Weekly Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-01-11
Communicated,

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ell have project in hand for erecting building on the
corner OF 9Th and King Streets to contain the City oees
c the funds for the purpose to be obtained by loan oil
s160O0 application 70 authorize which, is to be
made the LEGISLATURE do not know whether or no ths
business Of the city requires this ID would submit to
the gentlemen Ofths Counei with the aid Of the
building the 4th street Market House. which 1t is
understood thecy has purchased they eannet gei along
without this expenditure. Are there not other nnleets
needing attention. Of lar more Importance than an addition
to the city buildings At this ponti Is not or Instance,
the erection Of grammar school according to the plans
and rspeaed requests Of the Board OF Public Edueaon
essential to the welfare Of the public than more
luxurious or more convenient accommodations Tor the
police for the prisoners Of the City, Your correbpon
thinks and cannot bnt hopO this pressing necessity
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cultivate the public taste cannot but think better ox
pendture Of the money for this purpose could Dc i9una
than to lay II out in bricks and mortar Other eities Of
not much any greater population than ours havo spent
money literally in providing parks ernAmenting avenues
and public grounds to encourage In their citizens the
love OF nature and and To afford to the poorer people,
those who cannot afford the luxury ohorsss and carriages
the means Of seeing the beauties Of nature foot and in
such way as may be liable to b. cut of by the march
| of what we call improvement.
understand that project IL on foot for extending the
limits OF the city in West and South West direction
Why cannot the opportunity be taken to give Us
wide handsome along the BrandyWine connecting
race through the Cemetery to Join the Kings, OF any
other road that may be hxed upon as the Western
| boundary Of the city X.
We invite the special attention Of the tax pay
ers OF Wilmington 10 the views set iofth IN INT
above communication Public buildings may b,
all very we'll, and doubtless are much needed b,
our public officers; but there are other mucl
moro important matters-some Of which ar,
enumerated aboye-which ought to claim th
immediate attention of our City Council. Fo
instanoe--a water works. We venture the as
ssrtiOn that If the question Of new water work
] and that Of new public buildings were submitte
. to vote of the people in order to determiu
which they would have, an overwhelming majori
{ ty would decide in favor Of the water works.
/ The public wanis-whieh are greater than Of
e fetal wants require that some better and safe
means should be employed to protect the proper
: ty of our citizens living on the elevated portion
of our city from FIRE. They have not got that dc
gree of safety now which they ought to have
and which they must soon have, II we expect /
i see improvements continue in the western sec
is tiOn of our city. without, however, enteriD
II into any elaborate discussion Of the question .
N this time, we suggest to our Council this quel
ton in connection with those already submitte
Y by our correspondent.