Evening journal., 1922-05-12
DOUBT RIGHT
TO HOLD CHECKS
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OF Council declare that the taxes OF
city official should be paid Just as
promptly as those OF any other in
dividual. and II he fails to pay the
city is under no obligation to hand
over to him money as his salary.
The resolution which created such
a furore follows:
Whereas. there are certain city
officials and employees who are 1nan-
cially indebted TO the city Of Will
mington. and
Whereas. We believe this TO he
an Injustice to those who have met
their obligations to the city; there
fore be It
Resolved. by the Mayor and
Council OF Wilmington. That
the finance committee be au-
thorized 10 submit 20 the city
treasurer a list OF all names OF en-
ployes on the city payroll who are
in any manner financially indebted
10 the city; and be Il further
Resolved. That the city treasurer |
Is hereby authorized and directed 20 |
hold pay checks OF all employees and |
officials shown 10 be financially in |
debted TO the city
The Legislature" said Council /
man Murray, IN his opening re-
marks IN opposition to the passage
Of the resolution. says you can at
tach a mans wages only for board
and grocery bills. and then after Sc
curing judgment you can get only 10
per cent from each pay. have some
doubts as 70 the legality OF Council
the city treasurer to stop
a mans pay"
Councilman McNabb insisted on
knowing whether Il was the big
fellow or the little fellow referred
20 in the resolution. He intimated
hat the finance committee did not
realize the fact that we are living
In times that are wors, than 'he
soup house times" The little fell
low who pays the taxes is worrying
more about II than the fellow who
collects IT," he declared
Mr.. McNabb said tha; n there
were any members OF Council in
,luded he did not want them shield
ID. That includes them ALL" he
said. Don't all you fellows sit
around with your tongues in your
mouths and your lips between your
eeth I want 10 know H."
Councilman Faulkner then rose
o question the legality OF the pro-
,osed procedure.
oh a NrTrT 4 F1 ]
y the finance committee, called Mr.
McNabb's attention 20 the fact that
Z he wanted 10 know who the de
inauents are he had access TO the
iame sources OF information as the
nance committee. "As far as the
eganty end OF It IS concerned" he
aid. Il hold that n you can make a
aw 10 make you pay what you owe.
you can 90 20 law 10 make others
pay you what they owe you"
He declared there we're not any
IN the list Of delinquent office hold
RS who have not been getting
mug salary and have held steady po-
itions for a number OF years. ,
those are the people we want" ne
declared. "and we are going TO get
hem" .
''As far as shielding them is con-
erned." Mr.. McManus said. your
ersonal friends and my personal I
-iends are on that list It makes no
Inference whether they are Demo-
rats or Republicans. We will make
lem come across. think IL is un-
ist TO the city not to make these
~arr-a 90
At this juncture. Mr. McNabb
,ok exception TO Mr.. McManus'
atement that he could find out who al
le delinquents are by going to the al
x office. That IS what he (Mr. bI
oManus) Is paid for. That Is why II
q is drawing that enormous salary n
he enormous salary referred TO is m
100 a year. $500 in. excess OF that 81
I'D the other Councllmen, because ia
the additional duties devolving SC
pom the chairman OF the finance m
.mmlttee. IN