The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-27
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Attorney Robert G. fiarman Makes Statement Re.
garding His Fees For the Case Of the City vs..
The Railway Companies. Contract Approx. :
ed by the City Solicitor

~'oS"S AA' SoyEio anu HOIDaS :
,el Lewis also saw him before Mr.. Kane
n. and he to them approved Of my being
~ retained as special counsel in tn
u matter.
,eI also six months ago, showed the
v Contract and the letter of approva
= OF the then City Solicitor to CITY So
q licitor David j. Rcinlardt, Esq. anc
n it met with his approval. Abou,
n four weeks ago, Walter II. Hayes,
/. William S. llilles, Esq, City Solicitor
I Reinhardt, Chairman Of the Finance
S Committee, James Kane and myself,
= ;discl,scd the settlement of the matter
a In ny Office. About three weeks ago
+ Chairman Of the Finance Committee
| James Kane, Hamilton Stewart and
r 1honas NJ. Monaghan, Of the Finance
Committee; President of Council,
Charles II. Blain and Building Inspec.
tor John f. Cassidy and myself met
lnthe Mayors Office, and after dis.
cussIng the matter, accepted the
terms OF settlement, a verbal rcsolu.
! ton to that effect being passed unani-
tmpU,y. Before this resolution was
passed, my fee for my services was
brought up, and it was then aud there
stated BY Chairman Of the Finance
Committee, Jane, Kane that | was
tc receive one half Of all | collected
| as ny fee; and MI Monaghan stated :
tllat there was d contract to that
EFFECT made with me by the Finance
Committec, consisting of Chairman
James Kane, Michael r. Cannon and
Mayor George NJ. Fisher. There
was not Il protest from any one pres
cnt, and all seemed to have known Of
H. Ny regret now is that did not
make my lee .argcr wuuldnot have
taken the cast Tor d private individual
!oF what tooi it for the City. In
carnage suits, where one fixed sum
received once and forever, is the full
amount involved. the attorney
gets one half OF what he wins, and
nothing il he RECEIVERS nothing. In
Tie present instance. each case is a
perpetual annuity.
II tair lie were given to this
annuity aud the present worth of
Inc sum total taken, one will then
see what have won in revenue for
the city OF Wilmington aud how
small | have made my fee. n COPY
OF Inc above coGtract and the letter
OF approva! OF the then City Solicit
tor is as follows:
Wilmington, Del.
June. = 1901.
Robert q. Hartman, Esq,
Dear Slr:--Thc Finance Commit
tee OF Councll adopted the following
resolution;
Whereas, The CITY has assessed
as real estate, in the city Of Will
nlnSton. the road beds OF railroads
aud street railways, and the wires
Of telegraph, telephone and electric
'!ght companies, aud the pipes OF
sas companies. and all Of SAID CONF
oan'es have refused to pay the
axes assessed to them; no" be it
Resolved. That the Finance
Committee of City Council do accept
he first Of the propositions sub
n'tted to it by Robert Il. Harmap,
'S'f' 'Sa h'o oSisl u VIII.
That he receive for his services
'ne.hali OF what he actually COL
ccts IN cash. in court or out of
curt aud nothing at all Tor his
erv!ces il he collects nothing,
shether in court or out of court:
provided however. that as to the
abroad case, he shall receive lor
l's services, though lie lose said
ase, the sum OF two hundred and
fifty dollars ($l50.0O.)
(S'gned) James Cannon,
NJ. +. Cane.
Wilmington. Del.
June 6, 1901.
Ion. 1ames Kane.
Chairman Finance Committee
OF tie Council
hereby agree to and approve
he employment OF Robert G. Hair
AN Esq. to represent the Couu-
il in proceedings now pending or
be brought touching the colec-
on OF taxes that have been levied
salnst steam railroads. trolley
pads. gas. telephone. telegraph
nd electric light companies.
Yours espectfullv.
(signed) Henry c. Conrad.
Mayor Fisher was not present
the meeting OF Council, subse-
lent TO my being retained as spec
counsel; and this is why his
shature does not appear to
e contract. But he voted 10 ia
r OF 1t with the other members as
'ove explained.
ROBERT G., HARTMAN.