Daily Republican., 1880-03-06
Aims HOUSE REMOVAL.
A Meeting or the Friends of ihe
Project - Advocacy and ODpOsI.
taOn-An Organs Position - When
did the Papers GO?

A Meeting OF the FRIENDS OF tn
Project Advocacy and ODpOsI
tiOs-An Organs Position go Wines
did the Papers gO9
Pursuant to invitations that hat
been extended, number Of our mos
prominent citizens held meeting il
the Office Of J. T. Heald 4 Co., unde
the Clayton House, last evening, Il
talk over the proper plan Of the Aims
House removal and decide upon som'
definite course OF action.
Mr.. William Candy was made chair
man and Mr.. John R. Elliott Secretary
In bringing up the question, Mr.
James Bradford asked for general
expression Of opinion as to how the
desired object could best be accomplish
ed.
Mr.. Candy suggested. that either a
remonstranoe against the building OF
the addition to the insane department
or q petition for removal would be ad-
visable.
Mr.. Bradford seemed to think it
would be a mistake to present re-
monstrancs against the proposed addi-
ton, because the Trustees of the Poor
were certainly honest in their views,
and would not build unless it was ab-
solutely necessary.
1t was suggested that 1t would be
well TO circulate pc tition for signers,
and appoin. a strong committee to bear
this petition to the Trustees OF the
Poor, and at the same time solicit a
large number. of leading business men
to accompany them. This petition
should be sent in at the next monthly
meeting of the Trustees, at which time
the Levy Court would also be present.
Several gentlemen urged prompt &C.
tion, and seemed to think II the matter
was properly conducted the work Of
the building could be we'll advanced by
the coming winter.
Mr.. Philip Plunkett made motion
to appoint committee Of five to pre-
pare the petitions, secure signers, and
organize a delegation to wait upon the
Trustees OF the Poor and the Levy
Court. This motion was carried and
the meeting adjourned. The commit.
tee consists Of the following gentlemen:
James Bradford, George W. Bush, J.
P. Almond, (the other two have not
been named yeti. The meeting at
which this COMMITTEES will meet the
Trustees, will bs held March 81.
ADVOCACY AND OPPOSITION.
~ had not thought about the matter
of removing the aims house until l saw
it advocated in the REPUBLICAN, last
week." remarked leading citizen
last evening. He then went on to state
that he did not think that any citizen
who had Wilmington's interest at
heart should object for moment to the
removal, and that in his opinion the
project could be entered upon at once.
The opinion Of this gentleman ap-
pears to be quite similar to those ex,
pressed by nearly all the leading men
of the city. Among those who favor it
arc Hon. 7. +. Bayard, Messrs. James
Bradford, Mayor Allmoud, George W.
Bush, Victor Dupont, William Candy,
James Scott, Charles Bush, Henry e.
Banning, WIN. NJ. Candy, Philip Plum
kett, Joshua 7. Head, Z. G. Bradford,
Esq, Jr., James II. Beggs, George W.
Stone and Charles Warner as well as
many others.
There is really no opposition to speak
of, and what little there has sprung up
is Of an almost amusing and ridiculous
character. The leading voice the
matter of opposition is the "Daily
Gazette" Speaking of this an old cit-
izen says: Why cen remember the
time when Mr.. Johnson, the editor of
the "Gazette," was very earnest for
the removal Ofthe aslms house, and was
also lately volumineus in his argu-
ments to have it taken out into the
country. Why in his editorial to-day
he goes on to speak of the present ex-
oellsnt site of the aims house; he used
to talk just the reverse of that. be-
isve if he had ever been talked to
aboutthe matter before the Republican
and the other papers began to agitate
It that he would have led the removal
project.
THE TRUSTEES TITLE.
since the agitation Of the removal Of
he Aims House the question has arisen
as to the title of the trustees of the
Poor to the land whether it was held