Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-09
srRoNa pIrFER NNcE on orINIoN.
Using the School Fund Money for the
Streets Raises Quite Tempest of Di-
yqI.sf Oninion.

Using the School FUND Honey for the
Streets Raises Quite Tempest of Di-
verse Opinion.
The editorial in the DetdacaFeoa Of Sat
urday last referring to the request by
the city for an appropriation of 100000
for the streets and i'll which the formu-
lators of the proposed act ask that the
sum of $4,000 be taken from the school
fund and be applied to the purpose of
paying interest on the 100000 is com
mented on in the city this morning in
epithets Of the most amusingly diverse
feature.
In the first place the DelawareGn de.
nounced it as .scool, impudent audacity"
and charges the men at the back of it as
engaged in "a miserable attempt at de-
ception."
A county official remarked in pretty
hot terms to The GAZETTE reporter:
"Great Cesarl you don't pay cent
of road tax and about $4,000 is paid
outside the city in this county. 1t is
about the checklist and coolest thing |
ever heard a set of men undertake to do,
"rhere is about $4,000 coming into
the county treasury from licenses;
about $56,000 is from liquor licenses. |
concede that the larger share of this is
paid by the city. But then the county
pays the jail and county court expenses.
81 tell you this" the official warmly
continued, 81 know such a law will
touch neither side nor bottom in Kent
and Sussex. If anybody got the money
New Castle county should, but not the
city alone"
"There seems wide difference Of
opinion upon that matter, Mr.. Official,
the reporter replied.
eyes, and you'll find it so when you
get down to Dover with your bill"
swell, that's all right" was the reply
Il just ask to obtain contrasted opinion
on the matter"
On the other hand the Wilmington.
ians' having charge of the Street I'm
provement bill, comprising William T.
Porter, DIR. James A. Draper, Allen
Speakman, George w. Bush, William H
Foulk and Dennis J. Mention are moi
very well pleased over the Deldtoarean''
diatribes. They know of no underhand
methods and consider that they ask
only for what they consider the city is
justly entitled to.
1t is asserted that Wilmington pays
such a large share of the liquor licenses
which constitute the source of the
school fund and has doneso for so many
years that the total excess paid by vii.
mington is now far up in the hundred
thousands.
Another gentleman altogether out.
side those mentioned said Indignantly
this morning: "Why New Castle county
almost supports the State, and Whining
ton almost supports New Castle county
That Is as near as possible the fact Fol
years this city has been continually
tilched to boost up the school fund both
in paying into it and again in the ridi.
culous antiquated fashion Of distribu-
ton which, as you know is based upon
the population enumeration Of 1880
Let there be an investigation Of the pay.
ments made in that direction and any
fair minded person will see how Will
mington has been imposed upon for the
past 50years or So"
The committee having charge of the
bill will 60 to Dover tomorrow to urge
its passage and to make necessary argu-
ments and explanations in regard to the
| school fund matter,