Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-31
d Western Railroad Company, passed Feb
ruary I'D. 1877, and any amendments or sup
plements to said several acts


Westerns new bill, perhaps more appro-
priately to be called the Baltimore &
Ohio's new bill, passed the Senate this
thirds vote (; the New Castle and Sussex
members voting for it, and the Kent mem
bers voting solidly against it.
Previous to this the bill had been
amended, so as to restrict the company
to the building of single railroad to
start within one and a half miles of New
ark and run either easterly, westerly OIL
southerly to the State line, and to be
commenced within two and completed
within five years. These amendments
are perfectly acceptable to Mr.. Bird and
his associate counsel of the Baltimore
Ohio Company.
There was no fight over the bill to
speak OF. Mr.. Harrington offered two
amendments, which were voted down
without discussion, and the whole affair
only occupied rev minutes.
Mr.. Harringtons first amendment re-
quired the Delaware Western Railroad
Company to give bonds for $500, 900, to
protect the STATE against any loss that il
might sustain on the junction x Break
water and Breakwater & Frankfort mort
cages, should the new road run in danger
GUS proximity to either or both of these
| roads.
By the way speaking of the ]. < b. and
Is. q +. roads, the Senate passed u Joint
resolution this afternoon reducing the
rate of interest, which these roads are
required to pay the State on their mort
| cages, from to per cent This action
seems likely to be followed by the House,
because, the State having substantially
refunded its debt CHIEFLY incurred by
the very aid represented by these mort
gages) at 4 per cent, it is argued that it
should not exact more from its debtors.
The aggregate amount Of these mortgages
is 5000, o0O the State, by the refunding
bill, saves $4,000 u year interest on this
amount, and this resolution gives the
railroads the benefit of the same amount
of saving. By the terms Of the resou-
ton it becomes operative in January next.
To return to the Delaware Western
bill Mr.. Harrington's second amendment
contemplated the restricting of the new
road to course westward of the Della.
ware railroad. This was defeated by a
vote of to !, Mr.. Cooch voting with the
Kent members.
WI harrington tllcl lllONtu 10 pbSl POM
the bill till tomorrow morning, which
was defeated by vote of q to 3,thus end
ing the opposition.
In the House most Of the old lobby viii
fight the bill, but the prospect of its pas
sage, with some notifications, appear,
favorable.
THREE GAS BILLS.
Gas bills are beginning to divide tn,
field with railroad bills. The DIAMOND
State Gas bill, which has been before til,
Senate since the opening of the session
was defeated this afternoon by vote o
i to 3. The real vote against it was 3
but Mr.. McWhorter changed his vote ;,
as to be able tomove for a reconsideration
The names of the corporators in til,
bill We're; Joseph l.. Carpenter .Ir. Jane
Bradford, Henry e. Robinson. Robert II
Taylor, Henry Is. Mclntire, William NJ
Maloney and Joseph g. lIendrickson
The capital stock was to be from 500, 00
to $500, 200, and the company was to b
empowered manufacture as for heating
lighting and culinary purposes. Tn
defeat of the bill is chiefly attributable I
the USE of Mr.. Elkins' name, his come,
ton with the Standard Oil Conpan
lending color to the arguments of rounse
Tor the Wilmington Coal Gas Compan
that the proposed corporation did III
design doing the square thing that til
real object OF the bill was to eXtort none
from or crush out existing companies.
, While this bill was fastening to it
death in the Senate, another gas bi
> passed the house without opposition. I'll
, was the bill incorporating the Delawai
, Heat, Light and Water Company agains
= which no objection Of any kind has v,
= been raised, So far as | am aware o
a The corporators named in this hi
are William jerks Fell. ii
Falkland spice mill man. Charles y
Morris of Philadelphia, who is an uncl
e to Mr.. Fell, and William \. Taylor ,
:. Wilmington. Walter Cumnins. ESQ.,.
y here representing this bill, and Ii
o assures me that the proposed corporatio
S is a bona .tde enterprise in every rrspec
IS The charter asked for gives the right
N erect works and lay gas and water pip,
If in any city or town of the State, with I'll
: consent of the authorities thereof, tn Sc
t gas making machines, sc.
6 The third gas bill, that incorporatin
+. the Union Gas Company, reported yestrl
: day, passed to Il second reading in III
House to-day and was referred To I'll
Committee on Corporations. This bill
because of the Dover men named therein
4 seems TO be preferred stock here.
If THE SHIP cANAL.
/. The new ship canal bill mentioned
), yesterdays correspondence, was iutr
: duced in the House to-day hy Mr.. Bra,
r ford, under the head of Il bill to PROVE
II transportation facilities, he having Civ,
= notice of such a bill last week. II
d corporators named in it are Governor Hal
e Congressman Martin, James Ponde
d j. Turpin Moore, Albert Curry, Jam
k Williams, Eli r. Sharp, Charles "
Il Richards, Thomas A. Denny, j.
Lohand, Henry Ridgeley, llarb
/, son Hickman, j. Taylor Claus
), John W. Causey, Henry b. Fiddem,
r. and Job II. Jackson, of Delaware, Al
|. John Il. Hurst, Henry c. Smith, Villa
lie ii. Baldwin, William 4, Dickson Al
i Joseph L. Brulf, of Maryland. II
II company is to be known as "'rhr Ches
&c peake and Delaware Bay Ship Can
" Company the capital stock Is fixed
5 $50, OOO,O00 in shares Of 500 each Il
It canal may cross the state anywhere son
y of APPOINTMENTS creek and is to hr fire.
Of l75 to 800 feet wide at the top, /
Il to. $50 feet wide at the hutt,
Is and ~ feet deep. Vessels passing throu.
I'd are to pay a toll of not over ~ cents Il
10 ton, and the right to cooperate wi
Maryland companies is given. 1t is I'll
OF ther provided that if at any time t
Is United States Government shall decide
construct the said ship canal, the right
privileges and franchises OF this chart
shall he transferred to the Government
! The company Is also authorized to ISIS
i, bonds to the amount of $2O, 900, OOO. T
a bill was read twice and referred To /
y, Committee on Corporations.
il NOTES.
2, A bill to incorporate company for t
to construction of sewer on Shiplry sire
er has passed the Senate aud been read
IN the House. Messrs. William II. Morr,
ne and w. +. Brick the wholesale grocer,a
" among the corporators capital stor
is 1000.
ii The House bill for the registration
le births, marriages and deaths passed lii
lit body this morning.
a The Sugar Beet bill was reported Ii
+ tavorably to-day and the report won
ii have been unhesitatingly adopted, h
not Mr.. Bradford requested postpoi
ment until the friends of the bill cou
e. appear before the committee.
OF bill to incorporate the Dnlawa
w. Locomotive Manufacturing Company Ii
as been introduced in the House. Cesar
y. Rodney, Henry G. Robinson, George '
IN Stone and James Bradford are named
IN corporators, and the capital stock is fix
at at $500, 900. ..