The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-31
POLITICAL NOTES.

Only Six Days More Then the
City Election-John P. Dono.
hoe Appointed Tax Collector Of
the City Of Wilmington-Coun.
ty Comptroller Kelley to go
This Makes the Second Time he
has beenLegislated out of Office
City Solicitor Harman Has
the Salary of the Office Raised
to Eighteen Hundred Dollars
The Colored Vote to be Tam.
pered with.
Only six more days and the city election
will take place. The campaign thus far
has been the greatest ever held In our city.
Both sides appear to be resting and doing
quiet but effective work. amongst the vot.
ers. Money thus far has not been used,
but we have heard that "few dollars"
will be put around where 1t will do the
most good. The colored vote will bo
sought after by our Democratic opponents
and an effort will be made to capture them
or at least to persuade them to stay away
from the polls on election day. 1t will be
OF little use, however, the colored voter Is
satisfied to cast his ballot for the whole
Republican ticket. They know who are
ed them in tho past thirty years.
THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENTS.
The Board OF Assessments, Revision and
appeals If it had reduced all of the proper
ty, which the owners insisted was assessed
too high and reduced it to the figures
wanted by them would have amounted to
four hundred thousand dollars, thus ne.
cessitating raising Of the city,tax rate to
sl,60 per hundred. AS it Is the tax rate
has been fixed at the same fig
ure as last year sI40. This figure Is high
enough and as much as the city property
owners can well afford to pay There Is
no doubt that considerable property Is
assessed entirely to high, while other
not assessed high enough but it is one Of
those things hard to regulate to the salts
faction Of everyone.
The city could save several hundred dol
lars by abolishing the Offices of Auditors
Clerk, City Treasurer's Clerk, Mea !,
spector, Coal Oil Inspector and sever 4,
other offices which could be easily dis!sI
pensed with and the city not suffer. We
should like to see it tried once and then il
not satisfactorily the offices could be easily
filled with those willing and anxious to
erve the taxpayers.
FEES FROM THE CLERK OF THE MARKET.
Tho Clerk of the Market receives $500 q
year and fifteen per cent of all money COL
lected for the city from those having
stands on tho curb stone Samuel Schultz
is is claimed turned more money into the
city treasury than any other Clerk Of the
Market, We do not know the exact
amount turned in by him but it aggregated
several hundred dollars year, more than
enough to pay bis salary which comes
from City Council. The position is one
well worth having as it is hard to compute
what amount the clerk really does re-
ceiye The position will not go begging.
A DIG FIGHT ON.
A big fight is on In the different wards,
and there will be hustling done from now
until election day by the nominees for
City Council BY the way in which tho
candidates arc working you would be led
to believe that there were millions in 1t
for them, but we have been creditably in
formed that such is not fact, and that
the pay there being no political pickings
for tho members, is only $3.50 year ex-
cept for the few who maybe chairmen of
important committees who get 81 cents
extra for each meeting.
The printing of tho official ballots has
been awarded to Thomas Rossiter and will
consist of three tickets. Republican.
Democratic and Single Tax. II we under.
stand it properly the temperance people
have not presented their ticket to the
Board of elections, who attend to ordering
tho printing of the ballots used on elec-
ton day. 1t is very kind of the city to
tnko this important itcm of cost from tho
different Eparties thus relieving them of
several dollars Of expense, which they
haveheretofore expended for the printing
of the ballots.
We sincerely hope the department Of
election will appoint half way decent mon
to hold the City Election. All tho Repub-
lican party wants is n square election and
a fair count. We have heard that certain
men who will preside over tho ballot boxes
will bear watching "Forewarned is FORE
armed"
CREATING TAX COLLECTORS.
The Legislature passed tho bill creating
tax collectors for the diffcront hundreds in
the State The Republicans are reaping
the whirlwlnd which they have been SO
sowing for the past -four
years. We have no desire to cast up, but
the Legislature would never have been
Democratic If the leaders of tho party had
done rheir fighting after they had captured
the offices instead Of before.
THE SALARY OF CITY SOLICITOR INCREASED.
The salary of City Solicitor has been in.
creased from $500 to $500 year which Is
not toohnuch considering the salaries paid
the State detectives and New Castle Coun.
ty officials. He will DO given an assistant
at 5000 year Mr. Harry C, Conrad will
thank Mr. HArman for his untring efforts
in getting tho increase. Vote for Conrad
and the Citys interests will be well taken
care of.
vote for the Republican party means
a rebuke to the Democratic Legislature,
who need an overwhelming rebuke and
the people irrespective Of party affiliations
should see that they get it on June 9th az
the polls. Never wcro such partisan
measures passed by Legislature as by
tho one which has passed away. Thank
God 1t is over.
Goodbye Dempsey, goodbye Doualdson,N
wo hope that both of your days are over as !
law makers for our poople. Tho greatest
're considering" legislature is dead, but
has lott its mark after it.
The decision Of the voters is patiently