Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-04-18
AFFAIRS AT DOVER
THE AMENDMEN ~. TO THE WA.
TER COMMIsAION BILL-THE
POET wAROEy'S BILL.


h | DOVER, DEL, April II, lSSh-li
/ view Of the fact that this will probably
q be the last week Of the session, the clerk.
r are kept unusually busy in getting ali
g the bills properly enrolled, in order that
| they will be ready when the time ar.
r rives for "A final adjournment. The
: members are, also, beginning to be
/ more active and are an&iOus to dispose
q Of all matters on hand rs soon as posi-
I bic. IL has been remarked by many
+ that this has been the longest session
| known for years,and The people will be
| glad when the day for final adjourn
q ment arrives. AS the session has been
, a remarkably dull one for lawyers and
lobbyists, they too will no, he sorry
when the Legislators take their depar-
turc.
In the House this morning the bill
creating Water Commission for the
city of Wilmington was reported with
amendments and passed As amended
, As amended the most objection able fea.
lures of the bill are mainly removed
and it will give more general satisfar-
ton. The hill rs amended name, Will
liam 7. Porter, CTsar A. Rodney and
Lewis Paynter as Commissioners for
two, four aud six years, respectively,
and at the expiration of their terms
their successors are to be appointed by
the Mayor of the city, and when relnOv-
ed by him, with the concurrence Of two
thirds of the members Of City Council
The salary Of each Commissioner is
fixed at $500 per year. The Commis-
sioners are TO draw their terms by lot,
and the result to BE- made known to
Council. The term Of the Commissioner
selected for two years shall expire in
July, 1885, and so on. The Board 80
created is required TO meet within ten
days after the passage Of the acl, for the
purpose OF organizing and appointing
a President. No operSon shall hold any
other Municipal office during his mem
bershp in said Board The Registrar
or chief clerk of e Water Department
Tor the time being shall be also Secreta-
ry Of said Board.
The bill makes the loan payable in 50
years and fixes the amount be borrow
ed at Sl2O, 900, which is la additionto the
5000 0 borrowed for The purchase of the
water rights The Board Of Commits
sioncrs shall not at any one time belong
to the same political party.
| Other business was transacted in the
House rs follows: Bills introduced, by
Mr.. Lowe to amend chapter ", Revised
Code, 80 as to print the public acts
Of the State in two newspapers Of each
County to allow the dredging of oys-
tiers for planting purposes in Summons
creek above sandrift bar Mr.. Justis,
II technical amendment TO the charter
Of the town of Newport an amend
ment to chapter l34, vol XVII, making
the special September tenn Of Court In
New Castle County Superior.
Bills passed The substitute for the
bill giving extra compensation to the
Trustees Of the Poor. The Substitute
takes the Sixth street offices out of the
hands of the Trustees appointed for the
sale Of the property in Wilmington. To
amend chapter IL, Revised Code, sec
| ton 10, relating to elections so as to do
their age and requiring them to offer
actual proof Of the fact; concerning
the propagation of fish in Spring Mill
pond by T. b. Coursey, after having
been amended Sc rs TO allow people to
fish in the pond with hook and line.
On motion o; Mr.. Frasher, the vote
by which the report of the committees
on increased pay for the Judiciary was
rejected on Friday last, was re-consid
cred and the bill re-committel.
House re assembled at 3 D. m. and
went into Committee Of the Whole ON
Mr.. Barlow's telegraph and telephone
bill. The committee adopted various
minor amendments and reported the
bill back to the House, which defeated
it by IL vole of 8 to 10.
The Senate l"ca! option bill was re-
ported without recommendation and
indefinitely postponed by the following
vote:
Ay"S-B,1rIoH, '"megys, Crawford,
Dukes, FraNhrr, Jus'is, kaNlins, Sut-
ton, Temple, Y .tr,oi, Wheatley-1l.
Nays-C"uch, D'nnry, Jacobs, Lewis,
Lowe, MesHirt, Perry, Rislrr, Williams
Adjourned to Sp. IN.
EEE>lHG SESSION.
House rr.is~rmhl",l at p. IN. Senate
bill TO prutcc! shippers OF fruit, poultry,
oysters, game and other produce, was
amended IHd afterwards indefinitely
p"stronc!
Bills pass, Il To vacsle Sixteenth |
street IN ne rllV 81 W llmlnHtOn Tor the |
,lse If The Baltimore 4 Philadelphia
Railroad Company an act TO regulate
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improvement company 10 amer IL 'l'e
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Mr. Bates ll'fnhnrrn an hr' |" aihr'n
Chapter Is, Re. isrd ,"d", Gre dl'tfict-
ing tnc clly OF winning oh) 'u"
supplement to Chapter II, NeNl5cd
Code, authorizing coli'clorS 10 MAKE