Evening journal., 1913-02-05
NEW CASTLE
CHARTER BILL
CONDEMNED
City Council FavOrS Only One
Vote for Residents at
Town Election
OBJECTS TO THREE
MEN FOR ONE OFFICE


Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL. (
NEW CASTLE. Feb. 5---New Castle
City Council went on record last night
as favoring having different officials
ns city clerk. tax collectors and asses
sor. The Council decided by a vote of
4 to that the property owner Is not
to have more votes than the renter
when 1t comes to the question Of hor-
rowing money
City Solicitor Janyier. who sub
mitted the draft of the rewritten char
ter. which he proposed sending to the
Legislature, was more than surprised
after a months hard work, TO learn
that his bill was so vigorously op-
posed
owing to sickness, the president OF
Council was unable to attend the
meeting. Mr.. Stoops presided.
Mr.. Spiechcr reported that S76.32
had been deducted from the bill OF the
electric light company because many
lights had not burned during the
month
Council had a number Of samples
of fire hose. Chief Jesse Mckay said
the fire company has 700 feet Of good
hose Mr.. Newlove said It was best
to have a committee appointed TO
make the purchase of new hose, ana
the fire and finance committees were
named. The joint\committees win
1neot on next Tuesday night.
At this point discussion over the
revised city charter, as drafted by Mr.
Janpier. arose. Mr. Janyier said he
had rewritten the charter. Under
ii the city boundaries are 10 be the
same.
When the question Of who would bo
clerk. collector and assessor came up.
Mr. Sullivan said no change had been
made in the charter regarding the
town clerk.
Mr. Newloyc said he did not think
b proper for one man to have nifty
votes and the renter, who pays the
yaNes, only one vote.
Mr. Janvier said system in
vogue at present is very bad regard
ing the assessor and collector and city
clerk
MIR. Sullivan said he was opposed to
the change. Mr.. Newlove said that
under the new plan the poor man
never would get chance TO hold Of
fee. There are men who make good
collectors and would not be competent
TO an the position of city clerk, he
added
Mr. Spiccher said he did not see any
use of continuing the present system,
The present system is wrong. he
thought General discussion of the
subject followed Mr.. Janyier was a
sticker Tor the change to get one man
TO hold the positions.
Mr sullivan said that the city hac
had some bright men as assessors
They made mistakes. II is true, an6
now some one wants one man to hole
the three positions. He said he has
talked to hundreds OF men who art
opposed to the change.
At this point Mr.. Sullivan called
for his motion that the election ol
clerk, tax collector and assessor re
main as at present, and the motion
was carried
Messrs. Sullivan, Palmer, Newlovs
and Poole voted in the Affirmative. anC
Messrs. Stoops and Spiecher in ths
negative.
Mr.. Newlove said he had always
been opposed to any one in the cit.
having fifty OF sixty votes 8t an elec
tion. He thought the poor man ough
10 have the same privilege as th'
property owner.
If we are going to improve the cit.
We never can get the right to do so 1
the poor men are overwhelmed by th'
property owners votes" he added.
The proposed new charter provide
that the property owner should have
vote for each 500 assessment, but tn
tenant shall have only one vote. Thi
section called for a general discus
sion Mr. Janvier said he had hear
considerable kicking about borrowing
money
Mr.. Newlove said the big propert
owners have kept the city in the pres
ent condition.
MIR. Newiove moved that each prop
rrty owner and renter and registere
voter have one vote on all bond issues
nnd the motion was carried
The following bills were ordere
paid: State Board of Health, IS
Walter McElhinney, So; George Pool
SOL: James Kelley. Sc; T.. L. Davic
son. S12.37: Willis Blackburne, S225 sc
Frank Shilling, $3.50; George Rossel
S21; Delaware Hardware Compan
s25.33.
Industry Council. Jr. o. U. A. n
will hold vaudeville entertainer
IN the Opera House on the evening
February 2S. The vaudeville will
followed by a dance and four hour
entertainment is in store for tho
who attend
Magistrate Nickerson fined Lew
Mccullough John Walling, Edwa
Simpson So and costs each last eve
ing for violating the game laws
digging for muskrats. The case q
tracted much attention, and the hea
ing lasted over two hours