The daily gazette., 1875-08-30
|BST EDITION
'-.,or s,mms IN Reading,
CHEF ExEcrTrvs OF VIII
I,s IaI WAS RECEIVED BIZ TEE
CT |ar stE sEoPLE OF REApiNe'

,.,s,sz Eagle. Ct Saturday.
Tue h'. soa,e ,erday, His Honor, Mayor
Flng Wilmington, had q fine op-
p, o. W seeing Reading under
nlg s, favorable circumsianees,-
eoa ,.Ss delightful, and In the
dsyn nSief S Cullen, the visitor was
p ~ V'sur greatest respect and atten-
tne I. 10 be- regretted that Mayor
~ i,at = happened to be out OF the
lus. ses Mayor Simms' visit, as
.,a chief Executive, while on
1t h Wilmington, was shown the
y, ~ 'Ss,,eution " BY his honor of the
y y the u watermelon and peach.
y ee,n,ns' Mr like our own Mayor, is
J,aI Jh,asSeIor, and stands over six
Saicbt, and weighs considera-
n,- . uts two hundred and fifty pounds.
~. s., Of office for three years In
,nr,on s,% N Is about expiring and as
in ~ mi rc.elect In that city, Mr..
C0 . r,II III bid that office adieu for
s,snt mm' al least. In a few months.
~ ssn moi appear to be much inter
es /, HI the contest, although his
= = Democracy and untiring ener-
Y a activity Will be lent unto the
10 renresents. Mayor Simms
,nHIIi,,eal HI matters in Wilmington
ls,r and until election the cam
viii wax hot.
s,erday, with Chief Cullen, his
.risited the county Jail and ex
4 himself as highly pleased with
rtsrual arrangements OF that In
,or The various cells were In
u and the discipline and manage
wsre = inquired into. Mayor Simms
ery observing gentleman and he
syidenco of considerable know
n the matter of thorough prison
biiue. III BE was considerably pleased
nnr MR. water supply and said 1t was
Fortunate for Reading that it was
ecessary to pay thousands of dol
rnnuslly for pumping water; but
"a having a natural distribution
a7itation
hing down Penn street the visi.
bmplimentcd the city government
ur citizens on the fine and clean
tlon Of our public streets, and the
brtable appearance of our private
noes, BE was astonished to see
R,mber and the extraordinary large
III our leading stores and mer-
be establishments. When at the
|ryoir Park overlooking the city,
Mayor was entranced at the beau
||scenery about Reading why"
zhe, "lhis Is like a beautiful park.
8la7e hills and valleys, winding
y and beautiful broad green acres.
j no wonder that Readings busi-
q is progressive and your people
healthy and contented. Reading
i model city and / am proud that
Il connected by rail with Whining.
hst evening Mayo Simms spent a
u tine a. the City Hall and was
srded q seat on the bench at the
sor's Court. After all the cases
been disposed of he gave an In.
kting account of how local crimi-
kustice was dispensed Of in Will
|ston Their City Hall and police
5nnodations are not as good as
j are in Reading. Here we have
i Of well ventilated and while ar.
ted cells in our lookup, we'll In
|hington all they have are two
D rOons, where the dodgers and
eners are thrown together. 10.
i Of having q fine, large Mayors
n room, their police cases were
= in small apartment on the same
j es the cellar prison pens are. -
|3pr Sinms thinks that there will
Rtter accommodations there before
To-day he Is to visit the County
House, Hospital and County
across theriver. Mayor Simms
pa his brief stay, has made many
ds by his courtesy, fine socia
tiles and his very gentlemanlI
ng. He expects to return home
afternoon, and he will take will
the best wishes Of large circle o.
ds,