Evening journal., 1919-02-13

They are right there for the public TO
see always. They have nothing COW
cred.
MIR. RoBERTSoN-But YOU remem-
Der MFR. MoNabb's stand along that
line In the House.
GOVERNOR TOwNSEND-Yes.
MR.. JOHNSON-The director OF the
Council. the constitution and bylaws
adopted by the Council says, shall so
keep the records so that they may be
open TO inspection at any time so The
public has free access TO the tlles at
any time All the vouchers that have
been accepted are In the State Treas
urer's office at all times and are open
10 inspection.
MIR RASkOB-on a great many OF
these bills the people ought 10 have
the money.
GOVERNOR T0wNsEND-Al we
want Is the assurance from the COun-
oil that they feel responsible for the
bills.
GOVERNOR T0WNSEND-Thsn it Is
your feeling that the bills belong to
Council inssmuch as we are not pay
Ing them in any other part OF the state.
MR. ROBERTSON-If that Is so, VIII
mlngton could not feel any other way.
MIR. TOPklS-Couldn't we arrange 10
get some Of this money through I'm
mediately? There Is quite a number OF
people that have laid out lot OF
money through our committee into the
Board Of Health and they should have
their money in short time.
GOVERNOR TOWNSEND-Yes When
does your Council meet9
MIR. R0BERTSON-On Wednesday
night On Thursday the regular ses-
sion.
GOVERNOR TOWNSEND-T Thursday
night being Thanksgiving, there won't
be very much done.
MR. ROBERTSON-No.
GOVERNOR T0NNSEND-Isnf n
possible that you can have a meeting
and give us a decided answer on thatY
MR. ROBERTSON-I hardly think II
would be this week, but think it
would be next week.
MIR. SNELLENBURG-You are sure
they will be passed.
MIR. LHON-We can't say positively. |
MIR. Observation-Disclosures will !
pay her Just debts.
MR.. TOPklS-Do you two gentlemen
know that the shipbuilders took care OF /
their own patlents2
Mr.. LYON-We don't know any
thing about Il. We only heard about
furnishing the money. That Is all we
heard about
Mr.. T0PKIS-They paid The entire
bill Of the Century Club, that Is. the |
Pusey and The Harlan plants. 70 was I
paid by The Emergency Fleet Corpor-
alton.
MIR. SNELLENBURG-Would Won
have TO borrow the money, Mr.. Robert
SOM
MIR. R0BERTSON-we win get n.
MR.. RASK0B-I have stated this
amount TO be s25,OO0
MR.. TOPKIS-It was approximately
mat. There was a bill which came In
from the American Car and Foundry
Company for about $1,000 for collins
Now we nnd that quite number Of
The undertakers are sending us checks
Tor those collins. But we had so many
people here that were buried out al |
Farnhurst and the coroner or the cor /
oner's assistant took care OF them, so /
we viii get back three or four or fve |
Nu MUlAANEa
A MEMBER-The Trustees OF the
Poor. ! suppose, win pay for all the
unclaimed dead.
MR.. TOPKlS-I may also say that we
took care Of some OF these patients
here In the city at about s625 a patient.
I think that is 10 the credit OF the city
OF Wilmington
GOVERNOR TOWNSEND-Wen, then.
Mr.. Topkis, as / said. we viii be com /
belled to wait until we can hear from
Council as to definitely when they will
be able to pay the bills. But 7 think
we can hope TO impress upon Council
hat these bills have been laying around
or some time and they are anxious
'or their money.
MR.. R0BERTSON-well, governor, it
s not our fault that they have been
aging around.
MR.. RASKOB-Well, we couldn't get
hem together. Mr.. Topkis has only