The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-22

What the Two Democratic Pa
pers Have to Say-David Lem
on After Position.
The bill to extend the time Of the men,
bers of the Board of Health was ruthless
ly killed In the Senate on Friday last.
present and only three voted for 1t, being
Pyle, Handy, and W. T. Moore. 1t re.
CURED six votes to pass the bill.
Nov you have killed the bill, "said Mr..
Pyle, mn tell you the truth about it, If
you don't pass 1t the mayor will turn out
every mothers son of these men because
they refused to elect his son secretary of
the board, I'll see about this when all
the members are here"
This is what the REPUBLICAN has been
telling Its readers for some time that
would come to pass. Now that Senator
Pyle has said it, you can believe in the
truth of what we have been saying in this
column.
The truth of the whole matter lies in the
fact that Mayor Jefferis, right after he
was elected had a slate Of his own fixed up
for members of the Board of Health. A
certain well known gentleman, who Is
very active in Democratic circles, APP
preached his honor and got him to with.
draw his slate and substitute the one he
had, and these men said he would elect
his son Joseph secretary of the board.
The Mayor made the appointments and
our readers know the rest. This is tho
reason why his Honor is anxious to sub.
stitute new Board of Health in place of
the gentlemen now holding the position
Z bfgn tnrfnG will hntyp nyniral in Mnv
No blame can be attached to the gentle
man who made the offer for he was honest
! II what he had promised, but the mem
Gers went back on him Shat is all. Can
you blame the Mayor if fo now substitutes
The men who were his choice in the first
place. -
The three county assessors of New Castle
county will not get the bill thEangh the
Legislature increasing their salaries from
Ss00 to 81 200.
Senators Pyle and Alrichs spoke against
the bill when it was offered in the Senate
on Friday. That settled its fate. Senator
Pyle said he did not believe that there had
been an equitable assessment made in the
city of Wilmington since he was born land
that is several years ago. That new as
sessments are largely copied from old
books and then called assessments, and
they are shameful Determinations He
fer one, thought the present assessors
" ere getting all they earned As two of
The asscssors are Democrats and only one
Of them Republican he should know
what he is talking about.
There docs not appear to be much
2hhnco Of the State Workhouse or State
l'enitcntiary bill passing the Legislature.
Chief Justice Lore ara Judge Ball haye
zen down to Dover and urging it's pas
saga but thus far they have made little IL
Any Roadway, The Kent aud Sussex
members are opposed to It, ccttending
hat New Castle County if it wants the
Institution it should pay for it, The bill
s good one and should DO acted upon
nvorably by the Legislature. 1t is need.
ID or new Jail will have to DO built at
New Castle to accommodate the number
II prisoners confined in It's walls The
all is badly over crowded and something
should be done to give the prisoners en-
Jloyment which would make the jail self
upporting instead of being burden to
lie taxpayers.
The bill has many good features to
'crommen1 it to the careful consideration
# our law makers The proposed peni-
entary would occupy u block of some
!x-hundrEd feet enclosed with four high
tone walls. From the point Of entrance
be buildings extend on the same princi-
lie as the spokes Of a wheel from the hub
he long buildings are but onc-story and |
outain but one tier Of cells Oh each side
# the corridor The Superintendent
ould then command an unobstructed |
lew of every cell door and down the cor
!dor in the building. Each wall is 1852
Get deep feet wide and from 10 to rs |
Get high. The cells arc to be lighted from
skylght of very narrow Dimensions and |
With improved Vcntt!ators irving peuty |
t fresh air to every cell.
! he new institutions will have 26i cells |
n which prisoners are to be taught habits |
t industry and TRADES or occupations that
hall benefit them for life in society upon
heir release At present tina taxpayers of |
lew Castle county. (and it is worse On
he burden bearers of Kent and Sussex |
re paying $lG} n year for each prisoner,
coping them in idluness that produces |
lcous and ihhuman results. Tho pres,
Mt way of keeping our prisoners costs the
0rnty over 10 cents day per head the year
round.
In the Eastern Peuitentary whore the
tisCners are industrious, the per diem
rsts of each prisoner is but Conls net.
n the work house in West Chester the per
lem cost is but T cents, owing to tho
r!soner doing some kind of work. Tho
Iaryland Penitcntiary in Baltimore, last
ear cost nOlb!Lg ana melted Il profit IT
5000.
Chief Justice Lore said it would cost
lie State $3.50 900 to build. organize and
Ghirtain for two years the new work.
ousn, hut the State will not have to paya
crt Ct it, 1t Is simply proposed to borrow
I'D go necessary TO bu.l1 by using the
tale's name, Tho proposed bill should
@ given. careful consideration by our law
lakeIs at Dover As it would bc a great
'gys towards working needed reforlGa.
on amongst The prisoners who are now
irving ard will in The future be sent 10
lew Caste jail TO serve the sentence of
lie courts imposed upon them
The Evening Journal says; "There are
Ho bills at Dover (which possess DO VIZ.
lie whatever, SO fur as the public or the
Democratic party is concerned
Both arc designed to keep certain men
! oilicc for period greatly exceeding tho
ne for which they were elected by the
otors or appointed by the mayor.
7 hero Is DO political exigency which
ais for such perniri0us legislation. The
CIV members Of the Board Of Health
;ould be Democratic and the Republicans
re so hopelcssly divided that the Demo.
rats would. in Juno, sweep the city from
I'D to end,
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