Evening journal., 1914-02-11
URGE EARLY
ELIMINATION
OF CROSSING


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there WAS apy disposition on the part OF
any member to hold the matter up, and
did not think any member was opposed
TO il.
Upon motion of Mr.. Gooding, the
.resolutions presented by the delega-
tons were received and spread upon
the minutes.
Mr. Burris declared that he had
been following the matter up and
so far as he knew the Court had
been waiting for tho proper pro-
ccdure and would then carry out the
work Il think every member favQrs
tho elimination Of the crossing he
declared.
a. b. Moore a representative Of the
Real Estate Brokers' Exchange, re-
marked that he believed the Court
! misinterpretcd the reason for their
presence before that body. He de-
clared the matter had becl fully dis
cussed throughout the city and that
the citizens Of Wilmington want the
entrances TO the city OF Wilmington
as safe and desirable as possible. He
mentioned that the organizations rep
resented Lefore the Court had held
meetings the night before. and as It
happened that the combinations of
the awards had been made that day,
IL was only natural that it should be
the subject of discussion. especially
as the matter had been so frequent
ly discussed in the past. Mr.. Moore
declared that the delegations had not
appeared with the purpose of consur-
nIa rr.I N.na faNr frar fsarf
but to let them know the citizens
we're behind them and to encourage
and aid them in the work.
Mr.. Moore urged the advisability Of
| the Court taking prompt action in the
matter, declaring the value of the
I property was increasing all the time,
and he doubted if they would ever
( get another commission to give such
small prices under the award. He
declared that in 1916 the value Of the
property would probably be much
, greater than it is today He ex-
| pressed the hope that Levy Court
would do their part at once and then
I put it up to the B. and o. Rail-
road to do its part.
! Mr.. Scott took occasion to pay his
respects TO the Taxpayers League in
an emphatic manner. He declared
that R-hile the delegations probably
had not come before the meeting at
that time TO censure the body. yet
/ there had certainly been censure on
, the part OF the Taxpayers League
on the subject. Mr.. Scott declared
tfat the members of the organization
/ labored under Interpretation when
they censored the Levy Court for Its
action on the Concord crossing dues-
/ ton. he declared that he had al
ways voted TO eliminate the grade
crossing and said that when the mat
( ter was first placed before the court
thev we're assured that the damages
would be very little. not exceeding
$4,000.
THE Levy Court has done all
within its power to eliminate this
grade crossing Mr.. Scott declared,
But when the people misrepresent
the facts the court should stand alcof
and see what Is to be done. ] don't
think the Taxpayers League knew
what they were doing when they
censured the Levy Court on this mat
K ter"
Mr. Scott also paid his resnects to
: a member Of the Ninth War Civic As-
sociation. whom he declared had CEN
sured the court for something that
he knew nothing about.
Mr. Moore agreed that Mr.. Scott
was right IN feeling otfense because
OF certain csusures. lr't declared that
it was the purpose OF the delegation
/ present at that time TO assure the
court of their aid lie explained how
the movement bad started under the
old Levy Court and stated that ho and
the late J. Jackson Peirce had placed
the limit Of damages at $4,000 lie
remarked that they had believed that
the damages would be about s15.010.
but had put It at $4,000 to be on tho
safe side He considered the amount
of tho award as low as would be pos
sible TO attain. Mr. Parks and Mr..
Adair also assured Mr.. Scott that they
had not come With the intention OF
censuring the Levy Court. but TO sd-
wise them that their organization
we're behind them in the work OF
eliminating the grade crossing
Mr. Scott said that be had not In
fcrred that they had come with the
purpose OF censuring the body. bu,
in his remarks had referred to other
occasions. 1T strikes me this way