Evening journal., 1915-06-29
MAY Investigate
COUNTY'S affairs
Chamber of Commerce Says
Committee of Five May
Be Named
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AT the meeting of the Levy Court
this morning a fetter was read FROM
John J. Satterthwait. president Of the
Chamber OF Commerce. suggesting
that an investigation of county affairs
might be made by a Citizens Commit
tee o. five members two To be APP
pointed by the Mayor, two by the At
tcrney General and the fifth. TO be
chairman. to be selected by the other
four.
The letter was referred TO the Levy
Court as a committee of the whole
after being read. but no answer was
framed az today's session The let
ter from the Chamber Of Commerce
is as follows:
Chamber Of Commerce.
Wilmington. Del, June "a, 1915.
President and Members of the Levy
Court. Wilmington. Del.
Gentlemen: Our file Ss-305-G.
Your letter of May 25 with respect to
our suggestion for the appointment Of
citizens committee of six members
to study your problems and aid your
body in developing improvements in
county administration has been given
our board We deeply regret that you
have not viewed and answered our
proposal in the spirit II was sent
In answering TO your three reasons
for refusal TO cooperate with the
Chamber of Commerce. we present
for your further consideration these
points in the order referred 10 in
your letter.
First You do not think that the
Levy Court should select any mem
bers of such proposed citizens
lcommittee to "slt In judgment"
careful reading of our proposal o
May IA will clearly indicate that i
was not our intention 10 suggest
court of Judgment. but rather
friendly body OF citizens who could Il
a helpful and cooperative way stud
thoroughly and accurately the condi
tions affecting the county'g AFFAIR."
With this viewpoint on our part.
seemed most hiting that we shoul
desire your Joint interest and q
fort n is unquestionably somebody
civic duty 10 take active steps To i'm
prove the conditions and re,establis
public confidence in the administra
tion of New Castle county. We be
lioved az that time that this effor
could best be conducted by the join
action Of the Levy Court and TN
Chamber of Commerce. and therefor
deeply regret that you interpose
semi-antagonistlc viewpoint and inn
ply. by your refusal TO join. that help
ful assistance from a citizens dom
mittee is not needed.
Second. You state that the Lev
Court has not authority 10 agree tina
its members and employees will full
and frankly confer with the citizens
committee. This appears TO us TO b
begging the question Individual
and collectively as members of IN
Levy Court. you can unquestionabl
agree TO fully and frankly confer
with. the proposed committee wit
respect to all the employees of you
Levy Court. We cannot bring our
selves to believe that your body ha
not the right as employers to requlr
that your employees shall fully an
frankly" confer with the propose
committee Your employees certainl
must be subject TO your direction eve
to the extent Of taking oath In come,
tion with any questions that migi
be asked Of them If such would /
deemed necessary, in arriving at III
facts in working out this problem
Facts must necessarily be secured b.
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