Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-04-26

Allowing the commissioners Of the dis.
tnct to valss $500 annually
April S-Senate "act to enable the
tru tees of Emmanuel Church. Mt New
Castle, t. set apart IL portion Of the globe
Of sa,d church Tor an additional bdrylng
ground, and fer other purposes."
April 10 House "Hct 10 protect the
people from the dangers resulting from
the use Of pet oleum, coal oil and bum.
Ing fuils.' [The petroleum or other
burning hlid soll c- disposed of must
stand Il fire test Of 10 degrees any
damage resulting from the sale Of burn.
ing fi1lds below this test, can be sued for
aui collected from the person selling The
same.l
DIVORCE BILLS.
January 2S House "act for the relief
Of John II. Sausrander." [Divorclng
him from his wifc, Isabela.l
January 2S-IlOuse "act to divorce
Ann NJ. Hall from her husband, Samuel
T. Hsll."
JanuqrY 2s-House ''act to divorce
Catharine NJ. Killen from Timothy G.
Killen."
January 3O-House ''act for the relief
of Hannah Pebbles " [Diyorcing her fiom
her husband, Nelson,
February 3-Ilouse ''aet for the relief
Of Mary Pennington" [D.yOreng her
from her husband, Isaac.
February 4-HUuse ''act 10 divorce
Lucy z. Hanson fiom her husband,
| Peer Hanson"
February A. House "act TO divorce
Elizabeth G. Kersey from the ponds of
matrimony." [John s. Kersey was her
| husband
Feb uary 4-senatc "act to divorce
Samuel Goslee and Elizabeth II. Goslee
| from the bonds Of matnmony."
! February 4-llOusc ''act to divorce
Henry Jones and Anna Jones from the
bonds Of marriage"
February toulouse act for the relief
Of Mary L. Hickman" Divoreng her
| from her husband, Charles l..
February 12- House "act TO divorce
Susan Duhadaway and John Duhadaway
/ from the bonds OF marriage"
February 10-IIouse "act to divorce
Caroline Jones from her husband, Rufus
Jones'"
February 10 House "act to divorce
Margaret Ann Willard and William Fred.
erick Willard, from the bonds Of matri-
mony."
February 2G-Senate "act to divorce
William II. Roberts and Mary II. Roberts,
bis wife, from the bonds of matrimony."
February 26-Senate "act divorcine
Joseph Q. File from the bonds of matri.
mnny." Sarah J. File was his wife.
February 2S-llouse "act to divorce
Joshua Marshall and Anna A. Marshall
from the Jonds Of marriage"
March Blouse ''act to divorce Joshua
B. wilkins and Amanda wilkins from
the bonds of marriage"
March 12-liOuse ''aot to divorce james
l. Billings and Ritchey Billings mesnO
ct MOra."
March 14-senate act to divorce
Emma J. Lynch from her husband, John
| +. Lynch, and to give to the said Emma
j. LyHch the custody of her children"
March 1S-llouse "act TO divorce
James Ferrell." Elizabeth Ferrell was
his wife
March 25-House "act to divorce Julia
A. P. Adair from her husband, Lewis
+. Adair.'
March 25.-seuate ''act to divorce A.
A. McNain fiom his wife, Catharin'
| McKain "
March 6-House "act to divorce Sam
uel I. Othoson and Hester Othoson, hi;
wife, from the bouds Ot matrimony."
March 31-llouse "act to divorce Eliz
beth L. Short and her husband Cannon
Short from the bonds of matrimony."
April 3-llouse ''acl TO divorce 1homai
j. Marvel and Martha Marvel, his wife
u UiitciilO mGtrin0ldi.
April 4-House " act to divorce Kassi
mir A1bigcr from tie bonds of matri
muuy." [Rfeseuzla ADelger was hi
wife.
Apfil 7-House act to divorce saral
A. Woodrow flom her husband, jaime
Woodrow"
April 7-House " act to divorce ssral
Bat Il from her husband, Andrew Bat
ton"
CuNCERStSG CITIES AND TOWNS.
February l9-Housc additional sup
plcmeut To an act entitled an act for TN
beiter regulation Ol the streets OF Della
ware City and for other purpose, passe'
March b, 1851" [Giying the Town Com
missiouers authority to lay out new
streets and extend old ones.
February 25-liouse sac TO amend TIA
act entltled'an act TO incorporatethe tow
oi Seaiufd aud for other purposes, pass
Ell at Dover, March 10, 1865" Chang
ing the day of town election, etc.
March 3-House "act to repeal the nc
eniitleu an act providing for the drain
ing Of certain street in the town o
Laurel, Sussex County and State of Del
awnr'.' [Repealng chapter 1870 Of vol
ume IA
March 7-senate ''act to authorize til
town cJnmisslOne Of the town of NeN
Cas- le to lay out and open a certain stree
in tho said town"
March 12-House 'act for the benef
Of the water works in Wilmington.
[Gying Council authority TO introduc
Brandywiue water in any street, lane
ETC., in tue city limits, and the real estat
fronting on such street or lane shall b
taxed IN proportion to its extent in from
for the expenses incurred the cost of tn
same shall be first lien against sue
> property.l
, March i3-senaie "further supplement
to the act entitled IAN act to ineorporat
the town OF Milford 4" TRestrictiag tn
amount of tax 10 be raised by the tow
commissioners TO $3.50 per year.
March lS-House ''act to confirm a
, ordnance Of the city of Wilmington va
eating part of Fihh street." Betwee
p, W. & b. X II. track and low-wate
mark rn the Chrisliana.l
March l9-Senate ''aet to vacate part
of certain streets in the town Of Ne'
, Castle"
! March 4l-senate "act to amend tn
, act entitled AN act to incorporate Oh
town OF Lewes and for other purposes
. Changing the time Of election for con
lnissioners, ETC., etc.
= April 1-Eouse supplement to an az
to incorporate the Wilmington Fountai
, Society, passed at Dover February
i 1871" [Relating to membership, etc ]
April 2-Senate "act to incorporal
the town of Odessa and for other pa
- poses"
D April 3-House "aet authorizing
Registry Bureau and to facilitate ii
assessment of the city of Wilmington.
p ICausing the Chief Engineer or SurveyG
Q Of the city to keep books showing II
= situation and dimensions OF each prope
d ty in the city, the names of the ownel
thereof, etc
/. April Senate act to amend the az
|. entitled an act to incorporate the tow
of Middletowu." Relatiug to laying oil
n new Streets.
4 April 7-aouse "further supplement
J. to the act entitled ian act to limit Il
city debt OF Wilmington and provide fl
: the discharge thereof Allowir
It Council TO issue bonds to lhe amount
Is 100000, to be applied TO funding u
e floating debt OF the city. and to openir
Il Z eyenth and Eighteenth streets
,- April 7.-senate tact TO incOrpora
le the town Of Newport"
April s.--House "firther suppleme
ef 10 the act entitled 'an act to limit Il
lie city debt Of Wilmington aud provide f
IS discharge thereof" Allowing Coun'
ol to issue bonds 70 the amount of $4,000
for building a new reservoir, and othe
ef wise improving the water works. tn
5, act also allows the Mayor to appoint al