Daily Republican., 1880-04-01

Broome street Is not 10 It's proper vidtt
In his opinion II would not be Ion
before the aims house would have to b
changed II /. remained On its presen
site, for within the past 7 years th
number of psupers hs Increased fror
l27 to 2l6, and Of insane persons fror
33 to 81. In ths next seven years
lproportionate increase may bs expec!
ed. He vsutured TO say that With
two years aftsr the removal of the In
stitution there would be two street rail
ways running out into that section {
town. IL would bs we'll to take hold q
the matter now.
"How Is it," blurtsd out ChairmaI
Bird, shat the matter Of removal ha
only come up iatslyi The Board no
long ago had farm and we're dssirou
Of making the removal. The farm wa
sold because ths people would not in
terest themselves In the matter. | mad
. strong effort to prevent the sale, bu
tho people lot II co."
From this point tho session Of th
Board unexpectedly turned into asor
Of debate upon the question, nambO
of the mem bsrs OF the Trustees in YER,
bad taste argning against the removal
Instead of sitting and giving the CON.
mittee a fair hearing as they had beei
expected TO DO.
In response to Mr.. Birds interrogation
Mr.. Bradford stated that he had favor
cd removal all along, and tho FIRST thing
he knew tho Trustees had sold thu
farm. Hs knew the people we're unGn
imous at present tor removal.
Mr.. Coooh remarked that the selling
OF the Hare's Corner farm was 1urely
known all along for ii had been much
advertised and no remons;ranoe was
male.
Chairman Bird took another shot at
Mr.. Bradford and said II half that
which had bsen said to-day had been
said before, the alma house would have
been removed.
Dir. Bradford concluded, saying that
the making Of mistake in selling the
farm could not prevent the correction
of the blunder now.
l. G. Grubb, E'q., now took the floor
in favor Of the petition, and said that
the people will not approve of an out
lay OF several Thousand dollars In i'm.
proving the insane department, when
the Board can take the money, add to
1t the receipts from the sale of their
valuable land, and purchase more de-
sirable lot oat in the country aud erect
on it modern aud ample buildings. The
time for the removal of the aims house,
which must take place soma day, is
Eew, when the institution is so pressed
for room, and part Of 1t In such bad
that an addition Is thought
to bs necessary.
II Goss not bshoovs the Trustees
10 wait till the value Of town lots in.
crease. Just as sson az the place is
moved the city will spread out rapidly
in this direction. The speaker said he
had spoken 70 a prominent gentleman
in Wilmington, who was opposed tol
removal, aud asked him II he vonld |
continue bis objections If enough
could be realized from the sale of the
land to pay all the expenses Of removal
and he said that he would be satisfied.
He was sure $6j, 900 would build a
suitable plars in the country. Mr.. |
GruLb said that he knew o gentleman |
in the city who would guarantee 10
Lns Board, il 1t wished 70 sell, the sum
Of sos, 900, which he would pay as in
designated ips.ellments, as rapidly as
Il was nssded. II II was desired lie
,ould give security to the amount OF
h 900, 900 for the faithful fulfillnsnt
VI his contract.
Mr.. Bird here vouchsafed the opin-
on that it would cost at least twice
'65, 600 to build new aims house
.lone.
Mr.. Cooch followed up Mr.. Bird's In.
eruption md argued that even if
ccatiOn could be secured aud new
erected for what the present
would sell, the matter OF
would be grsat, as near
7 all the paupers came from Whining
on.
Mr.. Grn5b being permitted to resume
is argument, stated that he thought
he reason Hare's Corner farm was sold
Tas that the people did not like the
lea of a farm ouuected with an aims
iouse, considering their class of pau
erB. He directed attsnticn TO the
reGt gsOwth Of the city on all sides ex-
ept in tho western section. This shows
hat the aims house is an obstacle 10
As march of improvement. He held
nat public opinion was almost unani.
lous for the removal and the petition o
'as signsd by nearly all the leading q
ltizsns. In Wilmington all the neWC-
apcrs ara in favor of the scGeme but I
Do. |! is dce - Wilmington that this Il
quest be granted. 10
Mr.. Laekey OF the beard declared 81
lat while he had favored the removal O
the court house to Wilmington on II
10 ground Of s9lYeniepcs be would
the same sToulds oppose tbs reno
Al Of the slms boase. II was more i'm
ortaps " nave tho latter near than N
10 former. He also declared that he II
anted to know the sentiments Of the o,
sople on the question. a
Mr. Ccoch asked why it was that the p
locklsy aims house, situated in v
,pulous part of Philadelphia, was d
svsr complained Of. W
Mr.. J. II. Elliott retorted that IL was d,
'jected to very strongly and had a h
eat deal to do with detracting from pl
e value of property in the vicinity. in
Mr.. Evans Of the board called atten- IL
On TO the effort made by the Trustees is
sell lots some time ago. whea they ii
I'd 10 be withdrawn on account of to
wness OF price. CT
"Oh yss," replied Mr.. Grubb with d
arrity, but take away this aims fr