Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-28
ON ONE
DAY IS idea OF
Retiring MAYOR
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James F. Price. who also will shortly
retire as chief executive Of the city.
will address a communication to
Council. This Will embody a number
Of recommendations as well as the
thanks Of members for courtesies
shown the Mayor. and he viii urge the
reelected members TO cooperate with
Mayor-elect John w. lawson. who will
assume his new duties on July /.
Mayor Price in his recommendations
will urge Council to ask the next Leg
islature to pass a law providing for
the election OF all city and Council
officials and School Board members
for term Of four years on the same
day. Tho communication also will set
forth that under this arrangement off,
cials who are Just becoming familiar
with their duties will not be COM
PEELED 10 relinQuish their positions
when their terms Of two years expire
The necessity Of having the city and
county election every four years on
the same day Is also considered from
an economic viewpoint by Mayol
Price. He sets for the the figures Of the
last general. city and school board
elections. which could be reduced by
holding such elections every foul
years. he SAYS The costs Of the cleo
lions last fall are set at S24,772, th'
city election at $12,7sS. and the schoo
election at $1,000.
The recommendations will also sci
forth that but two registration days
in the year Of the election should be
held thereby saving the city con-
siderable money.
The retiring Councimen have beer
able during their term 10 keel
abreast Of all business coming be.
fore them. and II is thought thai
when they adjourn tonight they VII
have nothing undone The new Coun
ell viii assume its duties on Monday
The retiring Council has not as ye
approved the budget for the ensuinl
year because the Police Commission
has failed TO resubmit a new SEIZED
ule. Before this r. done this mat
ter may provoke a tilt IN Council
chambers tonight The wage scale ar
ranged by the commission. was no
approved by members OF Council las
Thursday night. when Il was ordere'
sent back TO the commission for re
adjustment. It is understood tina
the commissioners have done nothing
with this schedule as yet.
The retiring members OF Council
are: Henry c. Downward, president
Councilmen, John ]. McGoldrlck. Thir
ward; Oscar c. Draper, Fifth ward
Charles NJ. Smith. Seventh ward; Bur
ton S. Heal. Eighth ward; George
Grantland. Ninth ward; Joseph l.. Nc
4 Dermott. Eleventh ward. and Albei
4 n. Williams, Twelfth ward.
The new Councils personnel wi
be: George n. Lyon, president; Al
thur johnson, First ward. reelected
Slant B. Atkins, Second ward, II
elected; William Abberger. Thir
ward; James Kane, Fourth ward. r.
elected; James w Robertson, FIT
; ward; John o. Hopkins. Sixth war
reelected; James G. Mearns, Seveni
. ward; Howard WarA. Eighth ware
: Charles Forwood. Ninth ward; Jol
l. X. McDonough. Tenth ward, re-eleC
> ed; John T. Harrington. Eleven
! ward. and Harry P. Cathcart, Twelf
ward
r The new Council will consist
J eight Republicans and four Dem
I Gratis with President Lyon. a Repu
z lican, IN charge.
E Homer c. Simmons and Elm
/ Klund are candidates for clerk
Z Council.