Evening journal., 1913-02-25
Maver Ross Den0unceS fi1e
RehobOfFl Land Grab Scheme

kehObOf1 Ldn0-uFdD OCHemeI
Frederick A. Ross Mayor RehobOt declaration
that the Legislature Blackstone RObOth Beach Land
in Palmer Co.. Incorporated Of Rehoboth
lived RehObOth' Mayor Ross was asked
DO YOU think that this blackstone
contains proposition that would prove
the people Of the stat" Of Delaware and Of the town Of
RchOboth~
DO you the state BY Palmer Co..
for this five miles & Of 0''I0n o % %" or @ and acres :" e "
the projected Assawoman canal is an adequate One9
do not"
~Do you think it even approsma,es adequate prccv
$40 Won think that palmer Co.. shoud be given by
semnIance Of title TO the thirty acres en
pcn the boardwalk and c ocean, which
land is claimed by of RehODOhr
absolutely not" Ross exclaimed
think that the only proper course Tor the LEGISLATURE 70
respect towns ownership Of it and confirming absolutely Re-
title therefor
doubt with respect " RhobOth ownership
except those private persOas wh would like to
IT," Mayor Ross replied Bu any such o"O, & EXISTS swH e s
should not take action calculated to
towns title to that thirty acres Of land
~Do you think public policy the state Of Delaware
vote syndicate company or group Of men inc
Atlantic oecanr
~Indeed, 10 not
The pno0oin the ownership Of this long
land vested many persons who would desire
IA erect thereon cottages and Ounsalc~sF
DO you recognize company
or a syndicate to obtain thi. valuable beaeh''
~In other words that the s Indicate
Of the state for Practical, building lots and
for times what was given for hF
~Ycs, and in the yer, uture,r MWor Ross said
And if that we're done. who might want
they would pay to the State public auction under
auspices and sold to the highest biddcrsT
said
I'm other people this
the tI acres claimed BY the town
The Iore this valuable occaniront the syndicate rdcuOusy
price d'emlca basis and then after the syndicate naa
building os would buy back from the syndicate " "s"
prices and a building lot bassF
question that the Mayor said "A the synd-
he level on the land little and then the
spectators particularly those the shore for many
times the price he gave for them 49,, :,
question title the thirty of land Just north
replied has been said and written about
there chance for doubt If there be
think that this land should be voted by the
Palmer Co.. other private corporation in block or
oherniseg'
NO. sir
DO you think would be good thing good
place anyone in position other
establishment the that boardwalk where would be beyond
the control Of the police and other authorities Of the town OF RehObh the
asked
he replied There is telling what the result would be
~ha,or, would willing give for that thirty
land could be ou" that The town Rhoeoth does NOT w"
Il that the State willing to sell hF
FOR EVERY LOT FACING ON THE
OCEAN"
swHIcH WOULD BE FROM 500 TO 500 PER ACRE ASSUMING
THAT THE LOTS AND NOT % BY os
THE SIZE OF CITY LOTSr
~Do you think that this $1,000
miles Oceanfront 500 600
the Assawoma,
is TO the
TO to serlOuslyr
he said T is deserving Of serious consider
will short time before canal win open Then
Philadelphia Camden Chester Wilmington and other places
and launches, without having
will be only too glad to seaside
this beach They leave busF
so inland
here that Palmer
splendid fishing the
spesde from
Jxh IA lad, b hgh solid that driven
teepe Henopen A
Of
light
Blackstone BILL
iss rsHh bad Thing LET syndicate