Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-02-12
County Division.

1t seems to us that the New CAST,
Star is working up a feeling against
Wilmington on the subject Of County
Division that is entirely uncalled for
And not fair to our city. 1t says the ru-
raj hundreds pay four thousand dollars
more in taxes than the city Of Whining
ton and tries to create the impression
that the greater part of the money raised
In taxes in the county goes for the bene-
fit of Wilmington. In defence of its As
sertions it refers to the new Court House,
that cost 100000, the iron bridge across
the Brandywine at Eleventh street, that
cost some $4,000 and to the new Aim
House now being erected in New Castle
Hundred, which will cost probably
$l5O,OOO more, and which it says is
mainly tor,the benefit of Wilmington.
Our esteemed contemporary is entirely
too previous and off handed in its asser-
tons. II the Court House did cost $3.50
600 it is not for the benefit of Whining
ton alone; New Castle Hundred and all
the other Hundreds in the County have
an equal share of the benefits of the
new Court House, in proportion to the
population or the business of each hun
dred. The new Court House belongs as
much to Blackbird Hundred as to Viii
mington in proportion to the interest it
has in it. 1t should not be forgotten by
the Star that the city Of Wilmington
made IA present to the county of the
square Of ground on which the Court
House stands which was worth $40, 900.
We only mention this however AS re-
minder that Wilmington can be- gener-
Gus as well as just
Our suburban contemporary, next
sturnbes on the Eleventh street iron
bridge, looking upon it as II free gift to
the City from the county, and spasmodi-
cally excIaims " no more iron bridges
for Wilmington. AS this is the only
iron bridge ever erected in Wilmington
by the County, does our contemporary
mean that we are hereafter only tohayc
wooden bridges After paying within
$4,000 of half the taxes Of the County,
Wilmington is certainly entitled toI
some improvements, II ST. Georges
Hundred can have a 50, 900 bridge
across St. Augustine Creek and Chris
tiana Hundred can spend $1,000 year
repairing her public roads, and other
Hundreds in proportion, why cannot
Wilmington have a new bridge urra-
siOnally? Sh" does not ask the ConrtvI
to pave her streets, build her basins and
lay her water mains, but She doe, ask
that as she pays nearly half the taNr, TT
the county, that a mUIety Of those raXc,
shall come back to her in new bridge
occasionally which benefit, the proplr
of the county equally with her own citi-
zenS.
The new Aims Hous" also rises up |
before the vision Of our rural friend |
like the ghost Of hanqno that will not
down." If Wilmington is to profit So |
largely from having the Court House
within its limits, how much more j. |
New Castle Hundred to profit from the
Aims House that will cost $50 600 and
which Wilmington in the main will |
pay for? Aims House. New Castle |
Hundred, $3.50, 600 Court House, Will
mington, $40, 900, not dedurting the
present Of so. OoO that the latter made
to the citv. What present did ever New |
Castle Hundred make to the County
On the contrary is she not trying to cob |
bic up the old county buildings which
are within her limits After cujoyiugI
the nunitic"nce Of VIM. Pcnn-,ulmr
ten farms donated free, the Aim,
House within her midst, New Castle l.,
the last Hundred in tho County that
should karbOr i jealous Thought against !,
Wilmington The Star had hratrr con-
fine itself to advocating the Sew Castle !
and Wilmington railroad aud in TIN,
We will join II.