The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-03
POLITICAL NOTES.
Don't Want the Chief to Resign
The Three Old Jail Commits.
sioners Given the Grand Bounce
Who Will Succeed Magistrate
Sassei The Reed Street Bill
City Council Penny Wise and
Pound Foolish - An Empty
State Treasury.
WHAT THEY SAY.

Dolan from the force With one or two
exceptions the men spoke in tho highest
terms of the Chief and said they would be
sorry when his successor was appointed
That Chief DolCn made an excellent head
of the department Of the police and he
was the means, more than anybody, of
bringing the police up to their present
efficiently.
The Chief himself was seen, and he said
he was surprised at the number of promi-
nent people who had spoken to him, ask
ing him to reconsider his resignation, Re-
| publicaps as well as Democrats. He had
resigned in good faith, but it is thought
If the people demand 1t, the Police Com
mission would allow the Chief to serve for
some time yet. They have no desire to
chop off his official head, If he will take
care not to lose 1t himself
| THE LAW.
| The law requires all notices pertaining
to business that comes before City Coun-
| Gil to be advertised in two papers in the
City of Wilmington. The Board of Asses
ment, Revision and Appeals will sit to
hear appeals from April LIST to April 30th.
This notice interests every property owner
| In our city yet the Printing Committee of
| Council do not deem 1t wise to spend
few dollars in publishing it in all the
Dailies. Ii they wanted to go On junketing
trip and it required Two hundred dollars
| to settle the bills there would be no
trouble in passing the bills and letting the
city pay them.
But in q matter where property owners
are Interested, the plan appears to BE
to give as little publicity 10 it as possible
But what can the people hope to receive
from this Council9
THE COMPULSORY EDUCATIONAL BILL.
The Compulsory Educational bill yes
terday met thu fate 1t deserved in the
Snpnta Spnatpr pyln said In ipr
Of the bill, that 1t may be very COM
mendable measure from some standpoints,
but 1t Is u serious thing when we come to
contemplate this matter. 1t would revo-
lutinnze things and is liable to fill our
lookup with children.
The police census showed that out of
population of 10000 that only 23l children
were found who did not attend school. 1t
il estimated that some 1900 children at
tend the public schools. The bill was re-
committed and that will no doubt end it,
Wilmington docs not need any such
drastic measures.
THE REED STREET BILL.
The Reed street bill yet remains a bone
of contention amongst several members
of the House. II the Blumenthal Com
pany We're looking around for a site to To-
cate in our city, the very people who are
opposing them, would be the very ones to
vote to grant thdm almost anything they
might ask for as an inducement to get
them to locate their plant in our city. But
now that they are located here and fix
ture, there is no effort being made to ac-
comodate them. They surely deserve some
encouragement from our City Fathers and
the Legislature as well, But then what
can you expect from the farmers?
THE LEGISLATURE
will pay the four commissioners who
were appointed by the last Legislature to
draft the now city charter $500 each. This
Is fair compensation for the work perform.
ed by them. The new charter is now in
the hands Of our law makers, who ore Ger.
tainly not making any haste in bringing
it up for adoption. Some seem to think
that the new charter in an amended form
will be passed before tho Legislature ad-
journs. If it does it will put an end to all
of the Commissions and great many of
our citizens appear to favor that course,
while others think they have been the very
thing for our city, considering the manner
In which politicians ran our municipal
affairs for years
The new city charter gives the Mayor
about the same power that John Almond
and DR.. Wales enjoyed when they held
that position. We believe in leaving the
police iorco out of politics. That is the
only way it can DO kept up to its present
efficient standard. 1t is proposed to in
additional men. The position of patrol
man pays $40 per week which is better
wages than the average mechanic can now
make working at his trade There will
be no troublei in getting all the men they
want and then not exhaust the supply
WHO WILL BE MAGIsTRATE?
Magistrate Sa,ees official term is draw
Ing to close and the Magistrate wOuld
like Very much to succeed himself, while
L a Of hl
also would like to sign Magistrate after
his name Governor Tunnel will be call
ed upon i'll few weeks to name tho
lucky individual Magistrate Sas5e has
made very good officer and has given
general satisfaction to the public. He
speaks German as we'll as English which
Is great help in being able to under
stand those of our German populatio
who may have business with him.
The House on Thursday passed the bill
extending tho time for building the vii
mington and Brandywino Springs Road
from tho 9Th day of May until January
1898
The House on Thursday failed to pass
the bill increasing the deputy attorney |
generals salary from $500 to Sl2JO. Al. |
though it was reported upon favorably !
the members were not in tho hum. |
CT of passing 1t. Said one member tho |
State Treasury only contains 5000 |
process was being inaugurated by the |
number of bills to spend the peoples |
money. With nearly $4,000 thatt will |
take to pay the bills of the Legislature
and the Constitutional Convention, and
only 5000 on hand to pay them with |
there will have to be considerable money |
raised from the taxpayers
As the Legislature will not receive any |
new business after tho 18th of APRIL those |
who contemplate having business before |
them for notion will have to stir them.
selves From this 1t begins to look as if |
tho Legislature might possibly adjourn !
by the last of this month. With an almost
empty State treasury it is time for both |
the Constitutional Convention and the |
Legislature to adjourn
The following gentlemen We're appoint
ed Jail Commissioners in place 0i Il. &.
Boyd, James Toman and j. ~ Stoops, |
the retiring Commissioners A. H. Pad. |
berg, James Il. White and John Schubert.
To Aid a Church.