Evening journal., 1915-05-27

about this business-like administra-
ton which they are so free in prom
ising?
Il cannot conceive that they arc re-
fcrring to the candidates on their
ticket
Another question which / want
to ask is this:
Would the taxpayers and the citl-
zens of the city of Wilmington De
willing 10 ontrust the management OF
the financial affairs of the city OF
Wilmington to the present Demo
cratic State chairman, who Is taking
lots of time, making lots of Efforts
in denouncing the administration dur
ing the last four years?
81 ask them TO show one single in
stance only--just one single instance
where the Democratic party of Will
mington. has. really. done something
for the bettermcnt and advancement
of Wilmington Just one single in
stance. I want to be shown.
Republican Record Good One.
Il want to speak, before closing.
of Just few things that | have not
ed here. that the present administra-
tion has done.
"Thcre has been for some time a
need. or a feeling that there was a
need for a different basis upon which
/ TO charge for water rents. That is,
. i'm other words. that man should
/ pay for only as much water as he ac-
( tually uses. The records have shown
/ that where a house Is on ten dollar
: basis and allowed three hundred
! gallons day. that the average has
been, say. less than one-third of the
( amount allowed. or half OF the
amount allowed. In other words, the
owners of these smaller properties
/ have been paying almost twice as
much for water as they should have
paid.
"The present administration fur
nished one hundred thousand dollars
TO the Water Department for putting
meters in every property In tho city
OF Wilmington. and as soon as the
properties are all metered. then each
individual will pay for exactly the
amount of water he uses. OF course
IL "a man sees lit TO waste the water
he will pay for all that he wastes
and II he secs it TO economlze. his
bill will be correspondingly less.
"The present administration has pu
in considerable amount of new
street lighting. which is a permanent
improvement.
"Jnder the present administration
there has been considerable amoun
Of street paving done. and further
provision for a vast amount of Il
which has already been started, an,
which is a lasting and permanent
improvement.
"ln addition to that the old acad
emy building on Vandover avenue
which for years was in a bad shape
the present City Council, this las
year, took that building and had
entirely remodeled and 1t will soon b
: reopenod as a branch OF the Whining
/ ton City Free Library, and Will be ac
cessible 10 the people who live 4
that section of the city. That
n also a lasting and beneficial improve
, mcnt
b "ln addition to that the present at
5 ministration has purchased a pla,
ground in the Tenth ward. | haven
{ heard any objection on the part {
= our Democratic friends to the pu
:, chase of those Fairgrounds.
y Another playground which W;
S purchased was the old Diamond Sta
property ON the north side of n
Q creek. which lies between the Secou
= and Fourth wards That also is
p tangible asset which can be realize
? upon at any time for the full amour
I expended.
o "For many years there was a COZ
! tention that the school teachers of III
D city of Wilmington were underpail
q and the statistics show that thoy Wei
e. underpaid. The City Council increase
s the allowance TO the Board Of Publ