Daily Republican., 1879-03-17
Reasons sc,r . New C.ur, House.

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likely that it will be pressed until all
the members arrive for the weeks work
which does not usually occur unit
Tuesday. There has been almost
complete exhaustion Of arguments botl
for and against having the new build
ings erected in Wilmington, and ther
now rcOains hat little moreto do than TO
the Legislature to listen to and be gov
erned by the will Of ths majority Of thu
people as expressed through petitions
In all arguneats that have been uset
there are none in favor Of continuing
tho courts much longer in the littl'
cramped up rookery at New Castle
That it is wholly insufficient and insult
able. in not osiy apparent to all VIII
dsit.it, but number Of grand juries
notably those of 1870, 1875 and 1877
have made formal presentatious and
protests against it in unequivecal Ian
guag., and the Court in like manner
1t almost every term for tho last ten
years, has expressed its dissatisfaction.
Tke latest protest against it is by q
number of Influential citizens, irr.spec'
tive of party, who have united together
and published pamphlet setting forth
number II reasons why the Court
House should be in Wilmington, which
ars unansvtarabls. The following are
the names Of the gentlemen who have
united in the appeal for the new build
inss to be erected in Wilmington: J..
Morton peok, George S. Capells, Henry
q. Bsnning, W. C. Sprualc-, ESQ,
Daniel n. Bates, Esq., Il. 7. Walton,
George g. Lohdsll, Preston Lea, Will
liam G. Gibbons, Isaac S. Elliott, Chas.
B. Lore, Esq, Job H. Jackson, c. p.
Johns son, Jacob Rub.ncam-, C. II. Brip.
ton, George W. Bush, DR.. l.. p. Bush,
Washington Jones, William Csnbv.
and II. 8. McComb.
The foregoing named gentlmen urv.
the removal of the Court Hous- to Will
mington. and give amongs, Others the
following reasons: "The gentlemen W ho
are the county officers tre-ly declare
that the wretchsd littl. rooms are con
tracted, inconvenient, and wholly in
sufficient for the transaction ofbusipess
and tho preservation OF the rapidly in.
'rsasing hooks and papers. Physioisns 4
who attend court return home disgust
I'd that the courts are held in build
ng reeking with foul air and deadly
yapors. A number of the most emf
lsnt physicians have united in a MEM
'rial declaring that those who attend
court subject themselves to the perui-
,ious atmosphere Of crowded lily ven.
ilate and badly severed Court House,
md do so at the risk of their lives"
Having shown the neod OF a new
court House, the citizens COMMITTEES
lrgs its erection in Wilmington for the
ollowing regsons !; Because it would be
more convenient for the Hundreds of
'randywine, Christians, Mil Creek
nd White Clay Creek. Because the
our Hundreds named with Whining
On contained In 1870, 45,313 of pop
lRt.on, while In the remaining Hun
reds the population was but ls,3O7,
nd now the difference is mich greater I
nan in 1870. In 1876, there were 1856
otes cast in the five upper Hundreds,
Dd only 3249 in the six lower Hun
reds, and the assessed value of prop.
rty is &29, ,Os6, 562 in the i've upper
undreds, and $ll,595,sl6 in the
'wsr Hundreds. OF the business
tho courts it is estimated ;
lat fully three-fourths of 1t Comes
ON the five upper Hundreds. Tho
ajority of the people in the six lower G
60 to the county seat by l
'llroad, and to them Wilmington is :
most as accessible as New Castle, and
T many other reasons preferable when q
is reached. The Committee state '
e report that in case of removal,
10 present Court House and Jail will =.
vert TO the city OF New Castle is a
nre fiction, as by the act Of l772 the l
tic to the property vas veSsd in !,
us.ees for the benefit Of the county 6
I'd in no event can it be claimed by s
70 city Of New Castle or its people. b
The committee urge the building Of
e new Court Iious. now, as there will
ways he some TO whom the present is /
IL hardest and worst time to expend I
oney for public purposes, and they =
-ry tactly observe that the people in n
-w Castle who made application to
hid 100000 Court House, have all i
once discovered that it would not be !,
ise to build anywhere, and to such
srsons who are holding back from
midity the old cramred up house will
ways be good enough. v
The land upon which the contempla- |
ID new Court House is to stand, is to a