The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-30
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Not Too Late Yet,

No money for charity say the Levy
Csnrtmen, which will work q hardship
amongst our charitable institutions that
have for years been given aid by the Levy
Court. This amount being cut off from
them, will necessitate the soliciting Of
contributions from our citizens. The fol-
lowing amounts have for years been do
mated to our charitable Institutions:
Home for Friendless aud Destitute Chill
dren $500; st. Peters Female Orphan
Asylum $500; Delaware Hospital $500;
Homeopathic Hospital Of Delaware $5UU;
Ferris Industrial School 5000; Society for
Prevention Of Cruelty to Children $500;
Girls Industrial School $1,000; st. Mich.
aels Day Nursery $500; total 5000.
Thousands for county constables and
thousands allowed on the error list, but
not q dollar for deserving charitable insti.
tutions except the Aimshouse. But it is
not everybody who wants to go to the
Aimshouse. The unfortunate poor have
some pride and the above institutions
should have been taken care OF by our
tax payers. This spaslnodic economical
spell will not be received with good grace
by our citizens. Its the old story of penny
wise and pound foolish. 1t would have
been showing better spirit to have cut off
unnecessary expenses in the way of tax
collectors and money spent on bridges and
approaches to tho same about election
times. II what Senator John Pyle charges
against the extravaganza of tho Levy
Court Is true, then more money than
enough to pay the charitable institutions
their yearly donations will yet be squan-
dered to help the Democratic party. Tho
nine thousand dollars said to be saved, is
not saved at ALL as the amount will have
to be made up by our citizens to keep
these charitable institutions from going
Into debt. The orphans have to be pro-
vided for and means will have to be de-
rived from some other source as our Levy
Court members have made up their mind
10 cut them off this year without making
The yearly donations. There were mum
srous other ways that could have been de-
vised to loop off this amount than taking
1t off the poor and those unable to help
themselves. II may appear to DO economy
but II shows o lack Of humanity for tho
deserving poor who we have with us al
ways and whose wants and needs have to
be provided for. We think a pairing down
al around, from delinquent tax Collectors
10 the payment OF bills for tho Ball tramp
law and extra bridge tenders and extra
men placed ON the reGds could be saved
and the annual appropriations made to
-Dur charitable Institutions. Better have
aided on a few cents to tho already high
tax rate and thereby raised tho money
needed. It is not too lato yet to right tho
wrong which the Levy Court proposes 10
llf1ict on our charities. Think of over
t111 900 remaining on our tax collectors
books as being looked upon as uncolcctud
tien think of the charge amount allowed us
errors. Surely the collecting of the eoun-
~ lax under tho system in vogue for the
past seven years, if carried on for seven
ysarss longer n tie sam? 4! menidccnt plan
would have bankrupted the county. lle
change was made mono too soon for tho
good Of the tax payers. The tax payers
can pay the piper, as the tax collectors have
done the dancing and are not yet tired Of
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