Daily Republican., 1890-04-10
way 20 save BY not giving the sheriff
nuita 40 many To hnsrdl

LUG quostiUu VI prison uuu pIibOu te'
form has puzzled me for years: do not
agree with my friend, the clerk Of the
peace. in thinking State penitentiary
OF bringing convict labor in competition
be sure the State would be at the ex-
pensc of their maintenance, yet think
II would cost more than the present mode
aud It would only DO shifting the burden
from the County to the State. Yet l GER
tainly thiuk that It is time that some Of
our County burden should he borne BY
the State; some Of the cost Of our County
should be taken from our shoulders BY
the State. but II they think 1t 10 not
right let them, - suggested by the city
solicitor. divide the revenue from tho
liquor licenses into three parts; one for
State, one for County and one for school,
and 90 give US back Just little Of the
enormous revenue they get from our
County. had hoped to have been able
to have given you full and complete
statement Of the expenditures Of the
County for last year, but the treasurer
has not his accounts yet made mp and
audited for the year. The report will
shortly be given to the public.
Referring to the assets Of the county
Mr.. Wier said they were Ia round mum.
beIs si,l56,00O, As follows: Almshouse
and farm, $500, 900; Court House, $780,
QUO; Jail, $50 900; grounds and almshouse
property, SOC, 000; bonds Of the state,
$4,000; bridges, Brandywine, $50. 600;
Pencader. $50, 900; Christians, sos, 900;
Wilmington, with grounds. sos. 900;
New Castle. $35. 600; Red Lion, s22, 600;
White Clay Crock. eS7, 900; Appoquini-
mink, s26, ,0o0i MIL Creek, e54 600; y.
Georges, ess, 900; Blacktird, s45,oooi
The bonded debt OF tho county Is
$500, 100. The assets in excess of the
Indebtedness are $685., 100. The floating
dsbt of the county Is from $4,000 To
100000, but this could be entirely
wiped out II the uncollected taxes on the
books OF the collectors to the amount OF
Si00, 900 were paid.
There has been received from the old
almshousc property bonds 10 the amount
Of S40, 900 paid; cash In hand, mortgages
and lots sold, S4S, ,625; the value OF lots
unsold, S47 $50, making total Of e136, :
305 realized rom this property.
An estimated value Of the causeway
maintained by the county has been
made which reaches the sum OF 81 81, 900.
This 10 not the cost of their building by
any meacs, but about 80 per cent. OF
what It would cost TO erect them. Then
causeways are sourcs OF expense to
keep them In good condition.
Now, Mr.. Chairman, slthough am q
member of the Levy Court, and 1t
hardly looks seemly for me to make any
suggestion looking to reduction OF the
number of members, yet l do think that
the work can be performed with less
number. think that the i've conf mis-.
sioner bill with its provision OF county
auditor was an excellent bill, much
better than the three-commissioner bill
of the previous session. Then five men
should be given enough salary so that
they could devote their whole time II
nee .ssary tc the service OF the county.
MIR. Wier then referred to the assessors
and thought they ought to be elected fol
term OF four years. two years before q
general assessment, that they nigh
bring to their work the experience Of the
4 two OF years.
Mr.. Wier said he had the highest re-
epect for the judiciary Of the State, bu
he thought some changes In the system
should be made. He thought the law
yers should give Q satisfactory system
Mr.. Wier favored the abolition of til,
limit on poll or per capita assessments
and spoke In favor Of tax on mort.
cages
Now, gentlem n, in the matter Of 70
trenchment In county expenditures, tht
much. abused Lazy Court have, for the
last two years, been endoavoring to cur.
tail expenses, and had not the Third
street bridge OF necessity been erected o
reduction would have been made In the
tax rate last gear. This year We vii
i ola valuation In anprnprta fiOpa ~
over $4,000. aud We will be enab ed,
think, to reduce the tar levy 20 per cent
that means SO In every hundred here.
tofore pad-or In Other words the mau
paying S100 last year will this year pay
$50.
| Mr.. Wier objected to Clerk Cochran
idea that over-production was the caus,
of the depression OF farm products. Th,
only over production was that of trust
and mon opolies which were leeches upoI
the toll OF the people. He would have
| free raw material that would keep tn,
manufactures going, give labor ant
good wages, and will open up hom.
markets for the farmers.
Mr.. Wier closed his intereeting ad.
dress with an apostrophe to the Demo
crAcy OF his boyhood when the motto
was q tariff for revenue, but he WA
glad man had arisen who lad the cour
| age to nail that motto again to til,
Democratic masthead and under hi
leadership the party would march to vic
tory.
A vote of thanks was extended to tht
| speaker for his address.
President Campbell announced tha
there would be another address mex
Wednesday night, but he was not al
| liberty to announce the name OF the
| speaker.
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