Evening journal., 1913-02-27

a ldlbt MdlhtA SlItti uNl AAdul.
yes get the river front"
A wsii-known physician. after read
ing carefullys Il think III sign that
at once"
A former Official and Street and
Sewer Director
Eyes. III sign that The city ought
10 have and improve the whole riyer-
front section. One thing the Street
and Sewer Department should do az
once is to plot and mark the street
lines all through Cherry Island
Marsh to prevent anybody building
over street lines and thereby causing
the city to pay damages for the re-
moval OF such building, when, later,
street lines should be drawn"
A former port official with as much
knowledge OF water interests as any
man in the city said "Yes, | can
sign that The city should have the
riyerfront II was an outrage TO pass
that law to give that land to those
spectators"
former county official: That's
one thing / can and will sign Those
fellows are not entitled to any con-
sideration. They have never fulfilled
their obligations.
Two members of firm OF one Of
Wilmington's largest mercantile es-
tablishments looked at each other:
what do you think?' why that's all
right; we can sign that if that will
help in any way for the city to get
the Rverfront improvements"
The present manager of one of t.
Oldest of Market street stores: Ger
tainly I'll sign that. The city ought
to have that State land Those land
| n ell af ht- al
State land would make them million
aires some Of these days"
One of the sharpest brightest King
street merchants. "sure the city
ought to get the land. wish you
we'll"
One of the Oldest and best-known
Market street merchants: g hope the
city can get the land, but I'm afraid
IL will be hard job against the po-
litical influence and power Of the
spectators"
An official Of the Chamber OF Com
merce; 81 am entirely willing to sign
that. | have long helped the effort
to get the Riverfront improvement and
hope we shall get it soon.'
A former Councilman: "I1l sign
that and send you straight to another
old Councilman. who will be just as
pleased to sign IT, They ought not
have a foot OF that land The city
ought to have all OF IT,"
They both signed
One OF the citys oldest citizens, a
former Councilman and former Off
cial before many now living were
born, was heartily in favor Il hope
the city can get the land he said.
Wilmington-born boy, who has
had much experience In shipping:
THAT looks all right, and it certainly
looks as IL the city should have IT,"
Another former Councilman, like
Medals old Delaware county politi-
clan. the late Thomas O. Cooper, "red
headed and hopeful said. The city
, ought to get it and get it all now and
do it right; but look out for the land
. speculators representatives before
/. the legislature
A former Mayor said: 81 heartily
] endorse this movement for the city to
secure this land, This city OF the
City Council ought to charter a spe-
! cial train and invite all citizens in
{ terested in and wide-awake to the
city's rights and opportunities TO 20 to
Dover and demonstrate to the Legis-
1 lature that the city wants and de-
mands the legislation to protect and
conserve the city's interests in the
y Delaware riverfront lands in front of
Wilmington.
One former City Solicitor said: 81
4 always thought the Bulkhead Act of
4 1901 never should have been passed; I;
= but while City Solicitor, think / gave
4 one or more written opinions and ad-
vice on that act. and I could not sign
l the petition without looking up that
i correspondence"
One former City Councilman
y oughtfully said: 81 don't think l
z ought TO sign that petition. | have
A an indistinct memory that the Bulk
: head Act of 1901 was passed while or
about the time ! was in Council. and
that there were charges made that
! the Council was deceived by state
a ments made about that Act, and pos
e sibly my signing might put me in
{ position Of acknowledging that / had
{ neglected my duty as Councilman in
D not having opposed and helped to de-
feat the passage OF that Bulkhead Act
r. OF 1901 by the Legislature. for / re-
e member the Law Committee asked to
:, be kept posted on all Acts before the
I Legislature affecting Wilmington.
Il was learned today that former
Receiver of Taxes Robert NJ Burns
e who is at present engaged in collect
o ing outstanding taxes due the county
i. has brought suit against the Whining
\ ton Terminal Company for county
, ! taxes for the years 1910. 1911, and
!, 1912, amounting TO a total of s7230
= The company's river front property
is taxed at S29.12 year. and the three
:, years makes a total OF $3.50
The suit was brought before Magis.
: trate Thomas III Buckley, and the
!. papers will be served or N oficci
!, OF the company. probably today. Tn,
Il case will come before Magistrate
Buckley al 10 o'clock on Monday
5, IL was learned today that all tho
y other litterol owners have paid thel
e taxes. the Wilmington Terminal. Com
pany being the only delinquent
st In speaking OF the suit today. Mr.
h Burns said he had no other though
o in mind when he brought the suit thar
10 get the taxes due the county. tn,
-e same as he would do in the case o
any other delinquent
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