Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-06-03
FOURTH EDITION


u CuuIeIcuCo On INC hupJeoe oh 'ho PAO
posed purchase of public park, re-
suited in bridging together both the
friends and the opponents OF park ,bnt
the conference was too entirely one
sided, nobody being permitted to take
part in the meeting but the opponents
of The park. Amongst the opponents
Of the park present were David Lemon,
William II. Quinn, Thomas McCorkle,
Albert Thatcher, Robert @. Fraim,
Owen Trayno DIR. N. b. Morrison and
other tax payers, including a fair
|sprinkling OF workinRmen, who seemed
to have very little heart in the matter
when they saw that ''no park" meant
for them NO place where they could go
with their wives and their children to
enjoy fresh breezes and cool shades
without becoming trsspassers.
1t was fortunate, however, that Q
large mum Der of the friends OF the park
were present, as they helped to I'LL up
the vacant space that the anti-park men
could not fill.
At 7.30 O'Clock, as II apprehensive
that the park men would spring trap
and capture the meeting, somebody
Nominated Albert Thatcher for chair.
man, and bis election followed with no
dissent. Owen Traynor was elected
vice president and Robert q. Fraim,
Eco, was elected secretary, after
barely escaping the election of joseph
l.. Carpenter, park man, to the latter
office.
Mr.. Traynor then moved the appoint
ment of n commit teo of five 10 draft
resolutions expressive OF the sense Of
| she meeting.
Chairman Thatcher intimated that
the meeting had better not be In such a
big hurry in the appointment OF a com
mittee.
| David Lemon, however, was anxious
for the fray and wanted TO speak, but
the chairman got him TO withhold long
eaough TO put the motion to appoint d
committee. On putting the question
about half the meeting voted faye"
ard when be put the negative, about
the other half voted mo"
| Chairman Thatcher then suggested
the discussion oil the park question be-
tore the committee was appointed, that
the members of that comm ittee night
act intelligently.
Mr.. Lemon approved of this sugges-
lion, and made motion that that be
the sense OF the meeting.
| There being considerable confusion In
the back part Of the room over the aye
and nay vote, which had been called
and decided against the negative, Chair
man Thatcher arose and explained thai
the meeting mad been called for the OPP
ponents of the PARK, and that none
Others would be heard. He regretted
that there was az element present tha
intended 10 override the purposes of the
meeting, but they would not be recog
u zed This announcement fell like {
wet blanket upon the friends OF thu
psrS, many OF whom expected the samI
opportunity to be given TO speak il
favor of the pafk as to speek ia opposi
tiOn to lt.
MIR. Allen Speakmsn asked the Presi
lent whether, then, only one side was u
be heard.
| Chairman Thatcher said that was tn,
purpose.
| MIR. Lsmon at this point declare'
that he was in favor OF d full and fire.
discussion on both sides.
Chairman Thatcher said: "Then 20
will have to geS another chairman"
A call came froG some one ia tn
, audience for G rea ing of the call fC
, tho meeting, ard the chairman re
Iquested Mr.. Trsynor TO read the call.
1sdA uDT htu nut q CDDy vi u
call with him but stated that the cha
was correct in ruling that only thol
Iopposed to the park were invited to pa
! licipate in the meeting.
The chair then put Mr.. Lemon 8 mt
l. ton which was adopted, after which
ie invited any opponent of tho park
Ispeak.
81 Mr.. Lemon, first obtaining tho fioC
said he WAS opposed TO the park.
voice IN the audience said, Then a
in favor Of it") He did not want
public park, bat driveway up t
BRANDY wine where the people ecu
drive aud walk. He did not want
purchas parcel OF rocks and quar-
lh0les that were nuisance. He want
ECONOMY i'll the government IN the cit
ithe taxes reduced, officials to enfor
the lava and g. reefs opened and pave
He wanted Market street paved wi
Belgian block pavement.
The proposed park, he said, was
the benefit TT the capitalists al
wealthy People residing diaCent to
and not for Ito b. nefiJ of OF tho wor
ling man Our tax rate, he said, "
now 81 50, AID even If 1t was reduc
Ito 81 30. il would mean only increas
y tasE6hslnents He thought we cou
u0s afford that, neither could we su
Il Tit 10 4 On aext SATURDAY, he Sal
Ee hoped the people would vote
- economy aLd reform, even If eve
"sucke," Lad to be voted cut Of {
Citg Council.
HoE1.d up Elizabeth City, N. j., a
- sample Of deb.- ridden, bankrupted CT
- Ha said Il the people must have a pa
let th5Ia 20 out Of the city some f
miles and purchase q $50 acre farm
800 an acre. We did not want
rocks GU the Braudywine. You ca
make pars OF them. MIR. Lemon h
paid hiB respects to City Solicitor I
TX iner, say ing ihat lie was not worth
powder TO blow him up; that he i
o. fraud and the biggest kline Of fra
land tie City Council should impei
0i him. Ea Is not worth 81 200 year
Nv more than ! am worth $25, 900.
chairman hBre reminded Mr.. Len
OF that he Was not combining bis rema
VIC Ito the subject.
yS Mr.. Lemon then few to the p
lquestion az gain, aud said, "don't
any more LAND, but open up drive
\ The Delaware river, so that busir
\ traffic Will 30 brought here, and I
we can live and pay our taxes
don't buy any more lang, rather fix
his. and improve whaI we have got"
There beng several calls for 30
&c. Fraim, Esq, that gentleman
we have a city debt now OF 81 800,
and we are now called upon to
$3.50, COO, adding 81 900 yearly to
taxes. Resides, it will take 500
larty lyear for i'm provements, End this wi
ms added to Cur taxes. Ho had ia
-. mini rr-ant faN-nnu VAIN