Evening journal., 1912-02-22
Complete Draft of The Proposed New Charter for Wilmington
TO Be Submitted to the Voters of the City June l. Me-


mington. II will be submitted to the
voters for their approval or rejection
on June i. 1912 The charter draft
will be distributed after March 81 in
pamphlet form. Persons interested
should preserve the charter draft for
fnture reference and study. as 1t Will
be a subject for general discussion
ND to June l. Should the voters ap-
nrove the charter draft on June ], ii
would be necessary for the ensuing
Legislature to enact it TO make 1t ef-
fective.
The charter gives Wilmington home
rule privilege. Briefly it provides for
Abolition of party names and em-
blems from the municipal ballot
A Council OF nine to be elected for
four-year terms. so arranged that at
least four members hold over two
years Salaries not less than $500
year
A Mayor TO be elected for two years.
At salary not less than $1,000 year.
Eighth street is the dividing line OF
the two wards and three Councilmen
shall be elected from each ward and
three at large.
Mayor 10 appoint Board OF Admins
tration Of five members at not less
than $1,000 a year each, who really
shall be heads of departments.
Board of Administration TO choose
City superintendent TO see that its
orders and policies are carried out
The City Departments provided for
are.
Public works-streets, sewers and
water.
and buildings
Assessment-Ch assessor, with
assistants as may be necessary TO
make assessment at true and full
value.
Receipts and Disbursements-City
treasurer to have charge of all re-
ceipts and disbursements
DEPARTMENT OF Parks, Commission
under the Board of Administration.
Department OF Law--City solicitor
10 be appointed by Board of Admins
itration, with assistant OF assistants
10 be named by solicitor
F1cctions-Board of three, not more
than two Of same party, to be appoint
ed by the Mayor for six years.
Franchises shall be granted by
Board of Administration with ap-
nroval of Council and Mayor.
Council can pass all necessary or
dinances: can remove officials oy
fwo-thirds vote for cause. Charter can
he amended only by Legislature.
Municipal Court Judge at not less
than $500 a year and deputy at not
less than S720 year TO be appointed
by Governor.
All city employees hereafter to be
emnloved shall be under civil service
civil Service Board shall consist OF
three men not more tnan two OF the
same political party, appointed by
Navor for six years, at not less thdr
5000 a year.
The complete draft of the charter
Is as follows:
Sec 1. The City OF Wilmington anc
the inhabitants thereof by the style
and name Of ''The City of Wilmington
is hereby created and continued
municipal corporation and the sam
shall be bounded as follows, viz:
BEGINNING in the Delaware Rive
at point three thousand feet cast
wardlv from the western bank o
said River. said point being nine hun
dred and ffty-two feet and nine anS
one-ouarter inches southerly from tho
center line OF r." o'i'0e A"N"N
right angles thereto, thence westward
~ by line parallel to and distant
nine hundred and fifty-two feet ane
nine and one-quarter inches south
erlv from the center line OF y. street
~ where this line would intersec
tho extension OF the southerly line o.
'peech street at fifty feet wide; thenc
along said extension Of the southerr
line Of Beech street 10 the center o
the main roadway OF track OF I'M
iphiladelphia, Baltimore and Wash
inrton Railway Company. thence de
nectine 20 the left through an angl
of one hundred and sixteen degree
md one minute for a distance
twenty-eight hundred and ninety-tN
feet and nine and three eighths incf
a. along the said roadway or track 10
inoinf.. thence DETECTING to the rign
through an angle OF one hundred an
fwentv-four degrees and thiry-hN
minutes for distance OF twenty
two hundred and twenty-three feet an
nine and three eighths inches to II
center line Of Maryland avenue
ei~tv-fnur feet and six inches wild
said poiut of intersection being di
tant four hundred and seventy-thr'
feet and two and hve-eighths inen'
southerly from the center line OF Sc
enth Avenue measured on the cel
ter line of Maryland Avenue. then'
IN a straight line northwesterly
the corner stone at the intersecti'
of The southerly line of Beech sire
"A hftv feet wide with the westerly N
Of Union street at eighty feet wid
thence northerly along the westei
side of Union street TO the center II
of Linden street; thence wester
along said center line Of Linden sure
10 the easterly side Of Greenhill aN
nue at sixty feet wide; thence mort
erly along said easterly side OF Gree
hili Avenue to the southerly side
Lancaster Avenue at sixty feet wid
thence westerly along said souther
side of Lancaster Avenue 10 the we
ferlv side of Cleveland Avenue
6ffv feet wide; thence norther
along said side of Cleveland Aven
and parallel TO Greenniil avenue
the southerly side of Seventh street
forty-nine feet wide; thence easter
along said southerly side Of Seven
street to the westerly side OF Gree
hile Avenue. thence northerly alo
the westerly side Of Greenhill Az
nue. to the northerly side of the ke
= nett Turnpike road thence westeT
along said northerly side Of the ke
nett turnpike road to it's intersecti
with the easterly side of Rising S
Lane; thence northerly along sa
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