Evening journal., 1912-06-11
WANT BIG TRACT CONSERVED FOR THE
PUBLIC; NOT GIVEN TO SPECTATORS
Entire City Aroused by Continued Efforts of Certain Men 10 lam
the Plan of Wilmington Terminal Company Through City
Council al the Thursday Night Meeting.

Council al the Thursday Night Meeting.
wilmington taxpayers in all profoundly
the hearing the scheme Of the
wilmington Terminal Company possession of the
Delaware Federal city funds for it's
development making perhaps, millions Of dollars
ultimately by operation. the land under water bctwecu
the proposed bhead the property Of the State
the Federal bukhad has been built and the expOerS
receive state deeds through Of
the widespread opposition to the schemS
and its associates m are hopes
they city Council Thousands of taxpayers
why is that certain Of the City Conn.
waterfront eptcr put the deal through
by intelligence and determination the city might OBJ.
made the Federal Government
building bulhhead filling in back Of IT.
TAXPAYERS LEARN TRUTH.
thought by most persons thai
Its associates owned the 500 OF
and that when they offered to give the
approximately that waterfront land they actuated
lby spirit DISCOVERY OF THE FACT THAT THE EN-
OWN THAT le IL ACRES But THAT
THE TITLE TO THE REMAINING HUNDREDS VESTS IN
THE STATE DELAWARE WAS AN AWAKENING SHOCK TO THH
Immediately hegan insist that Cit
eaaoe the selfish nnd fseeh
ing Compau, rs associates and
work looking the conservation Of that waterfront fO
city Wilmington
Nor was the force taxpayers
ber discovery AND OTHERS
WHO FRIENDLY THEM PAY ABSOLUTELY NOT ONE CENT
OF CITY TAXES RyERFR0NT PROPERTY VALUED AT HUM
DREDs MILLIONS or DOLLARS, ALTHOUGH
ALL OTHER WLMINGTONANs, INCLUDING THE HARD-woRKINe
MECHANICS WORKING-wOMEN WHO ARE ENDEAyORING TO
PAY FOR THEIR HOMES TO PAY THEIH
SHARE FUND NEEDED FOR THE SUPPORT or TIE CITY
GOVERNMENT discovered that they
had paying reron marhand exploit
ers spu ufrIad The feeling prevails a
sections particularly those mechanics
and ntng themselves aud the members
OF would bt
Councmn anything for such axdOdge,
less II steps compelling fair
Of city
NO CITY TAXEs; LITTLE TAXEs.
has been increased still by dis
co,ery MARsHLAND sPECULATORs WHO ESCAPE
ALL CITY TAXES WHILE ALL OTHERS THEM Arb
PAYING A COUNTY TAXES THEY SHOULD PAX
OTHER WILMINGTON PROPERTY OWNERS ARE TANED
As FEEL THAT THEY CAN STAND FOR THE MAIN
lTENANCE GOVERNMENT That feeling Of ndigna
on already has pitch prediction
county marshand spu
they have been paying IN ALL
FEELING sYgMS TO BE THAT II is AZ
OUTRAGEOUS CALLS UPON OTHER PROPERTY
THE EXEMPTION WILMINGTON TERMINAL COMPANY AND
ITS much cent Of city
taxes complaining constantly
Of the taxes compelled
And the WILMINGTON
TAPAYERs. THOUSANDS OF WHOM ARE LAMORNe FOR PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENTS CANNOT OBTAIN ON THE PLEA OF
THE CITY OFFICIALS 10 PROVIDE
THEM COunmen seriously considering scheme NOT
only TO assist Wilmington lis associates take
possession State land the Delaware river waters
front but TO USE TAXPAYERS
yELOP STREETS AND BOULEyARDs THROUGH
THE MARSH THESE TAXDODGERs When the
not be built the
payers replied II built weHla he
an improper the OF taxpayers for the
benefit the pockets of tax-dodgers
itself to the Wilmington taxpayers is
follows;
years certain into rs the future
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