Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-27
PHILADELPHIA.
OUR sATuR DAY LETTER.


.r,opr or THE c,ry oonramIrR-A p,soouaAa-
mo ouTtooK-JuDsr RsLLsYs APPEAL TO DE-
rRAupRp oossrIruENcY-EFFEor OF THE REoh-
aANlzArIoN OF ooUNcIIs--pEFEAT OF THE PATENT
PAVEMENT IoB-oIosE or THE REVIVAL SEASON
Nh Moopy's WONDERFUL LABoRs-TnE " CoN
rIsExrAI." PASSENGER RAILWAY, 10.
s,~,;o, r,rr..,ouds,,se nj IA, Commercial
'f r,r,,r n,,. Ian o, 1919
.
The annual report OF tho CITY Controller mas
lust been made to Councils, and 1t is . document
=, ,,,,,.,oa MT o,,v IN oiva tha thouohtful per.
'A"'A~''. "o' o'I'' '" 30
son muen uheasihess' ouo eSon W ~lIo7o 'A0 ~
tention Of the most careless citizen. For the
tr,a Meaning of this document cannot be ca
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cial greatness, which is one OF the safest ped4es
Of prosperity; we grow poorer instead of richer.
m,a ,,n,,;.,o, dan, now amou,t. tn sG9 III, 524,
Ao ~ ~. ,-:,,..
over t6,ooOooV OF which WAS aaoeo 70 'he i''Sn'
full total last year. The amount OF city war
rsnts ssued dnrinp tho last twelve months was
sc TO o,o LII, .. ,,.u. ,,r,vaod for o.v-
eAo'Ai' o'' VIM. AosDa W.
ing promptly only about one-hteh OF tha xSm
The effect Of such financial Infringement AK IN
ia c,aar,v soen Cprrent hi,,s must be hypoebe-
oased-paid out OF Iueufe ihoo"o'-eo
that VIC are kept continually ahead OF
our rece;nts. and witbal our obligations
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'uo'oo' w 'AeioA"'"e'S "o"'' u''N
SHOW how We put the cart before the horse, re-
gard these figures What Ia termed by me re-
port the total expenditure FOR 1870 10 Si5'aao''
54l, yet the amount really paid was but w, SoV,-
377. The tremendous balance WAS hquldateo by
the Issuing OF "warrants" s"-PAyabie noma o1heI
time. Observe that expenses are SAD 70 pe II
quidated by something which has ltseil YET 70
be paid, in year in which the income VIII, IN
the same manner "a last year, be found made
quate TO current expenses IL may DO salu thAo
the question OF liability 10 altogether one OF con-
tract and depends upon the oilsettlng wesltn OF
community. Inc assets OF the CITY are put
down by the Controller ~ exceeding the hsoiii-
ties by nearly eleven million dollars, ous u -
not susceptible OF PROOF that they nave thls
practical value. The water-works, gas-worRs,
wharves DC, cost the money charged against
them doubtless, but thst 10 not to say they are
worth those sums as available assets. 30, too,
OF the parks, squares, &C., which go 10 swell the
sum OF the pubic wealth. pue are matters OF
continual expense rather thar OF revenue.
Briefly ~ any one can see, there is nothing Tor
1t but . greatly Increased tax rate. Inc PROS
pect ia unpleasant but there are things worse
than unpleassntness. continuation OF the
present footing would DO SIMPLY uisaster.
