Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09

the mayor called us and found this out
ana remarked that the treasurer would
nave 20 bc investigated that there
would have TO be a change / was elected
70 represent the people. l am not looking
Siter the interests OF any party or clique
nut the whole people, and as long as
am IN Council intend to do so.
Mr.. Taylor said some Of the Democratic
members of Council had told him that
when they voted for Joseph L. postles for
clerk that they were not really Noting for
limi that they were voting 20 have a
Democrat retained In office. and that at
the time they were not certain as TO the
competency Of Postles He said also that
there had been cases where former clerks
did not keep up with the work or perform
IT. properly and that employees OF other
city departments had helped them out
with their work.
Whereupon Mr. McCafferty said that at
the time il was brought to the attention
oi Council that the work in the treasurers
office was behind Mr.. Taylor expressed
himself to the effect that It was the duty
OF the treasurer to SEQ that the work was
kept mp properly.
Mr. Taylor denied making any such
remark. He said at the time he was
the very small minority member OF. the
committee to the attention OF which the
matter was brought and he had practi-
cally nothing TO say. He denied making
the remark that had been attributed TO
him.
Mr. White said it was a serious matter
TO have an incompetent man in the treas
urer's Office and he thought It should be
run as a business concern would run its
affairs. He did not believe a business
house would conduct business in that way
and he thought the city should not.
Mr.. McGovem said Mr. Whites figures
on the finances of the city, which he re-
Gently gave to Council, were incorrect,
whereupon Mr.. White said he had been
assisted in compiling the report by the
clerk OF Council, John J. Monaghan, whom,
he considered one of the best clerks Coun-
Gil ever had. After the meeting Mr.. White
lold a reporter OF Every Evening that he
had neglected to say, during the meeting,
that the figures were based on figures
found in the books kept by Postles
Following Mr.. Whites remarks, during
the meeting, Mr.. Lynch said the fact re-
manned that the work was not properly
done in the treasurer's Office and It was the
treasurer's duty to see that it was done
right.
Mr. McGovem said he considered that
part of the blame was with the finance
committee, Of which he is the minority
member, which he thought should keep
track of events in the treasurers Office
He said only two meetings had been held
by the finance committee, so far as he
knew.
Chairman White of the finance COM
mittee said Mr.. McGoven had been in
vited TO attend all meetings OF the COM
mittee called TO consider business referred
to it.adding: much business was referred
to the committee Of the whole and much
Of it is stillin the hole"
"And it is liable TO remain in the hole, +"
Mr. McGovern retorted.
Guess it will, said Mr. White.
Prior to the discussion. Immediately
after the minutes Of last weeks meeting
had been read. Mr. White took exception
10 the record on the minutes Of his motion
relative to the investigation Of the affairs
of the city treasurers Office. The minutes
stated that "Mr. White moved that a com
mittee of three be appointed TO investigate
the city treasurers Office" Mr. White said
while he did not accuse the clerk of in
correctly reporting him, what he intended
to say was that the books of the treasurer 's
clerk be investigated Clerk Monaghan
said he was quite sure that he had cor
rectly reported Mr.. White, whereupon
the minutes were approved as read.