Evening journal., 1914-02-04
TO
BUY A WHARF
CAUSES STIR
New Castles Council Majority
Votes Against Final RC-
tion Last Night
PURCHASE MAY BE
ORDERED NEXT WEEK

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Del, Feb. City
Council, at a spirited meeting, by a
vote of . to A. refused, TO act last
night on the ordinance for the city
10 purchase for $4,000 the wharf OF
the Lea and Sons Company. adjoin-
ing Delaware street wharf. The Lea
property is the greater part Of Della
ware street wharf Council will call
up the wharf purchase ordinance
next Tuesday night. The COuncilmen
! who voted to take up the ordinance
I last night were in favor of the city
buying the wharf without further de-
lay. Some of those who voted against
+ taking final action last night may
( vote for the purchase at the meet
d ing next Tuesday night. when some
disputed points viii be cleared up.
The vote on the motion to take
final action last night was as follows
Ave - Boyce. Sentman, Spiecher
. President Cavender-4.
Nay-Poole. Weggenman. sullivan
McGrory. Weldon-5.
MIR. Spiecher asked for an explain
alton Of the vote Of the members wh'
voted nay. Mir. Poole said he favored
having the city build a wharf OF fift!
feet width. He said he thought thi
better than buying an old wharf HI
said he had seen the wharf measured
and understood that the railrOal
company would give additional front
age.
Regarding himself as having beol
unfairly treated. Mir. Spiecher SAT-
he would not sit I'm Council anothe
year or another month under such
condition.
Mr.. Poole replied that council coul
not help it if Mr.. Sp'echer left tn
body.
Mr.. Weggenman said the storI
washed away part OF the wharf an
he would not pay $4,000 for Il.
Mr. Sullivan said he was not scare
. by any one.
MIR. Seminar said II a man had pai
$1,000 for a wharf and sold IL tor th
city for $4,000 il would be all righ
Mr.. Spiecbor said the lsherme
were back Of the move TO refuse
buy the property.
& "Who brings US more money tina
p the fishermen" asked alr. Poole. +
thought Il would be better 10 fix q
4 approaches. to the city than TO bt
= the wharf.
, Mr.. Sullivan said tho committee W.
INSTRUCTED % negotiate for the purcha
of the wharf. but mo- authority wa
: given until after the third reading
the ordinance.
President Lavender said IL was
pretty weak trick TO send a commit
so negotiate for the wharf and then
back on the agreement.
Mr. Spiechcr said he did not belle
tho city had fifty feet of wharf. a
Mr. Poole rctortod that he did not
licve Mr.. Spiccher. Mr. sullivan a
Mr. McGrory said they believed
proper time 10 take proper action W
upon he ,iyd reading Of The ordinan
The city wharf can be built for S35I
and It win take 5000 10 rebuild {
Lon and Sons Company's wharf. th
claimed.
Mr.. Cavendsr said he felt that
ten years from now the citizens "
condemn the present body for it5
ton OF the night.
Mr.. Poole said he learned tho G.
has nine feet of q wharf and II G
, bc heightened TO about fifty feet.
Mr.. Seminar said Preston Lea "
|. opposed TO the company selling
I wharf at such a sum.
1 L. y. Eliason, who was present
4 taxpayer. expressed himself as
|. lieving the wharf was cheap al
!. 600 and that the city should own
a The old granary could be used
. make partial repairs.
d The majority Of Council could
o see it that way. and the motion
D act finally on the ordinance was
feated.
u Superintendent George ]. Jnler. OF
le Delaware Water improvement Compa
IS appeared before the Council in referee
e to the lights i'm the city. The distri
10 tor burned ont and the western sect
IS. of the city did not have its full qu
TO OF light. he SAID. lle finally distribu
"a the lights as best hc could, and th
Il had been only half the usual numl
20 The repairs have now been made.
'r- garding the water pressure, Mr.. In
n. said that il was mp TO the standard.
it- Mr.. Poole said he favored having
pie gauge placed on the fireplugs.
ID President Cavendcr said he heard q
l." siderable comment that the pres
u lights were antiquated.
ID Mr.. Unger said better lights could