Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-18
WARE MORALC
BALKS COUNClLMEN
To Increase Police and Fire
mems Salaries and Pay Con-
tractor, the Problem
NOT ENOUGH FOR BOTH
Finance Committee Faces Delicate
and Difficult Task at
\ Meeting Today
COOKE ON WARE "MoRAL CLAIM"

COOKIE ON WARE "MoRAL CLAIM"
'In view Of the way in which this
work has been carried on by this con-
tractor since It's Inception In 1909, to
suggest or 20 press such n demand can
only be characterized ss brazen ef-
frsntery.
The whole circumstances surround
sng the planning and execution OF the
work are such that would not be
doing my duty to the community 10
left any stone nnturned to restrain
this contractor from recovery on such
. claim.
"In view Of all the sicIsening details
eontaincd In the report Of the experts
who examined the League Island Park
work--as to how senator Ware virtu-
ally dictated the speciAcations. per-
formed only that part Of the work
called for which II pleased him to per-
form, virtually appointed the inspec-
tors. who, acting like automatons.
passed the work and approved the
bills as rendered--one stands In
amusement at the nerve that suggests
compensation"
With both factions of the Republican
rganization anxious TO claim credit for
pseu "ese in'' W nv"
v.neeis Vi 'he puIeaus VI rue "'.u
barrassed by his anxiety to have Coun-
els grant him personally 100000 or
$4,000 for moral claim" he says he
has for work done at League Island a
half dozen years ago. What effect the
Ware claim will have on wage increases
will develop at meeting of Councils
finance Committee late today.
II the Senator Is to be paid the
salary increase schedule as planned I'm
an ordinance introduced by Harry
Trainer the Penrose leader of the Third
Ward, will have to he pared down. as
available balances are nor considered
large enough TO warrant the ful nav.
ment 10 senator Ware ana Tho fu,i ad- =
vancement Of no,ica,,sn ora arar,.,
Whether or NOT sora,o,. vars v,Ii In.
sist uno, Tho n,,,n,a,, 90 III, ,,ai,,,
the ernarsa - o,,,, s,,,'s lii o.,
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a,.,u app'oNe MS 'hree-tiihes-oehied
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CLAIM MAY BE PARED DowS
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Datas,a WI III re nAeu oS nireGtor
wo,ts s,'U, p'' .'I'ent vi "o,'c
At nrs..r, Hal, I'M In !, teu IN ,ne
80 ~ ~ o''. Wneii col'ies oe-
In discussing the claim Mr. Gaffney
ssio. livery one interested VIII be
sNen Snauce 10 oe heHrd' The amount
oe i"u'uueu VIII oe nNeu pH cty engi-
u - dpous p!9o'"un ana IL get
q iNpoiN liOlfi llt l'lTtClDT OF PUBIC
worhs on tomorrow JUST before the
nvslIns starts Inc pars are down ana
a" wiz care 10 WIN oe heard on the
peiore ae'ioi Is caiieu TOT
u~vi"hu ~ as oFlsinaly maze ny
na Nare wa ,or szio:ooo, ana th.s
w"S ihc'uueo III tne nrst draft
- o's ,o"u ui,I Oh isio ana was
$3.50 reS' ~ yl ,'o'.Vn u larry ~ .ral,er'
NJ ,io,a o' ,'e n'ru H"ru
o,.,r.s ~. 80 'ne reouclion
are .ny,nasr,na ~ 90, ~ ne" ~ a.
moves throngh The ~ NO. co,,,,,,,na
A. ,osav.. n,,t oo',,s,l''e r.1l.t'',
.,orr,tt,a ~ .I, % sne rigSpee
yri,I ha s,,I,,. ,aIa ~ ,h e iile.,oeIS
lion NJ desc,sncS h,I,s os.raa, 80 @ In JUS ,'to
I07 and The nuss,,on -, sa,aru i,,sr.a.a, -
for both nolicenan ana sren,an rr,'Is
Ia tier nuastiop ,,,,u NO, 10 ,ai, ,,,
until after o,rIock mis- ,fternoon
when sneakers From tho ynrious f,rar,ar
ana police assocIatiops ,vili be sIyan
chance 10 ,naI.a that. an,a.t - -
money
WON'T BE TOOLS FOR WARE"
Presidents of both the associations
have repudiated the man 10 denrive
nassaee o hv me-, roamo1s', oe te nsse use oy tne
"If the Vare olain, for s91o mn ,,,ich
has been brardsd as uniustifahIs and
rejected by a former administration. Is
saddled IN the pollcemen's r,ouas, for
more money. II will he an outraga =" .aJa
Harry r. Johns. presjdcn, of ,be poi,aa-
mems beneficial protectiya assoa,o,ts.,
'sThe entire surnlus" +" he said ..is a.e
pronria,sd in ,oto 20 a.. o,,s In, u ap-
ly be sufficient to cover their needs ade-
quately. and II they try to burden our
just claims with Wares bill. we wo,,Id
rather be deprived of our appropriation
than TO have Ware make us the eoat for
grabbing portion OF the city's money
that Is not due him."
James NJ. Sinister, president of the
Firemen's Protective Association VI ais ans
that the firemen certainly would not
permit themselves TO be used as coll
lection agency for Mr.. Wares hollow
ciaim II II Is Intended to hitch II ~,
WIN 'ne nremens requested approprla-
non. win surplus OF only s699,631.
csn see now even with this entire
s,. sunl my are gong TO grant us our
dues' Under the circumstances. we don't
intend 10 carry anybody on our should
ers' or oe used as tool ~ collect money
ior MT ware
OTHER ADMINJsTp ALTON, -,
-. ioN iiAANS