Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-29
Local Affairs.

Some weeks since we happened to be speaking
with friend about town matters, the conversation
having arisen from noticing work in process of
execution OH Market street. remark of his struck
US then being worthy of the attention of the citi
zens, and now take the liberty of presenting the
matter as a suggestion for consideration and, we
trust, future action.
1t is, of course hard, perhaps impossible, to give
satisfaction to everybody Perfection itself, even if
attainable, would not do that and we all know that
perfection is not attainable; nor, while men are
men, impartiality, no matter how much men may
aim at it, or think they aim at it. Complaints have
been made, and will continue TO be made that of The
amount of taxes raised for town purposes, undue
amounts have been expended in particular localities
to the neglect of others, where property holders and
tax pay ers will complain that they forced to con-
tribute to the general fund raised by taxes without
seeing any of the benefits of It's expenditure, which
goes for the Improvement Of other portions of town.
and, of course, the improvement OF other peoples
property, the value of which is enhanced to some
extent at their expense The portion of town,
for instance, complains that it only knows of its
necon with town by its liability to pay town taxes
In fact complaints, something of this character,
have always been made and We presume always
will be made while things continue as they are
Let US then look at the remedy which struck us as
being practicable and founded upon Justice
That remedy is the division of the town into wards
each ward having the disposal of such amounts as
may be raised by taxation within its limits fol local
purposes, and that apart from the general town
purposes, no moneys raised by taxation in any ward
shall be spent out of that ward for the benefit of
! tborx sc
would be just. 1t would obviate much complaint.
Ii is practicable for it is done in nearly every city
and large town with which we are acquainted, and
feel convinced that it ought to be done in Will
mDgton.
There is abundant time for the consideration of
this suggestion. There is comparative Iull in bust
ness, and in everything else, almost; and it ap-
pears to reasonable and practicable, we trust it
will not be left totally unexamined. The interven-
ton OF the Legislature may be required to perfect
any such arrangement, and wish ii to be thought
ever and talked over in time and not pushed through
in the dark as were some other things of which the
people here beard for the first time in the published
proceedings of the last State Legislature.
! We also trust that in these days of big projects,
thing like this which is simply plain, unpretending
business suggestion, with no claims beyond those il
may derive from appeal to the common sense o.
the people, may not be rejected or scorned for its
humble origin. or rather the humble vehicle through
which it is brought forward. We really think tina
it is just and right, and will and must eventually b.
done, and that when done, it will work we'll sol
much compaint--not always untoundedand, a
times, some odium, or at least some reflections
Of course, we have not pretended to do thar
merely suggest the idea, without going into any de
tails. There plenty of sources from which suc1
. details can be procured.