The daily gazette., 1879-01-13
THE STATE CAPITAL.

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Special Correspondence Of the Gazette.
DOVER, DEL, Jan. 13.-The Legisla-
ture will reasscmble at 8 o'clock this af-
ternoon, after its three days adjournment
and among other things during the days
session, the joint rules will be adopted
and some preparations made for the COM
ing inauguration of Gov.-elect Hall.
The measures Of legislation which viii
mington will lay before the General AS
sembly this winter, and ask favorable
action upon, are so reasonable that il is
almost a certainty for me to say, that the
present session will be much more pro-
life in the way of granting requests made
by the city, than usual. Just what will
be asked for and what will be laid by on
the shelf, to await the moulding of more
favorable opinion, is not exactly known
but some of the proposed bills are already
clearly mapped out by their projectors.
The Board of Education of Whining
ton has had committee on legislation
appointed, which is now considering
whether to ask for the repeal of certain
acts by which 1t is governed and the sub
stituting of new and more congenial
ones, or the granting of a new charter.
The most Objectionable thing to the
Board is the time at which the appro-
priaIion from Council is received. The
financial year of the Board ends with De-
cember and the collection Of taxes does
not commence till July. Heuce, il the
Boards expenditures overrun the estl-
mates, or unexpected expenses are met
with, that body is out of money aud in
a straight. The time of the payment of
the appropriation to the Board is not
specified. IL Council desires II could
withhold the appropriation till the close
OF the year. OF course no disposition to
do this is likely to be shown, but to pre-
vents its possibility, the school directors,
at the iustigation of Mr.. Woolley, who
until his resignation was chairman of
the Finance Committee, will ask for the
payment of their allowance in monthly
ins,allments. The Board of Education
has also been experiencing the unpleas-
antness Of not getting a quorum. To
prevent this they would like to have the
number of members increased and the
number constituting quorum remain
where ii now is.
An act compelling citizens owning pro-
perty on the shore Of the Delaware river,
or the Brandywine or Christiana creeks,
to keep up the banks so as to prevent an
overflow will be presented, so am cred
IDLY informed. Such a suggestion was
made at the recent conference held be-
tween a special committee from Council
and committee Of marsh owners.
When the present City Council organ
lied, President Lichtenstein delivered an
address which contained two potent sug-
ges,ions. One of these concerned the
taxing of bonds and was favorable to a
repeal of the act by which such a tax was
imposed. Just here will give a few fl
gur,s. During the last year, Wilmington
paid about S4,4S3 90 as taxes on her
bonds. OF this sum, S906 46 We're re-
turned to City Treasurer Vincent, while
the remaining S3,576 81 went out of the
cty's hands for good and in'o the pock-
cts of the holders Of the bonds. The OBJ
lection is raised because The debtor and
not the bondhoddr has to pay thu extra
tax. The other allusion in his address
was in relation 10 unequal taxation, by
which real es ate is made TO feel the
whole burden and personal property per
mitted to 90 scot free.
The Councils legislative Committee
also has under consideration at the pres
ent time, the feasibility of imposing taA
on horses owned within the city, "Some
thing similar TO that imposed on dogs Al
present is thought to be about the thing,
lsaid "A member Of the committee to me {
DAY or two ago, "you see the horses az
the principal cause of the wearing out o
the streets and there Is feeling that theI
should be taxed )" probably tax of on'
dollar per head would be all that won {
be imposed and that would make quite ,
fund in the end"
THE INAUGURATIoN.
The Inauguration of Governor-elec
Hall is causing considerable preparation
and 1t is expected to be very imposing
affair. His Excellancy is engaged upoI
his inaugural address and has it nearl,
completed. 1t will he brief and contine,
to current events and matters of import
ance in State affairs. The Jefferson Club
of Wilmington, tie City Council and th'
State Militia are expec,ed TO attend il
their respective bodies. This afternoon
, joint Inauguration committee will mos
likely be appointed III bo.h Louses of thu
General Assembly.
STRAY NOTES AND GOSSIP.
: The act 10 give the Governor power tt
, appoint an additional Justice of thu
Peace for New Castle County. Notice
of which was given by Senator Cooch ol
Wednesday, applies to Pencader Hun