Evening journal., 1921-11-03
TALkLEAGUE TO
STUDY TAXATION
First Step Taken at Meeting
of County Meeting of
Property Owners
CLAYMONT PLAN
is OUTLINED

Citizens Of Mt Pleasant, Forwood
and the Point Breeze school districts
OF Brandywine hundred. conferred
with a special committee of the
Property Owners League of Clay
mont last night when plans were
made for organizing, a Statewide
league. The meeting was presided
over by George Lodge. other mem
bers OF the special committee pres
ent were Col. James c. McComb,
William Frederick ana William ].
Strawbridge.
Mr.. Lodge, in calling the meeting
to order. said:
Right at the beginning I wish 10
place the league before you in It's
true light. A few people in this
school district. who apparently have
neither the ability nor the broad
version TO look beyond their own
narrow sphere. have asserted that
the Property Owners League was
formed to fight against the imposition
OF such school tax as is proper and
sufficient 10 adequately maintain the
schools In this school district.
such assertions are absolutely I'M
founded and untrue. The aim and
object OF the league is Of the broad
est nature. and seeks to cure those
evils that have burdened real estate
In the state of Delaware, whether
such evils arise from the IMPROVE
dent imposition Of burdens on real
property, or from hanging mill
stones in the nature Of any excess
sive taxes around the necks OF long
suffering owners OF houses and
farms.
THE league has no narrow or sell
FISH aims. but will endeavor to light
en- the burden OF all taxpayers by
promoting the passage OF fair and
just laws, and by eliminating the
reckless expenditure OF public
money
The league stands for good laws,
good schools, the businesslike expen-
diture OF public money. and the ad-
ministration Of public afrairs by
honest officials."
Mr.. Lodge then quoted from the
leagues constitution;
The object and purposes Of this
league; TO protect It's members and
their property against unreasonable
and excessive taxation; TO preserve
the just and lawful rights OF mem
bers from improper legislation; 70
procure the passage OF fair and just
laws touching real estate in this dis
trict: and TO defend its members
and their property against the i'm
position Of unjust burdens, placed
or attempted TO be placed on them
by any persons. public or private
corporations. or political bodies oil
any nature"
Il was suggested that the schoo
districts OF Brandywine hundred b'
organized first and that a joint com
nittee be named to organize tn
counties Of the State.
II was explained that a statewide
| organization. combined OF small
flexible units, was considered mos
efficient, the small units TO deal will
: local affairs. and the combined or
ganization 20 deal collectively with
state affairs.
4 The meeting was an enthusiastic
one. Every representative declared
] the need Of such an organization
General dissatisfaction was expressed
concerning injustice OF taxation
; throughout the hundred. The who'll
matter was summed up in an ap
piauded statement by Mr.. Keen, o
" Bellevue, who said: "Our taxes arr
increasing and we are getting moth
ing for Il. When we do get any
thing, we get it in the neck"
Organization OF leagues through
out the hundred win be effected
during the month.