The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-28
L. COR. 1lH,u AND KING STREETS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST IS, 1901

THERE was representative
gathering OF tax payers in the
rooms Of the Silver League, corner
ri Fourth aud King streets on
Tuesday evening. MIR. Alfred Cav.
throp was appointed permanent
chairman and Jerome Bell vice.
president; VIM f. Kursz was made
secretary and Howell England
treasurer. The concensus OF those
present was that the meetings here.
after should be held in some puOllc
hall other than IN the rooms OF the
Silver League and that politics, in
no manner whatever, should enter
into the deliberations OF the meet
ings. Allthe citizens are undoubt'
ediy interested in the tax rate,
which the City Council. has seen fit
to levy on those owning bricks and
mortar and land within the city oil
Wilmington. The mechanic who is
a renter is as much Interested III
the tax question as is his landlord.
A high tax rate means a high rent,
the poor man, in the end paying 1t
all. This is why the workingman
10 interested in what the tax rate
IL and should be to carry on our
city government. The street ran.
ways, conduits. gas company, tele'
phone, and, in fact, all corporations
receiving franchises at the hands
of the Street and Sewer Comml,.
sioners, should be made to bear
their share OF the public burden.
This 10 only right and proper as 1t
never was intend ded that real estate
:. should bear all the burden in car
ryinr on the municipality. There
IS no reason why the present gener-
alton should be subjected to the
present high tax rate and higher
one to follow tor the next generation
10 pay. =:
Ii 10 high time that all our citl-
zens, irrespective OF party should
attend these meetings ana give the
robbers to understand that they
can't continue to thwart the wild OF
the people. The burning question
is. what are the people going to do
about seeing that the present tax
rate is lowered, and that pubic
positions are public trust. mat
The public officials will be held ac-
countable for their extravaganza.
City Council, tor this reason, should
be given to understand that 1t they
20 ON unketing trips they must
foot the bills themselves, personally.
They have no right TO use the tax
payers money to go OH booHes ana
the people will not stand Tor ";
Then again, there are several
useless officials, who arc OF no
earthly use but to draw their sal.
aries. These useless Offices should
be immedi ateiy abolished. Our city
could, if they would, save
the tax payers several thousand
dollars by doing away with the
positions OF meat inspector, clly
treasurer and city auditor $ clerks
Then we are led to believe tina
there are more men employed a
the city cremalorv than there IL
asy need for Then again, the city
Of Wilmington should receive a
least two.thrds of the revenue de
rived from the sale OF Intoxicating
liquors in tine city. The police
force costs the city some Sao,ooo
wear and part OF this cost SHOULD
be borne by the money procure'
from the saloon men.
1t is to be hoped that the mel
who met asst evening Will not a!Iov
the agitation to stop bait by
proper effort increase the interes
shown in the matter by our clliHen
in general, who are interested N
good and economIca! governnen'
The idea is to found pcrmanch
citizens committee TO torce the pul
tingupof none but good and homes
men for pubic olhce by both til
Democratic ana Republican pai
ties. Men who, il elected. w
pledge them selves to give the pe"p.
an honest government and wor
for the lowering OF the present e'
CesslVe tax rate. NE HeAl uec
ing will be held in two weeks an
we would suggest that II be ne.d
the Court House.
WE don't look upou the eltiIeH
who assembled in the rooms 81 Il,
Silver League last evening, as r.
formers, but men who have a desll
10 see that our city is better govern
ed ttan it has been in the pas
With desire that the peonie shoul
manage the affairs OF the munlc
patty as our toreiathers fought
do. The people should Cover
themselves directly from the pc
pie. They should have an oppo
iunity 10 vote Tor men at least ever
Two years. The people are II
supreme power and they only ca
be trusted 10 govern.
FuLFIi.LING his work Age
Stout, OF the :, J, {. 1. yesterda
secured three children III the ba,
woods ~ miles below ilarrInsto
sunning ike wild ANIMALS, unclot
ed, untutDred and unkempt, The
were brought to this city aud SC
10 the Home for t'riendleSs thIIdr'
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