Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-04-02
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mill was taken from the table and recon-
| mltted.
DIR. Chandler presented petition from $50
| citizens Of New Castle county asking for the
passage OF an act appointing two additional
constables for the city of Wilmington, which
The chair appointed Messrs. Martin and
Lavender upon the special committee to have
| certain volumes In the library printed.
Inc House Joint resolution in relating to
tho repair OF the oyster boat was read and re.
ferred to- special committee consisting Of
| Messrs. Martin, Roe and Chandler
DR.. Chandler introduced a bill to divide
school district No. n in New Castle county,
which was read.
The House bill authorizing the city OF
Wilmington to borrow $4,000 was read twice
under suspension OF the rules and referred
House bills passed To lay out public
road in Milford hundred to reincorporate
the Delaware Fruit Packing Company TO
incorporate the Bay View Canning Company
to amend the act Incorporating the town OF
Milford authorizing the levy court OF New
OasLe county to repair certain banks along
the Delaware bay.
The Senate bill to divorce Charles L and
Susie Squires was also passed The House
bill relating to the longing OF oysters was
laid upon the table, The bill appointing two
additional constables for the city Of Whining
ton was taken up for consideration and pend,
ing consideration the Senate adjourned until
morning.
hOpse OF Representatives.
Dover, March 25.-The House met at 10
O'Clock.
MFR. Truitt, from the special committee
appointed to visit and inspect the Now Castle
county insane asylum, presented the following
| report
The building is very ellgibly located on an emil
sfonHd having excellent drainage The bSiIdi fnS
We T al n a Fsd 6rek on f11d stone
is full three stories high with basement under the
Whole; covered with slate roof, provided with good
The 5Ssement story ceilings are 9 feet high first
N feet rS second or i5 4 feet .hrd story Il
feet and the wnss iilx4a feet containing two open
| wing, 9 feet Wide on the inst, second and third
Loorsi with three open starways, ana 1t contains
~ rooms, besides water closets and bath rooms on
There are two steam boilers of "A and 81 horse
i with all necessary utensils and rad .atoTs, with
eS6r ana thress dumb Taers III hPse %hts
| tanks OF capacity OF 1860 gallons each, WITH
Tor heating and Ig hitting the ssine
Repeatedly tnblni TIED for the consideration of
john Il SCHAnINGRR,
| HENRY NJ. BARLOW.
On Mr.. SAulsbury's motion the report was
| ordered to be spread on the minutes.
Mr. Truitt stated that Of the committees
conference with the Trustees OF the Poor, 1t
was informally given out that the building
would be offered to the State at price not
exceeding 100000. He said the Trustees OF
the Poor would prepare bill and send IL
down 10 the Legislature.
MIR. lruitt then gave notice OF bill for the
establishment OF State insane asylum.
MIR. Salisbury gave notice of bill to
authorize the trustees Of the poor Of Kent
county to care for tho insane poor of that
county.
A petition from citizens Of Pencader
hundred, for road across Tatnall's mill dam
was read and referred
At II O'Clock the special order Of the day
the supplement to the act to create state
board OF agriculture, was taken up. MIR.
Brown offered an amendment reducing the
proposed State appropriation from 80, 900 to
l,5OO per year, and one requiring eight in.
stead OF i've to be quorum Of the board
MIR Brown urged the passage of the bill
and Mr.. Truitt spoke against it,
The bill was read third time, and passed
by the following vote
AyeB-Messrs. Adams, Armstrong. Brown.
Cannon, Ferguson, Howe, Moore, Palmer,
salisbury, bchabinger and Wilson-1l.
Nays-Mtsars Atkins, Barlow, Bennett,
Johnson, McOabe, Tatman, Truitt, virden
aud Mr. Speaker-9
Bills read To authorize Jacob Il. Cannon
to lay out new road through his own and
adjoining property to lay out new road in
Broad Lreek hundred, Sussex county; to
transfer James Fl Laws farm from district
~ 70 l15, Sussex county; a supplement to
the pilotage bill, authorizing the secretary OF
the board Of pilot commissioners to admins
ter oathB.
