Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-23
Removal Of tho Courts.

Removal Of tho Courts.
MR. EDITOR As an impartial citizen of New
Castle County, having no personal care or inter
eat one way or the othsr-but having the interest
and conveHiepce Of our people Ct heart dDsirp y
say few voEtb in relerence b the Question now
agitatng US of the removal of the Coart HOuSa and
County Buildings to Wilmington aRd shall
start out with this proposition to which every in
teiligent and uubiasod mind must aeceds. Ifthe
present structura at New Castla (aIkhonah not 30
line one as we would desire) is com fOrtabiy dde-
quate to the wants and necessities OF the people,
Tor the administration OF Justice, there can be no
| good reasons, lin these times when money is 30
scarcely for running us into the great expense Of
building q neI0 one at all--in Wilmington or any
other place. Now, is "reHsra5le old building
thus comfortably adequate to meet the public
| want IA nameiess writer for the Every Evening
whose communication appeared on Saturday last,
unhesitatingly and boldly declares that It is not,
and that "changB Of some kind there must be, 4"
and yet from theI beginning to the end, he fails to
Ipoint out single deficiency. We would like to
know Mr. Blank, what they are It is certainly
not the want Of room or space. The Court room is
| amply large, Tor all those who are compelled to
attend court and q reasonable number OF idle spec
tators. The Court and members of the Bar, have
comfortable and private rooms devoted exclusive
ly to their own use. The County Officers II state
this fact not to be contradicteO have room
enough, each Of them, as they now are, without
any additions, (.ohich might b8 Blade) have ample
room to safely and methodically encass every pa
per or record, filed made in the next six years
{ 1t Is libel upon the old building to 80 pubhcl
Q and lnTeGsOaa6iy write IT. 1t is a good snbstan
o tial building, built in times when men know hov
# to build, and though it has not all the nlodeu
convenIenees and hligree, it will compare YER
well with the vast majority OF Court Houses in tn
country.
No, no, Mr.. Editor, this is not the reason fO
l. agitating this question so frequently II Is nc
the inadequacy Of the present buildings so muc
1t Is the selshness OF Iet0 professional gentle
"a men in Wilmington. When the question wa
y first agitated some thirty years ago il was be0u
= by them, 1t was continued from time TO time b
S them, and is to-day chiefly IN their hands
u large majority Of the peop are either opposed
- it, cars very little about it. II there was q
=, sightest degTee OF necessity for it. it MIGHT
~ otherwise. But We can see none-there IS non
Some urge II on the ground OF convsnenee ,
y travel 1ts all bosh New Castle Is lust a. ea-
OF access % the people OF this county or Wilma
= ton, except OF course, to those who reside in d
~ latter. True Wilmington has a population
- more than half Of the county, but are you guiI
hu to impose heavy taxation upon the Tost OF
Fe and use the public money merely for the co
~ pei1ieHcs Of those who reside In WIlmingto
lI There is private and personal convenienoo-t
'al peoples mouey is to be expended for public 90
'n. venence and improvement. II the gentlemen
OF Wilmington want Court House for their o.
lly c0HpenIenee alone, let them put their hands
Nd their pockets and pay for it, To this We will
ar. object, bat 10 mnct the county into tho enOrmc
to sum of some 100000, we do earnestly prot
he against, and shall ever oppose until Ws can
ch some good reason 70 the contrary.
an NEW CAsTLE, Jan. %, 1872. VERsUs