Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-20
m'NADb CHARGES NE
HAS BEEN IGNORED
Says 10 Was Purposely lstt
on important Committees
In City Council.

ously kept on all OF the important
committees of that body. was the
charge made hv John r.. McNaoo.
mruhcr from the Third ward, during
the Council meeting last night. lie
declared this Ind been done no ne
would not hc able 10 keep In touch AS
c,csely as he desired to do with the
hu.in,ss OF the Council. The aileRa-
t,cn was vigorously denied by Howard
NJ wnrd. the president. who made the
committee appointments last July and
who said he thought Mr.. McNabb had
been given very fair and liberal
committee representation.
Tho usual tranquility OF the Council
sc.siou WAS disturbed by this ruction
when the old crematory question
came ur before the members. With
the peak of tho rush season only
few months distant. tho problem OF
garbage collection and disposal was
once more brought to the front to
plague the members. when Councilman
Faulkner. chairman of the public
health committee presented two letters
from the Nye odorlcss Crematory
Company. aligned by the president. a.
G. FELTON,. ir. In which suggestions
were made relative 20 the building Of
NNtfntT unit W pant li AhAr WY NV
present incinrrator was built by the
N,c Company last year.
II had been moved that these two
letters he referred TO the finance and
public health committees for consider
alton. Mr.. McNahh wanted them re-
fr,rcd to the committee OF the whole.
for ,hcn he would have chance TO
have hts say on this matter. lie is not
member ~ either the finance or the
public health committee. He argued
n n select committee wcre going 20
d'rcuss tho problem he would not
know what was going on land ms he
claimed there were whole lot of
statements I'm Mr.. rcltons letter that
he wanted 20 debate relative 10 the
question ~ building new incinerat-
ins plant IN this city.
Councilman McNanus explained that
all mattcrs when referred 10 special
committees are reported back 10 Coun-
c'l when any member can say ali he
wants Co say on the subjects in hand
Mr., McNahh said he had gone into
meetings of special committees OF
which he was not n member and had
been told that as he was not member
he had no business there. He admitted
this was proper. but he raid he want
ed the rivht. no, the privilege. TO
butt In" and know what wa. going
on. II wns ~ this juncturc that he
shouted Il have rurposcly been kept
IN all committees OF any Importance,
rurposcly SO"
councilman Faulkner explained ne
thcurht tho two committees were the
proper oncsvo consider tho incinerstor
question and no said Mr.. McNabb
would have ample time 20 discuss the
subject all he wanted TO-
Councilman Murray said there could
hc a free and open discussion OF the
subject when tho committees reported
hack To Council which they would
have 'c 40, He assured Mr.. McNabb
he II es much interested In the cre-
ma'ory plans ~ he. McNahh. is and
" there IN any way 20 set a creamatory
That VIII meet the ci,y's needs he will
vote for n.
MIR. McNahh said Council ha. been
severely criticized for referring II.
public business 60 the committee OF
the whole IN the past and then they
changed their tactics and referred
tusincnr Co special committees. Presi-
dent Ward said MIR McNahh seemed
10 take exception Co Councils method
~ ccnducting its business and ne
wanted 'o know why MIR. McNabb
answered by saying his presence in
tho Council. he believed. was the
reason why things were done tha,
way and it was 90 keep him on the
outside.
President Ward declared that in
naming the committees Ire had no m
Ian Inn g.
That he had exercised care and his
beet Judgment IN making his selec-
lions.
Nj. McNahh was prepared 70 nrh,
on Dat the question ION the motion
was called for and 1, prevailed
IN one ~ their letters over which
The verbal nght was waged. the Nve
Company offered 20 build new in
rin"fauns plant here for cou.s.dershl,
less ,hsn the cost OF the present plan,
which was $4,000. Immediate action
was Urged on the project 30 the pl,,,
would be I'm operation by next summer.
Thss letter was as follows:
You should start Immediately
on The erection of another plant
hs this VIII enable A delivery at
the outset of the heavy summer
garbage period and would be the
extreme test of plant.
lnd"r present conditions we can
erect plant similar TO your
present one AT cost Of s4..s5o
~ you feel that a double upu
plant of less capacity. bun, on
sinil"r lines as your present
r'ant with each furnace work.
inx irrespective Of one another.
We could build this plant for s3a.-
800. should you feel that a .inxl.
furnace. known as No. II. this