Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02

Laws OF Delaware; act to transfer the farm
of David T. Bellew from Districts Nos
and l27 to Districts Nos. 5 and il6. Sussex
county; supplement TO the charter of the
Enterprise Real Estate Investment Com
pany; act to foster the oyster interest; act
To divorce Lcvia A. from Harvey II. Moore;
act transferring farm of Joseph |. Collins
from District No. LIS to District No. II,
SUSSEX county; act to change and straighten
public road in Broad Creek hundred; net
to incorporate the Derrickson's Mill Pond
Branch Ditch Company; act authorizing
the appointment of notary public for the
Equitable Guarantee and Trust Company
OF Wilmington; am act to lay out Il new
road in Broad Creek hundred Sussex
county; act to incorporate the Wilmington
Steamboat Company.
Passed: Act to incorporate the Newark
Real Estate Company; act To incorporate
the City Real Estate Investment Company;
House bill reincorporating the Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, House
bill to consolidate School districts Nos. 10
and lis, Kent county.
Read and referred: The vote on the
House bill authorizing the levy court of
Kent county to accept certain road in
Mispillion hundred was reconsidered and
the bill was recommitted.
Adjourned to IL q. m. tomorrow.
House of Representatives.
DOVER March 1S.-The House met at
1910 a. IN.
Claim Of ]. r. Boyle, IS, presented by
Mr.. Jackson and referred
Mr. Ridgely presented petition from
members of The Kent county bar for the
passage of act empowering the clerk of
the orphans court to record satisfaction
of Tecognizances. Referred.
Mr. Jackson presented a remonstance
against the bill for u new bridge over the
Murderkill. Referred.
Mr. Hickman offered joint resolution
instruCting Insurance Commissioner Fooks
TO publish 800 copies of his annual report
and the accompanying statistics and di-
rectins. the, State treasurer to, pay, him
LOCO for the same. Laid on the table by
a vote of IL to s.
Mr.. Higgins moved that the considera-
ton Of the cost of doing this work be re.
ferred to the consideration of special
committee Of three. Adopted,
Introduced: BY Mr.. Ridgely, in relation
TO the taxation of investments; by Il. j.
Lewes; by Mr.. West, for the protection of
game (wlld fowl in Assawoman bay; to
lay out a public road in Sussex county; by
Mr.. Attix, supplement to the charter of
Kenton.
Read and referred. House bills to incor-
porate the Chandler Trustee Company; to
incorporate the Brandywine Springs Rail
MdN IOinphllls 10 alllellu GndliIer 4, y OIL.
Nil; to extend the time for recording
private statutes; to incorporate the PENN
sula Printing Company; to authorize the
clerk of the orphans court of Kent county
to note on the record all satisfied recog-
nizances; to amend the charter of the
River Front Railroad Company; TO enable
eX-Sheritf Wootten to annul an exeel-
ton; To- repeal the act transferring Ann
Noshell's property to Districts q and 10,
Kent county; to transfer farms to
Districts 65I. Sussex to incorporate
the North Side Improvement Company; to
incorporate Eureka Council, Jr., o. u, A.
NJ; to incorporate Washington Camp, No.
/, 7, o. S. of A.; to revive the charter of
the Hollands Creek Marsh Company; in
relation to public roads in New Castle
county; requiring safety gates at a Brandy
wine hundred railroad crossing; to rein
corporate the Soldiers and Sailors Monu-
ment Association; Senate bills to incorpo-
rate the John I. Dickey Company; to
yacate portion of Riddles Road, Will
mington; House bills to divorce Mary Il.
and William NJ. Reed; to further amend
the charter of New Castle.
Adjourned to 3 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House reassembled at $50 o'clock.
Read and referred. House bills for a
new draw bridge over the Brandywine;
limiting helienof Judgments; authorizing
District l79, Sussex, to use surplus money.
Passed. House bills to divorce Lemuel
d. and Mahala G. Tingle; to divorce Anna
NJ and George II. Clark; TO grant William
A. Atkinson title to piece Of salt marsh;
to change the name of Mortimer G.
Phillips to Elliott; to incorporate the New
Castle Manufacturing Company; to amend
section ., chapter AZ, Vol. XV11; to renew
the charter of the Equitable Loan Associa-
ton; for the relief of District rs, Sussex;
to incorporate the Peninsular Land and
Loan Company; to divorce David j. and
Ellen Powell; to divorce Richard O. and
Annie NJ. Lockwood; to reincorporate the
Banking House Corporation of Whining
ton; to amend chapter 49, Vol. XVIII; to
establish a new School district (east of As
sawoman canal, in Sussex county; to in
corporate the Minquadale Home Senate
bill to provide employment at hard labor
for Migrants, Judge Balls tramp labor
bilD.
introduced: BY Mr.. Ridgely, to incor-
porate the Dover Electric Light and Heat
Company: to re enact and extend the char
ter Of the OXy-hydrogen Gas Company.
Senate amendments to the Wilmington
City railway bill concurred in.
Passed: House bills to amend the char
ter of the Front and Union Streets Rail
way Company with committee amend
ments1 to reiicorporate the Mspillon and
/
to repeal chapter 400, Vol, XVII (substi-
tute for original bill;) to restrict the sale
and use of tobacco.
Senate amendments to House bill for
safety gates at Christiana hundred rail
road crossing concurred in.
Introduced: by Mr.. Ridgely, to amend
chapter 1888, Revised Code.
Passed: House bill to incorporate the
Guarantee Real Estate Company.
sneaker Slrfnu0 aDDOlnte1 The
special committee to inquire into the cost
of printing the insurance commissioners
report-Messrs. Higgins, Hutson and Hick-
man,
Adjourned to 10 a. m. tomorrow.
Senate.
Dover, March 27.-The Senate met at
II .25 O'Clock.
Introduced BY Mr.. Ross, House bill to
yacate parts of King, French and Walnut
streets, in Wilmington; House bill to in
corporate Asylum Lodge, No, 3, %, o. f.,
of NYilmington House bill to amend chap
ter 1I5, Vol. XVI, mechanics Lien Law;
by Mr. Pilling, act for the more complete
endowment of Delaware College, by Fed
cral aid; act to maintain an agricultural
college for colored students; by Mr.. Hall,
act for protection of oyster boats in st.
Jones' river; by Mr. Ross, act TO incorpo-
rate Greenwood Lodge, No. 30, |. o. o. f.;
by MIR. Hall, act to amend an act in rela-
ton to oysters; by Mr.. Pilling, act to
amend the charter Of the Front and Union
erect Railway Company.
The joint resolution on the Delaware &
Maryland canal was indeffnitely postponed.
Passed. Act to confirm the title of
Charles DeK. Townsend to certain lands
in New Castle county.
Read and referred: House bills to amend
section S, chapter 1868, Vol. XVI, Laws
Of Delaware to foster the oyster interests
in this state; act to transfer farm Of David
y. Bennett from United School districts
Nos. 4-l27 to Nos. 5-ll6,, Sussex county