Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-24

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My dosire and petition is that your
honorable bodies shall pass the Delaware
Western charter amendment, guarding
against the feasibility of our present monopoly
the p, W. b., from getting control Of this
form OF relief from the grinding and most
excessive charges Of freight imposed any,
where upon free people.
(signed) SERIoE F. sHALLcnoss
Mr.. VanBurkalow presented the bill of the
Detacdrean for State printing during the past
two years. Referred to the Committee on
Claims.
On motion of Mr.. Cahall, the resolution
which he offered yesterday, pledging the sup
port of the House to railroad charter if
applied for by the Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad
Company was taken up and adopted by q
unanimous vote.
A bill to change the boundary line of school
district, No. Al, New Castle county, was in
troduced and read
Mr.. Register presented petition of citizens
of Dover, asking for an amendment to the
charter empowering the Town Council to
pave streets, on the demand of majority of
property holders, twothirds of the cost of
such paving to be assessed to the property
holders and the other third to the citizens.
The bill to incorporate the Easton d
Mcmahon Transportion Company was read
third time and passed.
Mr.. McNeal offered resolution authorizing
William p. Jones to purchase the necessary
wood coal lights and stationery for the next
session of the Legislature Adopted
Mr.. Swayne presented petition for the
passage of law designed to prevent the
pleuro-pneumonia among cattle.
Adjourned until $50 p. IN. Monday.
Dover, Feb. 21.--Senate met at $50 p. m.
The report of the Insurance Commissioner
was read. and referred to a special commit
tee of three, consisting of Messrs. Cooch,
Pennewill and Conaway. 1.-THE report is pub
lished elsewhere
The House Joint resolution appointing
william +. Jones purchaser of the supplies
for the next General Assembly was con.
Cured in.
The following bills were given notice of:
By Mr.. Betts-An act to establish a road in
Brandywine hundred [rhis act provides for
IL public road from Edge Moor station over
the marshes on the east side of the railroad
to the line of the city of Wilmington,l An
act to incorporate the Marshall Iron Com
pany of Newport; nm act to vacate road In
the city of Wilmington. This road is known
as the Snuff Mill road,
The following persons named pray that an
act may be passed to transfer their property
from school district No. AZ, of Sussex county,
to school district No. l22,o the same county
Mary Fooks, Daniel Short George Scott and
Cornelius Prettyman. Their prayer is con-
~ SSAASSt
No. AZ.
Mr.. Cooch introduced the bill to incorporate
the New Castle Cemetery Company Of New
Castle.
The House bill concerning otfenses against
the persons OF individually, was passed.
The bill provides that if any person shall be
ewdly and lasclviously, play or toy, with any
female child under the ago of IL years, he
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeauor and
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not
exceeding S50O and shall be imprisoned for
term not exceeding three years,
The Senate bill supplementary to the charter
of the Front Il Union Street hallway Com
pany was passed.
Adjourned to 10 q. m. Wednesday.
IsOuse of Representative
DOVER, Feb 2l.--Huuse met at 80 p. m.
Bills from Governor Hall, Auditor Stats
and John Hunter were presented and referred
to the Committee on Claims.
MIR. Moore introduced and had read bill
to continue i'll office Little Creek constable.
Mr. Robinson presented petition for the
yacating OF certain part OF road i'll Indian
River hundred, Sussex county,
Mr.. Moore presented remoBstrance signed
by d. +. Burton and 10 others, of Dover,
against the passage OF the Delaware Western
bill.
Mr.. Robinson presented petition for the
passage OF the bill providing for the establish
ment of special school by the alleged
Indians, of Indian River hundred, Sussex
county.
The Senate bill providing for change of
| the boundary line of District No. 81, was read
second time and referred to the Committee
on Education.
Mr.. Yanl,urkalow introduced and had read
n bill to incorporate the Dover River lm-
provement and Navigation Company also
petition for the passage OF the same
The capital stock OF the company Is Inn
tied to S20,U3O, in shares of $40 each John
C. Durborough, Thomas Pickering George
H. Gildcrslceye and others are numed as cor
poratOrs, and the charter is to so into opera
ton when $50 shares of stock shall have been
subscribed. The company IL authorized to
do everything necessary to improve the nayl-
cation Of Jones creek.
Mr.. Eastburn gave notice of bill to
appoint Il Justice OF the peace for lluckessln,
New Castle county
MIR. McNeul gave notice of bill to ucor
porate the Demicksons mill pond and st.
Georges Branch Ditch Improvement Com
pany.
The House bill incorporating the Hollywood
Cemetery Company of harrington was taken
mp and the Senate amendments to the bill
| concurrcd in.
MIR. 1omlnson presented petition for Il
new road interscciug the ro0d from Milford
| to the beach the road asked for being about
| u miles in length.
The bill authorizing the construction oil
draw bridge over Alurdeiklll creek, IN Milford
| hundred, was read second time and referred
to the Committee on Roads and highways.
Mr.. Jones presented petition for the
passage of n stock law for district No. 81,
| sussex county.
he bill to consolidate school districts No.
| % and 1Os, Sussex county, was read second
| time and referred to the Committee on
| Education.
MIR. Cahall presented a petition fora road
in Mispiilion hundred. Length OF road asked
for. about three miles.
Mr.. Iomnson gave notice of bill 70 pro
vent stock running Mt large i'll district No.
| III, Sussex county
Mr. f. N. Williams presented q petition for
| the repeal of the special tax on physicians.
referred TO the Committee Oh Revised
! Statutes.
The same number presented n petition for
additional legislation to prohibit fishing with
4eilles or nets, after May goth OF each year. in
Delaware. Referred to the Committee on
| Fish, Oysters and Game
The bill providing for the establishment of
a school by the reputed Indians Of Sussex
county, was read Il second time and referred
70 the Committee ON Corporations.
Adjourned until 1890 Il. m. Wednesday.