Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-03
LOCAL NEWS.
THE STATE MILITIA BILL
Some important and Sensible
Amendments.
MR.. DEAN ON RAILROADS
Suicide of 0'SuIIivan-.- .-Meeteer,
the Assassn---Death il a Ditch
---BurgIars at Seafofd---
Ancient Papers.
WEEKLY fa0RTUahY STATISTICS
The AssUciatiOnss Direct1rs iRecoii-
mcndiBg Important Changes.

Tho Rehobotb Beach Association has
foun6 that the experiment OF running q
seaside resort on the camp meeting plan
Will not work successfully. some MEM
bsrs found this so last year, but there were
still many who were not convinced, and il
took last seasons experience to bring them
TO the same conclusion.
The board of directors of tho association
met in this city yesterday week
with pretty good attendance, the meeting
having been adjourned from the semi
annual meeting week ugo. A committee
10 recommend atnenamcnts TO the associs-
tion's charter reported
The report suggests two important
changes, one is that reference to the
Methodist Episcopal Church lie stricken
out in thai portion or the charter which
states that the purpose of the Association
is TO establish Christian summer resort,
where nothing shall he permitted inccn-
sstent with Christian norallty ss taught
by the Methodist Episcopal Church. The
other ebapge is that tho requirement that
20 of the 30 members of tue Board of
| Dire ctors shall be members of tue Nstho-
| dist Episcopal Ctiuch is stricken out.
Tho report also recommends that the
Board OF Directors bo reduced from 30 to
| Ii members.
! These recommendations are important,
| as they make ReloGoth B.soh another
| place entirely. Their fleet il that the
Vi. e. Church relBxes its hold. SO that the
| grounds will not hereafter be necessarily a
methodist institution.
The Board adopted the report, unani-
mously approving ali the recommends
tions, which the Legislature is TO be asked
to incorporate in the associ ,tions charter.
But while the church s 20 loosen its
| grip, the Board OF Directors do not pro-
pose to give free license for anyone to 90
there and do Is ne pleases,
The same committee spoken of above
recommended the insertion ct clause in
the charter forbidding the sale OF mat or
spirituous liquors on the associations
grounds, AID tho beard was Unanimous in
| favor of that.
Now, if these s;nendment3 are ratified
by the Legislature, there will hs nc rule
against the guests at tho beach enj wing
themselves with dancing, or in any Other
orderly way, hut there will he no bar
rooms allowed 10 turn matters into
disorder
The members af The Board think tbs
Legislature viii giant their request and
make iIB EtNfH ElAIh.a III tilS clhFltTs
There has been 10 hotel eracted iu
place OF the Serf House, which was
burned to the ground in 1879, and il is
feared that ie the changes under consider.
ton ere not made there will be no induce
ment to build new enc, while If tn
amendments 20 through it is though
likely that = new hotel will go up il Tic
spring
The Fnat ca Committee reported pai
for the issuing Of certificates of indebted
ness 10 tho amount Of SO for the purpos,
of gradually GdElating the drbt III.
report was referred back to the committee
however, for further amendment.
The following is the financial statement
OF the association from the I'd of Deeem
Der, 1873, to the lat of January, 1881:
LIABILITIES.
Mortgage held by l.. d. Marcn, dated
Norars , Even 10 Mrs d Marten atsI 'O'O
August q, 1878 . ......5..,.... =, l,5o0O
Mortgage gwen 10 Mr.. Marsh d3tcd ian
l. 1873, originally for 80. 800 Gne-Ihduf
which has hecn pad. leaving balance
OF 22333,3 33 assisued rs follows, to VIM,
Bright. .......................... 1,gsB.3
Mrs o. II. B. Observation-Disclosures. $500
Note 10 William Blight. 5iII
Balance Oh note to Wan ]. No0ptr...... 2S3 8
SaIIdlits including county taxes due.,.... 406.U
Balance on Superintendent's salaFy.....,. 800
s6,aJ5.I
AVAILABLE ASSETS. ssgEs
Taxes unpaid .....,.. ............u...sl,S4 ,S46.2
Balance on purchase money Of lots....... I!9U
Suudries ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ds.5
BnlanCe III treasurer's hands. sac
91O1.7
Indebtedness in excess of available gas,ts 293,a
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