The daily gazette., 1877-01-31
FROM DOVER.

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NEW INCORPORATION AcTs-rHE BILL
REGARD TO ADVERTISING snER1FFs
sALEs-sAIE OF STOCKS AND REAL
ESTATE, &c.
Correspondence of the Gazette.l
DOVER, Jan. 81, 1877.
To-day will close the first month Of
Legislative session, and in spite of the
many assertions that there has been moth
ing to do, resume of the work will show
that the present Legislature has dispatch
ed business as promptly as anyiof its pre-
decessors.
The House yesterday afternoon passed
the bill in relation to the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal, by the provisions Of
which the company are empowered to
own and operate vessels in the canal, and
to introduce, at any time they see proper,
freight line of their own through the ca
nal.
Mr.. Ware also introduced bill to in
corporate the "Front and Union Streets
Passenger Railway Company, of Will.
mington." BY the provisions ofthis bill,
Messrs. George w. Bush, James Morrow,
Phillip Plunkett, VIM. Ferris, John r.
Tatum, VIM. G. Gibbons, Henry B. Sci
del, James Bradford and Richard NJ. Grif
fifth are declared commissioners to receive
subscriptions to The capital stock of the
Company. The capital stock is fixed at
$25, 900, with the privilege OF being in
creased to SIS, 900.
The proposed new railway, as described
in the bill, is to commence at or near
Front and Market streets with the privi-
lege OF running east to Walnut street over
the tracks of the City Passenger Railway
Company and to extend west, traversing
Reed and Chestnut streets, to Union
street, thence to Pennsylvania Avenue,
thence to Dupont street, an d thence to
the middle depot of the City Passenger
Railway Company. This proposed road
is regarded as the extension frequently
contemplated by the present railway com
pany.
The House yesterday also passed sup
plement to the charter of the Masonic
Hall Company, authorizing the issue OF
% per cent. mortgage bonds by the COM
pany, to the extent of $75, 900.
Kent county is now on an equality
with, and is at last free from dog tax, the
law repeating the same having passed the
Senate yesterday. Meanwhile Senator
Rays bill imposing tax on dogs in New
Castle county reposes in the hands Of a
committee.
In the Senate yesterday, the bill in re-
lation to advertising Sheritf's Sales, was
passed, with amendments. These amend
ments give the Sheriff and debtor the priv
ilege of selecting the papers in which the
sales shall be advertised, and provide that
in case the debtor fails to select paper
the Sheriff shall insert such advertisement
in paper having the largest circulation
| The House non-cOncurred in the Senate
amendments, and the subject will proba
bly, be referred to a committee ofconfer'
ence.
Governor Cochran and Secretary o
State Grubb arrived in Dover, yesterday
on their usual weekly visit.
Rumors Of a contemplated visit to Do
iver of Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad official
: for the purpose of securing law to Ell
dBle LDe company 10 cOnStrucI cana
across the State, through Appoquinimin
Hundred, are in circulation, but are nc
. yet in definite shape.
Yesterday afternoon c. F. Hawkin!
, auctioneer, sold the real estate of Jane
W. Robbins, deceased. for Smithers
Massey, Trustees; and Bank and othe
| stock for A. B. Richardson, Executor, an
as surviving partner of the firm of Ricl
: ardson & Robbins, as follows:
0 Capital stock First National Bank {
l Dover, to
t G. V. Massey, "a shares at sl12.1l
I d. F. Burton, 20 shares at $110.75
b. L. Cooper. 10 shares at $l10.50
: Thos. Simpson, 5 shares at $1,000
s w. FL. Ridgway, shares at $110.75
, w. L. Cannon, share at $110.90
Capital stock Fruit Growers Nation
Bank of Smyrna, A. B. Richardson,
e shares, at $101.75.
Capital stock of the Dover Ice ompan
n to II. A. Richardson, shares at $50
Interest, one half, in packing and prese
ing House sold to A. B. Richardson f
= $1,000.
e Dover Gas works to A. B. Rchardso
l. for $4,000.
# The Richardson & Robbins canning
e tablishment in Dover, to A. B. Richar
l. son for $4,000.