Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-03-19
Nm AWAKENING NEEDED,
Good Men Must Be Selected TO
Take Official Care
OF THE TAI HOUSES AND 5000 IoTs

Contains and the City Election, scarcely |
More Than Fortnlshu Distant, Is
n Arouslng No Intsrsst Aside From the
single Tax movement.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NKw OAsrLE, March 10 Such apathy
AZ In now being shown 10 the coming
municipal contest--aside from the Single
Tax movement, which is alive and get
sing llvelier--has not been known before
In years. Everybody believes that some
thing must be done for this little city.
and that right soon, and nearly every
body believes that the Single Tax
experiment will be the missing link, but
In the event Of its collapse ut Dover.
who is going to manage the affairs Of
this city government for two NOR years
OF until another Legislature can be
appealed to by tbs people who want
the privilege OF expressing their own
opinions at the pollsg
Several years ago the people thought
that this missing link" TO the city's
prosperity was the SO 600 then annually
appropriated by the Trustees OF the
Common 90 the Water Works Company
and that, instead of being appropriated
TO this company should be turned over to
the city treasury. as $S 000 would be
big help TO the City CouEcil 10 keeping
the streets and highways In respectable
IL not In good condition. The stree are
being sadly neglected, the good name Of
the city government lie In danger and
there Is no more sign of this $8, 600 for
the city's nee than when IL was being
enjoyed by the water company
Two questions are frequently asked
They are: What ls TO become Of this
81 600 year saved by vote OF the
townspeople and AZ the risk OF
q suit What protection does city
taxpayer get, after ALL for the money he
expendkg These are questions that
oannot be overlooked aud that should be
considered by every thoughtful citizen,
nov, on the eve Of this city election.
Ths size of New Castle, Proper.
After careful investigation 1t has beer
found that there are TAI houees la Nsw
Castle--including 140 ''shanties" anc
shops. and not including the suburb OIL
Dobbineville, which has as many houses
as there ere shantias and shops, leayinI
T41 houses In the entire city. Following
this line as enclosing the area Of Nes
Castle. proper, an exact idea Of the siz
and Importance Of the city can be bad.
From the gas house aud Dslawar
river to New Castle Wooden Mills, &
Teggart estate, to Sha - town school
house, to residence of Patrick Finnegan
10 Della ware street to Sixth, across from
Sixth and Harmony to the Narrow Dyk
bridge aud thence to river, which is tn
entire eastern boundary OF the city
Ia that scope there are 300 buildin
lots Of % feet frontage each. This give
about 50. 600 feet OF curbed or grade
street. All this City Council will hav
TO care for, q mayor will have to protect
m assessor will have TO ASSESS and
collector will have to collect from. IA
there seems to be about as much anxiet
as to who these officials shall be rs thei
Is about who shall govern the Azores,
The way of tho Trsspasssr Is Hard.
For SEINE time past the laws of Deli
ware have been totally disregarded 80 Il
ms they relate to trespass, in this nelg
borhood. Recently a crowd OF your
men have been annoying the Dalawa
railroad authorities hero by their bl
behavior and lounging about the static
Two Of them were caught attempting
filtration with young woman aud tn
was more than the railroad authoriti
could stand. The young men, Marc
and Tidwell. were mp before Magistra
JAnvler, who fined them for trespass Al
the expense amounted to nearly IS apleC
Or Martindaie Visitor I'm Town,
A distinguished visitor in the city (
day Is Rev. T. Martindale, ID.
formerly pastor Of the M K Churc
Or. MartindGle Is somewhat ran do'
by the constant strain of long pl
trscted service at which 1875 peniter
protested conversion at his new char
at Milford The hard work sent him
his bed last week but he is nov rapid
gaining strength and in the bsst
spirits over his splendid success
Martlndale, while here, was he guest
hts daughter, Miss l. H Martindale
left this morning for Philadelphia.
VwaIImotm oFtha nav