The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-02-02
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.

compliments and the sugar OF con-
tempt flew thick and last at the
meeting OF the taxpayers last night.
For a time it looked as if the prop
erty owners had good thing and
tha, all others could take walk.
The law committee presented the
dra!t OF a bill. Tne frat two sec
,ious were adopted and when the
ihird'seclion came up Mr.. William
Dedkrne favored Gonore taxes but
favored com JelIing the Trustees OF
the Commons 10 paw $1,000 Tor The
payment OF the interest.
MIR. Thompson said that if you
gave Council the right to levy taxes
then the people would have "pay
. them. The farms belong to the
people OF New Castle and he thought
that the Trustees could give $1,000
to the city just as well as togive the
money 10 private corporation.
Mr.. Deakyne read the act OF the
Legislature e.ovcrnlngthe Trustees
Of the Commons passed in 1872.
Mr.. Holconb said that body
created by the Legislature can be
regulated by the Legislature.
Mr.. Smith called attention to lie.
gal rights.
Mr.. Deakync-We are not after
the Trustees rights but we must
remember that they are notsupreme
to the people OF the city of New
Castle.
Mr.. Tomau said that this is a
citizens movement but il is not
necessary to cast reflections on the
Trustees. This is the wrong move.
You cannot compel the Trustees to
pay over the money.
Mr.. Lambson was opposed to the
additional tax and favored the idea
that the Trustees ought to pay the
5000 guarantee. He was OF the
opinion that the money should be
paid.
Mr.. Smith did not think it was
proper to attempt to compel the
Trustees to pay the money.
Mr.. Deakyne submitted an amend
ne,t that the first payment bv.the
Trustees be made Oh July l next
and continually thereafter until the
receipts are such that the Commits
sion can pay the expenses, Interest
and amount for sinking iund.
Mr.. Kolhwell said that the peo-
pie compelled the Trustees to pay
the 5000 Annually to the Water
Works Company and surely they
could compel the payment OF 1000.
Mr.. Toman, as a Trustee OF the
Common, said this was a bad prop
os,tlon. Get what YOU car and after
that put it on the cltizens.
Here followed a discussion over
the borrowing OF money by the
Trustees from the bank.
Mr.. Ilolconb favored put
ting it obligatory on the Trus-
tees to pay the money.
MIR. Thompson said these farms
are near the market. II farmers
twenty miles below New Castle
make out whv not these men?
The motion t. strike out the part
of the section covering the additional
tax and compelling the Trustees
to paw the $1,000, passed. The
section deoarring all but property
owners from beng eligible for Com
missiorers was stricken out alter
a debate that brought several de.
baters to their ieet.
The part of section 6 covering a
was stricken out. 1t
was amended so that the $1,000 for
electric light Tor the city be paid
by the City Council when thnplant
is put in operation.
MIR. Toman-Where are they 60.
ing to get the money? Unless you
levy the tax Council cannot raise
the money. Council cannot do it.
Sift these things we'll before YOU
get into them. The city is not now
paying its debts.
Mr.. Sheridan-Let the Council
compel the tax collector to collect
the taxes from the property owners.
The remaining sections were
adopted.