Evening journal., 1901-11-29
CITlZENS WANT
BONDS PRODUCED
HandamuS Suit Against Di-
FeCtOFS Instituted Today
COURT ISSUES DESIRED RULE
lis RCturnable on Next Wednesday
COURT ISSUES DESIRED |
Is Returnable on Next Wednesday
Wien Officials Must Make De-
tense TO The Order

The Citizens Reform Association be-
gan legal proceedings this morning to
compel Messrs. Fahey. Webster ana
Carter. directors OF the Street and
Sewer Department. to produce tnoir
bonds, when. in Superior Court. j..
Harvey Whiteman. representing the
Executive Committee of The assocla-
ton, instituted mandamus proceedings
against the directors. The action came
as a surprise to those lawyers who
were in the court room at the time
The story Of the missing bonds is a
familiar one to the people of this city.
The petition of MIR. Whiteman is, in
part, as follows
no the Honorable Judges OF the SUI
perior Court of the State of Della
ware, in and for New Castle
County:
Petition for a mandamus Go the
Superior Court from the taxpayers of
the city of Wilmington a corporation
lOf the State of Delaware, by the name
and style of the Mayor and Council OF
| Wilmington, and as such are interested
in the execution of the laws of ulg
state of Delaware.
That i'm accordance with and pur-
suant TO the provisions of an act OF
1.-THE General Assembly of the State oi
delaware. entitled AN act in relation
to the streets and sewers Of the city ol
Wilmington passed at Dover, Apri
l2O, A. d.. 1887. the said defendant wa.
/ appointed a member of the Board o.
/ Directors OF the Street and Sewer De
lpartment of the said corporation fol
1.-THE term of six years, and on the 3Otl
day of March, 1901, pursuant to- salt
statute filed in the office OF tine Mayo
luf said city his oath of office, and
Immediately thereafter entered upoi
the duties OF said Office and Is now il
THE exercise thereof.
d, That pursuant TO the provision of thl
said statute it became. and was th
duty Of the said defendant member o
the Board of Directors of the Stree
land Sewer Department Immediately af
tier THE organization OF the said Boar
of Directors after the said defendan
became a member thereof. TO enter int
a bond. with sureties. to the said Mayo
land Council in the sum of $4,000. sail
lsureties to be approved by the cit.
Judge. Ohe condition of which bon
should be to comply in an things witl
provisions of said act and faithful
execute the trusts conhded In him, a
provided I'm the said statute The sal
bond to- have subjoined thereto a war
rant Of attorney to confess judgmen
thereon. and the said bond and wal
, Irant TO be fled in the office OF tn
in the judgment of the City Judge, ia
interests of the city demand that IL b
entered i'm the Superior Court of til
/ State Of Delaware, and for New Cast
Z county.
] That the said defendant member {
e the Street and Sewer Department di
not Immediately after THE organizaNO
of the said Board of Directors. aftC
The said defendant became a membC
thereof, deliver any bond TO the Cit
Treasury. but the same wholly faile
1 to do so. Whereof there being u
lother adequate remedy I'm the premise
y your petitioners pray This houorab
court to issue a peremptory writ {
Imandamus of the State of Delawar
. directed to the said defendant men
her of the Board of Directors OF tf
Street and Sewer Department con
lmanding him i'm accordance with Oh
provisions Of the said statute TO d
liver q bond executed in accordan'
with THE provisions Of the said statut
Immediately TO Seth Fl. Feasto
= treasurer of said corporation, in q
81 office of THE City Treasurer.
IS And your petitioners will forev
y pray etc.
IS Signed: Alfred GawthrOp. A.
es Reed. Henry b. Thompson, Peter
u Ford Peter w. Tomlinson, A. ID. Wa
n Iner Howell S. England. Jerome B. BE
William +. Kurtz and George r. Ilc
re fecker.
N The court granted the rule. and ma
it returnable on Wednesday. at viii
y time the members Of the board W
y have an opportunity to show eau
e. why they should not fi,e bonds.
PRESBYTERlANS REDUCE DEB