The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-16
What I Would Do.

Iwould not have moro than three heads
to the fire department, md then would re.
quire one or all Of Them to be at every fire.
would drive every simmer of Of the
streets and make them go in the market
houses.
would II were member Of tho ma.
jority members of City Council compel an
election of City Officers even II had 10 go
into combine with the Republicans to &c.
complish 1t.
would If Twas the President appointa a
Republican Marshal without any further
delay.
l would prevent every brusier from
giving exhibitions of the so-called fake
manly arts in tho city.
Iwould fine every man who had work
and wouldn't work S3 u day for every day
he was idle.
Iwould require every fisherman to pur.
chase kodak to take a snapshot ut tho
fish that he hooks that get away.
would compel the New Castle trolley
cars to provide special car to take tho
prisoners over from our city to New Castle
Jail.
l would advertise the advantages Of
Wilmington iii the city dailies and try and
bring strangers to our city,
would pay the miners living wages ana
try and educate them to live like Chris
tians and bring their children up to bo q
credit to themselves and tho community in
which they reside.
would start dime savings bank In
Wilmington and inculcate into the minds
of the school children to save tholr pennies
and invest them where they would bring
fair interest
l would make the Clerk Of the Market
meat as well as coal oil inspector, thus
combining three offices into one.
l would advertise in the REPUBLICAN.
and reap the benefits Of its largo circula.
ton.
l would drive every clothing man out Of
the city that sold shoddy clothes for all
wool.
would put steam turning apparatus
on the Third street bridge and do away
with the fourteen men who turn 1t off and
on.
would allow every trolley road to havo
terminal in our city if they paved the
streets over which they passed from curb
to curb, and kept 1t in repair
If was the Levy Court l would compel
the New Castle trolley line to pay $50 car,
the same as they charge the Wilmington
City Railway Company.
would make Street and Sewer Commits
sioners clean Madison street at least once
month
would sec that no gambling took place
at the Dover fair.
l would sec that all drunks brought to
the city hall were taken in off of King
street.
would put the tramps to work on tho
New Castle causeway and do away with
tho Ball stone pile.
Iwould stop talking and settle all differ
ences in the Republican party.
l would turn out every Democrat hold
ing federal offices, and put Republicans
in their places.
would require every vehicle after dark
to carry lighted lamp, the same as bi'
cyclists
would route out every falso measure
in the King and Madison street markets.
would fine every newspaper solicitor 50
for lies he told about his papers circula.
ton.
would paint the City Hall bright roll
so that it could easily be recognized aF'
oak.
would give prize to the fisherman on
the police force catching the largest string
of fish during the season.
would have the road to the river built
at once and make an effort to procure somo
of the shipping business that passes our
doors.
would pension Billy Heal for tho good
be has done on the force.
l would start an electric light plant the
ownership of which would be invested In
City Council or commission.
would stop talking.about starting the
Ecw morning daily or start it at once.
Iwould so divide up the federal offices
that there would be no kicking in either
factiDn of the Republican party.
would see that every prisoner arrested
be brought into the City Court before BE-
Ing discharged.
Iwould compel tho doctors to report all
nase Of diphtheria.
Iwould uniform the milk inspector.
I would prohibit baby coaches in King
street on market days