Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-02-21

A Number ef Bills Passed-A ResO.
luatsn Relating - the OpssinS OF
Roads.

Special Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN
DOVER, Del. Feb. 20 1893.
Business in moving along lively this
week, and number of bills have been
disposed of. Senator COopcr's resOlu-
tion, relating to the opening Of new
roads, adopted by the senate this mOrn-
ing, is considered u move in the right
direction, as by its provisions no law
will be passed authorizing any one to
open q new road, without first notify
ing the parties through whose land any
customary to rush such things through
and establish them as a law before the
parties most directly interested have an
opportunity to oppose the matter, 0w-
ing to the fact that they knew nothing
abont the proposed bill until it was too
late to take any action.
Below will be found the mornings y
proceedings in detail;
MORNING SESSION.
Senate convened at 10 o'clock.
The following bills were passed: To
amend an act Incorporating the Black
Swamp Ditch Company; Delaware
Lodge, No. $40 German Order Harugari;
extending the time of recording the act
incorporating the Delaware avenue
Club stables; incorporating New Castle
Lodge, No., American Protestant As
sOciation of Delaware; House bills: In
cooperating the Guardian Saving and
Loan Association; the Enoch Moore,
DR., Ship and Car Building Company.
The bill for the regulation of weights
and measures was rcpUrt'l with sev.
eral amendments, which were adopted,
and 800 copies ordered printed.
The bill to amend chap. rs, Revised
Code, relating to the time for the shoot.
ing of game, was laid on the table, in
order that the subject might receive
further consideration.
The special committee, to whom was
referred the bill authorizing the Levy
Court to borrow money for the com.
pletion Of tn" new Almshouse, reported
adversely, as new bill was being pre-.
pared.
Bills introduced: By Mr.. Belts, in
cooperating th'Johu Moir Il Sons Com
pany; supplement to the act inoorpora-
ting the delaware Fire Insurance Go.
by Mr.. Cooper in regard to pleading in
civil and criminal cases (allowiHg
persons to plead over in cases OF
demurer.)
Read second time: Establishing
Board Of Education in the town of
Harrington; 10 prevent live stock
from running at large in Districts Nos.
81 and 6S, Sussex County: 10 lay out IA
road in South Murd-rkill Hundred,
Kent County
petition WAS presented from the cit
izenS Of keuton and Duck Creek Hun
dreds, praying for tine passage OF an M
appointing five Er"hol,lers TO assess
damages for the extension Of street in
Spruancr City.
Mr.. Cooper presented II petition from
Andrew {. Gray and 800 others, pray
ing for the division Of New Castle COun-
ty, which was referred to the Repre-
sentation Committee
The following resolution was read and
adopted
Resolved That from and after the
passage Of this resolution, the Senate
will not receive any petition or act upon
any bill, the object of which shall BE- to
lay ont, change or vacate any public
road, unless the same shall be accom-
panied with af1idavits, executed before
an officer authorized to administer oaths
and atiirmaiions, showing that all the
land owners along the route of said
road, or other parties interested there |
In, have had at least five days notice Of
the prrirrring of said petition or intro
ducing of said bill.
Adjourned.
HOusE-MORNING SESSION.
House met at 10 o'clock.
Petitions were presented for the |
of roads in Pennington
and near Hollands s Church, and for u /
new road from Holley TO Slaughter's
station.
Bills were introduced as follows BY
Mr.. Justis, concerning the acknowl- /
edgment Of deeds by Mr.. Frasher to
re-lncorpOrate the Cow Marsh Ditch
Company by Mr.. Perry,to incorporate
the Milton Library Association hy
Mr. COIncgys to incorporate the Interna-
tiOnal Lumber Company.
The private incorporation act was
made a special order for the afternoon,
having been favtrably reported,
Bills were were given notice of as fol-
lows BY Mr.. .Jastis, to protect private i
(making the desertion of "a
horse on road a misdemeanor, the bill
Dring gotten up by the Horse As ,
ISOLATION of Wilmington) for the re-
ief of incorporated towns to amend j
'hapter 3Sl, volume 49, Laws of Dela-
ware by Mr.. Comegys, to incorporate
he Delaware Loan Association. ,
Bills were read a second time us fol-
Ows:
To relieve from taxation securities, ;,
&C., and taxed in other States; in rca- \
ion to alphabetical arrangement Of {
assessment list (amending section 10, n
'hapteI 7, Revised Cndc) incorporating +
he Stanton Manufacturing Company; h
extending the time t1 recording private +,
Icts; to provide for maintaining colored Il
chOols; live stock act for District 81,
sussex County; to amend section ~,
hapter fl, Revised Code; to increase the
of justices of the Peace to
uits involving 5000.
Bills were passed as follows:
Stock laws for District - and 9S Sus- l.
ex County; to permit 4. j. Horscy to u
onstruct a tumbling dam at his mill in
little Creek Hundred; to allow the J..
lover public schools to raise $500 a H.
ear instead Of $1,000 as ut present; J..
nending the charter of Delaware City. IL, ~
DR.. Watson offered IA resolution ap- '''
Dinting joint committee to inquire
he, her some efficient measures cannot III
. taken to prevent astronomical gcner- it
ion and spread Of malarions poison.
dopted. tn
- NJ
l.. +. Adair,
Z Market street, is closing out his of
rye stock of furniture and bedding at sn
'st to close business, and persons con-
going to housekeeping in the q,
ming would do well to buy their tilrni- sn ,n
re now, as they could save at least 20 w.