Evening journal., 1912-06-04
TUESDAY. JUNE a. 1912
couNCILMANI0 TRILBIEs.

COUNCMMANIU TRLBIES.
THERE are certain city councilmen who' not"ln-
standing all that has been shown them are 80
foolish as to insist that the hundreds Of acres OF anu
under water between low water mark on the pe'-
ware river waterfront and the line of the proposed
hnlkhead belong to the Wilmington Terminal Com
pany and It's associates and not to the people OF the
state of Delaware. II will not be well ior hose
Councilmen their foolishness 10 the extreme
of assisting the wilmington Terminal Company ana
its associates to get that valuable waterfront land be-
longing to the people. n they do the reputation
that was visited upon the proposed city charter VIII
not he a circumstance to the reputation that VIII be
visited upon them by the taxpayers and the voters
of this city.
Certain Of these Councmanio Trilbies who have
fallen beneath the spell of the Wilmington Terminal
companv's sveneaii seem think they were elected
10 represent and work for the interests OF the VII
mneton Terminal Company and its associates rather
than TO represent and work for the people who
elected them They do not seem to be able to un-
derstand plain English when they see it. Delaware
taxpayers however are so blind Therefore we
submit these facts those taxpayers, knowing that
they win understand what certain members OF Voun-
Gil are unwilling TO understand for fear they might
Offend their friends i'm the Wilmington Terminal Com
pany and its associates.
The first step taken toward getting that land under
water from the State was in 1901 when the so-ealed
Bulkhead Law was put through the Legislature That
Bulkhead Law Is an open confession that the state
and not the marsh owners own that land under water
and that until a bulkhead has been built, the marsh
owners cannot even demand title to Ct from the state
Here is Section Of the Bulkhead Law, and we print
1t word for word
section 5.-That the land under the waters Of said
river within the limits aforesaid hereinafter deter
mined the of the littoral holdings OF said .
toral propreor respectively and between inc puknea9
line or lines of solid hlling shown and exhibited
the maps aforesaid and the westerly bank OF SAID
river designating the hishwater mark thereof shall vest
in fee in said lttora propretors their heirs. execu-
administrators SUCCESSORS and assigns respective
structed IN front Of any lttora holdings Of
of said littora proprietors shall be the duty OF the
of that fact and the tender to him Of the reasonable
and necessary expenses OF preparing the conveyance
pare and Of the Secretary Of State to forthwith exc
under the seal Of the state, grant assuring to
executors administrators and assigns the
lands under water In front OF their respective httoral
holdings aforesaid between said bulkhead line and the
said river bank"
THAT may not be understandable to a Councimanic
Trby who has been hypnotized by Wilmington Ter
minal Company Svenga. but We feel sure there is
not a Wilmington taxpayer and voter outside Of Coun-
oil who cannot both read IL and understand IT, In a
few words it that the State the land. but
that If the marsh will build bukhead they
may claim title TO IT, These Councmanic Trbies
are endeavoring TO commit the city 10 agreement
TO assist those marsh land to induce the Fed
sral Government TO build the bulkhead for them.
After that law had been passed by the Legislature
certain specuators bought up the waterfront land,
the deeds conveying to them title out 10 the bulk
head line but merely out low water mark when
they had bought the land they did proceed build
bulkhesd themselves Oh no; they had what they
regarded much better scheme than that II was
for the Federal Government TO build for them at
public expense and also I'll in back Of it until
the land under water should become land twelve feet
higher than low water Discovering that they could
not get such plan through without the aid Of our
city, they said. in substance, 20 the Councmsnic
Trlbies IF YOU viii aid in getting the Federal
Government to build this bulkhead and make this nh.
may be in a position to claim this 500 more
acres Of land belonging 70 the State, will give you
about sixteen and two-thirds Of what get
And the Counclmanic Trilbes began singing a song
Of what glorious thing It would be for city, and
the Wilmington Terminal Companys Svengah kept
his eye upon them and beat time while they sans.
Row, as the Bulkhead Law the hrst confession
Of the marsh that they lacked ownership o.
The County Court House proved IT, the proof was
cnched by this provision in the agreement that wal
submitted TO the Councmanic Trilbies TO sign az
they sang Its praises
IL The conveyances above mentioned shall be il
feesimple, conveying the title and like rights
powers and privileges shall be covered by the deed
Of the act of the General Assembly Of the State q
Delaware. entitled An Act Establish Bulkheao
Wharf and Pier lines on the Delaware river in from
Of the city Of Wilmington Vicinity" auprove
March s A D. 1901. being chapter 2. Volume 22 Law
Of Delaware. The tracts of land No ]. No fa) Nc
90. No Co. and No above mentioned. shall b.