Evening journal., 1913-01-24
COUNCIL
JOINT BUILDING

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agencies Of said county and city to
pass resolutions endorsing the sug-
gestions and plans in said manifesto
contained; and
Whereas, such petition or manifesto
has been presented to The Council
with the request that it pass reso-
luton recommending and endorsing
the suggestions and plans contained
ia said manifesto and urging the
LEGISLATURE now in session to pass
an act authorizing said suggestions
to be carried into practical effect;
and
Whereas. at a regular meeting OF
The Council held on Thursday even
ing. January %. 1913. the citizens OF
Wilmington. were invited TO give an
expression OF their opinion consid-
ering the advisabiity of adopting on
rejecting the plans or suggestions
contained in the hereinbefore mem
toned manifesto. now therefore.
BE it resolved. That the Council of
Wilmington believing that il voices
the overwhelming opinion OF the cit
liens of said city hereby approves
and endorses the plan suggested in
said petition or manifesto looking to
ward the building of a Joint building
for tho use OF the City of Wilmington
and New Castle county. and in pur-
suancc of the recommendations
thereof this body viii request the
General Assembly of the State OF
Delaware to enact az its present ses-
sion. such legislation as may be
deemed necessary and adequate to
authorize the appointment of a nom
partisan commission which shall
have the power necessary 10 carry the
above suggestions and plans into ef-
feet. and TO authorize the Mayor ana
Council of Wilmington TO issue bonds
not TO exceed the sum of nine nun
drcd thousand dollars for the purpose
Of paving for the land. and building
and furnishing such part Of such pro
posed Joint building as shall be erect
ed for the use of the City OF Whining
ton: and be IL further
Resolved. that IN the event that
such Joint BUILDING for any reason
may not be- deemed feasible or advis-
able. that the Council will request
the General Assembly TO enact such
legislation as may De necessary on
adequate. and to authorize the ap~
pointmcnt of said commission ana
the issuance OF said bonds, for the
purpose of buying the land, and build
ling and furnishing a municipal build
ling for the City OF Wilmington. indie
pendent OF the consideration of any
similar action on the part Of New
Castle county. as proposed In the
first resolution -hcrcinbcforc men
toned
An Favor Great Project.
Judging from the remarks made
last night there were but few present
who were not entirely In accord with
the project 10 have a joint city and
county building here, One or two
dissenting voices were heard. one per
son objectlng because OF the fear
that the tax rate would be Increased
another because the proposed site ol
the building was on a hill, and the
third who thought the removal of the
present City Hall would detract from
the appearance of the lower portion
of the city and decrease the value o
property. on the whole. however
everybody appeared to be sanguin'
ana optimistic aud were roal boost
ers' The objections were ably met
and II Was said that the tax rate woul
not be increased
The meeting was held following th
regular session Of Council and the frs
speaker was John J. Raskob. an on
cia OF the DUPONT Company and
prime mover in the project On mo
ton OF George W Sparks, president q
the Directors of the Street and Sewe
Department. he was given the priv
lege of the floor Mr.. Raskob Gale
attention 10 the fact that two year
ago he had appeared before City Coun
Gil to get Council 10 assist i'm the H0te
Dupont project. and added he hope
his second mission would be as sue
cessful AS the first was. He sal
the proposition of a Joint city an
county building had been outlined
all the newspapers and there was liz
tie more for him TO add He brief
outlined the plan. however. tn
proposition is to purchase the groun
bounded by Tenth, Eleventh, King an
French streets, widening both Tent
and Eleventh streets by 90 feet froi
Market TO French streets. 70 is in
tended 10 deed 10 the county one-ha
the block purchased in considerable
OF the county's agreement TO vacai
the present Court House site. whic
was given TO the county by the cit
thirty years ago. and make IL a publ
square.
The joint building shall be distinS
IN maintenance and operation 10 a
last detail but to outward appeal
ances one structure.
A picture of such a building wa
shown by Mr. Raskoh though he sal
the plan as outlined would not necel
sarily have to be followed out.
competitive plans would be ask,
from architects This structure show
L shaped building with a space b
tween the wings In the rear of II
feet He said such a building wou
cost about $l250.0OO Of which Il
clty's share would be S750,000 al
the county 100000 The NANTES
issued sometime ago asked for S
300 600 but Mr.. Raskob said
thought the building could be co
structed for 81 100000 The land
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