Daily Republican., 1881-04-23
SATURDAY. APRIL 23, 1881.
Aims House Removal.

permanent Improvements to the Aims
House and other county buildings which
would keep them longer term where
they are Though we do not know any
thing definitely on account of the Star
chamber character of the proceedings
of the Board of Trustees, in regard to the
intentions of that select body, yet it is
gratifying to know that the question of
She removal of the Aims House has
really at length been discussed in the
Board seriously, and that there is a
faint prospect of the great bar to Will
mington improvement westward being
removed What has caused this sud
den change Of sentiment in the Board
is one of those things past finding ont,
but there are many things which might
be guessed at and not be miles from the
mark In working up sentiment of
opposition to allowing the Aims House
to remain where it now is, the REPUB-
LICAN claims no small share of credit,
and though its reporters who 60 to the
meetings of the Board in search Of news
are refused admission, and even as
Saulted, we are more than gratitied to
know that an appeal to the people has
not been without good effect. 1t is
more than likely that the present solid
Democratic Board sees some mysterious
scribbling on the walls of the whited
sepulchre of miSmanagement and Of
dead mems bones, and trembling in
view of the political future that is sure
TO overwhem them, have come to the
conclusion To make hay while the sun
shines, and if new county buildings are
TO be erected they might as well have
the credit for building them as the Re
pubiCanS when they come into power
1t is just possible that we are drawing
upon our imaginations, but could not
such things be, especially as there are
tens of thousands in it and a Appointment
building contractor in the Board too?
As it would be some four years yet
according to the political construction
of the Board before it could have Re
publican majority even though the Re
publicanS should carry at the next elec-
the present Board to erect new county
buildings and pocket the credit as wei
as some of the solid profits for build
ing them. We do not know, but We are
at liberty to surniSe that this may
have been one of the arguments which
has caused revulSiOn of sentiment in
the Board on the question of the Aims
House removal. However we do not
/ object to the removal Of the Aims House
The REPUBLICAN, has been too earnest
an advocate for the Aims House reno
val to back water now, and the argu-
mentS in favor of removal gather
strength the longer the wretchcd, sickly
looking pile of white-washed stones are
allowed to remain where they are. Our
voice is still for removal no matter who
removes. We are perfectly satisfied
thatsthe present Board Of Trustees shall
remove the nuisance and take the
credit for doing 80, if they will only |
make I'll possible haste and remove
4. They occupy the most beautiful
building site in the city Of Wilmington.
and there is no person who wants TO !
purchase lots andAuid within two or
three squares Of them. Remove them
and the hrA Sn, .xhich they stand will
soon be crowYd by magnificent private
residences, aRd the inmates Of the pr.s-
ent delapidated old buildings will have
still more Comfortable quarters farther
out in the country. =.
GOVERNOR HALL when he was in
the city on Thursday went up to the
top of the tower oftthe new Court House
and inquired Immediately where theI
Eleventh ward was, that seeming to be |
the great object of his earnest solicita.
ton. The majestic Delaware with it
fleet of white winged sails, and the ro-
mantle view of twenty miles around h d
MT half the interest to him that the
Eleventh ward had The ward was1
pointed ont to him in the distance and|
the sight pleased his EXcelleEcy. We
can assure the Governor now that the
organ of sight has been grautied, that
on the first Tuesday of June, 1882, hi
organ Of hearing will be aStonished by
little Republican thunder from the
same ward.
THE 5000 SPENT by the City Councils
Legislature log-rolling Committee, and
the $500 spent in dining and winning
the Legislature, making 81, 400 Of the
peoples taxes spent, would have cleaned
the streets and removed the garbage
from the districts where the small. pox
prevails.
X-SENATOR SHARPLEY is in luck,
The late Legislature not only gave him
ten months lease of Office as President
of the council without consulting the p,
pie, but opened the way for paying him
heavy counsel fees out of the State
Treasury for defending violat, +, ofthe
Federal election laws.
THE CTTY COUNCIL now stands fifteen
Democrats to eight Republicans. If
the election was to be held in Septem-
Der as usual, the figures would be rever-