Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-02-06
FOURTH EDITION,
No More DeAi.


By . concert Of action, . number
the leading business men, citizens an
Taxpayer Of the city OF Win ineton IN,
In the Board OF Trade rooms last ever
ing 70 discuss the. question Of an ipcreas
OF city taxation and other propose,
legislation affecting the taxpayers OF III
city.
Ex.Mayor Almond was called TO Ia
chair and Charles G. Phillips was che
sen Secretary. The meeting was a larR
one, made up Of citizens irrespective Z
party politics, hut generally of thos
who are affected by heavy taxation
Amongst the gentlemen present wer
George w. Bush, Archibald Given, Al
bert Thatcher, Eli Garr-t, Enoch Moore
John T. Davis, william NJ. Candy
Caleb =. johnson, Colonel Charles Nc
Closkey. James Ii. Begg-, George s
Capelle, Eplr rain T. Walton, Henr,
Ferris, George W. Bush, Jr., Gideoi
Is. Guyer, Archibald Reed, George W
Dorsey, James Bradford, Joseph l.
Carpenter, Jr., l.. &. Vandegrift, Esq.
aud Thomas MeUorkle.
| Chairman Almond lucidly set forth
the objects of the meeting which wer,
"a be understood 10 protest against in
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borrowing slOO, 900, against iucreas
Ing the rate of taxation aud agaius
other proposed legislation which II WA,
believed was against the prosperity o
the city. The arst object, how ever. was
to consider the bill to authoriz. III.
City Council 10 borrow 500, 900 to pay
on It's floating Indebtedness. MIR
| Thatcher earnestly opposed the borrow
ing of slO0,OOo To Increase n public
debt which already reached 81 500, 900
II was time, he said Ito stop this
| thing % borrowing money. What the
citlxens wante- was lower rate Of
| taxation
George W BI.h agteei' win Mr..
Thatcher. lie seierf-d 10 tho TAX rat,
Of Philadelphia, which was only $40
! while the rate Ia WiImiu gton Was e.
including the county rate.
Mocrfs, Given, C4pells and BeRgs,
All referred 10 property assessed toe
high, Mr.. Given saying small house.
we're assessed above add large ones below
iheiI value. MIR. Capelle said Market
| street property " a. assessed to its ful
yaine, and except the house he lived in
ne would sell any OF his property at it,
| Asse ssed value.
Mr.. Beggs sad some OF his properly
, was assessed fof two thirds more than
It's value.
Mr.. Given was sorry that party lines
had been strictly drawn In the City
Council He vas opposed To borrowing
800 coo OF $lS 600 at every session OF
the Legislature and have nothing lett
TO show for il, snd he wsnted a town
meeting called 10 oppose it. Colonel
Enoch Moore, uemb Der of thel.egislatur
suggested that here would be strong
lobby at Dover from the City Council
Ia favor OF the 'unding bill, as some
means must be devised TO enable
Council TO get through the next fiscal
year.
Mr.. Given sad the Ccunci. could as
well borrow irem the banks now as
heretofore. Afier further discu ssion
OF the question by Messrs. Bush, Ca
pelle, Ferris, Vsndegr.it, Candy, Car.
penter and Giv'D, tue following resolu
tion offered by Mr. Bush was unani-
niously adopted
Resolved, rlat IL is the sense Of this
meeting Of citiz,ns held, irrespective of
party, that :he proposed application OF
the City Couuci 70 the Legislature for
a loan OF 800, 90, is UNIV ise and unne.
cesssry, and ths with proper diligence
| Ia collecting the iaxts OF the city, 1;
will require but comparatively small
| Ceh l'u'"'J --..uIbl TO tide over the de
hciehcy until lie INST OF the next fiscal
year.
ga motion u Hf. Thatcher, tho chair
~hs instructed u his leisure TO appoint
a Committee 10 hrther tho objects Of
| the resolution ia ihe best manner tina,
- him seems proper.
/ hr. Beggs Offered the following for
ms consideration Of the meeting, W nlca
wa adopted
/, Owed, That this meeting recon-.
mend ~ the Legislature all act constr
tutiug board ot four SCISSORS Tor III.
lefty OF Wilmington, who shall act az a
Board OF l:evlslou ia place OF Ii g praseu
board.
| The following resolution, fier,d bS
Mr. Given, was ais adopted.
| Resolved, That this meeting "a
Idcrses thai part OF the legislation asked
for by City Council which looks TO tL
revocation OF those sectiCus 4 the AZ
lcr-Atlug Inc Board OF Water Comm !
siouers, which empower the board l
effect a loan of $l2J,O0) anu - charg
the city an annual rental OF so 000 IL
the use of fire plugs.
/ Mr. Capelle submitted the follow
ling
, We, the undersigned citizens of tn
lefty Of Wilmington, do respectfully p.
tition the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiyes OF the Stale OF Delaware, tina
they Will not pass the bill now befor
. their honorable body, tor the abolition q
the February and Septem Der terms q
the Superior Court in this County. w
ask tuis because We consider me bil
lagainst the business interests OF a popu
Jar and growing community"
. The proposition was fsvotably dl.
GUESSED by Messis. NandegIiu aud Col
Moore, aud AT their rugs-stlOu, Il wa
signed by ali present and handed |
Col. Moore To be presented to the Legi,
lstute
On Motion OF Mr.. Thatcher Tia. III BEL
ing adjourned 10 meet again Al he Ca
OF the ,ommitite II ten
II TuFued sSut