Evening journal., 1912-05-24
continued From First Pace.

objection and said it was a point well
taken. The Seventh ward member
was riled, however, and continued:
Has His "COrpse."
There will be a knockers club,
who will be the mourners, and for
corpse, I have selected a dead one,
and a stiff at that | don't want to
mention any more names, however,
added the Seventh ward member, for
Mr.. Higgins might object"
II the Seventh ward Councilman's
undienified remarks we're intended to
create mirth at the expense of the
citizens he so unwarrantly attack
ed, the effort fell fiat. A sickly smile
appeared on faces here and there IN
the room, but for the most part the
spectators and the members OF Coun-
Gil sat gazing in amazement at the
irate Councilman. Nothing like II
was ever heard on the floor of Coun-
Gil and everybody seemed to be glad
II was over. and to hurry along with
the business remaining to be passed
upon.
River Front Report Submitted.
When the river front proposition
was taken up Councilman j. Frank
White presented the report of the
river front committed II follows:
"As chairman OF the special com
mittee appointed by you on Decem-
Der z 1911. 10 secure information rela-
tive 10 the Delaware river front pro-
iect. have to report and hand TO the
Council a proposed contract between
the Edge Moor Iron Company, viii
mington Terminal Company and Ma
sstr. rfar
owners. and the mayor and Council
Of Wilmington and the Street and
Sewer Department II seems unneces-
sary to rehearse the proceedings fur
ther than TO say that the terms of this
proposed contract were not finally set
tied until last evening. and as It pro-
vides for a further formal agree
ment and legislative action, your COM
mittee also reports and hands TO the
Council a resolution which Il recon-
mends for adoption. so that before
accepting the proposed contract the
Council may secure from the city soli-
citor his advice as TO the title of the
property mentioned therein and the
legal sufiiciency OF the proposed con-
tract Your committee believes this
method may avoid delay, as IL will
place the matter before the city solicit
tor at once, and a formal ordinance
will be submitted TO the Council at its
regular meeting on Thursday night
next .
Il ask that the clerk be directed to
read the proposed contract and reso-
luton"
The proposed agreement was then
read by Clerk McManus II Is In all
respects the same as the original
draft. except a change made whereby
the ripariln owners guarantee to the
city deed from them to the
land the city Is to receive from own
ers, should the state refuse to give It.
Mr. White then offered the resolu-
tion whereby the entire subject and
the agreement is referred to the city
solicitor for his advice as to the IL
tie Of the property In question and the
legal sufficiency Of the instrument in
tended to convey or assure the same
10 the said the Mayor and Council of
Wilmington"
MIR. White moved that the report
and resolution be adopted and a copy
sent forthwith to City Solicitor Hast
ings.
President George w Sparks. Of the
street and Sewer Department thought
that TO guard against any mistake the
Street and Sewer Department should
be designated as an agent of the
Mayor and Council of Wilmington In
the proposed agreement AS 1t now
.oppeared the department was a part
lof Council. This correction was later
made
Councilman John J. Haney. Of the
Tenth ward. thought the special com
mittee on river front should have trst
made a report and this report referred
TO the Council as a committee OF the
whole. rather than follow the present
procedure.
Mr.. Stover explained that the spe-
cial committee had held no meeting
on the proposition for some time, the
Council as committee of the whole
having had the matter under consider