The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-04-06
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
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Correspondence OF the Republican.
NEW CASTLE, April 9th.


In answer to a call for town meeting
Issued by the late Mayor Herbert about
$50 persons were present to consider the
tax Reform movement and take action on
tho bill at present before the Legislature
which aims at exempting all Improve
mants from taxation.
The meeting was presided over by James
F. McIvor with J. Milton Davidson as
secretary.
Harold Suddell said that when the lee
ture was given by MIR. Post 1t was an
nounced that bill would be introduced
into the next Legislature and. as you
are aware, petitions were signed In ia.
vor OF the bill which had been introduced
last January, lie reviewed the stages OF
the bill In the House, Mr.. Suddell brand
ed as rot the law that said local option
was unconstitutional. He felt the pree.
ent bill before the Legislature would be
OF paramount interest to New Castle.
A man can put his money In any other
shape except In buildings and the city
Will not tax him. What the Tax Reform
Association wants lie that the ground
shall be taxed-but not too unreasonable.
We tax dogs to put the ours out OF the
road. and tax whisky to stop the consump-
tion. and from the present tax system 1t
would appear that we tax houses to keep
them from being built.
Some may say way put all the taxes on
the land2 Well. why ls rhs land In New
Castle worth $4,000 All acre while yet YOU
can buy all the land you want half milo
from New Castle for 500 an acre? The
1000 people of the city have made the
value of the lard H. the city and II belongs
to them Encourage men to build houses
and make improvements. He then pre-
sented the following resolutions:
Whereas. the resent system of city
taxation is unjust. because it taxes a por-
son more for making good use of land
than for holding 1t idle; inequitable. be-
cause an improved lot pays more tax than
an unlnproved lot OF similar value and
unwise, because 1t dscouraRes the build
Ing up and improving Of our city anu
whereas the tax OIL houses is q tax on shel
ter. and falls on home.users. and there.
fore mainly on those least able to pay 1t.
Therefore, be II resolved that we the
citizens OF Now Castle. In town meeting
assembled, believing that land values, tho
creation OF the labors of the community
as a whole, are the Just and true source of
| public revenues, do most respectfully
| petition our Legislature to pass the bill
| eXempting from taxation for local pur.
| poses ali buildings and improvements
| upon real estate in the city oil New Caytte.
Mr. Lunt: Does this take iii the property
| in the city limlts MI. Suddell: Ies. In the
! city proper. The farms on the outskirts
would go at the hall of the city tax.
John a. Wails ielt that he would like
| to hear from some one who was opDo so Il
| to tue bill There are 74l buildings in the
| city, lI0 OF which are 10 t.bugs and cock
! roach factories. \ man cannot Euild q
$1,000 house without having it inooulated
by reaches. and led bugs. man who
builds Il house puts the city to no expeus Sc
and the gas company does not have to
| put OIL lO-ioot burner Instead o. a q foot
| burner opposite n vacant lot. III u man
WAS to buy one side OF Sixth street,
builds 40 houses and makes 800 house,
let him 20 to the oLher side then ami he
would have TO pay $500 lot more be-
cause 1t Is improved
lie is opposed 10 n tax on a mechanic.
why Is mechanic taxed moro than
laborerf Becauso lie served three years
for learning his trade anu his income will
be taXed-the sweat OF his face is taxed.
Inc man who docs not speak against the
Dill ana who Is present Ia either In favor
OF IT or ashamed to speak his sentiments.
MIR. Suddell related tho instance OF u
contractor buying at $50 foot several
lots at The Washington street bridge. Az
ter he built houses thereon he sold them.
but when he went to bug more land he
was inl ormed that the land was valued by
the owner 1T ESJ foot. lie then laid his
men oil and did not attempt to buy nor
build.
Livery lot In the city on an average
would pay $3.50 and there would be more
taxes raised than al the present.
MIR. Daytdson-Are not the large land
owners OF this city also owners OF large
real estate?
Mir. auddeli-Ihsy are.
MIR. Walls said that leaving out Dob
binsYllle. Ihsker's, and tho wooden AM
cotton mills, that there are 800 building
lots in the city.
The secretary was instructed to forward
acOpy oil the resolutions to speaker Nc
Mullen anu request hun TO present the
same.
COLONEL BOYD FOR MAYOR,
Tho Democratic ticket will DO headed h,
Colonel Evan q. Boyd, lie Will make a.
excellent Mayor.
Al the regular meeting of City Council
last avenlug an ord II Tor SO was draw
IN favor Of city Solicitor cooper for ser
yicss rendered In drafting The road Dll
which was presented to tho Legislature
IL would seem therefore thIt the city 30
hcltOr is paid for doing nothing and pui(
iOr doing something.
AN the members present expressed thel
thanks to onb unobher or the kiIld treat
. msnt received uurlng the p IsJ years.
William llerueIt WIS abl5 togoUo vii
mington yesterday tie was accompanies
by his daughter, Miss l!essie,
City lax Collector McGrory will sit u