The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-06
NEW CASTLE NEWS
City Council Adjourns to Hear the
Single Tax Lecture.
TRUSTEES OF THE COMMONS.
Louis Il. Post. of New York. Delivers n
Very Instructive Lecture in the
Opera House on single

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Very Instructive Lecture In the
Opera House on single
Tax.
of ths REPUBLICAN.
NEW CASTLE. Dec. City Council
met last evening, and after drawing
orders for the police officers salaries,
adjourned until this evening.
The fall OF snow here yesterday
brought out a number OF sleighs last
evening.
John Schulthsrs was In Philadelphia
on Saturday. Sunday and Monday.
His cousin, Mrs. Lena Swartz. died on
the former day and was buried OIL
Monday.
Albert Foster is indisposed with an
attack OF the grip.
THE TRUSTEES ARGUE.
At the meeting oil the Trustees oil
the Commons held last evening there
were present: Messrs. Rodney, Ma.
honey. McGrory, Moir.son. Ferris,
torie. Herbert. Challenger Toman
Dalby and Wise.
| Mr.. Mahoney of tho Acting Com.
Inittee reported that repairs were
needed to the town hall. lie moved
that the tenant, john A. Walls, and
all the others occupying the upper
rooms, be notified 10 vacate on March
%. The motion was duly seconded
and passed after n little discussion.
MIR. Thomas Pagan. father OF Peter
A. Pagan. who rents the Hare's Corner
property, was present and was given
a hearing. He signliied his intention
TO go security that tho rent owed by
Peter A. Pagan would be paid provid-
ed he was allowed to remain next
lyear.
A proposal was received for the farm
also from Josesh Qulgley OF Whining
ton. After good deal of discussion
the renting Of the farm was laid over
until next Tuesday night.
The actlng committee was Instruct.
ed to take all necessary actions to see
ito the property at the constables ga Q
on the Sth, on the farm recently va.
Gated by Robert Montgomery, and the
Treasurer instructed to take notes on
that day and also TO advertise the farm
for rent.
A number OF bills were ordered paid.
Including county and city taxes.
Part OF the Board favored survey
lof the different farms. The entire
farms comprise 1858 ncres and yet
when iotted up slngly there are 1867
acres. The land has grown. In the
tlare's Corner farms there used to be lOC
and 100 acres and now there are 2J6 In
The one farm.
Mr.. Herbert made great appeal to
che Board for assistance for the
United Charities. He favored dona-
ton Of $500. WHICH was seconded by
Mr.. Dalby, II the Board has not got
the monsy Mr.. Herbert will loan the
1900. Messrs. Black. Ferris and Nc
irory were appointed committee
o act with Mr., Rodney in connection
With the matter between the Board
md the Water Works. The meeting
adjourned until next Tuesday even.
ing.
Despite the severity of the weather
a good audience was present to hear
he lecture on Hard Times and 'Sin.
gle Tax by Louis L. Post, OF New
York city. lie was introduced by MI.
Harold Sudell.
The lecture was a model OF sim
Dlicity. and 1t was illustrated by charts
hat were explanatory OF the economic
terms used, thus robbing a political
science OF many of It's imagined ter.
rors and explaining. from the single
takers point of view, what the suid
tsingie-taxer was driving at.
This single tax said Mr.. Post, "in.
wolves the abolition of every kind oil
taxes except taxes upon real estate,
land then the abolition OF all that part
Of the taxes upon real estate that falls
Upon improvements 80 as to raise all
lpublic revenues from taxes upon the
Owners OF land In proportion to the
value OF their land, regardless OF its
being improved or unlmproved, or vi
how 1t is Improved.
Il There exiets . necessity for taxing
because government cannot exist with
lout revenues, and government 10 tht
natural means of perpotuatinR libert!
I'm social conditions. Public revenues
siconsist not In IN oney, but In the food
lralment. shelter and the like that the
public servants need, and in bridge
, land other structures for the publ
lluse,
When land becomes scarce 1t be
comes dear. With single tax we Civ
, to labor all that 1t can produce. IL
was thoroughly opposed to the Gov
| Iernment as a landlord. He dwelt o
the man who keeps his land for specu
Ilation. Single tax does not Interior
: with wealth.
. The single tax would be easily ali
cheaply collected. An assessor with
: map before him could appraise the va
tue OF every foot OF land In his terri
tory without leaving his office; an
once assessed collection would be q
/, Ieasy ard cheap.
The single tax would be certain
. There would be but little opportunit
for favorltlsm on the part OF taxin
Officers and but little temptation I
: wade on the part of taxpayers. II wv
J. houses ure differently assessed, onl
y an expert can tell whether or not til
. lilflerence Is fair. And so 1t Is with al
ttkinds of labor products. But who
. Two lots OF land are assessed dlfferen
lily simply as land and regardless of II
improvements. every one In the V
clnity knows whether that llifsrenc
is fair or not.
c And tho single tax would bea
n Inequality. II there Is IN the commu
nifty any kind OF property that Is II
Il creased In value by good government
/. while other property is not, the fire
D bought to pay all the taxes to the 81
\ lent OF its increase In value. Loo
II around you and see what kind G
nproperty Is increased in value by goo
n government. There In only one Kind
e and 1t ia not chickens; 1t is land.
r lie d%elt on the value of property /
Washington.
4 And now as to true taxation. II
/ both unwise and unjust to tax mo
i laccording to their ability TO pay
e Iaxes in Justice ought to be levie
etupon mon only In proportion to th
d benefits that government confers upo
n then. 10 levy taxes In any other wa
9 lis to make taxation unequal. for equa
fity In taxation dotuaEds TINT govern
ment should charge people for what
docs for them. on the principle that
o lstorekeeper charges his customer oni
k for what he does for them.
u There ore two kinds OF service tn
/. government renders, one being so In
IS tan zlble that IL cannot DO measured
esuch, for Instance, as the right to til
n use OF streets AMI to police protet
Z tlon and the like. But governme1
> also renders tangible service. the yalu
3 of which can be measured In dollar
10 and cents.
e Let US take place under goo
= government and under q bad govern
glment, each place being in all othc
Irespects alike. Would not the lane
the location, in the good government
Ibe worth more than eimiiar land In
/ bad government? Now We are rigl
/ to Infer that good government add
= to the value Of land. BIT other thing
Il that are not land are worth more 4
ia ru le III u place of bad govsrumeI
" and from this 1t must appear that Ian
q owners constitute the only class i
> the community who are enriched
/, government
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