Bills passed Senate bill 10 INCORPORATE
the Magnolia Library Association Senate
bill to enable the levy court to build new
bridge over the Christiana in Wilmington
supplement to the charter OF the town OF
Milford to incorporate the South Milford
Board OF Education.
The bill to transfer the Moore farm. owned
by e1 Governor Hall, from districts 81 and 80
to district l2l, Kent county, was indefinitely
postponed.
Adjourned until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at O'Clock.
Bills passed: To incorporate the Bay View
Canning Company Of Little Greek Landing
Kent county to vacate Sixteenth street, be-
tween Clayton and DUPONT, Wilmington to
authorize the commissioners of school dis,
trlcts lib and 1la1@, Kent county, to sell
their present school property and erect a new
house 10 reincorpOrate the Delaware Fruit
Packing Company to divorce Georgeanna
Stevenson from William O. Stevenson.
The Senate amendments to the charter OF
the Dover Library Company, the charter of
tine security Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany, the bill in relation to DIRE dying for
oysters and the bill in relation to stock law
elections III Sussex county were road and
c0ncurred in,
MIR. Brown presented an amendment to the
free school law, providing that all real estate
assessed for school tax shall be rated At liz
real instead OF its rental value.
SENATE bills read To amend chapter l45,
volume ID to amend the chapter of the
hlver Front Land Improvement Company
amend chapter 81, volume 49, IN relation 10
the State Board of Health to repeal chapters
"a and 379, volume II.
MIR. Truitt offered the following Joint reso-
luton:
That the senators and representative represent
nS a . hsrn yhe oolsresS Of tho United States
sage Of bill entitled "a 6 to credit and nav l ihr
several states and territories all moneys COLLECTED
psoed % @ t TSa "a Fl SG q Fss
resent tive In Congic-s. ''
On motion Of Mr.. Salisbury the resolution
WAS laid on the table
Bills introduced BY Mr.. Brown, to change
the time OF holding the school elections L,
me State from the first Saturday in April to
the third Tuesday in July by Mr. Howe. 10
amend chapter AZ, Revised Code, so al 10
authorize retiring school committees to adj
minister the oath of office to their successors,
0y MIR. Irultt, to repeal that part OF section
y, chapter 10. Revised Code, authorizing the
assessment of ground rents for taxation nv
\
Edwards from district No. 80 TO 90, New
Castle county.
MIR. Saulsbury's joint resolution to adjourn
sine die on April 10th, was taken from the
table and adopted.
MIR. Ferguson presented Temonstranoe
against the passage OF tho bill allowing
school district No. 81, New Castle county, to
create loan. ~ ~
Bills passed In relation to longing and
dredging for oysters TO change the time for
| issuing oyster licenses from May to April to
incorporate the Citizens Saving and Safe De
post Company OF Smyrna to straighten a
road in Mispilllon hundred to incorporate
Morning Star Lodge (colored Masons) OF
Adjourned until 10 O'Clock tomorrow
| morning.
Dover, March 26.-The House met at 10
o'clock
MIR Brown presented memorial from Port
Penn Grange, Patrons OF Husbandry, endors
ing the bill making county treasurers collec.
tors OF county taxes. 1t was read and
| referred.
Bills introduced BY Mr.. Ferguson, TO
amend the law regulating the practice Of
| pharmacy, authorizing the governor to fiji
| vacancies in the state Board of Pharmacy /;
by MIR. Brown, an act in relation 10 granting
licenses for the sale OF Intoxicating liduors'
requiring all applications for licenses TO be |
signed by a majority OF the freeholders OF |
the school district or ward in which the ap |
plicant resides by Mr.. johnson, to divorce |
Isaiah Stradley from Sarah e. StTadley and |
give him the custody Of their infant child ; |
| by MIR. McCabe, to lay out new public road |
IN Baltimore hundred, Sussex county; Senate |
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