Evening journal., 1919-03-29

properly enforced health conditions
we are entitled to these and should
receive them for even What we are
now paying let alone the additional
ihat the assessment board has added
on and may think we are going TO
stand for, II we do NOS glt this much,
our rights are being trampled upon
and we ase being defrsuded by the city
government
The United States government has
publ shed all sorts OF articles since
the signing OF the agmsice appealing
to the people and elites to build
houses, roads ana push other enter
prlses 10 help the sreal masses OF la
bog that wese released upon cessation
Of war work, We have been told these
masses must have work or whal the
results Will be.
Let us hope the city Of Wilmington
viii take The warning and set step
snd make haste in improving the
streets and unsanit5ry conditions,
thereby swing the residents OF the
olty some OF the things to which they
are entitled and for which they have
long been pay ng taxes for, but never
received. And before increasing the
taxes In sections that are not even
now receiving the service they should
let the city go through her depart
ments 9nd see II the taxpayers money
ISN'T helping in some cases TO pay the
salary 81 certain iobholders who are
loaflng more or less on their jobs and
receiv ng money that would be better
spent II il went for Improvement TO
streets or schools. Every day you hear
some one pleading IN the interest Of
some campaign that IS for raising
funds for homeless, starving and un-
clothed people on the other side OF the
Atlantic. They beg US to retrench in
every way we can and give to these
people and that Il we don't hundreds
OF thousands OF men. women and chill
dren Will perish. They even 50 so
far as to tell us we have got to save
these people with our money and the
other things they need. How are we
going to do Il II food and fuel are go
ing TO stay where they DID during the
other hand the city, State and national |
government are gong TO Increase tax
es? The working man has to now al |
most take his pay envelope and divide /
it in half and hold One-hslf out on 4
each hand and say to the tax collector
and his handlo-d here this half VIII all 4
have to so TO pay you and then the
other half he turns over to the gro
Gerry man, coal dealer and Liberty Loan
and campaign committees. lie has
nothing left for other necessities and
4 IN ngs get any worse he won't even
be sble to meet the bills that he Is now
paying out his all to. Then people
lsk why working masses are becoming
20 restless arYl why so many dark
clouds that spell trouble are forming
,vcr the country. We read every day
" the speeches OF the heads OF great
concerns and 81 plans that they are Of
ering which viii bring about better
harmony and conditions II the work
ng man 5 gwen a better deal by al
owing him TO become a holder 10 a
'ertain extent in the business. II this
VII apply In business affairs Il will
ilso apply In mun'c pal affairs and the
taxpayer should receive whatever his
interest amounts TO, or In other words,
get all that he Is entitled to In return
for the money that he Is paying in, and
not have a higher assessment which
means increased taxes pounced upon
m unless he actually should bear ad-
itional burden in return for some
Ihing that he Is receiving or privileges
hat he Is sharing. ! would be glad to
lear the public opinion on these mat
ers and also TO have the city so over
he oond tons In this section and then
i've a report before asking US to share
ny add tlonal burden
NO. 1914 WASHINGTON STREET.
Del, March 2S 1919.