Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1873-01-13

nKMOvAI OF rHz COUNTY BUILDINGS.


To he Editor Of he Commercial tbs
The removal of the Courts, like other subjects
has two sides TO It, and ! wishwe coaid get Peo-
pie to understand 1t and to express their views.
am in favor of the Courts coming to Whining
ton. but only by fair means. Use no bribery NO
buying any man hold out no Inducements. Let
us have . fair vote Of the people, and that the
majority of the votes cast, and not the majority
of the votes cast at some previous election, as 1t
was when We tried it the last time.
The City Council has no legal right to give lots
or money for any such purposes as building
Court House. They have no right to levy q tax
for anything but the legitimate expenses of tho
city. Building Court Houses properly belongs
to the Levy Court, by law and right.
would look at it much more favorAbly IL the
gentlemen Of the Bar, and Of the Board of Trade
and Of the members Of Council would put their
hands in their own pockets and raise fund to
bride the county with, and not make offers to
give my mite sf interest In the publio squares
m Wilmington, and that against my WILL That
gentleman who was 80 surprised that there shonld
be any opposition in Council TO the giving avay
q lot only worth fifty thousand dollars will be
far more surprised II Il should ever come to =
vote Of the people. They understand that no
man or body of men have q right to give that
which don't belong 10 them. As for the
half million dollars for the water works,
it is right and proper to spend any reasonable
amount OF money to give us pure water and pro-
tect us from fire.
The next string they harp ON is that Whining
ton pays two-tbirds OF the taxes. We pay no
more than our fair share Of the taxes the same
rates are levied on the Hundreds; II We havethe
most property we pay the most tax. New Castle
County Is far more able to build . Court Honse
than Wilmington, more particularly when We
consider that Wilmington Ia large portion Of
New Castle county. Let us have the Court
= w Respectfully Yours,
Y.l JoHS W. HAWKINS.
WORKING on SUNDAY.
| To Tie Editor of DE Commercial:
| wish to ask a question, How was II thai
skating on the Brandywine or ChristiAnA, so fire.
quently. on the Sabbath day, neither were mon
TO be seen filing their ice-houses, on that day
| On the 9Th inst, men were engaged on the East
/ erly side OF the Bfandywine, where . new ice
| house has been lately erected, seemingly to
| guard against an overflow of water, which 81
the time was threatening yesterday men were
| filling the house with ice. Why is it 2 Was il
of necessity II not, is there not authority
enough in the charter u the city, TO warrant the
i Council to prevent it, or empower the Mayor &c
| to do? INDEX.
MORE MEMBERS OF THE LEVY COURT NEEDED.
To the Editor Of the Commercial:
The numerous writer's on Political Economy
and reform have discussed the various subjects
4 likely to come before our Legislature, but one
| matter seems to have escaped their attention,
namely the business Of the Levy Court.
/ When Wilmington was small in area and popu
lation, and had but two bridges Gone of them a
| toll bridge) one member Of the Court was sufi
Gent to perform the duties required Of him, but
since we have enlarged our borders, quadrupled
our population, increased and still likely to adt
| to the number of bridges, one man, unless ht
| should be q ehlaried officer with nothing else Il
do, is inadequate for the work.
Besides this, there are ten assessment lists Il
| examine, each Of them larger than either q
! the other Hundreds, and if the membar from
Wilmington must examine them all the 0our
and Clerks must be kept waitihg, to the detri
/ ment Of other business, beyond the time required
by law for the work to be accomplished, ant
| then, in the haste, mistakes occur, to the annoy
| ance of tax payers and collectors. but II Their
l were three members, one to reside in the frs
assessment district, one In the second, and ont
| in the Ninth Ward (where the member elect re
sides) the work could be divided, and more cor
rectly performed, the sessions OF the Conr
| shortened and expense saved to the county
do not put this on the ground of representa-
ton alone but Of labor to be performed in which
the whole County is interested.
The Levy Court will meet on the fourth o
February and it should be among the first bust
ness OF the Legislature, to give US two NOR
members. This could be done without changing
the political complexion Of the Court or subjec
ting either party TO the charge of legislation 10
partisan purposes, by the Legislature appoint
| ing one or each party to serve until the mex
election, as was done when Brandywine yillag
| was taken into the City limits.
| II q move is made in this direction, ma
mention Other improvements which are needed
w. 7. A.
Il CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
To 4,e Editor Of The Commercial:
In my rounds, recently, obtaining the names @
all those opposed to the cruel treatment @
dumb animals, came across man who sal
lie had three horses he could do nothing will
unless he knocked them dOlon eueTy little soli
eoith a club. have heard of children whose cal
had been "boxed, growing up in idiocy; the san
effect, Of course, would be produced on the brai
/, Of the horse, 30 the poor animals, every tim
they are struck on the head. have the po1oer u.
! | sened to understand the orders Of their master
hope these lines will meet the gentleman
eye for wish to prove to him that differeI
+, treatment will bring obedience. Mr.. Ezra Cor
a fort bought a beautiful little horse OF ma
! who said he could not get any work out of hi
: The said he had tried every thing-knockt
. him down with club and beat him again al
; | dgntn-all to no eheot-the horse was sull,
I | and wouldn't work. Who wouldn't be sullen
: The horse was sold cheap, and Mr.. Comic
= says he never had better horse to work tina
~ this same little Animal-Mr. Comfort tried Il
; other plan and treated him kindly.