Middletown transcript., 1873-02-01
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account Of the inesovssicss lcsstioe II
the county buildiags aud Sess os Jsssiss.
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giving your scheme the most careful 81.
animation possible. end our rsssassbss
bring us 10 . conclusion absups II not
satisfactory. Your plan. as I uadssstsud
il. is TO divide New Crstle county into
two parts. making Wilmington and ess-
tain hundreds that you nsme. into enc
county with Wilmington for hs eoussy
seat. and the remainder Of The presses
county into another county With Middle
town for its county seat; which selection
Of county towns in the erent of SUCH diris.
ion would certainly be the most desirable
aud would mcri. our applause.
But the plan meets with . quietus IN
the very outset; such division OF the
county cannot be made by Legislative en-
actment. four counter 10 the Ststs being
au impossibility under our present conssi.
tuition. Now, il New Castle remsin. The
county seat until an amendment Of the
constitution il made. then Wilmipstou
will be made the county sest Of the new
county. and Middletown will have the
same war with New Castle that Whining.
ton Is now lighting. and like the present
contest the justice will oil be 10 favor Of
the change.
Now. IL the county seat 10 removed TO
Wilmington 6rst. and the county then di.
vided, WILMINGTON would not have the
slightest interest or desire to oppose the
erection Of Middletown into county seat
for the new county. and tho people Of that
neigAborhood will be the gamers for tho
present Sight Since, therefore. tho divis.
ion Of the county is nm impossible solution
Of the problem append some Of the reas.
oDs that arc advanced BY the friends Of
the movement As stated in n circular nov
being largely distributed among the inau-
entail citiscns Of this county:
First: Wilmington is the most acccs.i.
BILE point within New Castle County All
the Railroads within the county Except
the Delaware l. Pennslyvania. and that
forms close connection at Newark and
Rodney, converge to q common junction a,
Wilmington, and trains upon th-m run at
such times as to afford the ereaS.s, smouns
ofconvenience to those coz, s,pelled 10 attend
upon the Courts Every turnpike. too
within the county. or indeed within ths
State, which is KEEP, up. runs to Whining
ton. ahording easy access, by good roads,
to that city.
Second: Accommodations for all may BE-
found in Wilmington to sui, every taste
and every pocket. Hotels are Numerous
and Of every grade. while restaurants srs
plenty and good; and public stables for
the accommodation Of horses are % every
hand
Third: The means Of making On even.
ing pleasant, when il is necessary to re-
main at the county seat over night. are at
hand in Wilmington Our public librsr-
les are open nt all reasonable hours, To
every visitor to our city Lectures and
concerts are frequent. snd few nights pass
by, during which no religious services are
held 10 some Of our churches.
Fourth The business Of almost all Of
our people is done in Wilmington. There
is scarcely farmer in the northern part
Of the county who does not vi.it Whining
ton once or twice a week for the purpose
Of trade; and even as far down as the
Delaware 4 Chesapeake Csual nsny at
tend upon the markets Of Wilming,nu,
making II the most public place and nost
convenient resort possible.
In short, in Wilmington you are more
ap, to meet those whom you wish to see
than in any other place in the county.
Fifth: New public Offices sod . new
court room will. in a few years, be absol.
i.sly necessary. The Offices are now
crowded until orderly arrangement appears
to be impossible. and the court room. with
its lack OF ventilation ut every term. sows
the seeds Of fevers aud breeds a crop VI
deaths
Sixth: The Courts of the United States,
for this district. have loug since been re-
moved from New Castle to Wilmington.
owing to the great incouvenispccs which
we're suffered while they remained a. the
former place.
Seventh: The city Of Wilmington in
its corporate capacity offers inducements
Of no small value. she offers TO present TO
the county a suitable site for sll OF tho
buildings necessary, and further offers to
join with the county In erecting the build.
ings themselves. 1, is seeessary that she
should erect city buildings for herself. and
by joining with the county the whole may
be done at much less espenss than II
they were bull. separately.
| Eighth, This work eau be done not on.
ly without additional cxpepse to the coun-
| ty but at an actual saving, aud without
any permaueu. increase Of ts1a,iop. Itis
estimated that the decrease Of The expense
Of the criminal business. 10 the vsy Of
decreased witness fees. Tor witnesses from
Wilmington aud the cutting oG Of oil
claims for mileage arising from travel be.
tween Wilmington and New Castle. ~ re-
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