The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-08
s. E. COR 1nlKD AND KING STREETS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY y, Ioo7.

Court. The Republican members
organized the Court yesterday
morning after several caucuses had
been held amcng the Republican
members aud considerable button
hoieiug had been done by dozens of
persons who had some axe to grind
and were more or less interested d
in who should be selected as the
presiding officer.
There was some very plain Ian
guage used to convince at least two
Of the members as 10 what they
owed the Republican voters who
elected them 10 their present posi-
lion. Good common sense prevailed
and Mr.. Willetts was elected chair
man by the solid votes Of the five
Republican members. This fact
bids fair 10 show that the Repub-
lican members of the Levy Court
will here eat:er work IN harmony and
pull together. This Will be big
improvement over the manner 10
which the Levy Court has been
conducted for the past year.
The corridors and court room
we're crowded with those curious
to see what the outcome would be
and many were agrceably disap-
pointed by the happy solution OF
the difficulty which at first appear
ed on the surface.
The next important business VIII
be the appointing Of SIX Trustees
OF the Poor. including one from this
city. When the newly appointed
Trustees take their seats in Febru.
ary, the Board OF Trustees Of the
Poor OF this county will be nearly
solidlv Republican, only four Dem
ocrats holding over. Then the new
Court will elect tax collectors Tor
The different Hundreds.
THERE is no doubt but that our
real estate should by some means
be relieved OF the oppressive bur-
den ol taxation. No reasonable
excuse can be given why. year af-
ter year, the tax rate should be
raised aud when that plan tails,
the n the assessment Is raised. This
is a vital matter and should be
looked into Iy the Citizens Com
mittee.
1t is coutended that Council had
no legal right 10 employ the three
extra assessors, as the law is plan
that the two city tax collectors
should make an assessment and re.
ceIve pay for the same But year
after year property in Wilmington
has been raised BIZ the assessors
and when that failed to raise sutti-
cieIt revenue to meet the city bud.
get. the tax rate was also raised.
Az we have clten said there is no
earthly reason why pile OF bricks
and mortar, intersperscd with wood
should be made 10 pay ali the run
ming expenses of municipality.
1t was supposed that the city lath-
ers would receive nearly three
times as much as they have from
the Water Department which would
Aave gone toward meeting the de-
heit which the bills will show a:
the end Of the fiscal year 1902
10 meet this deficit an extra as
sessment was ordered by City
Council, which we have been told
will raise the assessed value of VII.
mington real estate to over $1,000
700 more than last year.
Here again will come trouble aud
cause many protests IRON our cili-
zens, who are already taxed in a
great many cases. far beyond what
their realty holdings are worth or
would bring ii put up at public sale
and especI ally forced sale. You
ask what Is going TO he done about
it! Well, wait aud sec. as we
think there vii be something done
about 1t that Will cause another
sensation in Wilmington.
ENlDENrE.N coElining a boy in the
Ferris Reform Schooi does not re-
Eorm him. Two OF the lads named
David West, colored. and Thomas
kloss, Jailed tuhave good inteutlons
impressed on their minds, and yes.
terday were up before j udse Church-
man charged with stealing a lot of
tools from George Fleming. They
will now make the acquaintance of
Superintendent M.serye at the
County Workhouse. where they
were sent by Judge Churchman.
They may now have ;then. backs
Iashed as a gentle reminder that t
pays 70 be honest.
The same trouble confronts the
real estate agents in our CITY this
year that has now confronted them
Tor two years past. There is a
scarcity oi houses for rent aud the
rents are likely to go higher in a
great many cases. But the reuts
are no higher than the demand
warrants. Two hundred more
houses are needed than can be sup
piled.
FoR several DAYS the Young Yo-
men OF Dover have been the victims
ol Jack the husger. lie has huggcd
more than one Dover girl who has
objected 10 his embraces and have
now armed themselves with long
hat pins which they say they will
use Wheu they meet this miserable
ape clmen OF humanity again.
PHiLEMMAr q CHANDLER : friends
thought he would be better on the
floor ol the Levy Court room than
N the chair and finally convinced ,
aim OF that fact.
TpGN t.fASepf Al.