Evening journal., 1910-07-14
Democrats Say Old Coun.
ciImen Have No Right TO
Offices---Mr. Dempsey
Says Council GofNeW
York Lawyers
Opinion

City Council in SPECIAL session last
night, passed a resolution requesting
Governor Pennewill to cali special
session of the Legislature to straight
en- out the present tangle i'm city af-
fairs, caused by the refusal of N. w.
Harris & Co.. of New York. the sue
cessful bidders for the 100000 bond
issue for street and sewer improve
ments TO take the bonds.
An aye and nay vote was called for
by Mr.. Bilderback. of the Ninth ward
and the vote resulted TO 3 in favor
of the adoption Of tho resolution, the
Democrats voting in the affirmative
and the Republicans against it.
Before the resolution was offered,
Chairman McGovern, of the Law Com
mittee of Council, submitted a report
of that committee, on the proposition
made by former city officials to as
sist the present administration in
Strengthening out the existing mud
die.
In presenting the report Mr.. Nc
Govern said il had been obtained only
after a great deal of labor and after
consulting with a number of lawyers
and the committee decided to present
ii at this time because Of the unde-
siderable position the city is in, which
he added, was not the fault of the
city of Wilmington or Of the present
City Council
MIR. McGoyern referred to the of
fer made by the former city officers
who had offered to resign one at d
time and elect the present officials to
the positions they now hold, and he
held that these former officials, as
was set out in the report, had no le-
gal standing and could not follow
out their proposition.
Mr.. Benson, of the Seventh ward
said there was no desire upon the
part of the Republican members tc
retard action to straighten out the
existing difficulty He said the former
city officials i'm making the offer had
no wish other than TO abide by the
will of the people expressed at the
polls at the last city election ant
were willing to do anything to assist
the present administration.
Mr.. Benson referred to Mr.. Mccoy
ern's statement that the committed
had obtained legal advice before
drawing up the report. and addc'
that as last night was the first h'
ndO seen OF lne report ne COulQ no
4 be expected to vote for its adoption
. without himself first obtaining lega
advce.
Mr. Dempsey called for an aye an,
4 nay vote and the report was adopted
4 by the vote to 5. the members vot
f ing the same way they did when pass
+. ing upon the resolution. requesting
the Governor to call an extra session
of the Legislature.
q Law Committee Report.
The law committee. to which wa
referred a certain paper writing. dat
cd June 10. 1910. and signed b.
Messrs. Horace Wilson, William
. Lyons. Jr., William P. White, Seth n
Feaster, William G.. Taylor. S. 7
Townsend. Jr, H. c. Simmons
q Thomas S. Lewis and Matthew L
q Kyle, beg to report as follows:
First-That the said persons, wit
the exception of Sylvester d. Town
send. Jr., and Thomas s. Lewis, sign
ing the aforesaid paper writing. wer
elected to office in the city of VIII
mington at an election held in june
= 1907. under and by virtue of Chap
ter III, Vol. "a, of the Laws of Della
ware.
Second-That under and by virtu