Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-04
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Meeting OF st. Georges Democrats AT
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Special Correspondent of Gazette aud journal
miDDLErowS, Sent. LILA pursuance tc
the published call u meeting of the Demo
Gratis o. ut. Georges hundred was held III
| McWhorter's Hall on Saturday evening
Those present comprised the leading Dem.
oorats OF the hundred. The meeting was
called to order with sewell O. Biggs as
] chairman and DIR. T. II. Gllpin secretary.
GA motion committee OF Ave was ap-
pointed to prepare suitable resolutions.
! Amer being out short time the committee
reported, and Nathanial Williams, Esq, read
the following:
WHEREAS. Since the call for this Meeting was
| issued Il has been determined by the Demo
| cratic county committee that q county meeting
| SHAH be held In Middletown on Saturday next,
! Tor the purpose OF considering questions con-
| corning county affairs, and,
WHEREAS, II IL not the purpose or desire OF
| This meeting to anticipate or fo;estall any ex-
preston % opinion by such county meeting
! upon said questions this meeting having the
| utmost confidence that such county meeting
! in considering SAID questions Will take adj
Nhhced ground for reform in our system OF
| county government; which system, although il
! mas in past time served its purpose well. yet,
by the rent Increase OF population aud pro-
perry, 'ad by other changed condition. has
become inadequate 10 the wants OF the people
al this county and at the same time II BURDEN
some, exp Esive and gives opportunity Tor
abuses.
Rs.n Usd That in order 10 aid In securing a
good attendance Mt the county meeting ainre-
said. a rauvas-ing committee OF three persons
from each school district ut this hundred he
appointed 10 urge aud procure the Attendance
81 all Democrat Of the vicinity on september
9Th.
ON motion the report OF the committee
was accepted.
Harry Rowland moved that the chairman
call out tho number Of the districts aud
some member from each should propose
the men for the purpose named 10 the
above resolutions. This was done and the
secretary was Instructed to no.ifS the gen.
tlemen OF tue duties they were to Perform.
Mr.. Nowlani wished tnA. any one
present, who so desired might propose
sons OF the needed reforms 10 the affairs OF
the county. W. r. Bggs wanted To know
why 81. Ge rgas hundred should NOT taks
the step she had started out to take. Mr.
Williams replied that AS r was more than
likely that the county meeting would take
hold OF 1t, 1t WAS not necessary for 81.
Georges hundred to do SO; but, II the
countV nesting took 40 action In the
matter then the hundred would.
hlr. SuWland was Ia favor { the Demo.
Gratis from every hundrei Z ths county
having Il voice Il the matter.
j. Thomas Budi was under the impress.
slon that The n eslng had bsen called TO
discuss some OF tins needed reforms ami
iuiiet to see how the mere discussion Of
them would forestall the action OF the
county meeting.
Mr. Rowland suggested that as Mr. T. f.
Dlworth was present and was In favo- ct
reform ne should MAKE short address and
propose some OF the changes he thought
would bs good. Mr.. DllwJrth said be
wasn't much Of talker In public but that
call published attracted his attention. II
every one had walk thsre would he cou.
troversy, and what the people wanted was
to get down to sold business. II things
were not Ia "A business shape nothing could
be accomplished and he was In favor Of the
meeting proposlns some OF the reforms.
Mr.. Nowland proposed that the accounts
OF the levy sour, os audited by a committe
OF two appointed FIR that purpose. Ha did
not wish TO cast ref actions In any way on
the members OF the levy court, but thought
u would only be good business method
10 have tho accounts audited every month
He wanted perfect safety And every ap.
prOach 70 the treasury closed from any QUE
taking money that did n I belong to them.
MIR, Rowland said he had recsived q etter
from Mr.. Wter, one OF the very best men III
the levy court, onlya few days ago, strongly
advocating change from the way things
were Low being conducted.
j. Thomas Budd wanted some one to pro.
pose sons way by which the expenses Of ths
county might be- red iced.
Mr.. Williams spoke Of the expensive way
we now have Of collecting the county's
taxes. The oollactors, he said, received
Per cent Of all taxes collected In this couuty
except in two hundreds, wnera they receive
per cent. This was one way by which
thousands OF dollars might b saved to tue
county. II wasn't worth as mach 10 collect
the taxes as the collectors were receiving,
and u was needless expense.
nr. Diwortn heartily agreed with Mr.
Williams, and wanted to know II one cot
lector could not collect the taxes Of the
| entire county. Wouldn't I. be much better
AMI lass eEpendvs TO have bnt one eolisc.
4 tori la regard 70 the levy court, Mr.. Dit.
worth thought three could transact ths
| business Just as well ~ the number VS. now
have, and he was heartily In favor Uf these
changes. There was no doubt but that We
| needed better syttnm OF county govern
ment. Reduce th- taxes. This was IN the
| line Of retorms according to bis idea OF the
matter.
| Mr.. Williams thought 1t would carry
| more weight II thsse reforms uld 1a
/ brought out by the county mestine and
! was In favor OF waiting and then II the
county nesting did not take any steps ia
the TiahE direction lot II. Georges hun red
tase It up. THIS seemed to bs the general
sentiment OF this meeting.
MIR. ". r Bl9g4 did nor thick i ilst AMI
fair to bring all the eEtrayagancu OF the
| county hona to the levy court and tax col.
le2tots, and said WHEN the refoymers a-s
| moved for, let everyone be sure that he
were moving In the right direction, After
q few more remarks about the system OF
county government,the meeting aniourned.
The mos striking thing about this meet.
ing was the perfect harmony that pre-.
vailed. Il was very evident that those
present were ia favor OF less expensive
county government and lower ta1es, aad
the idea OF leaving It for the county meet
| ing 10 propose these changes was vary
sensible one, and as Mr.. Williams says, will
carry much more weight. II tha county
meeting neRscts this very important mat
ter, then st. Georges hundred will be heard
| from NJ An early hata