Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-28


the name or names OF said member or
members thus to be rewarded being to
the grand jurors aforesaid unknown. |
and the nature and amounts Of the re-
wards thus TO be offered being to the |
grand jurors aforesaid unknown, in |
order and with intent then and there
to induce. procure and corrupt the said |
member or members OF said Board Of |
Health. by means OF said rewards, TO |
vote for. agree TO and of1cialiy ap-
prove OF recommendation and sub |
mission by said Board OF Health TO
the said the council Of the said the
mayor and council. OF Wilmington OF
n plan or plans Tor the acquisition
OF city crematory or garbage dis
posal plant OF the type or kind known
as n Davis plant as aforesaid, to the
evil example to ah others In like case
offending. and against the form OF the
act OF tho General Assembly In such
case made and provided. and against
the peace and dignity OF the State.
And the jurors aforesaid, on their
oath and affirmation, respectively az
| aforesaid, Do Further Present. That
| on the first Cay OF December, in the
year or our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-one, Charles NJ.
Handy, Albert r.. Hayman, Harvey
A. Murray, Leon III. Ryan and Maier
constituted the Board OF Health OF The
Mayor and Council OF Wilmington. a
| municipal corporation OF the State OF
| Delaware. duly and legally appointed
and qualified; that Howard X. Frantz
was the Secretary OF eaid Board OF
Health, duly and legally appointed to
be such Secretary; that the said
Board Of Health, 20 constituted ar
aforesaid. in pursuance OF a duty i'm
posed upon them by law, having de-
termined that in their opinlon IL war
necessary or to the best advanta ae
OF the said The Mayor and Council
Of Wilmington. 20 submit TO The Coun-
Gil or the said The Mayor and Coun-
Gil OF Wilmington, plan or plans
for the acquisition OF a city crematory
or garbage disposal plant, were con-
slderfng such plan to be submitted
and recommended to the said The
Council OF the said The Mayor and
Council OF Wilmington that Howard
M. Ward, Arthur Johnson. Herman
ID. Faulkner. John r. McNabb, james
T. Taylor. Alexander r. Abrahame.
John o. Hopkins. James S. Evane
James B. McManus, John ]. Mulvena.
Harry f. Vincent. John r. Henry and
John y. Murray then and there con
stituted the said The Council OF the
said The Mayor and Council Of vii.
mington, duly and legally elected and
qualified as such; that II was then
and there the duty OF the said The
Council Of the said The Mayor and
Council Of Wilmington to approve
or disapprove OF any such plan OF
recommendation submitted by the saic
, Board Of Health. and thereby s. war
then and there within the power o,
the said The Council OF the said The
Mayor and Council OF Wilmington Il
control the awarding or wfthholdins
OK any contract FOR the construction OF
acquisition OF such plant; that a GER.
tain Henry q. Hook was then ant
, there negotiating with the said Boart
or Health, constituted as aforesaid
and with the said The Council Of tn,
said The Mayor and Council of Will
mington with a view TO procuring tn.
recommendation by the said Board o
Health Of the adoption OF a plan fol
the construction or acquisition OF
garbage diepoeal plant OF the type o,
kind known as Davis plant, an<
also with a view TO procuring the ap
prevail OF the said The Council OF tn,
SAID The Mayor and Council of vii
minston OF such recommendation ans
= plan 80 to be submitted by the sais
= Board Of Health as Aforesaid: Tha
, Abram E. Frantz, the said Howar,
4 X. Frantz, and the said Henry 3
Hook. all late OF Wilmington Hundred
g In the County aforesaid, on the frs
y aay or December, in the year OF ou
4 Lord one thousand nine hundred an,
] twenty-one, with force and arms. a
= Wilmington Hundred, in the Count,
e Aforesaid, we'll knowing the premises
d unlawfully and wiclcedly did conapire
y combine, confederate and agree TO
g setner, and with divers other person
g whose names are to the Grand Juror
4 Aforesaid unknown. to procure and Oh
= tain the approval by the said JTh
4 council OF the said The Mayor an
: Council OF Wilmington Of a plan o
: plans to be submitted by the sal
= Board OF Health TO the said TIL
q Council OF the said The Mayor an
d Council OF Wilmington, for the con
II struction ca acquisition of a garbag
# disposal plant of a type or kind know
, as the Davis plant, by and throug
certain unlawful and corrupt mean.
> tnat is to say. by unlawfully and cor
ruptly offering rewards to a certai
member or certain members Of tn
, SAID The Council of the said Th
: Mayor and Council Of Wilmington. III
name or names OF said member c
members thus to be rewarded bein
10 the Grand Jurors aforesaid III
- known, and the nature and amour,
= thus to be offered being 10 the Gran
y Jurors aforesaid unknown. in orde
ie and with intent then and there 70 ir
y - ouce. procure and corrupt the sa
II member or members of the said TT
y Council Of the said The Mayor ar
" council OF Wilmington, by means
IL SAID rewards, to vote for, agree
ie ana off1cially approve Of such recon
10 mendaton and submission by sa
lg Board of Health to the said ~
IN Council of the said The Mayor az
a Council OF Wilmington, of a plan
Id plans for the acquisition of A cir. or
I'd matory or garbage disposal plant
d, the said type ca kind known AS
he laws plant as aforesaid, 10 the q,
L. example of all others in like case q
ND