Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-10

| Delaware avenue, on which heavy tax
payers reside, il In bad condition small
| streets, those ndjaccnt to the homes oil
small taxpaycrs, are we'll paved maybe
| city officials ue catering TO voters. {"
He cited East Eleventh ~ = small street
well paved
Mr. Ryan said tho Eleventh ward
contains good streets that are not much
travelled.
MIR Connolly declared streets are
politically paved after n list IL prepared
by Council. Streets are paved in the
wards that have the best political fighters,
and the Tenth and Eleventh wnrds
care always on the job" In the Eleventh
ward streets are paved for miles where
there isn't n house in sight Wilmington
lis run by lot Of cheap communications
He criticised neglect 10 put on high
pressure water main in Market street
before that thoroughfare was repaved.
lie had been told bosses in the Street
and Sewer Department played pinochle
all winter and received full salary,
hut did not know whether the story was
true He said "the Street and Sewer is
a department OF political party and not
department ri the people
Robert Affair argued that because
trucks wear out streets Wilmington should
receive part Of the truck license feca, all
Of which go to The State lie believed
tho city would get Roine of thcac feee IF
Wilmington went to Dover IN n body :
lie said Wilmington streeis, especially
thoae running to bridges, arc part Of the
good road system If the State and con
seuucntly Wilmington should receive
part of the State funds for good roads.
John t. McNal,h declared Kent and
Sussex counties stand only for Kent and
Sussex =" He said Wilmington must do
something besides taxing real estate 10
obtain revenue or there will be no big
Improvement here The city should
receive automobile and liquor license
fces I'VE have gone beyond the limit
IT ia not safe to own house Other
cities git percentage nf the gross
receipts 81 public utilities. With a
prospective CITY tax rate al " 10 or
each 800 Of asafs~mont and continuance
nt the county tay rate 1t - cents on zach
: 100 If f.rsaesrrnent what advantage Is there
~ owning "A house, he aRkcI OF tho
income tax of sapO. 900 Wilmington raises
$3.50, 900, but does not get n nickel.
I hat IL sample of Kent and Siisaes
against Wilmington lie commended vii
mlngton ought to have larger representa-
ton III The legislature
Mr. Connolly sud Il tasea wcrn pro
portlonate to rents tho city tax rate would
be 500 on each 800 Of aesesatnent lie
claimed that Nv shutting mt cofnpeti-
ton the street and Sewer department
waa Responsible FIR the Increased cost Of
olectric light and tho proposed increase IN
trolley fare lie SAID there - no usr
roasting Kent and Susanx men 20 from
Wilmington 70 Dover to represent every
thing hut Wilmington and tho Street and
Sewer Department docs not tab q care of
Wilmington that department ~ a poiitl-
cal machine He believed Wilmington
would be benefited by Rholishlng all
comm lRslnna
Mr. McNahb further oritioaed Kent and
Sussox and attributed 90 per cent of Wi
nlngton's troubles 20 those counties
lie said tho state Of Delaware usoa
Wilmington an meal ticket Iln stg
peates starting immediately hoom for
increased representation of Wilmington
| N tho legislature
Joseph J Mnrkey. representing tho
Portland Cement Association, recommend
cd concrete streets for Wilmington lie
aaid concrete would c,,at g. 900 Ia 81. pp
pcr mile rnorv than h,tutulnois rnaeadaIn.
| ar So To g. 10 per square yard tut
mics of concrete strc~t could be main
tanned for $50 20 81 per year II erpan.
,non lo,nta were well placed there would he
NO cracks md u drainage wrrr VOL taken