Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-11

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Avenue Hotel, New York, as an illustration
oil the dangers from underground wires..
Mr.. =. N. Trump claimed that this bill
eSempts the really dangerous arc light
wires Tor the use Of the city.
Oity Solicitor Turner replied that this ex-
emption applied only to wires extending
disgoohlly across street Intersections, from
which the arc lamps for street illumination
are suspended.
MIR. Johustone remarked that these wires
are Objectionable, as being In the wsv OF
nremen. He also explained the Fifth
avenue explosion, laying the blame on tho
gas companies entirely.
Mr, Eccleeine extended an invitation to
the legislative committee to visit New York
and examine the subways there.
OltS solicitor Turner suggested that the
Assembly give another audience to electrl-
claus about next Wednesday week.
Captain Smith invited the legislators to
Wilmington TO inspect the electric light
plant and promised to take hold OF "any
wire that goes out OF our statiou."
Mr. Johnstone-"How many volts ?"
Captain Smlth-"From l40 to 300"
Mr. Johnstone-'I will take $780,"
DOVER, April Representative Sackett
has got his Peach Yeliows bill through at
last and with very little opposition. Also
with very little change. 1t applies to that
section of the State lying south OF line
starting at Whiteleysburg and runping
thence by way OF Hoilandsvllle, FELTON, and
Frederica to the Murderkill river Che ILL
calls II ''creek') and thence by the course
OF said legslatively dignifed stream to the
Delaware bay. Within this section diseased
peach trees are TO be extirpated, without
compensation to the owners, and the fruit
OF such trees, known as premature"
peaches, must not be marketed. North Of
said line there Is, of course, no embargo on
the shipment of nramDtura fruit
There vas very littlo talk on the passage
OF the Dill. Mr.. Lodge asked to be excused
from voting on 1t, because he doubted Its
constitutionality. Mr.. Hyuson, who had
heretofore opposed tho bill, said he would
vote for 1t, but reluctantly, giving It the
benefit of doubt. There. was no call Of
the roll. however, and hence no occasion
for reluctant votes.
Senator Bacon thinks the bill will go
through that body.
Recurring to Murderkill river. Jehu M.
Reed, IN a COMMUNICATION to the Dover
Inden anent the proposed drawbridge over
which Representatives Hynson and W. Il.
Davis are lighting, relates that the original
name, conferred upon this stream bv the
Swedish pioneers, was "Mother KILL"
slgnlfylng Mother creek, so called because
1t receives the waters OF three smaller
creeks. This Is contrary to the generally
received impression that 1t derived the
name Of Murder Kill" from bloody Gu
counter between the early settlers and
Indians. Mr.. Reed goes on tn say that the
right name remains "Motber Kill" and that
1t has never bsen legally changed. He
evidently overlooks the fact that whatever
the name OF the stream may have been q
month or two ago, 1t is now by legal enact
ment Murderklll river.
Broad Greek Is the latest candidate for a
similar honor. Its name Is to be changedEto
Laurel River.
On the next map OF Delaware the school
boy should find Leipsic, Laurel, Lewes,
Mispillion, Mnrderkill and Smyrna rivers.
Representative Gray has received re-
monstrance against the Addicks bill, In
which the remonstrants say: 1--WE believe
| that to legalize such monopoly as that
sought for In this bill would be gross out
rage upon the rights OF the citiz9ns Of this
State, and that company chartered under
Its provisions, could and would be con :
corporate as we'll as individual enterprise
In this State. Experience has shown that
the practical results OF similar schemes In
other states have been TO create a gigantic
and burdensome monopoly at the cost Of
the people. Inasmuch as the promoters Of
this scheme are not Identified In any way
with the material interests of this State, we
respectfully suggest that the Legislature OF
Delaware shonld follow tue example OF
certain other states which have refused TO
be instrumental In legallzing the existence
Of corporations having such unlimited
powers"
The Globe Improvement Company man
has gone back to North Carolina, there to stay
he says, till the House committee on private
corporations sends for him. Before leaving,
he informed the COMMITTEES that he was
read to agree that 80 per cent Of the CAPT.
tai stock he paid In before the corporation
starts business and to add the name OF Will
/. ut aa 70 Nha Ann
rators.
Representative Gray got big grist OF his
bills through the House to-day. During
the afternoon the House passed is bills,
!, chiefly private interpretations and divorces
besides passing another bill, that legallz'
Ing notarial service by mail In Whining on
and New Castle, second time. As mat
ter OF fact this measure had gone through
both houses and was almost law when re-
called by the House for amendment OF Its
verblage. When this had been done,
through parliamentary taugle, without
: having reconsidered Its former action, the
House proceeded, over MIR. Whiteman's
: protest, to pass the amended bill second
: time. As the amendments we're simply to
make the bill coherent Mr.. Whiteman did
not press the point.
Speaking OF notaries, Mr.. Thomas r.
Lally does not propose TO get left II Mr.
! Thomas II. Lally can help 1t. He was down
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and Gray, for Introduction 10 each branch,
: duplicate bills authorizing the governor to
! appoint two additional notarles public for
Wilmington hundred.
Mr.. Donahoe has received transcript OF
the city assessment OF the Cherry Island
! marsh property that is asking exemption
from taxation. There are Si7 acres, as
J sessed at $1G5,9s4 on which the tax, at half
city rate, amounts to Ssl6.79 Tho prin-
, cipal holders, with their assessments are
: p, W. Il B. Railroad Co, 2s7 acres, $bI 200
William Thatcher estate, rs acres, SIS 6n0
;; George W. Talley estate. 1e5 acres, s92SO
! Isaac Elliott, SO acres, 1920; Walter Cum.
I minis (belleved to DO the only unencrm-
! bered property credited to the absconding
judge), 3li acres. 90 2s6; Edge Moor Iron
, Company, 27i acres, $2,6N; Jacob II. Wal
! ton, 35i acres, S260O; Joseph Handy ~
, acres. $2,4l0; National Dredging Company,
!, 81 acres, 1880; David Beeson, 10 acres,
Sl,125.
1--WE found them as fair set of men as
: we ever met" said General Armstrong to-
. day, referring to tine telegraph and tele-
phone men who appeared before his COM
mittee yesterday afternoon. "superlnten-
dent Gill, on behalf OF the Western Union,
, said they considered themselves part and
parcel of the community and ready TO near
their share OF its burdens. They were per-
fectly willing to be taxed on the same basis
3 as In Pennsylvania and New Jersey; SO
much on each wire. Mr.. Westbrook was
willing to do the same fair thing on behalf
OF the telephone company. They pay a
> tax OF eight-tenths Of ono per cent on theiE
! gross receipts In Pennsylvania; In New
Jersey something more. The committee
aims to strike a fir average between the
rates OF these two states, which will make
/; the Delaware rate about ] per cent.
Representative Morgan occasionally goes
: down home for night, in order, according
to his fellow-members, to place mis- feet