Evening journal., 1912-06-14
TAXPAYERS WIN A GREAT VICTORY
OVER THE MARSH LAND SPECULAT0RS
Inimson of Injunction and Grand Jury Action Councilmsue
Champions OF ExpIofes Try 10 lam Scheme through Des-
pife the City Solicitors Opinion and Public Protest.

Delaware river epcrs in City Council last night
Daniel O. Hastings City City Council opinion In
which o said that the state Of Delaware Wilmington Tes
mInaI Company hundreds Of Of land be-
tween low the proposed ukhead from the
mouth Of The Chrisiana northward TO- Edge Moor
City solicitor Hastings the view that the Bukhead
Law of clearly that we're consul
ona the wilmington and its associates have done
effective and that it IS clearly within the power
Of the Delaware Legislature TO repeal that act
This constitutes noteworthy victory Of the city
Of Wilmington defeat this waterfront
exploitation opinion the City Solicitor wa" so emphatic
It's expIoir and their hackers In CU
couuc off their feet defer final consd
ton Of the opinion until next Wednesday night
The parsan expters proclaimed after Council
had adjourned last night opinion Of the City So
will be mustered next Thursday night to IA" the
scheme through side asserted that such plan
scarcely because would throw Immediately under
pre suspicion any who might vote for the scheme
suggestion even eSpoiers have such
hold upou certain members city might he we'll only to
proceedings against them but also to demand that
the thorough Investigation OF everything appera"
inc h this deal inception the present 1t Is
known that question injunction proceedings already has
TO the point OF asce"nns the p'ooaoe cost "
Nor Is secret that certain members OF tue "rHnu
Jr, have been watching with interest keen
that many The situation has now reached such
stage opinion that ii the City counemen viii
not do Voluntarily coercve steps must be taken
II Is thought however, CounImen have devoted
week to the study the construction which the tax
myers put Jam this deal through in the co
81 ire T opinion they will hesitate long time before
bringing upon themselves repsaIs would entail
JAMMING METHOD WOULD MEAN REVOLT
II h recalled exploitation scheme first dragged
ont Of the dark cesses City Hall
claimed then that at the thing would be
damned through tho deal has
not been ammed yet time has been dereI
opments Significance the
opInIon City night II 70 be admit
ted Councmen who favor the Wilmington Ter
aI Company and its associates jammng through
process o the OF Wilmington Com
tentOn Is made that City for putting this
It's five is 10
iect without consideration and take steps test the
conHtutonaty Law 1901 and to get this long
stretch Of water the city.
COUNCMMEN GROUND EARLY
In anticipation the City Solicitors opinion call
yesterday City Councmn to assemble in city Hall
at 7sO o'clock the opinion
having in opinion far-reachng aud
of the river front deal did net
look particularly happy when open
persons in chamber hear the opinion, and
seemed OF hand
fuI Of parans Of the scheme opinion
by Mark McNpus When he had finished Council
that be taken for thirty
minutes consider carefully what the
Councmen repaired to the office Of
Mayor spent about hour going
the important document
whole the members
70 the Council chamber
poters simply
Instead Of public either the City Solicitors
ION from
relative either important propositions.
received from Mayor approval carrying
appropriations
on