The daily gazette., 1883-03-21
LEVY COURT EXPENSES
DISCUSSION OVER ITS FLOAT,
ING DEBT.
REPRESENTATION" IN DOVER
xesterday's Proceedings of the States
Legislative Body-Bills Presented and
Read.

DOVER, March 2l.-As telegraphed to th
GAZETTE, the discussion Of the bill to alloV
the Levy Court OF New Castle county 3
fund its floating debt of $500 900 drew fort
considerable discussion yesterday morning
and pending an amendment to strike ou
the preamble, which stated in a vague ant
doubtful way the causes of the incurring o
the debt, the matter went over until tn
afternoon. At that time a number O
amendments were offered, among whicl
was one providing that the Levy Cour
should each year put aside five per cent. o
the amount to be used in liquidating th,
debt as 1t came due. This was adopted
and Mr.. Justis offered an amendment 90 th,
effect that hereafter the Levy Court shoulC
| not be allowed In any year to create float
ing Indebtedness Of more than $4,000, ex
cept In case of the destruction of the county
buildings or of the carrying away or injury
to bridge, and the floating indebtedness
should be paid out of the taxes raised the
next year, which should be sufficient to
cover the amount expended In addition to
the regular expenses of the county. This
amendment was adopted and the bill was
passed.
During the discussion Mr.. Justis alluded
to the amounts included in the present float
ing Indebtedness, which had been paid out
for marsh banks on the Delaware. He
showed how $50, 900 in accordance with the
act of 1879 had been expended for this pur-
pose, ostensibly for keeping up the banks
and protecting the roads, but In reality, SO
far as he had been able to learn, the only
result had been to keep in good condition
the lands of certain private citizens.
Talk, " said Mr.. Justis is, "of unfairness
in the Third Street Bridge bill, which pro-
vided for an improvement of which all the
citizens of the county avail themselves.
Then look into this matter, and see which is
the unfair and unjust thing of the two."
The bill has yet to go to the Senate, and
the position of Messrs. Cooper and Chandler
is awaited with some interest. Mr. Cooper,
OF course, Notwithstanding the fact that
$4,000 went TO the exclusive benefit of
private property along the Delaware (in the
rural districts) will vote for the bill because
1t is recommended by Col. Febiger's Levy
Court. On the other hand, DR..
Chandler, who doesn't seem to like
the illusions made In the GAZETTE
to any uncertainty of mind with which he
might be credited, will, of course, vote
against the bill unless those charges for put
ting UP marsh banks are stricken out, as he
knew nothing about them and did not have
chance to pay for them out of his own
pocket, out of sympathy By the way, ii
In 1879 DR.. Chandler, who so strenuously
opposed the Third street bridge bill the
other day, on the ground that the bridge
had benefited private parties, was
speaker of the House of Representa-
tives when the bill was passed, without op-
position, to put up the banks of marsh
owners in Red Lion and st. Georges hum
dreds. 1t was well enough, of course, TO
spend 500, 900 to keep water off of private
corn fields, but SIS, 900 for a necessary
bridge, which the county had forced the
parties to build must not be paid for
Some peoples generosity is of an elastic
kind
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Below will be found the proceeding in
detail.
HoUsE-MoRNING SESSION.
The Committee on Representation re-
ported bill as a substitute for the Bates
bill. DIR. Crawford presented a remon-
STRANGE against the passage of the bill au-
thorizing the town of Middletown to borrow
$4,000. Mr.. Bates presented petition pray
ing for the passage of the law authorizing
the Clerk of the Wilmington market to
enter stores, coal yards, ETC., to test mea-
sures, scales, etc. Mr.. Justis presented the
claims OF William Turtle and James W.
Wise, officers of the Court of Appeals, which
were referred to the Committee on Claims
The following bills were introduced and
read To provide for ascertaining the
sentiment of the people on the question of
local option; to amend Chapter 45S, Volume
16, Laws of Delaware; to incorporate the
Milford Library Association; to provide for
the appointment of an additional constable
for Christiana hundred, New Castle county;
to incorporate the Clayton Fruit Packing
Company; live stock law for District AZ,
Sussex county; to provide for increasing the
number of Senators and Representatives of
the General Assembly. This is the Grubb
bill referred to above as reported by the
committee. The rules were suspended, the
bill read a second time and referred, and
1000 copies of it ordered printed |; Senate
bill to authorize the Levy Court of New
Castle county to borrow money for the use
of the Trustees of the Poor; an amendment
to the charter of the town of Dover (relating
to taxes on farm land in city limits
The following bills were read second
time and referred: regulating the practice
of pharmacy in this State; amending Chap
tsr 4S, Revised Code; supplement to the
charter of the town of Middletown; amend
ing Chapter 148, Volume 16, Laws of Della
ware; consolidating school districts 124 and
IS, in Sussex county; In relation to the col
lection of road taxes in New Castle county;
amending Section IA, Chapter 80, Revised
Code; supplement tc Chapter 81, Revised
Statutes entitled "of Fences; for the relief of
B. F. G. Rothwell; in relation TO the election
of assessors and inspectors; in relation to
the elect of road commissioners in New
Castle county; to divorce louisa Cummins;
to divorce Louisa Creadick; to incorporate
Mispillion Conclave, No. 80, l. O. II.
Mr.. Justis gave notice of the following
bills: To amend Chapter 4lS, Volume IA;
Chapter $50, Volume IA and Chapter So,
Volume IA, of the Laws of Delaware; to
amend Capters 40, IS and II of the Revised
Code.
The bill to authorize the changing of the
site of the bridge over Duck Creek was in
definitely postponed. The bill amending
the law relating to fishing in Indian River
and Rehoboth Bay was passed. Two hun
dred additional copies of the law changing
the manner of election of Road Commits
sioners in New Castle county were ordered
printed.
The bill to authorize the Levy Court of
New Castle county to fund its floating debt
was taken up. An amendment striking out
the preamble was adopted and further con-
slderation Of the bill was postponed until
O'Clock this p. m,
HoUsE-AFTERNooN sEssi ON.
Bills passed: House bill empowering the
New Castle Levy Court to borrow 5000, 900
for the purpose of funding the floating debt
of the county with amendments); author
liking the Town Council OF Dover to borrow
g., 900 for improvement and completion of
its water works.
A communication was received from the
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