Milford chronicle., 1922-03-03


this meeting. Over 100 were present
lat this meeting, and It was unanimous
lly resolved that It was the consensus
Of those present at the meeting that
the county be bonded for q Million
dollars. Promptly following this meet
ing, others were held at Seaford,
Bridgeville, Milford, Georgetown, Sell
byville, Millsboro and possibly other,
places regarding this bond issue. and
this same resolution was adopted ael
each meeting.
. The bill was drawn similar % thGl
one which was defeated two years.
previously, sent to the Legislature
then IN session ct Dover. and unAni-l
moualy passed, authorizing Sussex
county to bond for one million dollars
for the permanent Improvement Of
roads. This bill provided that this
money should be spent by q commits
sion to be composed Of the three
members Of the Levy Court and three
others; one, Of whom, should be John
q. Townsend, Jr., who was the COVER
nor, and the other two were 70 be ap-
pointed by the governor; and one Of
the two, should be a Democrat, and
the other a Republican, which would
make the commission three Democrats
and three Republicans
At the session Of the Legislature
Of 1921, a similar bil was presented
authorizing the bonding Of Sussex
county for another million dollars for
permanent Improvement Of roads. and
this bill was unanimously passed.
It seems to me that the passage Of
fa11m oaak1anv,l1fv,oe fhA hnqaA-
ing Of Sussex county for two millions
Of dollars, plainly indicates the sentt-
ment Of the people Of our county re-
garding our county government COM
mencing January 1, 1917, and up to-
the time that the second bond issue
bill was passed at the session Of 1921.
While 1t is necessary to have good
laws for our government, whether
county, State or nation, but this is
only a second consideration. It is
not so much the machinery that
counts as 1t Is the man who operates
the machinery. First-class men and.
fourth-class laws win give better SER
vice than fourth-class men with first
class laws; but, when it is made pos
sible for our best business executives
to accept public office without abso-
lrtely sacrificing their business from
loss Of time and partisan criticism;
then, and not until then, can we ex-
pect to have drst-class men working
under f1rst-class laws. The great dan
ger with our method Of government is
that we are continually changing all
Of our officials, so that we have no
experts to do the real planning. What
we need Is to amend our laws so the
very best business men will serve as
town, city or county executives, but
with real authority to handle the af-
lairs OF the office with the same degree
Of efficiency as they handle their
private business, or the business where
they are serving as directors.
While conditions in Sussex county
are conceded to be very much better
than they were prior to 1915, to my
mind much greater strides toward
'urther improvements could be made;
and, hope, will be made before many
years. When our taxpayers wake up
% the fact that large part Of the
money which they pay is wasted on
lccount Of unnecessary duplication and
Of unnecessary office;
md, also, when they realize about how
much Is wasted by electing and ap-
pointing men to office on account Of
PARTISAN regularity rather than for
itness to the office, then another as
may be formed in Sussex
ounty to create public sentiment to
ause these conditions to be remedied,
ust as that little meeting Of i've was
allied together on June /, 1914 at
aurel
Only a few years ago, a gentleman
a Chicago called a meeting Of three
r four Of his business friends, and
uggested that they meet once a week
D talk over general business condi-
ons, when they agreed to do, and
hey met from place to place each
veek; and, at last, formed a club
yhich was called the Rotary Club.
low look what has grown out Of that
eginning, the wonderful association
Rotary Clubs.
II the same glass Of men who are
for the splendid organiza-
on known as the Rotary Club would
ut the same amount Of energy, intel
gence, enthusiasm and conscience
ito bringing about better, more ef-
,ient and more economical municipal,
)unty and State government, it
ould be accomplished.