The daily gazette., 1879-02-26
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DOVER, Feh 26.-Everybody knew
would be so. Although the Senate re
fused to concur in the House resolution
to rescind the "no new business resolu
tion" on Monday, even those who were
the most desirous Of getting away from
Dover before the April flowers began tc
bud, put but little confidence in the dis
position of that body to hold out In its
non-concurrence. And even though the
Senate did vote down a motion to re-
consider, it readily consented to the ap-
pointment of conference committee,
and then that committee reported in
favor of continuing new business till the
9TH prox., the report of course went
through with flying colors. And so the
hopes that had been entertai ned of an
early adjournment are dispelled, and
''moving day" will have passed by before
General Assemblymen turn their backs
upon the State House for good. But even
if this was done, both Houses evinced a
desire to turn over new leaf and did at
least double the business during the ses-
sion that has been done in any previous
day.
| THE B. Il F. r. Il.
| In the GAZETTE, last week, alluded
to the interest due the State from the
Breakwater a. Frankford railroad and
said there was a probability of the mat
ter being amicably settled. This asser-
ton has been proved to be correct, and
the House this morning joint resolu-
tion will be introduced, entitled ga reso-
luton for the relief of the b. & F. Rail-
road" The resolution will provide for
the payment of all the earnings of the
railroad after the expenses have been
deducted. The sum, however, must not
be less than $4,000 yearly, payable in
semi-annual installments. Ii the COM
paHy fails to pay the amount just men-
toned the State Treasurer shall proceed
to collect the interest due by pro cess of
law.
THE NEW COURT HOUSE.
The tumult which the new Court
House bill, introduced in the Senate last
week, created among the Wilmington
lawyers has speedily taken the form of
decided opposition. The bill which was
prepared in Wilmington day or two
ago and which was presented in the Sem
ate, yesterday, is just the same as bill
No. l so far as the new Court House and
the issue of bonds are concerned, but
different from it as to the site of The seat
of justice. In a nut shell the measure is
as follows:
Section l, directs the Levy Court, of
New Castle County, to select and acquire
by purchase or condemnation, a lot or
lots of land in Wilmington for the pur-
other county buildings.
Section 2, authorizes the Levy Court
to borrow on the credit of the county,
for the purpose of making the purchase
mentioned in the foregoing, and of
erecting the buildings, the sum not ex-
ceeding S100,0OO; and to also issue GER
tificates of Indebtedness of such denomi-
nations, in such form, payable at such a
time and bearing such rate of interest as
the said Levy Court may determine.
Section 3, provides for the erection of
building upon the land (after it has
been purchased,) which shall contain a
courtroom or cOur.-rooms and offices
for the Prothonotary, Clerk of the Peace,
Registrar of Wills, Clerk of the Orphans
Court, Register in Chancery, Sheriff and
Recorder OF Deeds, &c., and also Jail
for the temporary detention of prisoners.
Section 4, provides for the allotment
by Levy Court of rooms in the building
of buildings for the purposes mentioned
in section three.
Section 3, provides for the removal of
all county documents from the county
offices at New Castle to the new building,
and also for the holding of the County
Courts in Wilmington.
Section 6, provides that that portion
of the building which is to be used for
the temporary detention OF prisoners
shall be in charge OF the Sheriff of New
Castle County, and the county Jail at |
New Castle shall still continue to be |
used as the county Jail until otherwise
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Section I, is unimportant.
Section s, is to the effect that if the
Levy Court cannot agree with the own
ers of the property in making purchase,
the Associate Judge of the Supreme
Court residing in the county, shall ap-
point five persons to view the premises
and assess the damage the owners of the
said property may sustain by reason of
the taking of said land and upon the
payment of the assessed damages the
land shall become the property of the
county.
BRIEF MENTION.
You should have seen the peach grow ,
,rs who were here yesterday. With the
persistence that has marked their efforts ,
rom the first in relation to the Grail
road commissioner Bill" they are still
the members and arguing
IN favor of the measure. "1f the bill I
iou't pass as it stands now," remarked {
Mr.. Samuel Townsend to me in the af-
.esfnoon, "we will get something else up ,
that will settle the question. 1 think
the bill ought to contain clause COM
pelling the company not to discriminate
in the rates of freight"
City councilmen, McGlinchy, Taylor,
Paynter, Jones and Price came down
in the interests of Wilmington
legislation.
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