The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-17
AN ANGRY
TAX PAYER.
Because OF the Board of
Educators Action Con=
corning the High ..,
School.

A well known man who sig him self s
large tax payer sends the REPUBLICAN
the following communication, which is
sel(-explanatory: notice the following 2
In your issue or Thursday, September Is.
why not place the other drawings of
tho proposed High school drawn by our
Wilmington architects on exhibition and
allow our citizens to view thenip This sug-
gestion heartily endorse. One hundred
thousand dollars and over, exclusive of lot,
isaDout to be expended in erecting and
furnishing u High school in this city. This
great sum Of money must by taxation
come out Of the pockets Of The tux payers
OF this city. Ninety-ilve per cent Of il at
least, will come from taxes OH real estate,
as 1t is we'll known that but u very fcw
persons who do not own real estate pay
one cent of city taxes. As this money
must principally be levied on real estate
the money expended for he schools cree
tion snoud be paid 10 Wilmington archi-
tectS and builders, especially So when as
competent architects, carpenters, stone
masons, Dricklayers etc. can be found in
this city as in any other city In tho United
States.
Since the announcement has been made
that the High school committee had de-
clGed to employ New York architect,
their actions are almost universally con-
NohhoNA ~ llIo busluess IlcA VI lulS Clty.
II NONRESIDENT architect Is employed to |
make plans for this building, the commit.
toe cannot consistently refuse 10 receive
bids from non resident con tractor $ to erect |
the building. Everywhere Oh the side |
walks, and in our Offices and business |
houses, our leading citizons and heaviest |
taxpayers proclaim the giving the contract
Tor tho plans for erection of this building |
to New York architect an outrage. |
~ al
architect, but one Of our own citizens
should havo been selected TO make the
plans for this building. and this opinion is
the sentiments Of the great nIassos OF the
tax payers of this city. What more beati-
tiful school building for It's size, can be
found in any city, than the Washington
school house 1t is universally admired
not only by our own citizens but by per.
sons who visit our city from the different
parts of the United States, and the plans
for this building were the work ola Viii
mington architect. Hon. john Pyle and
robert Z. Fraim, Esq. who had The mail
ly courage to express their honest opinions
at the last meeting Of tho school board
not only deserve, but have the almost uui
versnl approval of the taxpayers of this
city for theiroarnest dsapproval Of employ
Ing a nonresident architecL's plans for
this building and the vote by whah tho
'SAo uNeNPpco oAOuiu Du lUCoIoiIcl- |
ell at the next meeting Of tho board. The
eyes OF the masses OF Our taxpayers are
looking to sec who are tho members Of the
board who will vote against tho reconsiu.
grafton of tho majority vote. giving the
contract to q non-rcsidcnt architect nt its
last meeting. Whilst there was but the
'ut spoken no against tho adoption
ot the committees report by |
Nlessrs. Pyle and Frnim, there was not IA
hearty aye response by all the other Inem-
Ders OF the board prosont at that meeting,
md the taxpayers OF this city desire to put
all the inembers' votes on record, BY u
yea and nay vote, SO that tho public may
know who will record their votes 10 accept
'he plans of a nonresident architect for
ho High school building the erection of .
Which at1a cost Of ~ 500, O00 or over must !
'one out of tho pockets Of tho taxpayers J.,
,fthis city