Judge Kelley has got of his little appeal =
discounted voters-apparentlym made to fhiladel-
phiA at large but really addressed 70 the people
Of the 4th district The managers, through the
provision OF Of . musical relief to the Judges
eloquence, and by 1udiclous use OF tho news
papers dwelling especially upon the gIatuitous
character Of the festivsD secured full audience
Ut the Academy, and the Honorable William got
through swimmingly. But what precious
humbug it all is Mr.. Kelley has deliberately
betrayed the men who sent him to Congress,-nO
one better knows 1t than himself, yet he has the
conscience to ask reelection at Republican
hands. And how il it hoped to override the
natural INDIGNATION Of The voters OF his district
By assuring themthat Protectionist OF influence
and authority is needed to look after the heavy
manufacturing of that section in the present
Democratic House. That is the argument, and
1t is not ~ idle = one ~ you may think. There
are various great establishments in the 4th Dis
trict, controlling through their employees thous-
ands OF votes, aud the business men at the head
OF the concerns referred to are now actively,
though secretly, working for Kelley re-nomina-
ton. Chief among these agencies is the house
OF Powers, WeighLman 4 90. 1t is not difficult
to understand the influences " which can be
brought to bear in such case, but it remains to
be seen il all this weight and authority will
| suffice to wipe out so clear q case Of forfeited
confidence
One Of the first effects of the reconstruction
| of Councils is aeen in the defeat OF tho as
| phalt pavement project. of which in its various
| phases You have boon fully informed. Ihe old
| Highway Committee had things fully "hxed' 70
| have the new pavement put down on Paramount
from Broad street to the Park. Ii Henszey had
continued in office, and his lieutenants had re.
NAMED in charge OF the principal committees
the appropriations for this work would havt
| passed, and the streets named would have beer
temporarily ruined But with Caven came
reconstructed Highway Department, and almost
its first piece of work had been to throw out th
| improved pavement and to declare that tit
streets named shall be laid in Belgian blocks
This is victory for the new order OF things q
| tha atprt A DrOnnaR1 AmAnNmant tn the DlAf
heretofore purfned in laying the stones deserve
notice. The blocks are to be laid dlsgoually, i
being supposed that greater purchase and ~
sistsnce will thus be given to the feet OF horses
The appropriations AZ proposed by the old com
mittee were cut down by the now COMMITTED
nearly $3.50, 900.
From the report OF the operations OF the Fir
Patrol during the past year it appears that tn
number Of fires in 1875 WAS 673 against 627 il
the previous year. On good effect Of eur nes
FIRE system is shown in the fact that there were
but II false alarms during the whole year; unde
the volunteer system false alarms were OF Al
most daily occurrence. The insurance on tn
properties injured during the year was 20, $40,
J 313. of which amount 81 ,295, ,SIS was lost Tn
losses were s545, 800 heavier than those Of 1874
The Fire Patrol, it may interest some readers Il
know, ia an organization supported by the JON
subscriptions Of the Insurance Companies o
the city, Ithas apparatus which is sent to sec
/ dispatches controlling and suggesting actol
reaching il by telegraph It attended 225 fire
Iast wear the suppostion being that the re
mainipe fires were too far removed for any hop
of the Patrol reaching the ground in season, O
: else that the conn,auies had no interest in tn
section concerned. The Patrol has been Of i'm
mense service to the insurance business, as til
t contrast between risks and losses above give
l shows,
. The revival season was supplantsd this wee
t nv several sessions OF what was called
Q iiChristian Convention the purpose thereo
d being to instruct ministers in the best ways
0 reaching the hearts and consciences of the pet
9 nle. T6e sole Instructor was Mr.. Moody, but Il
y clergy did not seem to think themselves offer
siyely patronlZed, Ms they attended in number
|, and showed great interest in the proceeding
. Nnthinp in this whole religious movement hi
o shown Mr.. Moodys wonderful endurance al
h fartilitv of resource 40 completely as these la
IT mestinps. He is simply an indomtabe persol
d it gives one q headache merely to think OF Il
exRaustlnn labor he has gone through durir
q the Last two months. to saw nothing OF his no
10 son IN BROOKLYN between which and his appea
% spce hero he had no rest. These last few da
a ware the hardest of all, vet they came after
10 lenpthened period of extraordinary labor and @
le citemept, The average preacher thinks he
l. serves ample rest after delivering two sermo
week. but Moody breaches morning, afternoe
r. and night, every day Except Saturday, a
N .jpouirors." as hard work porhs
ID az talking from the pulpit. The convention p
~ ceedipps we're carried on almost continuou
IN from 10 4, M, to 10 .. nj. Varying subjects &C
ls nectel with church and revival work were
ly nounced for different hours, and the doors W,
onened AT such times to allow such changes
tie audience as might be desired. Mr.. Moe
onsned ali the toplcs, (except that Of chul
opun;o pa;o ,viic,, SoS p np,snsaed nv Mr. Sankevl y |
! nf tla patt in hop