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

the levy court OF New Castle
county to appoint a meat inspector, in
troduced under the title of Fan act to ex-
empt certain marsh land in the State of
Delaware from taxation" and the other
was an act regulating telephone charges,
with the title of IAN act to provide for
the erection of fountains on the Dover
green" The titles will be amended when
the bills are brought up for third reading. |
The telephone bill is of such particular
interest to Wilmington people that give |
il entire:
Section /. That on and after tie first day |
OF June, 1885, IL shall not be lawful for any |
person, firm or corporation engaged in eas- |
ing telephones or furnishing in any way |
telephone service In this State, to charge IL |
rental exceeding % per month for any such
telephone, telephone service or set OF in
struments and wires as may go to make up
what is commonly described rs "A telephone,
which rental shall guarantee II continuous
service OF telephone communication TO any
rentor or user of u telephone requiring or
demanding the same whose place of bust
ness is located within II radius of two miles
from any central office or exchange OF the
person, ilrm or corporation engaged In the
business of furnishing such telephones or
telephone service.
Section 2. To any person. firm or corpor-
alton doing business within u radius of two
miles from such central office or exchange
rs aforesaid, who may require and use two
or more telephones furnished by the same
party or parties, the rental shall not exceed
925U per month for each instrument or set
OF Instruments as hereinbefore described.
Section 3. On telephones to private resi-
dences within Il radius of two miles from
such central office or exchange, rs afore-
said, the rental shall not exceed ~ per
month fnr ant nf In atsta
ments rs herein before described.
Section 4. 1t shall not be lawful for any
such telephone firm or corporation to dis
criminate against any individual firm, cor
porHtion or line of business in the rental OF
telephones, and all telephones ordered shall
be placed in position and kept in good
/ running order ut the earliest practicable
moment and ut the expense OF said telc-
phone ilrm or corporation.
Section 3. The rentals of all telephone
| instruments shall be paid monthly and in
advance, and, upon the failure of any
renter to comply with the requirement
after 30 days notice to do so, has been
given, ii shall be lawful for the firm or cor
porat ON furnishing such telephone facil-
tiles or service to such delinquent renter to
| discontinue the same and remove such in
strument or instruments.
Section q. Amy person, firm or corporation
violating any OF the provisions OF this act
shall be guilty of II misdemeunor, and upon
conviction thereof shall forfeit and nav to
the State Of Delaware not less than $50 nor
more than 200 for each and every viola
ton thereof, and may further, In the event
of u conviction for having charged more
than the lawful amount OF rental, Us here.
inbefore described, be required to forfeit
and pay to the aggrieved renter or renters
double the amount OF such overcharge.
Section Z. This act shall be Il public act
The bill is received with general favor
and is likely to pass.
PRIToHE1T's BILL.
Senator McWhorter secured his chief de
. sire to-day, when he knocked the life on
, of the bill to authorize the governor t,
appoint two additional constables fo
: Wilmington, otherwise known as tn
"Pritchett bill,n When the bill was III
for consideration Mr.. McWhorter assaile
; it vigorously ms measure the people q
a Wilmington never were and never woul
r be in favor of. Speaker Cooper favore
z the passage of the bill, and said if Prii
b chett was as Objectionable as some peopl
9 claimed he was, his appointment could b
= vigorously contested when his az
!, plication was before the governor
q Mr.. McWhorter snid there was we
g defined feeling in the minds of man
e people that the appointment was for
is stalled, in the event of the passage of I'll
r bill, and that no amount of protest woul
u prevent the appointment it was intende
T. to secure. He offered the amendmel
4 giving the appointment to the levy cou
/. (given in full in the detailed proceeding
l. which was adopted without discussion {
1t division, after which the bill was laid @
the table. As the amendment entirel
destroys the object of the bill it is hard
tie probable any attempt will be made
IN pass it in its present shape.
I'd The bill to appropriate the funds of Il
~ Potter estate to the Kent county schoo
~ was defeated in the House this afternoC
W. by vote of 10 to 2. Mr.. Bennett MAJ
il an effective speech in favor of the bi
nv but il was no use.
DETAILED PROCEEDINGS.
he The detailed proceedings of both hous
a. are rs follows:
He The Senate,
" DOVER, April 3. The Senate met at
he O'Clock.
49, The following bills were passed Sena
Irs bills, relating to the appropriations to /
ed committees Of City Council; supplrme
~, to the act establishing the kenton pub
ny school; for the relief of school district No
~ in Kent county; to straiyhten Il road in
W. dian River hundred; House bills, Il supp
RS ment to the net authorizing the Middleto,
I'll, public schools to borrow money SO incrri
the salary of the Judiciary; relating to I
control of Wilmington City Council over y
waite sewerage companies; to authorize I
W commissioners of school dristrct No.
err in Sussex county to levy an additional Ia
nd to provide for the payment Of pnrt Of
of funded debt of this State; to author
Il tai. la. Mn,
to sell certain property; to transfer the IA
- of Il. B. Edwards in New Castle county FRI
y, school district No. 80 to No. 90; in relati
Ihu to Twelfth street in Wilmington; approx
OUT ating money to Delaware College;
70 transfer the farm of james Il. Needles
m Kent county from one school district
lal another; Senate bill to transfer the farm
: q Edward Lester in New Castle from {
OF school district TO another,
Or Mr.. Houston introduced Il bill to inc
ne, porilte the Sussex Glass and Manufacture
my Company, which was read twice and
ave ferred.
on, The House amendment to the Sen
'sel Pilotage bill was laid upon the table
III Thc House bills providing for u go
OF mutation by the W. u n, and the D., NJ. a
ui railroad companies were read twir" Il
yer referred.
the Adjourned until 3 O'Clock.
for AFTERNOON SESSION.
md The Senate met at o'clock.
ion Al d.SO O'Clock, tine special order Of
his day, the bill providing for the call of a e,
,la- stitutionnl convention, was taken up
lal consideration and recOmmittcdin order 4
the amendments might be prepared relative
lna the number OF delegates to which 81
ing county should he entitled in the convent
he 5sl3ills passed Senate bills, u substitute
the the bill relating to the prevention of cru,
/ to to animals in Wilmington 4; to divorce V
lch liam and Elizabeth Morgan authorizing
iu- mayor and council of New Castle to y
his chase the works of the New Castle wa
the works and gas companies House bills
ore lay out road in Mispillion hundred re-
aid ing to inns and taverns (nmendmen)
of divorce Fanny W. and George NJ .Anders
an to incorporate tho Milford Classi
mi Academy; to incorporate the trustees Of
IN Wilmington armory. The House anne
re- mcnt to the Senate pilotage hill was !
ned roncurrcd ia.
oh House hills read twice and rrrrred
ilch incorporate the Milton Delaware
to i!alroad and plnnk Road and9I'urnp
' of Company to lay ont n r1nl in Little On
ity hundred, SussUN county. to incorporate
ion thristnnn lIailroad Company: 10 lay OF
lfty road in White clay Greek hundred !:
or divorce Sarah Y. and Jacob V. Crowdi
in Anna and Benjuminc +. Carson, Annie
and Peter Alumford, Emma II, and Geo
lter Gilbert, Grorginna and William G. Stry
| In son, Isunr and Priscilla Turner.
the Adjourned until O'Clock tomorrow.
H." -
DOVER April 9.lhe Senate met at
Mo O'Clock.
hat Hans, ~ rrt,,r ~ H. g",,,, i TX
the ia y,,,.ntn n nnrtinn nf Siyt.rutI, tr,n
usy Wilmington. ....