The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-04-24
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Del. ss second.clasS mail matter.
TUESDAY. AlsPIL "A, 1000.

WE have said on more than one oc-
casion that the county officers should
be paid asalary and the lee system
alb olished. Take for instance
where the State charges $50 to
real estate broker for the privilege
of doing business. Then the Clerk
of the Peace adds 60 cents for fees.
Surely the sum charged the real
estate broker is sufficient. consid-
ering the number Of individuals
who do curb stone real estate
business and pay no license. There
are other abuses in the fee system
which should be abolished, and the
sooner the better. Nocounty officer
should be eligible Tor reelection, as
one term should satisfy the ambi-
ton OF any individual. Then the
people who do business without
license should be made pay their
license or be brought into court.
CHAIRMAN Turner, at last nights
session of the Board Of Education
cautioned carefulness in the expen-
ditures. He said last year there
was a shortage Of from $4,000 to
$1,000 and this year there may be
shortage Of $25,0 He explain
ed the payroll was $14, ALB s.;
should the April and May pay-rolls
be about the same, this would make
about $2s,S57.7O and adding $3.50
for manual training teachers, would
make total OF about $29, 3l7.70.
There will be due from Council
about $50, 100, thus leaving a short
age OF $2,52L70. The Board hopes
to be able in short time to secure
a loan of $40, 900 from our banks to
continue the work on the new High
School.
AT midnight Chief Dolan made
numerous changes in the beats Of
The police officers. 1t was COM
plete shaking up and done to i'm
prove the service. the Chief says.
The police force under Chief Dolau
is in better discipline than ever in
the city's history. The Police
Commissioners bring every officer
up to the rack if they are found
derellct in duty and numerous pa
trolmen have had to walk the plank
during the past two years. The
force is now nearer divided polite
ally than for four years,
WITH the religious fervor which
has struck Wilmington within the
last few months, its a burning
shame that SO few of the female sex
know how tocook decent meal for
their husband and children. A
person to serve the Lord honestly
should keep all the ten command
ments for if they were all rIgidly
kept there would be no need of so
much confession as seen every day.
If honesty was more practiced, the
world would be much better of.
AS summer arrives the holiday
fever begins to break out. The
employees IN the machine shops of
the Harlan and Hollirgs worth
Company have got up petition de-
mandlng half holiday beginning
the first Saturday in May. The
clerks in the Wilmington stores
want half holiday during the
summer months, which they should
have and the storckeepers be no
verse off for giving it to them. All
work and no play makes Jack dull
boy.
THE Senate Committee reported
yesterday to the Senate that "Wm.
A. Clark was not duly and legally
elected to 4 seat in the Senate OF
the United States by the Legjsla-
ture of the State OF Montana, Mr..
Clark has had a hard road to travel
since he started out to secure Il
seat in the L. S. Senate. Money
thus tar has failed to pull him
through, and his friends do not APP
pear to be over numerous in the
Senate. Like Quay, he Is sitting
on the anxious bench
THE question is shall Wilmington
have a carnvaII The Elks do not
object TO dong their share in giving
Wilmington boom, but they do OBJ
jet 10 putting up the money and
doing all the work besides, if the
merchants and manufacturers dc
not come to their aid. This carni.
val would put some life in Whining
ton, bring hundreds OF visitors here
orI ,,,rc,1 LAT of
DOM let the proposed carnival 20
by the board for want of help from
our live business men.
JAMES KANE, chairman OF the
Finance Committee Of City Council
is reported as saying that the letter
received IRON Cashier Dandy of the
Union Bank to Council, would be
read at the next meeting, and that
the report that Peter J. Ford hat
anything to do with the loan was
untrue. President Alexander sale
he had nothing to fear on the charge
made that he suppressed the letter
He always did his duty and did not
fear any fair criticism.
SHAD were plentiful in New Cas-
tie yesterday and sold for song
The numerous boats brought il
10000 fine shad, which were sold a
prices that fairly took away tn
fishermen 5 breath.
EDEN LODGE No. 81, !. O. @. F.
will give an entertainment in Edei
Hall, on Thursday evening, the .
inst. The entertainment committee
is John II, Butt, W. s. Lednum ant
Fred r. Crper