Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-05
CITY TO COLLECT
LICENSE FEES
Council TO Employ Extra
Man to Recover $1,000
Overdue
DEFER ELECTION
OF ENGINEERS

There is about $4,000 due the city
on delinquent licenses according TO
statements made 70 City Council last
night By Chairman McManus Of the
finance committee. Mr.. McManus
requested that the finance committee
be empowered 70 employ a man 70
collect this amount a. a salary not
10 exceed s125 a month and the
time not 20 exceed four months
The motion brought a protest from,
Councilman McNabb. who thought
that some people are being nro-
tected." His statements were replied
70 BY Mr.. McManus who SAID that
80 far az he had any knowledge Of
the matter every man that owed
the city a license fee would be push
cd for the payment OF tho amount.
and cited one instance Of a man who
d short time ago declared that the
attempt TO collect MS delinquent
taxes wac all bluff" This mans
property has been sold for the taxes
Mr.. McManus said.
We now have member or this
body m the Legislature" said Mr..
McNabb. referring to Mr.. McManus
who Is member OF the House, and
soc no reason why he should not
Introduce some legislation which /
would compel these people 10 pay
what they owe without running the |
city m extra expense"
The member Of the Third ward" |
replied McMsnus was IA member |
n the HOUSE only short time ago |
and ] fail 10 remember that he ex-
erted hln-eelf very much in passing !
the kind OF legislation that he now /
refers TO-
Mr. McNabb asked II the list ~ ?
CMcNabb). Mr.. McManus replied |
that the List was in the hands Of the /
Clerk of Council and that 81 any /
time u could be seen by Mr.. Nc
Nabb. OF any other member Of Coun-
ell At this tuncture Clerk Of Coun-
Gil Simmons left the room and re-
turning placed In The hands Of Mr..
McNabb a typewritten list OF the
dellnquente
Mr. McNabb declared that he was
not opposed TO the employment Of (
an extra man for this work II all
dellnquents are 10 be forced 10 pay
and when the matter was put to a
vote n was carried unanimously.
During the discussion preceding
the vote Mr.. McManus referred 10
the collection Of over $4,000 Of
delinquent taxes through the City
Solicitors ONCE since last July, and
that so Tar this month over $500 had
been collected
NJ. McNabb wanted 10 know why
this had been kept a secret until this
Inc. Mr.. McManus said that Il had
not been kept a secret and that Il
he member had listened 70 the
reading OF the weekly reports on
the collection OF taxes he would {
have known what was taking place.
Mr.. McNabb strenuously protest
I'd against the action OF the Repub-
lean members OF Council. in try
Ing TO put one over on the Demo- {
,rat members" OF that body. when /
McManus made a mo-
ion that they go into an election {
.or member OF the Board Of Exam
ners for Stationary Engineers. All
he Republican members were pres. {
INT, while only two Democrats, a
-ouncilmen McNabb and Henry Ii
we're there. Councilman McNabb
hought IL was unfair 20 the Demo- :
rats for the Republicans to fll the :
-acancies al that time. I
Mr.. McManus replied that he saw =
10 reason for postponing the cleo =
ion, and that the Democrat side q
u the house was SHINY represented ,
vas nothing new. ,
Councilman Abrahams could see ,
10 reason for delaying the vote, but b,
10 far as the result was concerned
Z would be the same whether all
he Democrats we're there or were
lbsent.
Mr.. McNabb declared that he
ioped the Republican members
would not insist on taking the !
'ote until all Democrat members q
we're present, but that II they did {
axe the vote he, McNabb. would :
,lace another candidate for the posi-
ion in nomination and vote for him. {
Mr.. McManus said that while he |
.ould see no reason for any post c
,onement in view of the objections
u the Democrat member he would
Tot object TO postponing the vote
md therefore moved that the matter
'e deferred one week.
The election Of vaccine physicians {
vas also postponed for one week.