The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-29
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: Hotoe0Ay = 0eouu& q yQo ESue.
I4eep seI 3hAp Popr wss -ossfly III
taksn ,u6 Nth quite an anlmats4
talk on, the articles which appear
ed, Ia the coiumns Of the Ever y
Evening over the sigu aturs
Trustee Parker. charging sxtrava-
gauces and an overdraft Of th.
Trustees appropriation Of las
year Of nearly eight thous and do
lars. He also hinted that the pea
house contract was given to Davit
Dangle, he beng a blind for Com.
missioner Patrick Fahey and he
also charged the committee with
con niving with Fshey 10 the award
ing Of the contract.
Trustee Joe Chandler who j.
chairman Of the building commit
tee who have the building oil ths
pest house in charge, was mad
when the first article was read tc
him 10 the grocery store at Centre.
vile. Del. He then and there de-
nounced the article as false. The
charge, in WHICH he was more par.
ticularly, Interested in was that the
committee Of which be was chair,
man had exceeded their authority
10 asking for $1,000 when the Board
had only instructed them to ask
for $4,000. Mr.. Chandler did only
ask the Levy Court for $4,000 not
$4,000 Said Mr.. Chandler: II have
been accused of asking Tor more
money TO build the new pest house
than was necessary for its use.
That | was wasting the money oi
the taxpayers. which carried a
ndue that had been connected
with some kind Of a dea! and was
a beneficiary from it. Ihave stood
we'll IN the community in which l
live. have never done a dishUn.
est or dishonora able act in my life.
hold positions OF trust and never
before have been accused % uu.
Justly az 10 the article written by
Mr.. Parker ! stand here with
uplil.ed arms and say that l hope
they might drop off if l have 10 any
way broken my oath as Trustee
OF the Poor, or in any way favored
anybody 10 the awarding OF the
contract 10 build the pest house
lie was here to defend his honor
and his good name which he val
ued above everything else In this
world. lie would not lie under a
mis- isapprchcnsIoa and have his anne
tarnshcd. He would welcome au
cxaminat oi his books at auy
time and they would be lound all
right.
Trustee John Lawson said th at
questioned the honesty Of
Mr.. Chandler aud that he could
bear him out that he had only
asked the Levy Court for $4,000.
Trustee Roberts also reiterated
what Mr.. Lawson said. He also
said that he was member Of that
aud he was good Re-
p ublican. an honest man and he
had not done anything that would
not bear the lig ht Of dav on 1t. He
did know Mr.. Fahey. Mr.. bangle
was a bidder along with scveral>
others and was the lowest bidde.
Trustee Walker said he could
bear Mr. Chandler out in his
which he made before
he Board.
Trustee Roberts said he was
oresept when Mr.. Chandler asked
or $4,000. II said we wanted all
he money we could get. also ez
;snded an invitation to the meu1y
,ers OF the Levy Court to come over
and see what the money was EeedA,
ID for. The contract wac given
'ut honestly and Mr.. D1hey had :
nothing to do with 1t. ! would uoE
1y iu print aud make Charges which
are not true and cannot be proven.
Trustee Parker arose aud said
10 had consulted two gentlemen
and they advised him agaiust
making any reply but 40 the meme
oers demanded one he would onlH
'eiterate what he had already sai4
n print He said that We are po.
itical servants. That be had no
personal feeling iu the matter and
nothing against any member Of tho
Board ofTrustees. Hehad arrived
at the conclusion BY copvlug the Z,
igures from the books Of the Sec.
rotary and what had been given
him BY Comptroller Kelley. i
DR.. Belvllle arose and said when
he read the article 10 the Every
he was mad man. "Wht
lid you print your article 10 that
paper which you know is Demo.
cratic paper and which you loath
and abhor. The whole article was
= mass of untruths and an uncalled
Ior attack upon this Board. l for
one will not stand under such an
upon NY honor and hon
ssty." Then he gave Mr.. Parker
a scathing rebuke for rushing into
print instead OF saying what he
1ad to say befote the faces OF the
and not behind their
oacks.
Then followed a running de- =,
1ounccment Of the course Trustee
Parker had taken and the false
10 BIT in which the matter was put
before the public. That Mr.. Parker
vas mistaken in the amount tho
Board had overdrawn their appro-
oriation for last year.
A running fire was kept up on
Trustee Parker under which he
refused to answer several questions
,u! to him. contending that they
we're too much Of a personal mat.
er. That he was not there 10 be
nterrogated.
In the bill presented to the Board
rom Mr.. Parker's hundred, St