Daily Republican., 1890-03-20


As the farmers and The Every Fvoring
are making strenuous efforts 10 iuduce
the Levy Court to adopt meaeures of
economy, In order to relieve the over
burdened Taxpayers of this county, WHY
do they stop At the shciiif's fees Tor fed
ing prisoners alone? II is true The effise
OF Sheriff 10 No. l, but how many Can
rank ., No. .? Are mol the fees OF others
extortionatc ~ well as that OF the
Sheriff.? Now, Messrs. EIitcra. In All
earnestness, In ouch times as tn, Sc. IL It
not time that all taxpayers 81 ould look Al
these facts, face to face. Why Is it that
SO many men become "patiio.s.o and
are willing to leave their usual occupa.
tions TO become public officials. and
make trade Of politics. 1t is because
Official salaries are so much more re.
munerative. Now, sirs, why in the
name OF common sense should salaries in
public ofiice be any higher than In prl.
vAte employ, where the same amount of
labor and talent u required?
Now, what are the facts In the case in
this county, Might not flfty tlou.aud
dollars be saved to the taxpayers and the
public be Is we'll servedi While l re.
ePect the Feelings OF others, Is conscience
AND duty admonish, ] respect the truth
anu Justio; more, ard he who will never
shock men may often deceive them. Now
let us look Tor NO 2. There IL the on ce
OF the Clerk Of the Peace. What do We
dndi A gentleman who Is estim ated 10
be worth one hundred thousand dollars
holding 1t. Whyt because 1t pays, so /
am informed, from $1,000 to sic, 600 a
year. ! will agrees TO hud two good
-bookkeepers at one thousand dollars each
wLo would consider 1t q God-senh to
perform the duties OF said oflioe. So
much saved In No. Q. Sec the report Of
Levy Court Of year or 90 ago, when
they allowed the Clerk of the Peace a bill
oil 81, 800. No. 8. The Recorders office.
which / am reformed 10 worth ON an ave.
rage Of five or six thousacd doliars Der
year, which can 10 iiliel for eI,5 10 . year:
another saving OF at least %. $40. No. 4.
Register Of Wills, which I am informed
pays on an average - $40, can be filled
Tor sl 500; another saving Of at least
eS.ooc. Prothouotary, which l am In
formed pays about $1,000, could be dlled
for Il $40; another saving OF 81, 800.
AZ the courthouse fireman and a
1anitor, At sixty dollars month
each, whom one man can be procured to
do tho aetna duty of both (not poiitlcal)
Tor about $50 a month. Then hauling
N-S i''s7S"Sao " fscW SAttic anu OAck,
another coat OF. as i am intorme }, OF
$500. which is o, part Of tho shsrIfI's
duy. Counting the oyster shells on
causeway, by father-in-iaw, am In
formed by an oyster dealer now costs the
County about 40 cents q bushei, when
they did no. cost that much load when
the Bird se-tend,r had them In charge.
Again, l lind In the laws passed at last
session. page 906, chap. G99, providing
that Gil expenditures OF the Levy Court
OF $50 and over, shall be by contract to
the lowest bidder, etc. Does that hon.
oiable body live up to this law; and II
no., why sol Aud egain, when was our
honorable Levy Court BY law relieved
from publishing . statement of its re-
ceipts and expenditures, as such report
would bs good for weak eyes! Again. by
adopting the system of this age, three
commissioners, would be another saving
OF eight or ten thousand dollara Again,
the collecting Of taxes might be reduced
six or eight thousand dollars In this
County, and perhaps then collectors
would not be 90 arrogant aud despotio.
Only q few years ago made a calcu.
lation from the allowance to the aims.
house and the superintendenl's report OF
tho inmates, aud found II would have
been cheaper by ssyeral hundred dollars
TO have boarded them at good hotel at
dollar and . halt q day. Nov, If tn GO
oyerburdcned taxpayers. whose prc: uce
does not pay the Cos. Of prodne..,ur Il.
Wish any relief tesy n.:s.. Interest them.
seivcs "a . char. In our anliq uated an d
sapen..e system. Of government, ssd
Ia. n-sr .S~-a. Will roprs sent the
wishes OF the srsypayers instead of the
P'esesoiopal offies h"il.-s nra no'ui--,
paulers. FarInsrs, yon are Oppressed by
government you eau alter II you With
at the next election, "a many In this city
are bearing a yoke that is very CALLING.
Wilmington now cries out 10 you, "To
GENE and take one single look and see II
hell with all Its power to damn could
add one curse to the wretch am."
JAMES u. WEIGH.