Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-04-04
OUR DOVER LETTER.


Special Correspondence Of the KEPUBLICAS
DOVER, Del, April 3rd, 1S83,-Near-
| ly the entire day was occupied by the
members Of the House in considering
and acting upon the Wilmington City
Charter, which is now nearly ready for
its final passage.
The Houss met at 10 O'Clock and the
first business transacted was the reading
Of petitions from colOred citizens Of
West Dover, Laurel, Bridgeville and
Red Lion asking that the coor"d schools
remain under the management Of the
Delaware Association and that the ap-
preparation be increased to $4,000; and
from the Sussex County bar asking the
passage of the judicial Constitutional
amendment.
A number of bills were read second
time and referred.
At II o'clock the House went into
Committee of the Whole on the City
Charter, during which time twenty
more sections were acted upon. Cpon
the arrival Of the adjournment hour the
committee arose TO sitagain al 3u'clock, 3
Pursuant to adjournment the ousc
met at 3 p m, and proceeded 10 busi-
ness by taking up the Senate bill,
authorizing the Mayor and Counci of
Wilmington to borrow $3.50, 900 for the
improvement Of the water works, etc. :,
which was so amended before it left the
Senate as TO divide the gross amount
and appropriate a specified snm for
each improvement, which amendments
have already been published, In this
shape the bill passed the Senate, was
introduced in the House and referred
to 4 committee, where it has remained
for II week, awaiting some definite de
cision from Councils Legislative Com
mttee, who it was sod Were opposed
to the bill in that shape.
To-day the committee received word
TO report the bill with various amend
meuts, one Of which limits the loan Of
$50 600 for the purchase Of water rights
in the south long race. The bill a.
amended passed the House and the Sell
ate roncurrcd in the same.
After the passage of the above bill,
the House resolved i's"It into Commit
tee of the Whole on the new
WILMINGTON CHARTER,
with Mr. Comegys in the chair.
SECTIONS ~ to 50 inclusive were
passed unchanged.
SECTIONS "a and 80 were amended by
substituting "election district" for
"ward." "
SECTION 81 was passed with some un-
important verbal amendments.
SECTION So was amended by the in
sertion of "a Assessor" after "City Treas
urer".
SECTIONS so to G8 inclusive were
passed unaltered.
SECTION "a, empowering the Council
to re-district the city for election pur-
poses was stricken out.
SECTIONS IS to III inclusive were
passed without change, except to cur
tail the title "chiefenyiner and survey
or, to "chief engineer.
SECTION 1l2 was amended by Subst-
tuting municipal court" for the
Mayor or any magistrate"
SECTION 1913 was amended to allow
the Registrar Of Births, Marriages and
Deaths to accept fees for copies Of
records and for issuing permits for the
passage OF dead bodies through the city
SECTIONS ia, 115and ll6 were passed
uncnauReu.
SECTIONS III and 1lS were amended
by substituting "Farmers Bank" for
National Bank of Delaware
SECTION ll9 unchanged.
SECTION l20, same amendment as to
sections III and 1lS.
SECTIONS 12l to l21 inclusive un-
changed.
SECTION l2S, relating to the erection
Of telegraph, telephone and electric
light poles was stricken ont.
SECTION l2o was amended to permit
the laying Of underground telephone,
telegraph and electric light wires, and
limiting the amount OF bond required
to the discretion of Council.
SECTION l3O was stricken ont, having
been superseded by the Wilmington
Park bill
Action on SECTION l3l was deferred
for the time being
SECTIONS 1872 to 1873 inclusive were
passed unchanged.
SECTION l39 was stricken out and
three new sections substituted, making
permanent the present Constitution of
the Board Of Health and defining the
powers and duties Of that body.
l(CONTINUED IN THIRD EDITION }