Evening journal., 1913-03-21
FRIDAY. MAR. 81. 1918.
CITY COUNCIL URGES STATE SENATE TO PASS
GRANTLAND BULkHEAD LAW REPEATER


= Try COUNCIL by the Overwhelming vote Of TO
- 3, last night adopted a resolution endorsing the
Grantland Bulkhead Law Repeater and urging the
Republican State Senate TO follow the example OF the
Democratic House OF Representatives and pass the
bill to the end that ths city and not the Wilmington
Terminal Company and its associates shall have the
three miles Of waterfront the 500 Of land and
the Federal bulkhead and iii on the Delaware river
from the mouth OF the Chrlstiana to Edge Moor
The resolution was offered by Councilman Slower,
Of the Seventh ward, who is working earnestly In
behalf Of the CrantIand BILL The Councimcn who
voted for II
Jacob Zimmerman, Of the First ward.
Robert G. Conner Of the Second ward.
Edward A. Higgins, of the Third ward.
Weller +. Stoyer, Of the Seventh ward.
Norman G. Downs, Of the Eighth ward.
John j. Haney, Of the Tenth ward.
James A. McKeown, Of the Eleventh wards
samuel H. Hingcr, Of the Twelfth ward.
Those who voted against the resolution we're;
Samuel II. Benson, Jr- President Of Council.
James Kane, of the Fourth ward.
j. Frank white, Of the Sixth ward.
Councilman Smiley King, Of the Fifth Ward who
is member Of the House Of Representatives, not
present at the meeting Of Council last night hut when
the Grantand Bulkhead Repeater mp in the House
he voted for II and helped to pass IT,
Councilman George Blderback was absent.
That the lineup in Council Chamber last night.
Had Councilmen King and Bderback been present
the vote for the resolution would have heen' 10 to B.
So there have H. The House Of Representatives
has passed the hill by vote Of 26 to o. City Council
has approved II by vote Of TO 3, not counting
Councilman Kings vote, and TO 2. regarding his
vote for the bill In the House Of Representatives as
representing what his vote would have been had no
been at the Council meeting last night The Whining
ton Waterfront Association, the president Of which Is
Former Mayor j. Harvey Spruance, has given the hill
its unqualified support. More than $50 Of the hest
in the city Of Wilmington have express ed them
selves in favor Of the city. and not the private inter-
ess receiving the valuable waterfront property, the
title TO which is in the State and never has been out
Of the State, and yet the Senators have seen fit to
pay serious heed to the representations Of the
Wilmington Terminal Company and its associates,
henefciares under the Bulkhcad Law Of 1901. than
they have to the representations Of taxpayers busi-
ness MN and voters Of the city Of Wilmington.
The voters in the city Of Wilmington Republicans
and Democrats. want lineup In the State Senate.
They want 10 know where every senator stands in
this fight. Il he stands with the people and for the
public interest. they want written II black and white
the Senate records II he stands with the Whining
ton Terminal Company and its associates the sell
fish interests they represent they also want II written
plainly In the Senate journal that there may he no
mistake with respect to H.
The voters expect to live for years, and they expect
to vote for years. The wheel Of political fortune Is
strange thing and the Senator who may feel now
that he has need Of the votes Of Wilmington tax.
payers may find himself in position two or four
hence when his political or destruction
viii depend upon those votes II is useless for him
to try to dodge the issue now. II he dodge now
to think that he win he able 10 dodge II then.
The people want 10 know now whether he stands
with them or with the marsh-laDd spectators.
They want lodging and hiding behind the
hush Of non-aeOn
They demand that the Senators either pass the
Grantland Bulkhead law Repeater or silI II in the
and in the broad light Of day that every voter
may see the executorers Of that beneficial measure
in their runous work Of Strengthening public interests
for the sake Of private interests.
The time has come when these must stand M
and he counted and when they SAY by their votes
whether they regard the filling Of the treasures Of the
Wilmington Terminal Company and It's associates
being Of more importance than protecting the public
property and conserving the commercial interests Of
the metropolis Of their State.
We repeat, that the taxpayers and voters the city
Of Wilmington want the Senators to mass that bin or
iii il. they want the yea and nav vote called
whether II be passed killed. that every man who
votes for it and who votes against II shall
have his name inscribed in a record that viii he both
Official and lasting.
Every day adds the strength Of sentiment in
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