Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-30
viii the Council Sanction n3


The Board of Health, managed and controlled
in the interest of the Radical TaTty, from which
it has its oxistense, through an appointing COM
mittee has cOncocted and put in train all the ma
Chnery for Gdding largely TO the already heavy
taxes upon property, through so-called cOntrac
to remove the night soil from cesspoos, at cost,
It is said by one of the members Of the BoAl d,
(Dr. Shortlidge,) of Sj4.20 for cleaning single
we'll, AZ wide BY 20 feet deer.
An intelligent correspondent Of The GAZETTE,
who has examined the matter, says the cost will
be more than double the present process, and IL
many CAGES greater than the sinking of new wellf'
Another gentleman, we are told, says the con-
tractors will clear $4,000 year from the job,
which they are to have for three years.
This expense, OF course, must be added TO the
rent of the house, aud must be paid by fhe tenant
New, when the times are tight and itis Difficult
for workingmen to mako up their months rent
the Council should not add 10 this difficulty. Let
that boiy wait until the times grow more easy
before il sanctions a proceeding which, we art
told will deprive owners OF property in all parts
Of the city Of the right to have this work done by
any other process than the expensive one in the
contract alluded t..
Erery E-sniny insinuatcs that this contract il
not 'another Radical outrage" Then it is the
more easily rejected by the COuncil-whethci
Radical or not, if vha. has been said about 1t in
the Board OF Health and on the streets is true, ii
is an outrage" aud such Q one as the Council
should zee is not fastened uPOA the people. We
have nothing to say Of the contractors-they are
both gentlemen Of experience in city affairs, one
Of them being party to the committee who wert
TO Baltimore to investigate the working Of the
machine there. But he has not told the Board
that the City Council of that city felt the weight
Of the affair 90 much that motion was made in
that body to destroy the monopoly contract there,
and allow any man to engage in the business.
These genllemsn and those interested in help
ing them to get this " fat job" have right to
make money. But Bpery Euenin9 must know
that the GAZETTE has also a right TO point out TO
the people all such tricks by which they are put
10 heavy expense. WHAT matters it whether lhe
job is a Radical one OF motif it be an outrage
upon the people no Democrat should stain his
hands with 1t, and the GAZETTE is bound in jus
tice to its numerous readers TO expose the fraud
We have now upon our hands as the work OF
the Council, The English Bull" at a cost Of
SAOINSV ~ NA"SNN0' eAO 'O-N0 SNy A"0P'S~'
at a cost Of $4,000, and the Council will scarcely
add to the weight OF our taxes by sanctioning thi'
last effort 10 waste the money Of the people
There can be no hurry for trying the experiment
now, when winter is approaching. Let it be de
fered, and the contract next year may be made
at One-hAlf the price, or the process in the mean
time may be discovered not to be desirable.
We are not expected to engage IN a controversy
with interested parties who may choose to writ,
Communications la defence OF this contract. W.
make no charges against individuals concerned il
it, We simply labor in the interests Of the Peo
ple