The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-12

b0nds given py the directors OF the
Street and Sewer Department of
this city tor the honest and faithful
performance OF their respective
duties. l. says:
"The idea is to provide that the
bonds OF the Directors. as aoon 40
they are properly executsd, ap.
proved aud filed with the city treas
urer. shall be entered in the Super
ior Court, there 10 remain as a judg.
ment against the sureties until
such time as the Court shall decide
that they may be discharged with
out prejudice to the city's interests.
Neither the directors nor their sure
ties, IT entering into bonds IN good
faith, could object to this proceed.
Ing. in which case there could GER.
talnly be no question az to tho
whereabouts OF the bonds. II the
missing bonds OF the Street and
Sewer Directors are discovered, or
il they are lost and ltxhall be de-
cidcd that they must give new bonds
in either event it should be requir-
ed that tney be entered up at the
Court House, as the surest aud SAT.
est prot to the interests OF the
taxpayers. Such requirement
would work no hardship to any
honest director nor to his sureties,
aud would operate as a sure safe
guard against just the talgle with
which we are now confronted con-
cerning the missing bonds Of the
Street and Sewer Directors"
These bouds should be immediate.
ly entered up and then there would
be no danger Of them getting lost
as Is now the case with the pres.
ent Directors OF the Street and
Sewer Commissioners. The bonds
cou'd easily be cancelled and the
Judgment stricken out as seou Us
the officials giving them had retired
iron office. II the practice OF Civ
ing bond is dead letter then
there is little if any use IN giyir e a
bond. 1t would be just as easily,
or it should be. not to give bond
as to have it los. and on being
called for be unable to produce it
or lind nybodv who know. where
IL is or where it can be found. II
this is only another latter OF otlicia
red tape then the sooner bonding
10 dons away with the better.
AT a meeting Of the American
Federation OF Labor held iu Scran-
ton. Pa, on Tuesday, the delegates
voted unanimously 10 exclude the
Chinese. But in the matter OF ex-
cluding natives Of Japan and other
AsiatIc lands, a snag was strucx
and this part Of the anti.MoEgolian
agitation was killed, so tar as the
present convention is concerned.
The resolution denouncing autl.
ticket scalping legislation was pass
ed. A Socialist from Chicago said
the railroads were skfnninr the
people and why not let the people
skin the railroads! 1t is skin
game all around. Some men have
peculiar Ideas in regard 10 the
railroads. Take the Maryland ID.
vision Oh the Pennsylvania II. X.
Co., which employs nearly 5000 men
aud some 1900 or more alone are
employed in our city IN the several
railroad shops and Offices. These
men spend severalthousand dollars
a month in Wilmington
The Changers, composed Of the
progressive farmers of Delaware
contend that the law is too strict
IN regard TO the standard of milk.
1t is coutended that tome grades OF
cows do not give near as rich milk
as others: their milk is as pure,
but not as rich. This has worked
a hardsh p upon several milk men,
who do not adulterate their milk.
Cut whose customers suspect them
OF doing SO. All the same the Milk
Inspector is doing his duty. as he
understands 1t and has arrested
numerous milk men charged with
violating the milk ordinance. We
do not think the larger part Of the
milk men intend to violate the law
or take advantage ot the people,
whom they serve daily with liquid
food,
WASHi%nToN IS full Of mysteries.
This time it s the brutal assault
on Mrs, Ola {. Dennis. a widow.
She was assaulted Monday evening
hl some person il her bedroom at
No. III X street. n. W, her skull
being fractured by piano stool.
The murde,ous assault was not
made 10 rob the woman. but for re.
vense against the woman Mrs.
Dennis is about AZ years old and
the wldo" OF Waiter Dennis, au
actor.
TIE letters to krjss Kringle,
that have been sent TO the RErlB-
IJ,AN office, will be published as
soon as possible. Our youthful
readers viii have to bear with us
until their most important epIstles
10 The chilcren's frieuds appear.
We have, up TO this time. received
nearly 500 letters for Old krss,
which We intend, il possible, to
publish.
Itching Piles Never mind II physicians
have failed to cur3 you. Try buan's
Ointment, No failure there. 90 runts,
Ut any drug store.
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