The daily gazette., 1883-04-14
NEXT TOTHELAST WEEK
THE WORK OF THE LEGlSLA-
TURE YESTERDAY.
HOW THE CITY CHARTER PASSED.
The Bill to Increase the Judges Salaries
Virtually KiLed-Bins Passed in Senate
and House.
Especial correspondence OF the Gazette. J


DOVER. April 14.-The city charter was
finally disposed of yesterday. 1t went
through the Senate with these amend
ments: Amend section IA, striking out the
word "hve" and insert the word "ten" Gre
quiring ten years practice by lawyers to hold
the office of Judge of the Municipal Court;
section IA further amended by changing the
time of changing the Mayors Court to the
Municipal Court from May to June. The
section relating to salaries was amended as
follows; Mayor, 81 500; Judge of Municipal
Court, 81 800; President of Council, $500;
City Solicitor, 81 900; City Auditor, 81 600;
City Treasurer, 81, 200; Chief Engineer OF
City, 81 800; Clerk Municipal Court, 5000;
Clerk of Council, 81 200; each member
Board of Health, 500; each executive officer
Board of Health, $500; Registrar of Deaths,
Births and Marriages, $500; members OF
Board of Assessment, Revision and Appeals,
each $500; High Constable, 81 ,20i; City
Constables, each $720. Section Al, rela Ting
to City Solicitor, was amended by striking
out all after the word ''act" in the sixth
line. Section so, exempting real estate
from taxation, was amended by striking out
the words "Roman Catholic Protectory"
and Academy of Visitation," Section 81
was amended by striking out the word
brick and inserting tie WORD "break.'
When these amendments came Into thr
House they were all adopted except the one
eXtendindng the term of the J Judge of the
Municipal Court must be u practicing law
yer from to 10 years. This the House
amended to seven years, and the Senate
concurred.
Other work in the Senate was as follows
Bills passed House bills, for stock law
in united districts 80 and lt2, Sussex county;
relating to the election of Assessors and
Inspectors (abolishing the Little Election);
introduced and read : House bills for tine
maintenance of colored'schools in this State;
for the benefit of free (white) schools in
this State. House bill entitled supple
ment to the act authorizing the vacation of
public road near Pennington and to sub
stitute a new road in lieu thereof was
passed.
The vote by which the bill regulating the
practice OF medicine and surgery was passed
was reconsidered and the bill recommitted.
Adjourned till 4.l5, Monday.
IN THE HOUSE.
lengthy report from the special COM
mittee favoring the bill increasing the salary
of the Judiciary was presented. A motion
was made to accept the report and discharge
the committee. 1t was lost by the following
vote: Ayes; Messrs. Comegys, Cooch,
Crawford, Denney, Justis, Rawlins and
Risler-7. Nays: Williams, Frasher,
Jacobs, LeWes, Lowe, Messlck, Ferry,
Temple and Watson-9. A motion to
then read the bill a first time
was lost. This virtually kills it. Bills were
read first as follows: To incorporate the
Universal Manufacturing Company. The
act to incorporate the Land and Immigra-
tion Company was read a second time. The
| Senate amendment to the road tax bill,
| giving incorporated towns in New Castle
county one half of the road taxes raised in
| them was passed. On motion of Mr..
Comegys the Fougeray divorce bill was
| taken up, anG then on his further
motion laid on the table by vote of 8 IN
Is. Bills were passed as follows; to incor-
porate the Brooks Conduit Company; to
| Incorporate the Electrical Construction and
Maintenance Company; to incorporate the
town Of Laurel; amending the charter of
the town of Dover, relating to the shelling
of streets; repeating chapter 357, volume
| l6, relating to the transfer of real estate in
New Castle county. Senate bill amending
the Uniform Ballot law. The act in rela-
tion TO extending water pipes in Dover was
indefinitely postponed. The resolutions of
City Council protesting against the water
commission bill were presented by Mr..
Bates and read.
Adjourned to 4.30 p. m. Monday.
| The Legislature will adjourn next week.