The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-09
uBlsHED DAILY. EXCEPT SUNDAY
S. E. COR. THIRD AND KING STREETS
THURSDAY. JANUARY g.. 1909.

pro and con about tho bonding OF
the Street and Sewer Directors
and the law in relation 10 the same.
10 looking over the act creating
the city charter we find the follow.
log bearing on the subject:
Section II OF the act ere ating the
Board Of Street aud Sewer Diree-
tors provides that there shall be
subjoinei to the dgiven by each
Director a warrant OF attorney to
confess judgment on said bond.
And the said bond and warrant
shall lie filed in the office OF the
City Treasurer, there to remain uu-
til 10 the Judgment Of the city Judge
the interest oi the city demands
that it shall be entered in the Su-
perior Court.
II the Citizens association should
believe shat the interests OF the city
demands that the bonds Of the new
Directors should be entered it
would develop upon the association
10 institute proceedings before
Judge Churcbmau 10 the Munich
pal Court with vie Y to obt aiming an
order from him oo the City Treas
ure, directing that official to file
the bonde in the Prothonotary's Of
ice and have judgment entered
thereon. This judgment would be
lienion the real estate of the Di-
rectors and their sureties.
Straugs as It NAV appear there
are only three city officials holding
Office in Wilmington who are allow
ed togive bond through one vi the
surety companies going on their
bond. They are the three Sinking
Fund Commissioners who give their
services without receiving one dol
lar for their labors. They are the
poorest paid ofticials serving the
city today.
,The Mayor has offered the posi-
lions to two good meo. Of that fact,
VIC dre positive. But up to this
writing neither one of the two men
have signitied their consent to as
sume the duties OF the office.
hVlS pVut W oG a ulS pOolllOH
IN the part Of numerous persons.
as not being anxious to 60 on the
bond OF the Street and Sewer Di-
rectors for If their bond should be
entered up at the Court House it
would more or less inconyencnce
Them in their buslne ness,ransac,ions. IS
According.to the act creating
this Board Of Directors It is not
obligatory to have their bonds en-
tered upon. without their official
acts should become suspicious. then
they could be Immediately entered
up, which would serve all purposes
and protect the city from any loss
from any overt acts committed by
them.
The fact Of bonding for s50,o0O
has been somewha at Of drawback
in one if not both of the gentlemen
spoken to by the Mayor from ac-
eepting the responsible positions.
SUSSEX COUNTY appears to have
the cali on Federal appointments.
J. Cannon Short has been reap
pointed Marshal by President
Roosevelt. 1t was thought that the
L. S. Marshal would come from
Wilmington as the new Collector OF
Port. Robert G. IIou>top. came
from Georgetown, Sussex county.
10 fact Congressman Ball had given
that impression out to his friends
in our city, From this the CoD-
gres sman did not have the naming
Of the Marshal. We do not see
what claim Mr. Short had on the
Republican party that lie should
received re-appointment at the
hands of the President. HIS aD-
polntment will not help to strength
en- the Republican party not two
votes Ny, what big heads some
Of our Delaware politicians do have,
anyway.
COMMISSIONER ARMSTRONG called
attention to the fact that Whining
l.