The daily gazette., 1883-03-02
THE D0INGS AT DOVER
THE THIRD STREET BILL
PASSES THE HOUSE.
THE MEASURES STRONG BACKING
New Bills Given Notice OE-The OIeomar-
garine BIZ Kilied-GOvernOr stscklsy's
New staf' Named.
Especial correspondence Of the .a1et.e. !


DOVER, March 2.--The bill directing the
New Castle County Levy Court to paw TO B.
r. townsend and Others SIS 900 spent by
them IN the erection Of Third street bridge
passed the House yesterday with only three
dissenting votes. Mr. Bates was absent.
being In attendance at the hearing before
the Chancellor Of the Paschall wharf case,
and MIR. Frazier was in the chair. The bill
came up on Mr. Cooch's motion, and before
It was put up on its final passage that gem
tleman made statement detailing how the
hr ridge was public necessity, how instead
1 Of the bridge costing s. 200, according to
Thomas M. Ogle's bid before the Bridge
Committee of the Levy Court. !t had
cost $50 1000 or $4,000, when the
building had been placed In the
hands Of Mr.. Quigley (who got the job fn
an underhand and loose way without max
ing centract) by the Levy Court. He
| spoke of the great benefit the bridge now
was to the county and said that now, when
| the people were beginning TO understand the
bad treatment Of Mr.. Townsend and his
friends, there was a general sentiment in
favor OF the refunding of the money, which
the act never contemplated should be paid
by private citizens. Mr.. Cooch read petit
tion, asking for the passage of the bill,
signed by citizens representing six-tenths
OF the assessable property in Whining
ton aud another petition, signed by about so
firms such as the Lobdell Car Wheel Com
pany, the jackson Il Sharp Company, the
Pusey q Jones Company, the Harlan &
Hollngsworth Company, which represented
SlO.O0O,O 900 worth Of property He then
read favorable letters from Senator Bayard.
Congressman-elect Lore and Ex-Governor
Hall, favoring the passage of the bill.
Mr.. Justice said that the building of the
bridge had increased the assessabIe value Of
property from $40 900 to 5000, 900 and this
at the tax rate levied since then had more
than paid for the bridge.
vote was then taken and the bill was
passed, only Messrs. Barlow, Comegys and
Watson voting against it,
The bill is likely to pass the Senate.
In the House yesterday notice was
given Of bills as follows By Mr.. Messick,
to amend the charter OF the sussex and Mid
land road to appropriate money for free
schools and for other purposes By Mr..
Justis, an act to equalize taxation in this
State to incorporate the jackson g. Sharp
Beneficial Association. By Mr.. Watson, 10
incorporate the United Daughters of Solo
mon of Milford. By Mr.. Lewis, to in
corporate Mispillion Conclave 1. o. II. BY
Mr.. Temple, to amend the charter of the
Gravel Run Marsh Company.
Bills we're read a first time as follows
House bills reopening an old road from
Harrington to Caroline county; changing
| the course of a road in Milford hundred; to
provide a uniform ballot for election pur-
poses, (Cooch's bill--300 copies ordered
| prlnted).
Bills were passed as follows Senate bill
to incorporate the town Of Frankferd: to
regulate the submission of questions to the
Judiciary; House bills authorizing the COM
mitment of juvenile criminals to the Phila-
delphia House of Refuge; Strengthening the
Dover end of the road to Camden; authoriz-
fnar lor rfvaaas nf
road) in Mispillion hundred
The Committee on Judiciary, appoint ed
to consider petitions on county division, re-
ported that a division of New Castle county
was impractieable, and submitted resolu-
ton discharging the committee from the
further consideration Of that subject. The
Committee on Vacant Lands reported bill
10 encourage the destruction of crows in
Sussex county. Read first time. On motion
of Mr.. Lowe an additional committee of
five on the game law was appointed. Com
mittee-Messrs. Watson, Perry, Lowe,
Dukes and Justis.
The Senate yesterday passed bills as fol-
lows: Establishing a Board of Education in
the town of Harrington; creating a stock
law in school district 6S, Sussex county: in
cooperating the Delaware Sengerbund of
Wilmington House bills, regulating the
sale Of oleomargarine and other artificial
butter and to extend the time for recording
private acts, were taken up for considera-
tlon, and on motion laid on the table,
House bills, to incorporate the Rapauno
Chemical Company, the Hercules Powder
Company, creating stock law in district
50, Sussex county; to extend the time for
recording private acts. Senate bill ineor-
porating the Agricultural Canal Company.
Notice was given of the following by
Mr.. Chandler to incorporate the st. Johns
school of Falkland; by Mr.. CaVender, to
amend the charter of the Delaware Railroad
Company by Mr.. Mustard, to regulate the
practice of pharmacy in the State of Della
ware, and amend chapter Sc, Laws of Della
ware CIRCULATING weights and measures):
| to amend the school laws of the State Of
Delaware supplement to the act regula-
ting the sale of intoxicating liquors, (giying
| the owners of hotels at watering places the
privilege of taking out a license for six
| months by the payment Of 5000; to amend
| chapter 1877, Vol 13 Laws of Delaware, re
lating to Delaware College; (authorizing
| the State to pay the tuition of 30 scholars.
Billswere introduced as follows House
| bills-TO incorporate the Broadkin River
Oyster Planting Company; dissolying school
/ district No. log, Kent county; incorporating
the Milton Library Association; to amend
| Section 9, Chapter 354, Volume 16, Laws of
Delaware, relating to the collection of taxes
| for school purposes; to straighten and
| Wlueu bue puDItc TOdu leAuluU from CAIn0en
to Dover; authorizing the Levy Court to
pay certain money to b. F. Townsend and
others for constructing Third street bridge;
\ to provide for the education and training OF
| juvenile delinquents; regulating the submis-
sion of questions to the Judiciary; by Mr..
Belts to amend Chapter Is, Revised Code,
(the Militia bill); by Mr. Roe, for stock
law in District So, Sussex county; by Mr..
| Mustard, to consolidate school districts Nos.
2S and 161 Sussex county; by Mr.. Cavender,
to amend Chapter 63, Revised Code, Gre
lating TO interest.)
The House bill further regulating the sale
| of oleomargarine was defeated.
A remonstrance against the passage of the
bill regulating weights and measures was
read and referred. A joint resolution was
adopted authorizing the Divorce Committee
to administer oaths to parties appearing be-
| fore that committee.
THE NEW STAFF.
Governor stockley last night announced
his stat as follows Adjutant- General, j.
Parke Postles; Quartermaster-G General, H.
G. Collision; Inspector General, d. t,
Marvel, Commissaries, @. E. Anderson,
New Castle; F, NJ. Dunn, Kent; Benjamin
Woodal, Sussex. Aides-de-Camp, Thomas
b. Brison, New Castle; K. W. Reynolds,
Kent, Edward G. Ross, Sussex.
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