Year: 1873

s-hali cents. liberal discount made TO quarterly sema


nual and yearly advertisers.


Qua PUBLIC SCHooLs.-A bill, introduce,


by Mr. Van Isken, has passed the Legisla


ture looking to the better sustaining of tn,


public schools of this town. 1t provides tha


each of the united School Districts of thu


town shall raise by taxation a sum not exceed


ing 81 900 per annum to meet the current ex


penses. Heretofore the taxable amount ba,


been limited to $500 in each united district


thereby causing deficiency, to meet which the
Commissioners had to resolve, each wear. tc
raise about $500 for REPAIRS" which reell,
went towards the salaries of the teachers. O,
the greater part of it, at least. 1t is proposed
to quit =" beating the hush " and apply tbe
money where it really belongs The tax rate
will not be increased


The most important feature of the bill how.
ever, is that looking to consolidation. Section
I'd reads thus


SECTION . That the school voters of said
united Districts may, by a majority of the
votes cast at any annual school election, all
unite and consolidate with a view of making n
graded school for the better instruction of the
scholars of said schools.


We hope that this question will be put to
the test at the next annual school election. A
consolidated, graded school, is just what we
need. In union there is strength. All the
States that have efficient school systems, con-
duct their schools on this plan. There are
always two or three citizens in a town who
take especial interest in the schools, and if
they all happen to live in one district the
other district is neglected whereas, if the
schools were consolidated they would all be
brought under their notice.


1t is only question of few years before
the old barn-like school room of No. 8 will
have to be torn down, to prevent its falling
down. and why not erect handsome building,
capable of holding the four hundred scholars
and six teachers under one roof?


IHE SMYRNA AND DELAWARE BAY RAIL
RoAD.-We announced in last weeks issue
the probability of the construction of this road
at an early day, prorided the right of way
could be procured prompdyand at reasonable
price. In common with our townspeople and
the peach, grain and truck producers of this
locality we feel deep interest in this improve
ment; and having had ali opportunity since
our last issue to learn more of the situation we
desire to give all the facts and talk plainly
with our readers. We have the strongest
assurances from reliable sources that Jaw
Gould, the President of the New JERSEY
Railroad, is pushing the enterprise,
ana Is deslrous to complete the link from the
Delaware Bay to Massey Cross Roads within
the next Ninety days; but we are equally as
strongly assured that to make sure of the com.
pletlon OF the work at such time, our people
must furnish the right of way. In other
words, the right of way must be given. taken
In stock or those interested make sufficient
subscriptions to the capital stock of the
Company to cover the cost referred to. The
part our people are called upon to perform to
insure the prompt construction of the road is
30 small and reasonable that we cannot hesitate
to perform 1t Immediately; thus lifting our.
selves from the commercial slough of desmond
In which We are now engulphed.


The Engineers are now on the line We
hear they will make two surveys. One starting
at Pearsons Cove, the other at Greenbank
Point, on the River, one of which will nm
South the other North of Smyrna.


In speaking of the location of the ronto wo
cannot pass reference to the state of affairs
that prevailed when the Delaware Road was
being located-tiresome though that reference
may be. While we wranged with each other
whether 1t should go east or west of the Town
some OF US ready to subscribe if it went hero
and some If 1t went there, but all proposed suh.
scrlptlons condd'o"oi; and those through
whose lands 1t would pass clamored for heavy
damages from corporation without funds n
lew active farmers put their heads together
ana their hands 20 paper with uacoudtioaoI
subscriptions and took the road two miles away
from US and as all our business men can
sadly testify took much of our business and
trade also. When the route for the s. &D
B. RoaI l. .Jc4te!, whether it be north or
south, east or west of the town is of the Ieas,
account but ~ n all subscribe to the stock in
such -u. rln afTord ond =.
necessary. We hear that these subscrintons
Will be received to be paid ,oheu the road !.
completed. If this be true, can any man who
IS able and feels the least interested in orr
business prosperity afford to stand aloof2 We
think not.


We hope all land holders through whom the
road will run and who will be benefited there.
oy Will promptly gre the right of way. Doubt
less some persons will be injured more or less
some farms may be cut in places that will be
inconvenient and expensive to the owner. II
would be difficult to make route that would
not damage some one. Where a landowner