Evening journal., 1920-02-27
|DOWNWARDPRODS
HARBOR BOARD
Thinks it Time Commission
ers Were Going Ahead
With Harbor Project
SAYS COUNCIL OUGHT
TO HAVE CONTRACT

Henry c. Downward, a former Presl-
dent Of City Council, appeared before
that body last night and administered
a few raps to the Board Of llarbsr
Commissioners. declaring that nothing
much has been done by HAT body since
its organization, and urged Council TO
enter into contract with the board TO
insure the proper spending OF The city 5
money.
Mr.. Downward also briefly discussed
the proposed ordinance requiring that
engineers be licensed, advocated the
payment OF salaries 10 the chief ana
two assistants OF the fire department
and discussed at some length munich
pally owned garbage disposal plant.
In regard TO the contract TO be enter
ed into with the Board OF Harbor
Commissioners, Mr.. Downward SAID
hat Il was The only method That would
guarantee satisfaction 10 both parties.
lie claimed with the removal OF the
supervision OF the expenditures OF city
moneys from Council that body would
be practically useless. He furnished
statistics showing the success OF the
operailon Of disposal plant by the
city Of Columbus, and asserted that a
similar method here would result
probably for Wilmington.
Reverting 10 the harbor project, Mr..
Downward asserted that IL Is now
three years since the board was created
and little or nothing has been done by
81. He contended that the board should
70 ahead and do something and cited
Houston. Tex, as an example or what
n progressive city can do In harbor I'M
prOvement.
Connictlng statements in The report OF
Councilman Abrahams, OF the fire com
mittee. on the fire department was re-
sponsible for an interesting TILT be-
tween him and President Lyon. one
mart OF the report stated that appartus
was all in first-class condition, while
another paragraph conveyed the in
formation that the hoses cart Of the
Weocacoe Company was out OF COM
mission.
Mr.. Lyon couldn't understand this
flivergence and SNas informed that Mr..
Abrahams concluded as the appropria-
lions provided for last night would en-
able the WeccacOe TO be again put into
service that The statement M Th'
well be incorporated in the report. The !
report was favorably received after this
divergence was explained.
On the suggestion Of the Board OF
Health that payments be withheld |
from the Wilmington sanitary Com
pany until the company resumes the |
reduction OF garbage. Mr.. Abrahams |
explained that this matter had been re-
ferred 10 City Collector Huxley by the |
crcmatory and law committees.
4 resolution was passed authoriz-
Ing the transfer OF $500 from The In
teresi appropriations 10 the miscellane-
Gus appropriations.
Joseph c. Hyndman, chief OF The city |
fire department. -eporied for the month I
nineteen nres, and total loss OF
st06.525 whsch included ihe loss by Che
crenstory FIRE.
Councilman Mulvcns called atientor
10 the condition of the house, No. 500
Lombard street. In which u was state
ihe Gas fixtures are leaking badly and
that the landlord has refused 20 make
repairs saying that he is unable 90
-et O plumber. This house said Air
fuiyena. formerly rentei FOR SIS
.non'h and now pays the landlord So
ge moved nat the attention OF .h
B0ard Or Health be called 10 The mai
fer. which was favorably voted on by
Council
Abont twenty members o. the Ameri-
ranizsti0n class. who are 10 come up
fo- citizenShip examination on March
:. visited Council and were accompanied
ly their teachers. Mss Ethel Wilson
nd Mr. Barclay They listened stten
lively 70 the various discussions. A.
Ine ciose az the session President Ly
ms. VINO swallowed somcthinS" and
vas unable - talk above a whisper.
.slied on Councilman Mesrns % explain,
he operations 81 Council. Mr.. Mesrns
not only explained the operations Of
ne city government. but told in deta
how each department works in con
junction with the others. the uniform
'ty OF action making a government cx-
.slied BY none in the world
NJ. Bsrclsy thanked Council and
promised 70 call again with oiifer mem
hers of the class.