Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-13


Prettyman, Scgil-1.
Excused -Cnnoway.
Temporarily MISUNDERSTANDING.
y communication was received from the
Delaware Annual Conference of the NJ. Il.
Church, ColOred, asking for such legisla-
ton as will afford colored children equal
school facilities with whites The confer
euce noted, with appreciation and graft
tnde, the liberal aid already extended by
the state, hu, complained that nearly 1000
colored children are still left without
schools for seven or eight months in the
year. while about S5i, 900 is lying unused
in the hands Of the commissioners of the
school districts of the State.
The Kent County Grange forwarded n
series of resolutions in favor of legislation
To curtail the spread of contagious disease
among stock; asking that Delawares fruit
Interests be properly represented ut the
Worlds Fair; endorsing improved systems
of constructing and repairing public roads,
earnestly favoring the adoption of leyisla-
tion similar to the Corrupt Practices act of
the British parliament and the Massachu-
sets law for the suppression of disgrace
full use of money at election; com
planning of transportation burdens
and discrimination and setting forth the
great need of 4 State railroad commission;
endorsing the Bancroft end of the tax
commission report, and declaring for
wider tires on heavy vehicles and the i'm
position of a discouraging TAX on all such
vehicles having narrow tires, such tax to
become operative after January lst, 1895.
Owing to the multiplicity of subjects the
communication, not being referable TO any
particular committee, was laid on the
table in the House, for the general use of
all concerned.
Clerk Layton of the House, has since his
Fenwick's Island purchase, been officially
hnUnTRl N oil f,f E'ruf Il frr
was held on Saturday, and Mr.. Layton
was chosen president of the town council.
The rest of the ticket was Alderman,
William $. Long Secretary and Treasurer,
Robert w. Dasey; Street and Sewer Com
missioner, Joseph ). Carey; Bailif, L. 7.
Hearn. The Robert W. Dasey named is Capt.
Dasey of this House of Representatives.
and another member of this House, Mr..
Hickman, was clerk of the election.
Captain Dasey is the Pooh Bah of Frank
ford; being now the town treasurer, secre-
tary Of the town council, president of the
Board of Education and acting secretary
and treasurer of the same body, and a
member OF the Street aud Sewer Depart
ment.
Representative Watkins came down by
the 1870 train, making the third New
Castle member.
DOVER. April 1.-THE event Of the dav
was the descent upon the State House. this
afternoon, of the big Street and Sewer de-
partment delegation from Wilmington. 1t
was a large delegation and one OF which
eS-Director Carpenter certainly has
abundant reason to be proud, since
the men comprising this delega-
ton, representing both political par
ties and important industrial establish
| mentS in the Delaware metropolis, came
here expressly to advocate and urge the
retention Of MIR. Carpenter upon the board
until the Improvement of the streets and
sewers of Wilmington begun and thus far
carried on under his direction shall be con-
Quoted to Il successful completion.
| When the public hearing was opened in
| Representatives Hall, with Mr.. Spruance
! in the chair, the chamber was packed and
| II was difficult to get into the room.
DIR. Draper opened the hearing in brief
Introductory speech, in which he urged
the great importance to the public interests
of Wilmington, so fully represented by
the gentlemen present, Of retaining the
services upon the street and Sewer Depart
| ment OF one who had so thoroughly proved
! his worth and fitness as Joseph l.. Car
| penter Jr., the man under whose direction
/ the work of giving Wilmington q system
| of streets and sewers commensurate with
| its growth and progress, had been so we'll
| inaugtrated and so successfully carried on.
| Hundreds of thousands of dollars are vet
| to be expended in conducting to its com
| pletion the work SO well prosecuted thus
| far and it is Of incalculable Importance
| that the ability and experience of Mr.,
| Carpenter be retained until this great work
has been carried out. llr. Draper read Il
| long list of names OF Wilmingt0nians who
| favor the retention of Mr. Carpenter on
| the board and concluded BY introducing
| Mr.. Job II. jackson.
| Mr.. jackson urged, with great force and
earnestuess, the retention of Mr.. Carpenter
as a member Of the board, on the score Of
his thorough familiarity with the work in
| progress and with the needs of Whining,
| ton, Mr.. Carpenters experience and
proved ability, he urged, has rendered him
| invaluable. There is no politics in this.
| Certainly the speaker a Il Republican.
| would not be here advocating, on party
| grounds, the addition Of Democrat to the
commission. lie advocated his retention
on business principles; the same principle
| which actuates an employer in holding on
/ to good man without caring what party
he belongs to. lie, the speaker, hoped to
see the day when the question will not be
asked regarding III official of the city
whether he is u Democrat or II Republican.
4 When we get good man let lis keep him,
just as we do in the conduct OF our private
| business; and, on this ground solely, he
asked the General Assembly tn add Joseph
i. Carpenter Jr,, to the Street and Sewer
| Commission.
George W. Bush, the next speaker, said
| that Mr. Carpenter has abundantly proved,
as chairman of the street ana Sewer Com
mission, that he knows the wants Of the
city and can be depended on to carry out
the system of improvement 50 we'll begun.
] We have now such system he said, as ii
i properly carried ont, will make Whining.
ton one of the best paved and severed
! cities in the country. Every dollar has
been spent econ unically and iudiciously,
lie had no fault whatever to find with the
new MEMBER tNlr Moore; as Mr. jackson
has said, he is one of our esteemed neigh.
bOrs and friends; but Mr.. Carpenter has
4 the Knowledge which can only be gained
by years OF experience and which no man
can possess who has not gone through that
experience. 1t is the wish, said Mr., Bush,
Of the large majority of the property
owners of Wilmington that Joseph l..
Carpenter Jr. shall be added to the street
and Sewer Department.
George W. tiray urged the addition of
Joseph J., Carpenter, Jr., TO the commission.
We judge carpenter, he said, by his
chips. MIR. Carpenter is q man well up IN
everything he undertakes. He attends Ia
business to the best OF hls ability and his
ability is great,
j. Parke Pustles referred to some obiec-
tons that had been made to this PROPOSE.
ton. This is not movement in Joseph l..
Carpenter Jr's., benefit; it is a movement in
the interest OF the citizens of Wilmington,
who wish to be allowed to take advantage
OF the willingness of so able man to ren,
der public service for Il paltry equivalent.
We want u comprehensive system oil
public improvement carried out by men
who feel their personal reputation tlepen-
dent upon the success of the work they are
carrying on. There is no feeling in this
movement of personal objection 10 the
new member. but it is the expression OF
the peoples desire to avail themselves of