Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-04-16


Senate bills passed: To straighten a road
In Nanticoke hundred, Sussex county; to
authorize district 179, Sussex county, to
levy an extra tax Of $50.
Mr.. Moore introduced bill directing the
secretary OF state, In printing the next
volume OF laws, to publish the charter OF
Wilmington as amended at this session,
which was read twice.
On being notified that the Senate had re-
coded from its amendment to the adjourn
ment resolution, the House reconsidered Its
concurrence in the amendment, leaving the
original resolution adopted
Adjourned until Monday at 3 O'Clock.
DOVER, April is.-The House met at 8
o'clock.
Mr.. Barlow introduced bill to tax tele-
graph and telephone companies AZ follows
Telegraph companies running Ave wires,
81 900 per year for each wire over Ave and
less than 10, 800 per year; for each wire
| over 10, S50pear year, telephone companies
| 81 900 per year. Read twice and referred.
Bills passed. To lay out u new road In
Dagsboro hundred; amending tho free
| school law by placing all the schools OF the
State incorporated and otherwise under the
control OF the state superintendent, except
those of Dover and Wilmington, and re-
| qulring the superintendent Of these
schools to make annual reports Of school
statistics to the state superintendent.
Bills lost To authorize the road com
| missionOfH OF 1t. Georges hundred to
| borrow ~, 900; to asSess property for school
taxation NJ its real instead of its rental
| value; to transfer the farm Of William Lee
| Il Sons, In New Castle county, from one
i school district to another; to extend the
| Jurisdiction of Justices Of the peace in VIII
mington to criminal cases where the enalty
is not In excess of n line of S10 TO incor-
| punish prisoners for attempting to escape.
Adjourned until tomorrow morning.
DOVER, April 14.--The House met ut II
o'clock.
Senate bills read twice and referred: TIC
authorize district "a, New Castle county, tC
spend $50 for furniture and repairs; &c
raise the salary OF the treasurer of New
Castle county from $500 to IL 900 per year
to divorce Peter g. Loose from Fannie
Loose: TO lay out n road In Kenton hun
dred, Kent county; supplement to the char
ter of the Kenton public schools; to author
ize Elisha Caufaman and John G. Thompson
to straighten II public road running through
their own lands in Indian River hundred
Sussex county; to amend chapter 1873 lie
vised Code; in relation to the election o
| trustees of the New Castle commons; con
corning the duties of levy court commits
sioners; to amend chapter 3d. volume IA
to amend the act to provide for the idioti'
children of the State; to authorizes the trus
tees of New Castle commons to sell the rea
estate In their trust; relating to foreigl
attachments and TO attachments against rea
estate.
, Bills passed. To authorize the mayor an,
, | Council of New Castle to purchase the waite
works in that town; authorizing the sam
authority to purchase the gas works; sup
, plement to the act incorporating the pur
llNn n, ,,,,t
| road (the b. n o. company, requiring then
} | to give five days notice to the landowners
I when about condemning land for railrou
) purposes; to incorporate the Wilmingto
Railway Supplies Company; Senate bill t
r amend chapter 460, volume 10.
: The bill to authorize the town council d
a Dover TO lay special water tax was lost h
i | u vote Of | aye (Dr Howe) to nays
/ Adjourned until O'Clock.
I AFTERNOON SESSION.
! The House met at 3 O'Clock.
Bills passed Senate bills-To incOrpoT;it
= the trustees Of the Milford armory; to Ia
u out a new road in East Dover hundred; I
q amend chapter 1856, volume Is. Introduce
y by Mr.. Moore-To authorize the levy cou
: OF New Castle county to appoint nm inspe
y tor of meats: to prohibit telephone comp
!. MES from charging more than 80 per mont
y for each instrument used In business place
H., | anu % pci hlpiltH lOI pTlNulb nDuSeh, VII
y penalty of from S5O to 300 for owe
. charges or determinations; Senate bill
l. relation to school districts In Sussex count
to amend the act providing for the appoil
II ment of n State chemist.
J. The Senate joint resolution In relation
q the Jump property was concurred in.
III The Senate amendment to the House joi
resolution In relation to the State librarian
" salary was laid on the table.
y; The House bill authorizing the scho
NJ commissioners of Kent county TO purcha
e school books was passed.
IL The bill to appropriate half the procee
of the Potter estate to the schools OF He
" county was considered and lost by u vote
o 2 ayes Bennett and Truitt) and 10 ma,
Is Bills passed. To transfer the farm
IN William $. Caulk from district rs to distr
u II, in Kent county.
The Senate bill concerning the assc
III ment of personal property, was read.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrt
| morning.