Evening journal., 1913-01-25
SATURDAY. JAN. rs. 1913.
CANNON AFF0Rp TO QuIBBLE.

<-,sTv COUNCIL has displayed wisdom in deciding
- to give is whole-hearted support to the move
ment looking 70 the erection Of joint municipal
and county building at Tenth and King streets. In vo
ing 70 ask the Legislature present session for
authority 100000 OF bonds TO meet the citys
share Of that important enterprise aud deciding that
wilmington shall have building of fits own if the
Levy conrt should fail commit the county to It's
share Of the proposed Joint project Councilmen
have reflected public sentiment admirably. and their
action should be potent in Dover It is hoped sim
Acerey. however. that such contingency will con-
front The city.
Public sentiment IN the rural hundreds is strongly
in favor Of the new county building the expecta
that the Levy Court Commissioners will reflect
that rural sentiment as our City Councimen already
reflected the urban sentiment. IL is pointed out
that viewing the question merely from the financial
side there Is very good why the people
in the rural sections OF the county should favor the
plan proposed. That Is that the people in Wilmington
not only viii defray all the expense OF constructing
the municipal building. but also large part OF
the expense Of constructing tho county build
'~~hg That is because the people in Wilmington pay
all the city and twothird OF the county taxes
or to precise, 67 per cent OF all the county
IT win be seen, therefore, how little rural
New Castle is asked to contribute and how much
it viii receive for its small contribution.
Official figures for the fiscal year which will end in
July 1913 show that the total assessment for New
Castle county is S81373741. Wilmngton's share OF
t~'''N~-"""@N
Castle county's share is only $196osS36 That
ment under the existing yield for county and
purposes should yield total revenue Of ss9s.s29.S1
OF that total TO be poured into the county treasury
Wilmington will contribute $271,465.3S and rural New
Castle only s127,46se3 Thus it viii be that the
people OF Wilmington not only maintain the city gov
eminent but also trifle than two-thirds of the
county government, and that II Wilmington hundred
we're erected into county what is rural
New Castle would have exceedingly hard financial
shedding
Every sensible person in rural New Castle county
knows that the present Court House at Tenth and
Market streets is too small for the public business
that is transacted therein and that conditions
growing worse each year. It has been proposed
that the trouble be met by the enlargement of the
present building and II is admitted that the enlarge
ment proposed would cost from $4,000 100000
Let us take the smaller OF those two amounts for pur
. poses OF argument
It is estimated that TO carry out the joint building
project VII cost the county a whole 100000. De-
Quoting from that the $150O00 it would cost
enlarge the present Court House would leave
difference OF Ss5O,oOo with which concerned
rural New Castle only would be called upon to pay
one-hird that Ss5O0oO in round figures $4,000
in order to get the new, handsome and hreproof
building Il Is proposed shall be built Surely pub
iic-spirited person in rural New Castle would object
TO such small contribution particularly when
he realizes that. if the building be erected,
the old building be enlarged at expense OF
from $4,000 to 100000
There IS another phase Of this joint building propo-
siton It is that the people OF the city Of Whining
ton have wonderfully good the rural sections
Of the county in the matter Of supplying money for
public Improvements. They have been good in fact
that the people rural New Castle county af-
ford TO bubble with them balk the sugges-
the joint public building. The people in rural
New Castle must forget that the county has issued
100000 of bonds for the Improvement Of the public
roads the rural sections and that II is proposed
that 100000 Of bonds shall issued for gooC
roads purposes. it be overlooked that not
dollar of that large Of money has BEEN vii
be- spent upon the streets Of Wilmington, notwith
standing the fact that the people Of city on.
will pay two-thrds Of the interest those bond is
sues but 100000 the 100000 that will be need
ed for their redemption. The people living in rura
New Castle receive the, bulk of the benefit and tn
people living in the city of Wilmington viii pay tn
bulk of the bill.
For rural New Castle to interpose any objection L
the joint building project would be manifestation
exceedingly selfish spirit and which of neces
sy wound result in reprisas As have said before
rural New Castle afford to bubble in the fac
If Wimingtons great liboraly toward the OUTLYING
districts in the county II wants much itself iron
ne pockets Of the people Of Wilmington to take an
iep toward 'hwariinF such oommendabie euterpris
The one represented by The joint building project