Evening journal., 1922-02-21

henry Sarlng, tool dresser, was
the next speaker and he proposed
that the Single Tax system OF taxa
tion by taxing land values be applied
towards solving the city's financial
troubles Later IN the evening Mr
Saring presented a resolution 10 this
effect but n was tabled.
Henry p. Scott. president OF the
Wilmington Trust Company and an
officer OF the Delaware School aux
Hilary. in urging that the bond issue
be approved said that while a non
resident here he was interested in
several manufacturing plants that
are taxpayers and he said that dur
ing the afternoon he had called on
Irenee dupont, president OF the du-
! Pont Company the largest taxable
In this city. and Mr.. DUPONT had said
that the bond issue was acceptable
to him and his company.
Mr.. Scott said that he had attend
ed the Wilmington schools as boy,
had graduated from the Wilmington
| High School. and while there can be
men like Lincoln all agreed that the
school system OF his day is not what
Is wanted today.
The main trouble with us today.
Mr.. Scott said. Is that we fail TO
look at what we have received for
our money. He said the city owns
its own water works, a FIRE depart
ment, miles OF new streets. the city
building and the proposed river front
terminal. The latter he referred TO.
however. as a business risk"
Mayor Harvey reiterated his stand
that the proper method TO ascertain
public opinion on the question OF a
bond issue Is by n referendum
He pointed out the danger OF
increasing the bonded indebted
ness OF the City. but insisted he was
heartily In favor OF the l,0OO,OOe
loan II the people want II. 'rhi.
proposition is the beginning OF d
program which the Board OF Educa
ton in conjunction with the Del
aware school Auxiliary has workce
out TO raise the level OF public edu
cation in Delaware" Mayor Har
vey added. 1T Is fine pro
gram. 1t unqestionably viii Dc
what they claim It will do. ! wan
& as soon as the people want Il ant
feel they can pay for H."
Miss Ellen Somworth, public
school principal. told how through.
out the city substantial buildings ar,
being torn down by business houses
70 put new buildings In their places
where such buildings prove made
quate for the purpose for which the,
we're erected. She opposed the ref
erendum, pointing out that wher
E the city wanted to bond itself FOL
l new streets. a new harbor and new
% library. they went ahead and ISSUED
5 bonds. She said Il had been twenty
n years since a modern up-to-dat
school building had been built II
o wilmington. She said the propose
g lschool zoning system should also In
/, clude zoning the nuisances ava
e from the schools. and that ne'
4 school buildings should have a
o. outside as well as an inside b
r giving the school buildings beautiful
- surroundings.
e Colonel Weller p. Slower. OF tn
n Board OF Assessment. said that 10
r the past eleven years he had bee
{ Interested in the question OF cit
L taxes and while personally he wa
g able 10 pay he felt. that the peopl
81 are tired OF paying more taxes
Now. don't fool yourselves that thi
a seven cents Is going to meet with tn
, approval Of ALL he said. Many o
e those who are enthusiastic about thi
d proposed bond issue are those VIII
u have not paid their taxes for years
Some OF them are present here 10
night"
Colonel Slower drew the wrath q
the school teachers present when h
announced that he believed that 5
per cent. OF the teachers could nc
Q pass the standards OF the Pennsyl
n vania State Board OF Education
r 1T is not their fault" he added
u but n we are going 10 make
u change let's make II all the way
= Colonel Slower contended that tn
Ipeople should have the right I
y vote on the proposed bond issu'
n saying that Il was practically al
$ sured that the tax rate for ne'
@ year would be t2.05 or S2.10.
) Elmer II. Klund. tax collector {
e the Northern District, read a length
e ly statement expressing his views o
j. the subject This statement was 6
follows:
r Il do not wish 10 be misundel
a stood or misquoted as to my positio
n regarding the educational feature
D. OF our children. The public schol
Al and the proper education OF our chi
dren Is a necessity and an obligatio
d that must not be overlooked; in fac
= Il is a duty not only OF a parent bl
At also the law, 10 see that the child
le compelled to secure as much know
ID edge as Is possible. in the time spei
l. within the walls OF the school
le knowledge is power and educatic
makes for the world a better citize
n. II do not mean TO question q
In wisdom OF former Boards OF Educ
l. ton IN their handling OF matters pc
a tanning TO the schools but my priva
D. opinion is. that much money HI
been wasted on things unnecessar
nj that could have been put TO bett'
rd use. As an instance OF this. r.
he call the efforts OF number OF a
en Board TO have monographs installS
On In the schools.
On From the time OF our entrance
the World War up to the present ar
rd the end is not in sight. we have bee
rs. confronted with a series OF taxes, a
,ff OF which have been passed on
Iir what IL porularly known as the con
he mon people The old saying "tl
SIX people pty'. is true and It applies
today as Il has in the past. The
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