Evening journal., 1915-01-15

of Commerce has also been active
this year, it's accomplishments being
balanced in Importance for what they
would seem to lack in number
/ cite particularly the new city as
sessment which was recommended
and strongly endorsed from the out
set by this organization. You will
recall that the Chamber of Commerce
at considerable expense investigated
tax assessment systems in Cleveland.
Buffalo. New York City and Newark,
New Jersey. and made definite recon-
mendations to the Board of Assess
ment, Revision and Appeals asking
them to employ the power they had
to revise the city assessment
You will also recall that when the
revision of the assessment was COM
pieted. a special committee at tho
invitation of the Board of Assess
ment, Revision and Appeals invosti-
gated the work done and pronounced
it commendable IN practically every
detail Furthermore this committee
suggested that the organization
should not lose sight of the fact that
the present assessing system is not
on a permanent basis and I would
I respectfully urge you TO lend as
strong support as possible to the
movement to have the present ses-
sion of the State Legislature by ap-
propriate legislation perpetuate the
existing system of assessing real
property.
My understanding is that the city
solicitor at the invitation of City
/ Council is now preparing a bill COW
! eIing this subject and it would ap-
pear to me that the Chamber OF
| Commerce should, at the proper time
endorse and support this measure.
The organization has also beer
active in the movement to secure
necessary amendments to the present
City Charter and if need be, a new
charter instrument
AT the present time speeia
Charter Committee is thrashing ou
with the Charter Committee of tn,
Wilmington Civic Association amend
ments TO the proposed new charter
prepared by the latter, with a view
to submitting to both organizations
a charter which can be endorsed ant
supported by both respectful!
remind you that we are committed
in our platform to dispose of th'
new city charter issue in a defnit,
manner. It must absolutely be en-
dorsed or rejected.
We have conducted with SOM
measure Of success campaign o
publicity on Industrial Education
with a view to persuading educa
tional officials and the necessar.
state and local public officials tina
provision should be made to includ
more serious industrial training 4
the. public schools. While it may b
that the time is not ripe this yea
for additional legislation whicl
would permit the immediate intro
duction of advanced industrial edu
cation in the public schools, it woul
seem that this whole subject shOul
still receive the serious attention q
our body.
In the absence of any legislativ
measure to inaugurate such a syster
of education. I respectfully recon-
mend that action be taken which wi
allow the introduction of a bill q
, Dover providing for the appointmer
os a commission consisting Of educi
? tional officials, manufacturers an
labor representatives who shall pre-
, pare an industrial educational bi
TO be presented before the 1917 sci
, sion of the State Legislature.
/ cite as another instance of civ
activity on the part of the organic,
Z tion, the highly important matter ,
the elimination of the Concord grad
= crossing at the B. and o. Railroa
tracks. This is a matter which h5
for many years been agitated by pr
: vate citizens. owners of nearby re-
{ estate and civic organizations and