Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-10
THE COUNTY COURTS.
THE Action OF THR CRY CoUNoI. IN REGARD
TO THEIR REMOVAL HERE.

THE Action OF THR CRY CoUNcfI, IN REGARD
TO THEIR REMOVAL HERE.
At the meeting Ofthe City Council last evening
the special Committee appointed to consider
what action the city might take towards efiecting
the removal OF the county seat to Wilmington,
reported in favor Of offering an eligible site for
the erection OF city and county buildings, and al
SO to pay one half the cost of erecting the same,
in the event of the Legislature authorizing the
removal.
Mr.. Febiger thought that the report was not
specific enough In the first place it had not
mentioned what site the city would offer. II also
agrees to pay one-half the cost of erection, and
gives no estimate of the probable cost of these
buildings, thereby binding the city to pay an in
definite sum. He favored the removal strongly,
out dld not think that We, who pay two-thirds OF
the county taxation, should pay One-half the cost
OF these buildings, and twOthirds of the remain
der. II :
Mr.. Lchtenstein thought that the Committee
had gone as far as they had any right to 90. and
that Council should decide upon the location
ne had estimated the cost of the buildings at
$4,000, and wished to make the proposition OF
the city sufficiently liberal to disarm all opposi-
ton from the lower hundreds.
MI tebiger stated that one of the proposed
stes-the City Hall lot-was worth $4,000; and
the other-at Eleventh and Market-Was worth
$4,000; which would have TO be added to the
clty share There was another matter which
had been forgotten. If the Courts are removed
here jail will have to be erected Therefore
100000 will not be sufficient for the buildings.
which will have to be flre-proof He thought the
CITY should offer the sites and pay portion OF
the expense PToportionate with the space Occu-
pied by the city offices.
MI. Pickels referred to the great necessity for
the removal, and thought that 100000 would be
amply sufficient to erect all the necessary build
i4gs In plain, substantial manner. without aDy
elaborate oFnamentation. new Court House Is
badly needed, and new City Hall will soon have
70 De built. Now, II the Levy Court decide to
erect new Court House at New Castle the city
OF wilmington viii have to pay two thirds of the
expense, and will have 10 bear all the expense
Of erecting new City Hall, now add these tWo
eosts together, and they will not far exceed the
cost OF this removal, while great advantages
would De secured to the people Uf this CITY lie
hoped the report would be adopted.
MI Richardson was not In favor Of the CITY
paying such large proportion Of the expense.
Mr.. Quinn thought that IL the city expended
$4,000 In he erection of the buildings, tie coh1
munity would still be repaid in the great conye-
nlence secured by the removal,
Mr.. Candy was surprised that the report should
meet with any opposition, and considered AZ tFue
economy to adopt the report as II was read.
The report was then adopted BY yeas and nays.
as follows: = = - y
Yeas-MessB. Baker, Biclzta, Canby. Foulk
huested, Hayes, LichtenStein, Lynch, Mention
Mcdowell, Plckels, Quinn, Quigley Underwood,
Nays-Messrs. Febiger, Flnegan, Merfdenhall,
McIntire, Richardson-5.