Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-04-02
AIma Manna RrmoynI.

The fict thai some years ago the
Trus ,ees Of tie Poor purchased farm
[ near HIRES Corner with the expecta-
ton o. some day in the future remov-
ing the Comfy Aims House and Hos
pitAl TO it, All then afterwards sold II
a. less of some seven Thousand dol
liars to the comfy, cannot BE- used now
as an argument against the Aims
House removal. Circumstances sur.
rounded the purchase Of the Hare's
Corner farm that do not exist now, and
there are stronger arguments in favor
of removal now than exiit.d at that
tine. The city has es tend ID westward
u iii buildings have been erected seV,
eral squares beyond the Aims House,
aud there can be no doubt that had the
later been removed even at the time
the Hsre's Corner farm was purchased,
the sits it now &C :upies would at this
time been cogsle with the most beau
tiful private residences TO be found in
the city.
Tas great objection to the Hare's
Corn .r fa,m was its inaccessibility and
general inct nv sniencs. A farm ssuld
now be purchased along the line Of the
Delaware Western Railroad, the Will
minysoo aud Northern or the Delaware
Railroad for much smaller sum than
was given for the Hare's Corner farm,
and 1t will be easy of access along
either line. We are willing to admit
that the purchase Of the Hare's Corner
farm was a mistake, but because mis-
AXE has oace been made is no reason
why the same error should ever after
wards b. committed. II is true that
new enterprises like the erection Of
public buildings generally cost more
than the first estimates, but there is
no reason why the purchase Of hun
dred acre farm and the erection Of pub
lie buildings upon it should cost more
than what could be procured for the
present property. There are persons
now who would take the property at
$65, 900 at moments notice, and we
have no doubt whatever that a little
wholesome competition would run it up
to $50, 900. A hundred acre farm should
not cost more than $4,000 or $4,000
at the farthest, which would leave
s55 900 to $65, 900 with which to erect
When we reflect that the |
new Court House is only to cost &T0,. |
GOO, We may have some idea of the
buildings that could Re erected on the
new poor house farm for s6j, ZOO.
1t is all well enough for old gentlemen
in their dotags to write about the beau
tiful site of the present Aims House, the
charming prospect spread cut before
the inmates, the gentlemanly Trustees,
the good dinners and all such stuff,
which nobody disputes, but the ques
ton is, should the Aims House remain
in the midst Of thickly populated
city? Should the people he subjected to
the fear Of contagious diseases breaking
out from the county hospital ! In short
willis here are dozens Of other places
that would sui; as we'll, should the
Airs House and its surrounding build.
ings be allowed t. stand in the way of
city improvements? Shall the most
beautiful sit. in the city be- retain ed az
a home for paupNs, receptacle of all
the mental and physical diseases that
flesh is heir to, or shall it besome the
abode of the prosperous business man
and the thrifty mechanic These are
the questions that should influence &C.
lion, not chronic spasmodical oatbursts
Of gush and sentiment. 1t ia true as
several members remarked, that it is
,nly question Of time when the build
ings will be removed any how, aud if
this is the case what foolishness it ia to
30 to any great expense now in enlarg-
ing and Overhauling the old buildings.
1t is we'll that the Trustees, though
they showed but little respect to tho
petition in favor of removal, at least
called a halt before they proceeded
farther, and we hope that they may
yet see the uselessne2s Of spending
much money either in enlarging or re,
pairing the old quarters. The money
thus expended had much better DO saved
ana applied to the purchase of farm
outside the city and the erection of new
The GAZETTE has some grist for It's
mill at last II CANA from plool,b;rd |