Evening journal., 1905-03-11
COULD NOT AGREE ON
CITY CHARTER CHANGES
THERE WAS PRACTICALLY NOTHING ACCOM-
PLISHED AT THE TOWN MEETING HELD
IN INSTITUTE BUILDING MANY
OPINIONS AS TO COUNCILMEN
CITIZENS EXPRESSED THEIR VIEWS

The meeting held in the Institute
Building last night under the auspices
Of the Board Of Trade for the purpose
OF suggesting changes in the proposed
city charter ana in the new charter for
the Board Of Education. ended at 1890
O'Clock without practically anything
having been accomplished. The dis
cussion lasted two and one-half hours
during which time motions and amend
ments were made galore. The city
charter occupied the major part OF the
evening.
At the latter part OF the meeting
motions We're made at such a rapid
rate that the secretary Daniel Tay-
lor. had considerable trouble to keep
up with them and the only motion
considered with much favor was the
one to adjourn, made by William p.
Bancroft, after he realized that no
agreement could be reached on any OF
the points being considered A mo-
ton made by A. S. Reed for fifteen
lcouncilmen, two from each Representa-
tive district and five 10 be elected at
large, was carried by vote of 40 TO
2S. The charter before the Legislature
provides for three extra wards. maxi
ing fifteen, and the election OF a coun-
Gilman from each ward. There was
considerable objection TO the change.
as many were Of the opinion that the
Democratic members OF the General As
sembly would not vote for a charter
containing such a clause. as the Re-
publicans being In majority would get
all the councllmen az large.
Prominent Citizens Present.
There was a large attendance at the
meeting, probably $50 persons being
present. Lieutenant Governor /. r.
Parker and Representatives Jester and
Mahoney and Senator Stirling were at.
tentive listeners TO all the discussions
The following women also took an in
terest In what was said. Mrs. II. II
Ward, Mrs. +. y. Bach, Mrs. William
p. Bancroft and Miss Mary DeVou
Among others present were Mayo
Charles d. Bird. County Comptrolle
Philemma Chandler. DIR. A. Il. Frantg
James w. Shafer and Thomas II
IODonnell. Daniel Ross. Bernard Don
ahoe. Of the Board OF Education: An.
drew /. Johnson, director. and l.. V
IChrlsty. the secretary Of the Stree
land Sewer Department: Samuel IT. Bay.
nard OF the Park Commission. Deput,
Comptroller Joseph Wigglesworth, Al.
fred Belts. Edward Andrews. Josial
Marvel Howell s. England. Altar
iGawthrop. George c. Morton, Samuel G
Dillon, William +. Bancroft, John Il
Dickey, Alfred ID. Warner. r. J. Mac
lean, James W. Lattomus. BENJAMIN -
Shaw, Thomas II. Savery. Daniel w
Taylor, Clawson S. Hammitt. Presiden
/ lof Council r. J. McNulty. John j. Sat
terthwaite, William d. Brlnckle. Lev,
lCourt Commissioner Harry A. Brown
/, Recorder OF Deeds II. II. Bnlany, Syl
vester ID. Townsend. Jr. A. r. Messick
Henry G. Conrad. Daniel O'Neill, A. A
Wilmot Charles II. Ten Weeges
David Mccoy, Register OF Wills f.. +
Bach. Patrick Neary, Clayton G
White. A. S. Reed Francis S. Bradley
George A. Elliott. Pierce Gould, II. W
lGause. O. c. Purdy, Henry j. Krebs
J Colonel Enoch Moore, Major Edmunl
Mitchell.
President Savery in opening tn
, meeting stated that there were two i'm
! portant subjects before the people o
. Wilmington. namely the proposed ney
city charter now before the Genera
J Assembly and the proposed charte
for the Board of Education. He ex
plained It was an adjourned meeting
from Thursday night Of last weel
when the legislative committee was in
structed to prepare "A report on the tw
subjects 10 be submitted to the meet
p ing last night
Josiah Marvel. Of the legislative com
p mittee reported that owing to the shoT
time the committee was unable to pre-
Z pare any recommendations but calle
b on William p. Bancroft to read
statement OF his views which he ha
prepared and which the committee ap
proved Of.
Mr.. Bancroft explained that II wa
merely his views The statement fol
lows: