Evening journal., 1912-05-24
RIVER FRONT
TALK MAKES
SLOWER FUME
Has Funeral and Corpse"
Dream While Council
TraDSaCtS Business
SOLICITOR TO PASS ON
RIVER FRONT PROPOSITION

City Council last night b. unani'
nous vote. referred The entire river
front project in which the ownership
Of the land to be reclaimed from tho
low water mark to the bulkhead limo
on the Delaware River is questioned
to CITY Solicitor Daniel o. Hastings
for an opinion incidentally Couh'
Gilman W. r. Stover. Of the Seventh
ward, took exception TO the idea Of
other people having a different opin'
ion on the riverfront proposition than
that held by him
The men 10 whom Mr. Slower re.
ferred and whose names he mentioned
In open meeting. were Former Mayor
Charler ID Bird, Former Mayor J
Harvey Spruance and Former Presl'
dent OF Council James l.. Banning
Mr. Stover also called attention TO =
preacher in the Seventh ward who 10
constituent of his. but mentioned
no name. IL is presumed, however,
that Mr.. Stover meart the Rev. Will
liam Campbell who came out pub
licity several days ago in opposition
TO the acceptance by Council Of the
proposed agreement with the riparian
owners along the river front in itA
present shape.
Mr.. Stover passed up City Solicitor
Hastings with the remark that he was
where II should be and just where ho
wanted it to 60. "Mr Hastings Is a
young and able lawyer said Mr.
Slower He has a hard two weeks
ahead OF him. and when he gets
through with this he will have gained
some experience and know more about
II than he does now
( Mr.. St0yer becomes Excited.
Mr. Slower became excited when
Councilman Edward A Higgins, Of the
Third ward. who had a resolution to
offer referring the matter 10 City
Solicitor hastings for an opinion had
not the other side made the first move,
remarked that he was glad the chair
! man of the finance committee had
/, changed his mind since last Thurs
p day night when he voted against a
, motion 10 refer the question OF own
+ ership of the river front land, beyond
the low water mark to City Solicitor
Hastings.
Mr. Slower jumped to his feet and
wanted It understood that he was not
crawling and that he had not been
Influenced by anything that had been
said or done since last Thursday
night. He said If he was in the wrong
he was one man who would acknowi-
edge H. He said that he was still an
earnest advocate OF the waterfront
and II there was no legal objection 10
Il he said he would vote for Il, de-
spite anything that might happen
3 81 want to ask in all fairness what
has any Of the men opposed to the
= proposition ever done for the city
would rather have a man who tries Ia
do something than one who never
. tries"
II was az this iuncture that Mr.
Slower proceeded TO attack several OF
!, the best known and prominent men
In the city because they do not enter
tain the same views on the riverfronl
project as he Coming as It did after
Mr.. Stover last week presented a reso-
luton in Council IN which he charged
THE EVENING JOURNAL with at
tacking the integrity Of the members
of Council. was highly inconsistant
many people thought
! Repeats Funeral Remarks.
Several weeks ago. said Mr. Stover
Il made Tho remark ia this Council
that a few funerals were needed in
. Whining on. The first one viii ba
held on Memorial Day The preacher,
, a resident Of the Seventh ward viii
hold the services; the horses 10 draw
: the funeral carriages will be obtained
, from the Wilmington Transfer COM
! pany (Former Mayor Bird is superin-
tendent of this company; DR.. ].
, Harvey Spruance will furnish the
, embalming fluid. and Mr.. Banning will
J head the parade. He should make
good marshal
Council Higgins took exception TO
. Mr.. Stover's remarks on the ground
. that the citizens TO whom he referred
were not present to defend them
selves.
President Benson entertained the
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