Evening journal., 1903-11-30
LINDSAY WILL
PROBABLY Be
APPOINTED
Said to be the Democrat
Who viii Be Named by
Ford
REPUBLICAN MAY Be GARRETT

Man, Probably Lindsay, And is
Awaiting Aceeptanee-Refuses to
Give Any Information on the Matter
Who will be the new Water Commits
sioners was asked by everybody inter-
ested in the Water Departments af-
fairs this morning So far Peter J..
Ford surviving member of the board.
has positively refused to say who the
men will be. He was asked on two
occasions by a reporter OF the Evening
Journal. who he intended to appoint.
but both times said he was awaiting
an answer from a man he had named.
and refused to make known his name
until he had received word whether he
would accept the appointment or not.
David Lindsay, president of the
Jessup & Moore Paper Company, Is
said on good authority to be the Demo-
crat member Of the board TO be ap-
pointed by Mr.. Ford. a prominent
Democrat close TO Commissioner Ford
said this morning that Mr.. Lindsay
would be the man.
who the Republican will be is not
I hAAOAAA anu ~ - rNlAA MI INlu has IlNl
thought Of anybody ip connection with
the appointment Of the third member OF
the commission.
Rumors that Arthur A. II. Garrett will
be the Republican member of the
board persist in going the rounds and
there is a possibility that he may be
named. Only one commissioner will be
named today and he win be n Demo
crat. The two members Of the hoard
win then select a third member. promi.
nent in his party.
'The appointment OF an obnoxious
person in the Republican party win b'
avoided" said a prominent Democrat
who has some say in the matter.
Mr.. Garrett is a member of the mo
rocco firm of Garrett & Barr and is
prominent Republican. He Is a highl
respected citizen.
Others who have been named in con
nection with the appointments ar
William II. Lungren. superintendent {
the P.. b. & W. Railroad car shops
William Il. Kurtz, a prominent your
attorney, Democrats; and John Blr,
Charles II. Bowers and Elmer r. Nit
. chell. Republican.
The Committee Of Fifty Of the Citizen
Association at a meeting hel saturda
night unanimously adopted the followin
resolutions:
Whereas. It appears from the pub
lished proceedings Of the Water Commi.
sioners Of Wilmington thac two OF ;her
have attempted TO commit this city to
contract for waiter work plans and hlta
; patents which contract IS deemed to b
in many ways of serious disadvantage {
the public interests. and
Whereas. IL further appears that thes
two commissioners after protests fror
citizens. Joined in the making of anolht
contract Of IKE character, but differen
in terms. the difference being Of sud
nature as TO fully justify the Mayor (
demanding the retirement of said CON
mlssioners from the Voter Board. no
then be 81
Resolved. BY the Committee Of Fift
of the Citizens Association Of Whining
ton. Delaware. that tho course OF Oh
Mayor dn refusing to sign the contru,
with the United States sand FiltraMo
Company and IN accepting the resign.
ton OF one Of the said Water Comm.
sioners. and uhat the joint action OF n
! Mayor and Council In ousting another
1.-THE sald commissioners having refus,
J ITO resign-be and are hereby cordial
commended as worthy Of the hearty a
proval and earnest support Of an citze
1 Interested IN good government and desl
ling a sound and Intelligent administr
tion Of the public business.
President Alfred Gawthrop pre=id
and among those who discussed the ma
ter and commended the Mayor for his q
|. tion were: +. Tatnais Warner, j. Harry
W1hlteman, William +. Kurtz. A.
Poo.e, DIT. p. W. Tomlinson. william
u Bancroft, A. S. Reed John S. Rossell
T, b. Bell, David Ferris. L. p. Bush a.
e several others.