Evening journal., 1922-09-28

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unlawful and corrupt means. that
to say. by unlawfully and corrupt
Offering a reward or rewards to
certain member or certain member
of the said Board of Health, tn
name or names of said member o.
members thus TO be rewarded beinl
to the Grand Jurors aforesaid un
known and the nature and amount.
of the rewards thus TO be offered
being TO the Grand Jurors aforesaid
unknown, in order and with intent
then and there to induce, TO procure
and corrupt the said member or
members of said Board of Health,
by means of said rewards, TO vote
for, agree TO and officially approve
Of a recommendation and submits
sion by said Board of Health TO the
said The Council OF the said The
Mayor and Council OF Wilmington.
of a plan or plans for the acquisi-
ton OF a city crematory or garbage
disposal plant OF the type or kind
known as a Davis plant as afore-
said, to the evil example of all 9TH
ers in like case offending. and
against the form of the Act of the
General Assembly in such case made
and provided. and against the peace
and dignity OF the State.
rs. And the Jurors aforesaid. on
their oath and affirmation, respec-
lively as aforesaid, do further pre-
sent, that on the first day of De-
cember, in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and twenty
one, Charles NJ. Handy. Albert Il.
Hayman, Harvey A. Murray, Leon
II. Ryan and Harry l.. Maier consti-
tuted the Board OF Health OF the
Mayor and Council OF Wilmington,
a municipal corporation of the State
OF Delaware, duly and legally APP
pointed and qualified; that Howard
r. Fnantz was the secretary of, said
Board of Health, duly and legally
appointed to be such secretary; that
the said Board OF Health, so consti-
tuted as aforesaid, in pursuance OF
duty imposed upon them by law,
having determined that in their
opinion It was necessary or to the
best advantage of the said the Mayor
and Council OF Wilmington. to sub
NIT to The Council OF the said the
Mayor and Council of Wilmington,
q plan or plans for the acquisition
of city crematory or garbage dis
posel plant, were considering such
a plan to be submitted and recon-
mended TO the said the Council OF
the said the Mayor and Council OF
Wilmington; that Howard NJ. Ward.
Arthur Johnson, Herman ID. Faux
ner, John II. McNabb, James T.
Taylor. Alexander r. Abrahams.
John o. Hopkins. James S. Evans,
James b. McManus. John J. Null
vena, Harry E. Vincent. John +.
Henry and John ]. Murray then and
there constituted the said the Coun-
ell of the said the Mayor and Coun-
Gil OF Wilmington. duly and legally
elected and qualified as such; that
Il 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 or recommendation submitted /
by the said Board of Health. and |
thereby It was then and there with |
in the power OF the said the Coun- |
ell OF the said the Mayor and Coun-
ell Of Wilmington to control the
awarding or Withholding OF any |
contract for the construction or ac-
QUESTION of such plant; that a GER
tain Henry B. Hook was then and
there negotiating with the said
Board OF Health. constituted as
and with the said the
Council OF the said the Mayor and
Council OF Wilmington with a view
10 procuring the recommendation
BY the said Board OF Health OF the
adoption OF plan for the construc-
ion or acquisition of a garbage dis
oosal plant of the type or kind
Known as a Davis plant, and also
With a view to procuring the APP
,roval of the said the Council of the
aid the Mayor and Council of Will
nington OF such recomm endation
md plan so to be submitted by the
aid Board of Health as aforesaid;
that Abram r. Frantz. the said
Howard r. Frantz. and the said
Henry b. Hook. all late of will
nington hundred, in the county
on the first day of De-
ember. In the year of our Lord J
ne thousand nine hundred and J
with force and arms, I
{ Wilmington hundred. in the coun-
Y aforesaid. well knowing the
remises. unlawfully and wickedly
Id conspire. combine, confederate $
nd agree together, and with divers J
Their persons whose names are to /
he Grand Jurors aforesaid un- c
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pproval by the said the Council OF r
ne said the Mayor and Council OF I
OF a plan or plans TO I
e submitted by the said Board OF n
Iealth TO the said the Council OF the n
aid the Mayor and Council OF will {
lington. for the construction or ac- k
uisitlon of a garbage disposal plant o
a type or kind known as the Da- b
Is plant, by and through certain u
nlawful and corrupt means. that {
to Say. by unlawfully and cor a
iptly offering rewards to a certain n
lember or certain members OF the b
lid the Council of the said the Z
Iayor and Council of Wilmington, o
,e name or names OF said member 81
r members thus to be rewarded be- 81
lg TO the Grand Jurors aforesaid N
Unknown. and the nature and 81
mounts thus 10 be offered being to b
lie Grand Jurors aforesaid un- o
nown, In order and with intent o.
len and there TO induce. procure y
nd corrupt the said member or az
embers of the said the Council OF CO
lie said the Mayor and Council of "a
by means OF said re- III
ords ~ vote Cor ogrea 70 and of- NJ