Evening journal., 1913-01-30
PROCRESSIvES
URGE DIRECT
PRIMARY HERE

represent during thtlr appearance De- /
fore the people prior 20 the primary
and regular eleciions.
10 reduce the questions Of National
party politics which should have no
place In municipal government
This bill provides.
First The name of any candidate
for any elective Office in the City OF
Wilmington shall be proposed by peti-
tion Of twenty-five or more qualified
citizens OF the City OF Wilmington.
Second The holding OF primary
elections in the City of Wilmington,
which shall determine the TWO candi-
dates for each Office receiving the
largest number of votes tnereat to be
voted for at the regular election.
Third. regular election which
shall determine which one Of the two
primary nominees for each Office shall
be elected to iill that Office
Fourth. For compelling the delivery
to the Department Of Elections of the
books of registered voters on file in
the Office OF the Clerk Of the Peace.
Fifth For eliminating voters as
sistants, except IN cases of blindness
or inability to rad or write, in which
event voter may select any qualified
voter TO assist him.
Laws covering these features are
now IN force in many other States, ana
effectually eliminate National pOliti-
cal issues, to the direct advantage Of
both municipal elections ana adminis-
trations.
For Direct Primaries.
An Act In relation TO denomination
of certain National State, county,
hundred and district officers
Obiects:-To select by popular vote
The candidates for State and county
Offices, including the preferential
choice for United States Senator.
To eliminate selection of State ON
GERS by conventions and United States
Senators by the Legislature.
This bill proposes:
First A provision for a petition to
be signed by one hundred or more
qualified voters to designate a candi-
date for the Office of United States
Senator to be voted for at the primary
election
Second Primary election for this
purpose.
Third That candidates for all other
Offices, except presidential electors,
shall file their name with the county
committee of their respective parties.
Fourth. Primary elections at which
the candidates for each Office receiy-
ing the highest number of votes shall
! be the candidate TO be voted for at the
regular election on the party ticket.
Tax Collection Method.
An Act to provide for the assess
ment and collection Of taxes for the
City OF Wilmington and TO repeal acts
or parts of acts inconsistent there
with
This act provides substantially the
same methods of collection of taxes
as are now in force but requires that
all taxes shall be collected within
eighteen months and gives additional
remedy for collection within such
time
The Board OF Assessment. Revision
and Appeals is increased from three
TO five members. The two additional
members are to be appointed by the
Mayor The Board is given authority
TO formulate and adopt a plan or
scheme by which uniform and equit-
able assessments shall be made. and
the Board is given authority to col
lect Information, employ experts hire
clerks and do any and all things
which may be necessary 10 enable
them to devise and put into effect such
scheme. Two assessors are TO be
appointed by the Mayor, one for the
district south of Eighth street and
the other for the district north Of
Eighth street, and they are required
to make their assessment In accord
ance with the rules and scheme adopt
ed by the Board
The Offices of the present assessors
and collectors are abolished and all
OF the taxes are 20 be collected by
the city treasurer.
The assessors are required TO COM
plete their assessment by the fifteenth
day of December and upon receipt of
such assessment, the Board of Revi-
sion is required to print and distribute
ten thousand 100000 booklets con-
tanning in alphabetical order the
names Of all persons assessed and inn
mediately under the name or each per-
son shall appear list OF all prop
critics assessed to him and the as
sessed value thereof. This statement
is to contain q brief description of the
property by street number or other
wise.
If any citizen is dissatisfied with
any assessment set forth in the book
! let as being either too high or toe
: low or as being unfair as compared
: with another property, he is given the
right to file a written statement set.
ting forth his reasons OF dissatisiac.
) tion. These statements are not con.
} siderod as appeals, but are TO be used
b by the Board as advisory data wher
. revising the assessment.
+ The existing provision for appeals
is continued except that after the
assessment is revised by the Board
: they are required TO make similal
publication of assessments that have
been altered.
Should this bill be passed by th'
Legislature. the city viii have author
fly TO adopt the Purdy system Gin New
York; or any other system Of ascer
tanning an equitable assessment a
they shall see fit
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
BY The United Press.