Daily Republican., 1880-02-28
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AAn& meu@o M0mOv@s
The proposed new addition TO the
Aims House will cost mot less than
$4,000, possibly $4,000, not very large
sum in itself, but too large to be thrown
away in the erection Of new buildings
that will not be used more than ten
years when the Aims House buildings
will be removed some two miles or more
in the country. Then what is the use
OF spending even that muchs 1t is as
easy to remove the buildings now as II
will be ten years hence. twill cost AZ
little to buy larger farm now and to
erect new buildings on 1t rs 1t will ten
years hence. II the present buildings
were removed now, the property on
which they stand, ten years hence
would be covered with fine palatial re-
sidences and city railways would per-
msate that part Of the city. The Trus-
tees of the Poor have decided to build
the proposed addition, building COM
mittee has been appointed and propo'
sails for the erection Of the buildings
will soon be asked for. Do the people
Of Wilmington want anything done
which will prevent the removal Of the
Aims House buildings for an indefinite
time in the future. Ifthey do moi, now
is the time to demonstrate against it.
We are not opposed to the erection Of
larger buildings which we know mus
be needed, but We are only opposed to
the location. The unfortunate wards
Of the county should not be crowded
too much together. We only say, sell
the property now occupied as an Aims
House property and with the money II
will sell for, q two hundred acre farm
could be purchased and have enough
left to erect buildings on it costing $780,
900 il desirable. As long as the Aims
House buildings are kept where they |
are, 80 long will the march Of improve
ment avoid that locality. There is no |
more desirable place for private resi-
dences within the city Of Wilmington,
than along Broome street. 1t overlooks
the city and from the porch of the Aims
House the naked eye takes in the Della
ware from the Fort to Chester. This 10.
cal. eminencs shoald not be covered by
Aims Houses, Insane wards and small |
pox hospitals, while there are other
localities farther from the city which
would answer the same purposes full
as we'll or better. The time has come
now when that section of the city should
be improved. Remove the Aims House
buildings and soon serpsntine and
granite private residences will occupy
the place on which they stand. The
musical peel of the church bell would
come from church spires and resound
and re-echo over the city below. School
houses would follow and occupy select
corners which are now but q barren
waste, SO long as these Aims House
buildings are allowed to remain, liable
at any time to spread contagious diseas-
es amongst the people bold enough to
locate in that vicinity whish might
spread to every section Of the city.
1t is argued by some Of the Trustees
Of the Poor that in view Of the proba-
BILE division OF the county that it would
Ee useless to remove the Aims House
building until after separation and then
smaller quarters might answer. We
fail to see however how this can effect
The question. There might probably
not be the same use for such large
buildings but this would be all. A two
hundred acre farm well titled would re.
luire more buildings than a. mere gar.
len spot such as we have now. A Su.
perintendent who understood agricul-
ture could make such farm source
Of revenue to the county. The inmates
who are kept croning away their time
in idleness could be kept employed and
could earn their own living. But the
Trustees need not fear a division of
the county soon. Political questions if {
else, would prevent that. With
everybody assessed it would make two
Republican counties which would
checkmate the Democratic counties oil
Kent and Sussex. This the party in
power will not allow to be done and SO
the question of county division need
not enter into the considerations of the
Trustees Of the Poor. The only ques-
ton now is, shalt the Aims House
be removed within reason.
able time or shall debt on the county
be- incurred by the erection of new
building on the present property, which
will prevent the removal of the present
building.
SINCE WRITING our article in yester-
days edition calling upon the Trustees