Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-01-11

SPECIAL MEETING OF TUE MAN,er,.
CONSIDER TUE QUESTION or 40
IIDI-.L II naINMAL "

question OF tue pfopfiety Of femoyin,
Courts Of New Castle TO this c,ty, i
Before the special subject was con.ii.
the following were elected member. MY,
Board of Trade;
Robert Scott, Geo. W. Robinson. l.
G. Hardness, VIM. G. Fourd, Geo
Kelly, Gawthrop * Bro, c. II. Gaus'a
Frank A. Taylor Wilmer Atkinson. II
NJ Candy, Benz. Nields, Joseph
gore. Thomas f. Plummer, Edward pr'
James Riddle, Son " Co., II. $. Tavo
Bro, Thos. McCorlSle.
On motion Of Mr.. flenld Messrs. Fra,
Barry and Christian Fcbiger were nd.
to the committee to urge legislalion
congr, IS for the improvement Of tbrCt
tiana harbor.
The President then stated the speei
object Of the meeting and called on a.
Z. Sprrance, Esq.
Mr.. Spruance said he was one of 4
Committee Of the Bar A ISOLATION Tan
the project OF removing the Courts !.
offices from New Castle In
city. He knew that experience apren
to have demonstrated that the cam.
were an incubus TO a small town. n1
course they could not iuiurlOusly M
the interests of Il large ty. Fourth
of the business transacted In the Con
and county offices at New Castle com
from Wilmington, and the travelling
penses thus rendered necessary was
matter Of great cost to our citizens, wL,s
the additional mileage Of witnesses, Ct
vas a matter of no inconsiderAbe cost D.,
the county. But the great saving tots
people Of Wilmington would be in th...
NOW, when summoned ms witnesses,
are competed 20 20 over TO New Ca E
and hang around tll called ON. It's
would be largely avoided II the Coz
we're IN thls city, ana WITNESSES coHl
continue al Woik until the case 20
which they We're 10 appear was al0G
TO be called, When mcssen.f
could quickly summon them to the cont
house. THIS would be great adyautN
to The city VINE ne large number hrou-I
here ON county business, Would helpte
business OF the Guy especially wonld hep
the business OF the new hotel. In Y,F
oil althess nuVahtise7 INC question woel
arse would II not ne wen Tor TIE cit ID
ollcr pecunlary help 70 secure such ie-
moval. Council might at hast oicr the
ground.
He knew the question might be asked
why renew lis agitation when some
thirty years ago he probe was submitted
TO tue people OF this county and overwheu.
ingy defeated But we must remember
that conditions have greatly changed since
then and that since the building of rhl-
roads, Wilmington was as easy Of acc IS
to all the people Of this county as My
Castle, and much more accessible TO many
of them and from what he knew Of public
sentiment down the county at present, he
thought probably majority OF the pcJile
outside the city would vote tor removal
Should the city conclude to offer ground
for new court house II had two sites ut
its disposal, one The lot back of the CITY
Hall, facing King street, which Is quite
large enough aud is admirably SITUATED
for the purpose, and The other Is the lot
now occupied by the Market street Ic.e-
yolr which he understood was likely 10 De
no longer wanted TO, basin purposes after
the new Reservoir is completed.
5. NJ. Harrington, Ed, next sruke
saying that there was never time when
all the ciicumsta aces were more favorable
for this project than the present. One
difficulty In the past had been that bath
political parties hesitated to tafc the ic.
sponsihiliiy fearing to incur the displef f.
ure of such of their respective adhcrcnts
as should object 10 the change. hut ifiOw
the Republican delegation for New Ca, tie
county ask the change, and the Demo.
cratic delegations for Kent and Sussex
grant II, the TWO parties will share equ tly
in The transaction, aud both PARTIES viii
be. estoppod for charging the other
with the responsibility. Another reason
why this should be done Is that this Is a
pecuSarly favorable time, so far us the
city is concerned. Railroads have made
the city easy of access. and new hotel
has recently been erected which would ac-