Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-02-03
SECOND EDITION.
Board OF Trade.

AN ADJOURNED SESSION, LAST EyfNING THE RIG
IsrRY BUREAU ENDORSED AND A REMoNsTRANoE
Against ITS REPEAL ADOPTED.
An adjourned meeting of Tie Board Of Trade
| was held, last evening, President Hastings in
the chair
The report of the committee appointed to in
quire into the merits of the Registry Bureau
system made the following report:
The committee appointed by the Board of
Trade to inquire into and report upon tho value
OF the hegietry Bureau. respectfully report that
they performed the duty assigned them, and
have come to the unanim JUS conclusion that the
Bureau is, and will be, of increasing value to Our
city establishing lines of property detecting
errors i'll titles and deeds, Identifying the owners
of property not yet assessed, and gradually per-
fecting Il record which will bo Invaluable to this
community in the future. They therefore offer
the following resolution for adoption
Resolced, That tie Board of Trade Of the city
OF Wilmington, after having examined by their
committee the operation of tho Law for the
registry Of property, do hereby respectfully re-
monstrate against its repeal, believing it to be
OF great yalua to tho city at very slight
cost; and that any prejudice now existing
against 1t, will be dissipatcd by II personal ex-
AMMUNITION of its details.
Gro. W BUSH,
PRESTON LEA.
W. II. SWIFT,
Committee
On motion OF IL. NJ. Jenkins, the report of
panyiiig it adopted, and the Secretary requested
to send the Same to the Legislature.
Mr. Lea, OF the committee, then invited an,ex-
preston of the members concerning the system,
and said that he had received a note from Mr.
Conwell, City Surveyor, enclosing the remon-
Htrance of Council against repeal. in which note
it was stated that under the Bureau system 100
defective deeds had already been discovered-de-
fectiye in that they wrongly located the property
which they intended to convey. Mr.. Lea also
gave some words of explanation OF the system
and said that the more he saw of it the more he
was impressed with the necessity for the BUREAU
NJ. Nj. Child said that in conveyancing he had
frequently discovered errors in tracing bounda
ries, and that, instead of the lines coming around
to the point of commencement they ran off in
some other direction. He regarded the Registry
Bureau one of the best things belonging to
the city, and would be sorry if it should be dis
continued. II it had had an earlier existence it
would have saved the repurchase of land in many
instances even after it had been improved. He
was of the impression that q great deal of the
opposition to the system came from the Record
er,iwho was sometimes inconvenienced and even
made subject to penalty Tor non-perlormance
of the requirements of tie Bureau act Mr..
Ogle claimed to have sent renonstrance to
Dover with 1000 names attached to it. Mr.. Child
thought that perhaps tho System imposed too
much on the Recorder, and that the act might be
amended i'll such manner as to share the duties
with other persons.
j. L. Head had frequently been mot with
complaint concerning tho cost of the system and
said that he had understood that So, 400 were
expended in salaries because of it, its operation
requiring two sets of engineers. He had also
understood, and Mr.. Conwel was uuder the i'm
preston that the system could be carried on
without extra expense as the duties could be
performed by tho present Office force in filling
up time. Mr.. Head himself knew that the
present assessments were fealfully deficient and
unfair, and felt assured that this deficiency
would be rectifed under this system. No man,
he said. can examine it without being in favor
of it. 1t will be of q Sat utiliey to the whole
town, and on the basis of the assessment he
knew 1T was right.
Some further facts were ELECTED in the dis
cusion, showing that the continuation of the
system would be attended by but very little ex-
ira expense-an expense at the present time
which was no greater than the salary paid q
clerk, whose services could bo dispensed with
when the system was perfected. 1t was also
stated that there s some informally in the bill
which will prevent tho enforcement of some of its
provisions.
On motion of E. T. Warner the discussion of
tho question OF exports and imports since 1920
was postponed until next meeting.
Mr. Warner, from tho Committee on Legsla-
tion in reference to changing the channel of the
Brandywine, said that Victor du Pont, ESD, who
was investigating the legal points involved, de-
sired to have consulting counFsl. On motion,
Mr.. Warmers committee was authorized to bring
the subject to the attention OF the City Council, |
and secure the cooperation Of that body.
W. L. Croasdale offered resolution commit |
ting the Board to the issuance of cali ior a
public meeting at the City Hall to give express
sion to tho sentiment of the people of New Cas-
tie county on the subject Of increased repre-
sentation, and with Il view 10 uniting on some
plan of increased representation,
Mr. Croaedale, i'll support of his rosolutien
said that he had spent two days at Dover, and
found the New Castle delegation divided among |
Themselves, and were anxious TO know the wish |
OF their constituents whom they hoped would
agree on sorae definite plan. lilo further said
there was no chance if the delegation went in
with u bill npon which they themselves were d- |
vded, but if they were united upon any plan |
there Was some chance of SUCCESS.
Remarks were made by Other gentlemen who |
deemed it impolitic to dictate any course to the
Legislature in this matter, and who thought it
best to accept whatever was given. Mr.. Croas-
dale then Withdrew bis resolution and the Board
adjourned