American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-04-26

re before him II is said he did and IL so, COM
ent is useless. Fairplay believes that the acts OF
II e present house will by no means suffer on being
bmpared with their predecessors tor several years
asst but is that any justification OF the conduct OF
he present house? fother councils have done wrong
Re we to take it as excuse tor the errors or omIs-
ons of the present one /? think that even my OPP
&onent will not pretendsto say but that might
lave selected men better qualified than the present
Ee if he does not already think so, | will state
sMher faults that report says they are chargeable
nth; and think he will then admit there is some
Httle imbecty in the present council: with this
Gew proceed to notice other charges which have
heard alledged against them and shall commence
With No 5--They discharged without assigning any
eason, or for any fault OF his, an aged and respect
Able CITIZEN who served supervisor of the streets
with compensation of one dollar per day, and gave
HE situation to relation Of member, with sala'
&y Of one dollar twenty FIVE cents per day; thus
Running the Borough to additional expense for the
Benefit of faUorie who no better qualified than
s&be person so unceremoniously discarded. 6--They
burning the last summer suffered so much filth to
III ccumuate that the health of the citizens was en-
Hangered /; aud one valuable citizen actually died
with strong symptoms of malignant fever the
bubble became alarmed, so much so that the port
physician insisted on measures being Immediately
iaken to have the place PURIFIED this the council
s4ha the port physician demanded that citizens
might be requested TO act as board of health, in
whom confidence could be placed, thus directly say
s4ing that the council were not worthy OF confidence.
EIt has been asserted and that by the best author
y, that they intend passing an ordinance to prevent
Sptrsons who attend our markets with carts, from
selling a less quantity at time than quarter OF
ESmeat; measure evidently intended to benefit our
Butchers some Of whom are nearly connected with
Smenbers Of the council and in jure the great mass
Vol citizens those who privileged to sell
fby less quantity than quarter will be enabled to
8ertori from our poorer citizens what sums they
Nplease for meat sold them this ordinance, it is
Thought, will not be acted upon until they are re-
elected, as the passage of it at this time, would be
Ian UNPOPULAR measure. 8-They suffered well to
4remaln open for six weeks in the centre of the
pavement in market between front & second srees)
without any covering save what the neighbors plac
Z ed over it and when repeatedly urged to have ii
filled up, they plead want oil powe' IN the charter
thus exposing their ignorance oil their duty and
81 want Of qualification for the situation they fill as
the laws fully provide for all such cases 9-They
have drained the treasury and sunk The credit Of the
Borough and now offer for sale the property of the
public is il not intended to raise money by the
sale Of this property, that they may be enabled
70 make good exhibit at the end Of the year and
deceive the public by leading them to believe that
the funds in the treasury the proceeds OF taxes
n and the savings made by them l0-To bill up the
4 measure of their folly, they have, in an ordinance
lately promulgated, required that all judges and JUS
3 tees OF the peace shall obey their behest THUS
showing that their ignorance and arrogance are such
ss to induce them to believe their power is unlmit.
ed with the same proprlety they may order the
governor of the state to do their will. The above
4. charges suficient if true to convince any I'M
V preJudced mind, that change in our police is me-
cessary to the good OF the place as before stated,
many of the present members good citizens and
n in private life would be valuable members of society
but their incompetency to conduct the affairs oil
the town is evident to all many other charges
Is could be adduced, but it is deemed unnecessary to
SO farther into at this time, reserving Tor future
4 number, il necessarily what remains in the mean
time would urge on the citizens the necessity OF
making selection of men of talents and abilities,
men who would be able 10 devise some plan Tor the
gradual extinguishnent of the heavy debt OF the Bo
rough, men who would govern with prudence and
without fear. | have been informed that the debt
N OF the Borough already amounts to between thirty
and forty thousand dollars then is it not necessa-
ry-is it not duty we owe TO the rising generation
TO take effectual measure TO have it extnguish
Y ed what have we TO expect if the present men,
n bers are collected? we have already shown thai
the sum levied by way of taxes for the last year, i;
= insufficient for the ordinary expences OF the b.
x rough; and can expect that any thing better
can result from another trial taxes are at all time:
Il unpopular and where corporate body is invested
z with power to borrow to any amount they please
as ours are, is it not to be feared that they WILL fol
the purpose of retaining their popularity, continue
on in their present course until their ambitious ends
are accomplished; and when money is wanted, Dor
q row for the occasion system like this may be pur
Y sued Tor years, without the public knowing it, a.
" they have the power Of giving or withholding ia
a statement of the finances of the Borough. CLITUs
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