The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-25
DURHAM RECORDER.
+. C. HACKNEY, Editor. Pro.
WEDNESDAY February 25. 1891.
DIR. CRowELL IN ERROR.

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Trinity College, for causing to
be introduced into the legisla-
ture q bill to incorporate the
town Of Trinity and making it
a separate municipality We
thought so important q matter
ought to have been submitted
to the people of Durham, il not
to them to some of the Durham
trustees, especially to the one
who had donated land which
he proposed to incorporate into
a town.
DIR. Crowell says: "Trinity
College grounds lie from 100 to
200 yards beyond the farthest
limits of the city of Durham.
That throws the college out in
the county and puts it under
county administration. 1t gives
the college none of the advan-
tages of the protection of the
city police power and practically
puts it under no available pro-
lection on the spot except that
Of the faculty"
Now if DR.. Crowell will ex-
anime into the town charter he
will find that under the charter
granted to Durham by the Leg
islature, this city has police
control for ! mile around the
city in every direction over all
misdemeanors, etc. This would
include Trinity and give it all
the protection the college could
have by the incorporation of a
seperate town.
DR.. Crowell further says, "The
lives Of several hundred persons,
their safety and the security Of
their possessions rest now SOLE
" upon the disconnected action
of an oyerworked faculty. There
is not a man Of sense in Durham
or in the present legislature who
would not say that such a COM
munity, isolated as il is, should
have the fullest protection"
Under the charter of Durham
the Mayor and seven commits
sioners have absolute control
over the section embraced by
Trinity college grounds, they
can appoint special police. II
seem to us that they can look
after and give Trinity all the
police protection necessary.
We know DR.. Crowell is look
lingo after the good of Trinity
college and don't believe he
would do anything to detract
from Durham. Yet his bill is
calculated to injury Durham
and do Trinity no good. Many
Of our exchanges think as the
Durham papers do and have so
expressed themselves.
DIR. Crowell concludes his
letter as follows:
ssNow a word to those who
have taken offense. Trinity
college wants to build nothing
that is not part and parcel of the
city Of Durham. But this city
can make no police provisions
for the college grounds as the
town charter stands. A loose,
distant government like that of
a comfy we would not be JUS
tilted in relying upon for our
purposes. We propose that the
college community govern itself;
but for that an act from the
state legislature is needed. We
ask for that and Isee no grounds
for opposing il on the part Of
the people Of Durham. We do
not nor ever do intend to build
a town unless il be a town Of
schools. have studied the
question Of college government
and been engaged in thu busi-
ness of governing such commun-
titles for seven years and ] think
I can be said 10 understand my
business in spite Of the conde-
scending advice Of some and
the tall talk Of others who try
10 delude the people Of Durham
into the notion that Trinity
college has done unfairly By
them who have given to il 10
literally. Iut we believe in
guarding well this gift and
therefore we seek 10 throw the
protection Of law around IL and
make IL doubly safe. IL any.
body asserts that the college
ever proposed 10 have a post
Office distinct from that which
the city Of Durham has, or that
Trinity college has tried 70 do
an injury 10 the best interests
Of Durham, that man has either
been badly duped or can have
his assertion spelled out In a
little Anglo.Saxon word Of three
letters, with the privilege Of set
thing the matter with me any
day during business hours. I
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