Evening journal., 1914-10-30

by the public is to be assessed and
the owner thereof compelled to pay
proportionate share of the cost Of
paving the same.
While | recognize the right and
privilege of those property owners
who are willing and able to bear the
expense of street paving to do so, I
fail to see the justice Of imposing a
burden, as it necessarily will he
upon those not able and unwilling
of assuming such an obligation
Property owners have for many
years been paying taxes into the
city treasury which have been in part
used by the city in defraying the
costs incident to the paving of
streets in various sections. There
are at the present time many own
ers of property in the Ninth ward
who have formerly resided and own
/ ed property in the more central sec
tions of our city. 1t has been the
money received as taxes from these
classes of people that has made it
possible to do the street paving that
has already been done. Il does not
seem to me to be fair to now say to
them pay your taxes as heretofore
and, in addition thereto. pay the costs
Of paving the street in front of your
property.
2. AS to a bond issue for a new
bridge at Washington street.
/ am in favor of the passage OF a
bill authorizing the issuance of bonds
by the county and of building a new
bridge with the proceeds derived
from the sale thereof
/ / am of this opinion whether the
bridge be safe or unsafe at the pres
ent time. II unsafe for the use now
made of it, too much expedition can
: not be used in the building of a
proper, adequate and safe bridge
notwithstanding any consequent in
crease that might be made in the
b county taxes. Taxpayers will moi
complain If human life is being en-
. dangered. If safe, new bridge
) should be built, If it be true, as
b am informed, that a slight, If any
II difference will exist between the
r amount that will be necessary Z
n pay as interest on the bonds.
{ The use of the bridge crossing tn
IS Brandywine at Washington street i
n daily increasing and ! believe ther
Is more to be said in favor of tear
j. ing down Washington street bridg
and building a new one than in de
e stroying the present Court House AM
y erecting another.
= 3. AS to a new charter for the cit,
! Of Wilmington.
am in favor Of granting new
2 charter to the city.
If elected to the Legislature ! shal
serve to the best Of my endeavor tn
people whom l shall there represent
and shall vote for the passage o
those measures In which they or
majority of them are interested an
concerned. Izbelieve that the pres
ent system under which the govern
ment of this city Is conducted need
10 be changed. Certainly the pres
ent system can be improved upo
and much more accomplished for tn
: good of all than is being done at tn
\ present time. / think / share tn
opinion of most of our citizens in b'
iieving that the city of Wilmingto
should have a new charter. II cleo
ed, shall vote in favor of such
measure.
A. What legislation do you dec
necessary at the present time2
without making a complete al
swer to this question, which woul
necessitate a too lengthy reply,
will state that there are many in
portant matters in which we are a
interested that will be brought b
fore the next Legislature in the for
o of bills to be enacted into laws
elected. / shall be on the firing lin
Very truly yours,
Kvilhur I Adam