Evening journal., 1916-08-09
NEW CASTLE council
ROW proves FLIYVER
Walls Fails to Make Charges
Against Members and
Peace Dove Hovers
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Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Del. Aug 9.-Mem-
bers Of City Council kissed and made
up last night The doves Of peace
we're released by Mayor Richard S.
Rodney and City Solicitor Francis
deH Janvier. "Injudiciously spent
took the place OF "grafters and
thieves and everything within the
Official family is harmonious once
more
Council met in special session and
when President Lavender called the
meeting to order he called for the
reading of the following resolution.
Resolved. As we are having
meetings not creditable to the
city and are continually being ac-
cused of doing crooked things and
mispiacing money belonging to
the city and showing special IA
vors that are financially detri-
mental TO the city. and these
conditions are caused and CON
tinually kept up by John J. Walls,
be it
Resolved. That a special meet
ing be held August s. at s o'clock
In the evening. and demand the
said Mr.. Walls 20 prove these re-
marks for the benefit of the citi.
zens or for the sake OF having
meetings In harmony and to the
credit of the city. that Mr. Walls
be requested TO resign. or, In case
the said Mr. Walls refuses to at
tempt to prove these assertions.
that Impeachment proceedings be
started against him; and be 1t
further
Resolved. That the Mayor and
City Solicitor be requested 10 at
tend the special meeting.
President Lavender said that II
was fresh in the minds of Council
that Mr. Walls had created the feel
ing that Council had acted In an un
safe way that the members were not
honest Under these circumstances he
thought It time that the people
should know what Council was do
Ink and the meeting had been call
ed 10 give Mr. Walls a chance to ex
plain. I'VE will be glad TO have him
start the ball rolling now
Mr.. Whalen addressing Mr.. Walls
said III Is up TO you
Mr.. Walls asked before Council
went any further. "who is the judge
OF an this? Who is the trying mag
istrafeg"
President Lavender said there was
no trying magistrate" but Council
wanted to find out If there we're any
grounds for an Investigation of tina
A body
To this Mr. Walls replied "Well
8 IN the FIRST place should have beel
q given a copy of that resolution, bu
the clerk refused TO give me one.
4 have also been refused the right {
N anime the minute book of the CouI
81 eli 10 gel data
Il was explained that the clerk ha
a no right 10 deny a member of COur
ell access TO the minute book.
AT this point President Cavende
remarked 1--WE have been accused o
being thieves or words TO that eff
feet II we did anything wrong W.
are willing to stand by it,
Mr.. Wallis What ! did say 1nC
what do say now is that money was
(iniudiciously spent by this Council.
Mayor Rodney then remarked
personal feeling is to be dropped
when you meet in City Council. You
are elected by the people as public
Il servants DO your business in a bust
q nesslike manner"
a Mr.. Walls now says there wer'
q iniudicious expenditures The min
n ority party in Congress will CLAIM
q that He says he had no idea Of any
d thing else
8 Mr.. Walls: Il don't say there /
a out and out stealing and graft. Blu
z public funds should be looked afte
~ closer"
a Mayor Rodney retorted that Their
81 IS nothing 10 do bur get three di
81 Interested parties to examine N
n books and see what can be found.
n Why people in Wilmington an
a elsewhere are inquirng about our cit
y because Of the reputation created
8 CITY Council
q President Lavender said he did M
q think that Mr. Walls explanation co
81 cred the case.
q Mr. Bacon then remarked "I'
81 stolen nothing and | want this ca
q TO go before two judges and twel'
81 men in court. ! am not a thief, T.
VI no CRATER. and Mr. Walls must cle'
81 himself or clear me-"
"a Mayor Rodney again said the IA
"a name Of the city demanded that pc
81 sonalities be sunk.
81 Mr. Bacon replied that his nan
"A had been dragged into the questio
q and that as far as he was concern'
q graft and theft accusations mu
a cease. Let this man prove his a
81 serfions"
81 Mr. Whalen remarked that so 4
m as he was concerned he intended
u swear out a warrant for the ARE
II Of Mr. Walls tomorrow They ma
me. but they must not touch n
butation," he remarked.
Mr. Janvier said he is the civil Al
wiser Of Council. as Council does n
have any criminal business. He sa
the resolution IS indefinite, and tn
COPY Of II should have been fu
n'shed 70 Mr. Walls before the Cou
eli meeting
Mr Janvier said he had been unab
10 md that Council had authority
Inpeach a member. This is a matt
of opinion by Mr. Walls. Mr.. Janvi
said The judges Of this affair a
the people OF New Castle. Coun
has the right to preserve order at
sessions. even 20 the extent OF call
an officer and having the obiectional
member removed. II is a question
this State II verbal Islander is cri
NAL and whether an indictment
that charge would stand. Let
coHnmiftee go over the expenditul
and see II they were iudicious or