Evening journal., 1916-01-13
General Service Board Reports on
CiUic and Social Surrey in State

7 and generosity latent in every commun
| ity will remain dormant
The work Of City and County Wclfar
| Boards in the Middle Western States IS
outlined, including an interesting inci-
dent connected with the work of th
| City Welfare Department in Cleveland.
/ Under Public vs.. Private Work for
| Delaware, the secretary writes;
1T can hardly be hoped that either
the State or local governments in Del
aware can very soon take over any
considerable amount OF the program
followed by the advanced western
communities just described. For this
reason it would seem all the more
necessary that private effort be so
organized as to secure the greatest
possible results In the meantime. The
! cooperation of efficient private effort
as far as possible with present gov
ernment departments and officials is
advised as being not only a means to-
ward maximum civic development in
the present, but Nalso a strong educa-
/ tional force for better government
with increased welfare responsible
ties in the future"
Legislation Is treated from the point
of view that 1T is as important TO stop
J faulty and inadequate legislation as
to promote good legislation" Refer
ence is made to the report Of the Del
aware commissioners on uniform
State laws, printed in the journal OF
the Delaware Senate OF 1915.
The value OF legislative information
bureaus and the methods used TO pro-
mote welfare legislation in other
States are briefly outlined.
Delaware.
The main body OF the report is de-
voted to "A Brief Survey to Present
Practices. Conditions and Progress in
This State" II opens with the follow
ing paragraph:
Delaware Is called the Diamond
State, which gives rise TO a pleasantly
expressed by the question: Is Della
ware still a diamond in the rough
Whatever answer individuals may be
inclined to give to this question. Il
cannot be denied in the face OF Della
wares history. that the time need
not be very far distant when the State
will justify her emblem We say
need not be" ad,isedly. for while the
organizing committee wishes 10 throw
full light upon all the advantages of
the State, there is no desire TO under
estimate the extent Of support and
effort necessary to bring these advan-
tages to full flower"
The survey Is IS follows:
Size md Popu' ation. the latter being
discussed loth % TO numbers and
character, with table moving the
relatively low percentage Of increase
In Delaware's population compared
with the average increase in United
States and in other States.
State and Local Governments.
Under State government the method Of
choosing members Of the executive
and legislative branches OF the govern
ment is given. with comment on the
responsibility and accountability Of
the government to the people. The
comparative representation i'm the
legislature of the three counties and
Wilmington is also given. That the
smallness Of Delaware's State revenue
has directly limited the broadening of
State functions in Delaware is pointed
out. Figures are given for 1913 and
, 1914. Tire per capita State income oil
Delaware is compared with that OF
other States; sources of revenue
noted and the method of taxation
, commented upon.
I Functions Of County Government in
general are given. and details cited
in regard to the form and cost Of gov
= ernment in New Castle county The
3 new county government TO take effect
in Sussex county in 1917. is also out
lined.
Under City Government comment Is
made on the countrywide movement
for better municipal governments and
upon the long agitation for a new city
charter in Wilmington. The present
! form of government in this city is out
lined.
State Commissions.
Government Of Towns in Delawarl
! is discussed in relation TO the prin
ciple OF Home Rule" or a general in
cooperating law 10 apply to all towns
with the determining OF purely muni
/ l.cipal concerns as a matter for loca
| decision.
e City Planning and Town Planning a
- practicable in Delaware are brief,
mentioned
G State Commissions. Comment oi
4 the service given the State by unpai,
commissions precedes an outline o
the work OF the following Delawar
commissions: State Board OF Agricul
ture, State Board Of immigration, TIL
Delaware State tuberculosis Com
mission
Opportunity is taken to distin
- guish clearly between the work OF thi
O. State commission and the work OF tn
Delaware Anu-Tuberculosis Society
Z which is purely private organiza
G tion.
p Commission on Employers Liabil
d ity, 1911-1913.
{ State Commission for the Blind
n Delaware Labor Commission.
The general provisions OF the Chill
Labor Law and the Ten Hour Law ar
!, given.
" The Canneries Inspection Law (no
: administered by a commission /
=. noted as OF special merit and interest
\. State Library Commission.
,o The survey also includes a state
q. ment Of the Unemployment situation
Nc in Wilmington at this time last yea
n- and the facilities and efforts used 4
rs dealing with it.
ID General Labor Conditions is an
other heading.
&C The immigrant is discussed as to tn,
number in the State and In Whining
ton. Chief employments open to i'm
he migrants in Wilmington are given
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