Evening journal., 1889-03-08
COCHRAN ENUMERATED.
wnmingson's Interests Considered. h. &
o. Taxation, Divorces Granted and Leg
fsIativa Notes

Wilmington. Under the present law it
Is necessary in the case of the MONACO
ceptance. non-payment or protest of any
bill of exchange promissory notes, check,
draft or other negotiable instrument,
that notice Of such non acceptance, non
pavment or protest must be personally
| served upon the party. Wilmington has
grown both in size and business to such
| an extent that this has been found a
source of great inconvenience and loss OF
time. To remedy this the following bill
was introduced by the Senator:
Section 1, That from and after the
passage Of this act it shall be lawful and
sufficient for any notary public, APP
pointed for and resident in any bank in
the city of Wilmington, or any other no
tary public in said city, to give notice of
the non acceptance, non-payment and
protest of any bill of exchange, promis-
sorry note. check, draft or other negotia-
BILE instruments, by mailing said notice
on the same day in which protest was
made. in the post Office at Wilmington
directed TO the address, either place Of
business or place of residence, of the per-
sons sought TO be charged by said notice
Section 2, That said notice shall be de-
posted in the post Office in said city, in
person by the notary public making the
protest; to which fact the said notary
shall be able to make oath or affirmation
if called upon so to do.
THE d. n o. TAX.
Levi G. Bird, Esq, appeared before
the Legislature this evening in
advocacy of Representative Arm
strong's bill to enable the Balti-
more and Philadelphia railroad to elect
between the law taxing companies per
capita in force prior to 1873 and in gross
as fixed in their charter. When the Bal
timore and Philadelphia charter was
granted in 1881 the company was re-
quired TO pay the same sum proportion
ally in gross as the Philadelphia. Will
mington and Baltimore Railroad Company
This has been found to be a great bur
den to the Baltimore and Philadelphia
Company and the wish to 90 back to the
old law giving them the privilege to pay
taxes in proportion to the business done
The p, w. & B. r. r. have this privilege
and the new company ask TO be placed on
the same footing Mr. Bird gave a state
ment Of the business done by his com.
pany and commented at length and in.
terestly about the heavy rate of taxation
the act imposed. He compared the Della
ware tax with the taxes imposed by
Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia
and showed that Delawares tax was in
excess of any one of these three states
He states that the B. & p Company asked
what they wanted as matter of Justice
and of right they would have no lobby
present to urge the Armstrong bill as his
company had no money TO spend In that
way. II is understood that there will be
no opposition to the bill from the Penn
syivania Company and Mr.. Birds very
fair presentation of the case will secure
the passage of the measure and grant the
relief desired
OPENING ELEVENTH STREET.
The main attraction Of the Legislature
tonight was the act to open Eleventh
and Monroe streets through the Gilpin
and Hounsfield properties so as to enable
the people and residents of Monroe,
Eleventh and Tenth streets, and Trenton
Place 20 have some convenient method to
reach Delaware avenue and the other
parts Of the city.
s. Rodman Smith w. +. Robinson. II.
H. Ward, George Townsend, G. II. Tin
dali, w G. Tindall, John p. Almond, A.
s. Reed Arthur II. Smith. Colonel G. J.
Hart, ]. A. Cranston and Joseph Jenkins
were here representing the citizens who
desire the opening of the streets On
the other hand the interests opposed to
the opening were represented by the fol-
lowing formidable array of counsel:
Charles b. Lore, Charles @. Rumford,
James L. Wolcott and George w. Massey.
A meeting was organized in the Senate
chamber with Speaker Lewis in the
chair. Then the fun commenced Messrs.
Ward, Smith, Almond Reed and Jenkins
spoke for the bill and Messrs. Massey and
Lore against it. S. r. Smith was the
first speaker, and laid before the Senator's
a clear exposition Of the merits Of the
opening.
George v. Massey replied in his usual
forcible manner and maintained that the
act destroyed private rights that il was
not question of the public against pri-
vate interests. but private interest
against private interest that the late
Judge Gilpin in securing the passage Of
the original act had the word unslter-
able placed in it so that the act should
never been changed John p. Almond
then made a selling speech in favor of
the Improvement He called the atten-
ton Of the members to the fact that the
men urging this bill were citizens of viii
mington here for the public interests.
while on the other hand the men fighting
the measure were paid attorneys. When
the act had passed the land was pasture
land and could be bought for 5000 an
acre. now it was worth $50 to SIS a foot.
He ridiculed the idea Of the Legislature
had no power TO change law. A. S.
Reed followed in another excellent prac.
teal speech He said that there is as
much sentiment about their homes as
about those they wish to 60 through
Il. Il. Ward made an excellent presen.
tation Of the case and tore to pieces the
arguments Of the other speakers in oppo.
sition to the bill. Joseph Jenkins closed
the speaking Of the evening.
The claim that the DIRECTORS Of the bin
were not given a proper show in the
House falls to the ground Mr.. GRAY.
who had the bin in charge, treated every.
body connected with it fairly. He knew
that the measure was a proper one and
should be passed, and he usedleverv effort
to secure its passage, The members
h re laugh at the insinuation cast Noon
| the members of the House The bin
was not injured by the onslaught on il.
On the contrary. the bill is in a better
condition than ever and il viii be pretty
safe prophesy TO make that before Eve
days are passed that the bill will becom,
a law. II is not likely that the member.
Of the Senate will allow this obstruction
to Wilmington's improvement to be ham
pered by the objections of a few peopl,
whose only desire is to obtain large none
tary consideration for the property which
win be benefited vastly by the improve
ment There is no doubt that the cit,