Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1870-07-01

The tax payers OF Wilmington may not
Gil, al meeting held two weeks ago, bound
all The people Of Wilmington, The City COun-
ell and Meir successors fortver-the exact
words OF the contract-to lay out, enclose
with iron railing, erect fountain, plant IN
ornamental trees, shrubbery and flowers,
certain triangular LOT of ground in front of
Job II. Jackson's house on Delaware Ave
hue. And further that the aforesaid Job n
jackson, his heirs and assigns forever, re-
serve TO themselves the unquestioned right
10 COMPEL TIE CITY to fulfill at any and all
times, and forever, the stipulations OF the
agreement as interpreted and understood by
them. And in consideration Of this most
gracious privilege the city is to be owner of
the aforesaid triangular lot but not TO con
troll it, except to keep il in repair and per-
haps patrol it with a special police officer or
two at the peoples expense; TO pay the said
job II. Jackson fifteen hundred dollars in
cash or It's equivalent; to open Eleventh
street, and do all the paving on both and all
sides at the city's expense
# will be reoolecteo that while this pro-
perry was in the possession Of MI Cham
berlin, several commissions were appointed
to assess the damages Tor opening Eleventh
street and the final award was the sum Of
Eve thousand dollars. This Council de-
clined to act upon, deening it too high,
and so let the street remain unopened till the
present time, when, in lieu of the award the
Council adopted the binding forever pro-
cess, as above.
When the deed was read in Council, Mr.
Febiger, an earnest, honest, faithful mem.
her. representing the 9th ward, strongly
opposed the whole project, and showed by
figures that it would be infinitely cheaper
for the city to pay the award OF 5000
than to bind the people forever to the con
ditions sci forth IN the deed Of conveyance
He proved that the very first cost would bt
nearly 5000, to say nothing OF the ex
pense Of keeping 1t up, as the agreement
called for the planting Of howeTs-an I'M
usual thing in public lots-and the city
would necessarily Lave to employ gar
dener to keep it IA such order aud condition
as 1.-THE patty Of the first part JOB II
jackson might deem hight and proper
Mr. Quinn, Of The Second Ward, seconded
the efforts Of MI Febiger TO resist this un
usual system Of legislation for individual
benefit, but il was all ia vain. Messrs
Febiger and Quinn were out-voted. Thu
representative interests Of certain linl
tliunphed, aud the peoiie-Ine taS.payeIs-
Of the city OF Wilmington, their heirs aud
assigns stand BOUND IN LAW to keep Tia,
property in front Of Job Il. Jacksons hons,
ornamented and beauiiied FOREVER
m
TEE SHADOWS OF THE PAsT.-The Sails
bury Eastern Sherman, published IN Mary,
land, says
The County Commissioners, on Tues
day last, asceitained the amount Of expenses
Of Wicomico County for the fiscal year,
The County, inclusive Of the general levy
struck on the assessment OF the whole
county, as well as the two extra levies, on
the amount Of property taken from the old
counties respectively Ton the payment OF the
last instalment due the old counties, (nde.
pendent Of the r. Il. Bonds and School
fund.- aud including the surplus Tor 1870 the
iDsOlyencies Tor 1SCs, sufficient amounts to
pay collectors, Will amount 10 % cents in
the 500 And the State tax being 1871
Ceuts, making the whole Sl.11t.
Tie people Ol Nicomico, in Maryland,
are happy in the tenderness with which the
tax collector touches them. Their good
luck reflects the din shadows OF tue past
bright days Of Wilmington, when We, too,
could rejoice in light lakes and economical
government. One dollar and eleven cents
per hundred, State and County tax lor
Wlcomico Seventeen dollars per hundred
city tax for Wilmington. Are the people Of
our city seventeen times as happily gov.
erned as are their ntghbors on the Eastern
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