Evening journal., 1903-12-31
|AYOR BIRD HAS
CONFIDENCE IN
CITY COUNCIL
Us He Believes Body Is
Disposed to Do the
Right Thing
NEY WILL Be DEPOSITED TODAY
an Interview the Chief Executive
ays That He Will Sec That the
.sw Is Carried Out to the Letter.
Aonex Due on Water Bonds.

III AS long as am mayor City COuncll
10 the other bodies of the city must
4 y the law passed for their govern
& nt." said Mayor Charles d. Bird
$ morning in speaking OF the dispo-
ion to be made of the S72,s74.SS sur
'is turned over TO City Council by the
ater Department yesterday.
III am determined" continued the
iyor, that this money shall go to
II fund for paying off water bonds
i interest. ! shall insist upon this
u will see that it is done. The city
4 supposed to provide for its expenses
\ t0Nation. Council should see that
e taxes are collected. There is now
'er s115,OOO uncollected. There is no
ason for it.
Has Confidence in Council.
l"However," said the mayor, Il have
Tfery confidence in City Council. The
en- ntte finance committee are fair
I'd wantsto obey the law. In all the
sa!iRgs { have had with then they
I'VE expressed the wish TO do the right
|ling by ti,r city The city Treasurer
low has the check. and 1 understand it
IN be deposited this afternoon.
Payment on Bonds Due.
Had Council followed the law for
Sing the water surplus in previous
ears il would not be i'm the position
hat II is today. This year s132, 900 for
ionds and interest will fall due. Even
With the Water Department surplus
here viii not be enough 10 meet the
lemand. II viii have to be paid out of
he general fund. Had the money been
deposited to the special fund in years
gone by 1t would have been an easy
natter to meet the obligation.
This morning Mayor Bird had a con-
lnrence Aifh City Auditor Eonghman
and CitF Treasurer nlammeie. NIr
BouRhmnn receired the check and
turned II over TO the city treasurer.
The action of Council tonight is
awaited with great interest. Every.
where praise is being heard Tor the
course the mayor has taken.
1t was stated this morning that he
would deposit the money this Afternoon
in the First National Bank 10 ths
credit Of the sinking fund TO pay water
or other bonds falling due.
Not Misrepresented.
The Every Evening yesterday tried
to discredit the exclusive story printed
on Monday regarding the intention o
the Mayor to see that the money wal
deposited TO the proper fund
II said: 1T is probable. therefore. tha
Mayor Bird has been misrepresentet
by careless newspaper reports. and hai
no intention whatever Of doing wha
they attribute to him"
Mayor Bird this morning said tn
story did not misrepresent him.
Meeting in Bed Chamber.
In the bed chamber Of the home OF Pete
j. Ford tbs members of the Water De
partment held their meeting yesterda
afternoon 70 wind up the affairs FOR th
year. Mr.. Ford was too ill 20 be out q
bed hut as important matters were I
be considered, Mr.. Garrett and Mr.. Limo
say went to his home.
A check for s72,37i.Ss. representing N
surplus Of receipts over expenditures dui
ing ;he year, was drawn payable to I'll
mayor and council OF Wilmington.
Tho commissioners also decided TO a
tow a rebate Of l2is per cent. from u
face Of ali bills for water rent paid durin
the month Of January. Beginning Febrl
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