge had met in the home of Mr.
Shaw president Of the company, and
had discussed the water question
there They thought the company S
rent of $50 per plug excessive and de-
clared that Council could not pay 1.-THE
body would agrees to pay 3l5 per plug
for the thirty-nine plugs but Mr. Shaw
repl ed that the company would not
lower the rent TO that figure unless the
city entered into a FIVE years CON
tract with the company With thisl
information the committee left. Mr.
Reynolds admit1ed that CITY Solicitor
Cooper had said before the Committee
on Municipal Corporations of the State
Legislature On Monday that Council
had made the five year contract with
the company. but in this the member
Of Council declared the solicitor tol
have been in error.
Mr. Rodney said the meeting had
not been called to hear any eXplana-
tlons from che members of Council
regarding the contract question, but
to consider communication from
Council asking for financial aid nala-
tive to the payment of water tax. Mr.
Rodney also objected 10 the pres nee
Of so many disinterested paoplo I'm the
chamber, remark.ng that the meeting
was not one Of citz MS. Mr. Chal-
lenger and other members of the
trustees thought the meatng should
be open TO the public and while a war
OF words was fought over the question.
during which all efforts on the part Of
Dr. Black to apply parliamentary ril-
ings to the various motions and insin-
uations involved. the three members of
Council and the citizens present left
the chamber insulted because of tha
remarks directed against them. AT
this disgracgful junctuTe of the meet
ing a mCIon to adjourn WAS made but
PROMPTLY voted down Dr. Black upon
restoring order had Mr. Ferris read
from the minutes the object of the
special meeting. The secretary did SO
Whereupon prompt consideration was
given the communication frcm Council
asking for financial help regarding the
payment Of water rents. It was the
dasire OF Mr. Challenger that the bcdy
allow Council no money TO be paid the
water company and ia this contention
he was upheld by other minority mem.
bers. but IL was the opinion Of the
majority members that the trustee
should give Council some assistance
and when it was suggested that IN,
trustees pledge themselves to pay no
mere than $500 annually to Council
A|fNNAAN MttANA ANAilN NAlE HNHANaN NNNNA
took the form of a motion and wa
adopted The agreement of the trr.-tee.
binds the body TO Council for but oni
payment, it to be for rent from Jan
uary ] Of the present year 10 Januar!
i, 1902 Vigorous opposition was mad
to the mcdon and while Tie spirte,
crossfre of language was being hurle,
the meeting adjourned Council vii
now contract with the water ccmpan
10 supply the city with water. bu
whether for the five year period is nm
known
Friends Of the bill which provide
for the erection Of an electric light an
watsr plant regard the action of tn
trustees as exceedingly detrimenta
TO their plans; consequently eve
stronger pressure Will be brought I
bear upon the members Of thla Legis
lature 10 allow the citizens to decid
the question.