Evening journal., 1917-04-13
TAX PAYERS LEAGUE
ATTENDS council
Members Want to Know
Why Communications Are
Invariably Referred
AGAIN ASK ABOUT
CITY PAVING BILL

Last night was Taxpayers
League Night with City Council. The
league has been sending communica-
lions on various subjects to Council
during the past two weeks, and as
these communications had been re-
ferred TO Council as a committee OF
he whole, the members OF the
league were not pleased, and decided
TO wait on Council. At the same
time the league sent two more COM
munications.
The first communication was from
George II. McGovern, chairman Oh
the paving committee of the league.
Severakweeks ago Mr. McGovern sent
a request for information on the pro-
posed paving law, and at that time
Councilman Draper stated that as the
proposed law had not been signed by
the Governor it would hardly be
proper 10 q. scuss it. The communi-
cation received last night was referred
TO Council as a committee OF the
whole.
Mr.. McGovern had the following
letter read at the session relative 10
his previous request:
rs South BrOOme St,
Wilmington. Del, April y, 1917.
To the President and Members Oh
The Council. City.
Gentlemen: On March gath, / ad-
dressed a letter to you, asking lor
certain information regarding paving
matters in this city and legislation
relative theertO. 1t is my understand
ing that this communication was re-
ferred to your Council as committee
of The whole Council with the parrot
like comment that the Governor had
not signed the bills referred TO IN
he letter Such action on your part,
if not stupid, certainly savors OF
bureaucratic methods unbecomlng an
American city. Tho information ask
ed for by me is such that any tax
pover has a right to ask for, for the
nurpose of presenting same to the
Governor Of this State before ne
signs the bills referred to IN my
letter.
AS there is specific reference in the
bill. referred to in my previous com
munication. TO an exemption from
naving for paving under the ar
ranged and provided for" section, l
would thank you to consider in the
committee of the whole, the matter OF
the ordinance authorizing the lssu-
ance of S66 1000 for paving and
whether or not the money borrowed
under this ordinance will ever be re-
funded to this city. ! am very reli-
oblv informed that this ordinance
was altered after it had been passed
nv YOUR body. and, on examination
nv a number OF witnesses at my re-
ouest they have all come to the con-
clugion that its appearance Is very
suspicious. in that it seems That
mage has been inserted in diheren
tvpewriting and in a style that does
not match with the original.
Yours respectfully,
George H. McGovern,
Chairman of Paving Committee Tax
nayers' League
Following the reading Of the letter
IL was referred to Council as com
mittee of the whole without discus
sion.
Another letter read from the leagu
was relative to one sent some tim
ago asking for da a as to the amour
Of taxes collected by a former Ia
collector which il is alleged the T.
has not received When this iette
was received it was referred to Cit
Solicitor Laniel O. Hastings and o.
motion OF the members last night tn
addit onal letter also was sent to tina
official
Il was reported a. the close o
Council by some Of the league mem
bers that the. bonds for $4,000, re
Gently sold by he city for street paw
ing. were likely to be returned by IN
purchasers as the ordinance had bee
tamDered with.
For the first time council las
night approved the semi-mon hly pay
rolls of city employees, law proviC