Evening journal., 1895-04-06


wim Of the Majority and WIN Head the
Ticket other Candidates for Next Tues
days Municipal Election The Tax
Movement Success.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, April 6-The Single |
Tax meeting has been held and Single |
Tax has won the day.
In response to the mayors call for q
mass-meeting of citizens about 100 rep
r@sentative men assembled in the Opera
House last night All were voters and
All professed a deep interest In this
subject Two newspaper men were
selected as president and secretary
respectively, 1t being known that they
had not formed an opinion on the
question, but were simply there for
regular duty.
Harald sudell offered the resolutions.
printed In the EVENING JOURNAL Of
yesterday. recommending and urging the
General Assembly TO pass the tax reform
bill, applying to New Castle, now before
that body. A long discussion followed
his motion, which was seconded by
George w. DIckel lson-althouRh not
dissenting voice was raised against the
legislative measure
Mr. Sudell stated that, when there
was speech by Mr. Post advocating
Single Tax, about sixteen months ago,
he announced that a bill would be
presented and sent to the General
Assembly allowing tho people OF New
Castle a privilege OF yoicing their
sentiments at the ballot box Such
bill was prepared and sent to Dover and
reported from the committee favorably
but killed by the Honse because it's
local option clause was unconstitutional
as decided by the Delaware courts.
aThen, continued the speaker, I'VE
prepared bill exempting all improve
ments from taxation. Accordingly we
laid this matter before the mayor who
was then on his sick bed-yea, his
death bed--and he decided that II would
be perfectly proper to call meeting of
citizens and then advance both sides Of
this project We nave done So Now If
any of you feel a delicacY IN speaking
against this plan OF tax reform which
we are advancing, just ask any question
that dawns upon you.
No Burden to Landowners.
I'VE simply ask whatis just-not that
all the taxation and buriensome one
at that should be placed on the land,
though that woT Id be right so far as the
city Is concerned and its welfare-but
that our present bad system OF taxation
should be wiped out Why Is 1t that
land In the city OF New Castle
Ia worth $4.000I an acre, while the
land Just outside Of but contiguous to IL
can be readily bought for 500 an
acre, Now here is another example
Here IL q bottle OF SOIL just like any
other soil, but 1t comes from Trinity
Churchyard, New York. where land Is
worth one-third Of a million dollars for
q 25-foot lot The only Just tax Is that
levied on land values because the com
munity makes the land valuable and the
community ought 10 receive the rev
enue.
WilminKton's Warrington Street Bridge
Right here, another illustration, and
that nearer home. A short time ago
you will remember, this county borrowed
$50, 600 TO build a fine bridge known a.
Washington street bridge, and you and
are now taxed TO pay the interest on thai
loan. But Immediately after that hn'
bridge was built, some admirable build
inc lots were lined out on the north sidi
OF that bridge. The owners at once re-
ceived offers for these lots and so rapid,
soon advanced from 50 foot TO $50
foot Now II is being sold for $50 ant
one contractor has declared that tbi
ground will some day sell for 500.
I'VE taxpayers are making those lot
valuable by our money invested ther
and we are still pouring our cash int
the pockets OF those real estate owners 4
Wilmington"
r~t. an.w.. and who Darfvaa tha Rennnl
John A. Walls said.
III have counted TAI buildings in Ne'
Castle, lao OF which are nothing bu
shanties-roach- breeding dens call then
that are deriving the same benefit froi
our city. In the solid city limits-nc
Including the outskirts whereon weI
all the mills and the suburbs Of Doh
binsville and Taggartville-there AZ
$500 building lots
Now, would II cost any more to th
city for man to build $5O 900 house 0
a "a foot lot7 Why then, tax him for
when you don't tax the rosch-breedin
ahAnties scarcely anythingf
Nov Il would necessltate not mol
than a 30 per cent increase on the vacal
lots or the land in this city The
8 200 building lots, II the taxes we
eoualized and averaged only so per cen
higher, say to a $500 sssessment .
around, then the city would raise mo
revenue, only two or three people wou
feel any burdensome effects, and Z
whole common people would be bel
6ted.
The Man who Rents, Pays It.
Heres q man in the Citizens Buildi
Loan Association had his wages reauc
and had to sell his house back into I
loan association. They had been char
ing him per cent interest on
borrowings, ($s00) Now what did th
dot They said But you must pay