Evening journal., 1891-03-17
GETTING BILLS IN SHAPE
CITY COUNCILS LEGISLATIVE COM
MITTEE IN DOVER.

10 EuabAo SuukeE 70 khetiro-A4 doh
Bin Fails to RegistsT-For Free Echo
Books.
stan Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, March 16 The committee OF
nine to draft Five Commissioners bill for
New Castle. Kent aud Sussex counties.
held a meeting in John X. Nicholson's
, dice In the Court House tonight.
The New Castle bill is in shape. he
substance of Ii was published in the
EVENING JOURNAL last Thursday 1t
abolishes the existing Levy Court, and
vacates all Offices filled by II appoints in
stead five commissioners. st $500 each
per annum; a receiver of taxes and
county treasurer, at 81. 600; a comptrol
Ter at az 600; the clerk OF the peace acts
as clerk OF the commissioners The
county Is districted, the same as In the
original Five Commissioners bill, but
there is no specific proviso for minority
representation. The WY in which the
county Is districted, however, ensures
this. The receiver Of taxes gives 800,
600 bond Sections 8. g. 10, II, 10. ISL
aud IA OF the Williams Three Commits
sioners bill are embodied In 1t, with some
slight alterations The receiver of taxes
takes all taxes until January On all
taxes paid on or before September 30
there is rebate OF three per
cent; November 81, three per cent and an
additional tax Of five per cent levied on
all persons who pay after November 3
January ], the receiver Of taxes turns
the delinquents over to men who are
known as collectors OF delinquent taxes,
and receive ten per cent on all collec-
lions. The obi lection Of the comptroller
70 auy bill may be overruisd by the
Board Of Commissioners, instead OF hav-
ing 10 carry II to the Superior Court
for settlement. can contracts over 300
must be given out by sealed PROPOSE Is
In short it Is what is regarded as SEQ
bill taken from both bills.
In the two lower counties there will be
Eve commissioners, but no comptroller
or receiver Of taxes. The counties may
DO distrlcted, but the com missloners will
be elected by thu county at large The
counties will. In all probability, be dis
tricted, and the law will provide that not
more thl one commissioner shall come
from each district The officers shall be
appointed by the governor until the next
general election.
Cosncil's Legislative COMMITTEES.
The Legislative Committee of the City
Council Of Wilmington was here to night
Those present we're President Farra
Councllmen Mckinney. McGee and
Sharkey, City Auditor John A. Miiehtl
and Clerk Of Council Messick
They came TO bring bills TO enable City
Council to pay the widow of Officer
5bultz $500. to limit the time OF bring
'rg suit against any cooperation for per
sonal damages TO sixty days after the
aries were received aud 20 further the
iufel ests Of Judge Balls Convict Labor
bill.
rae best work they did, however, was
90 practically XIII tue Thirteenth Ward
bill, for which W. Il Smalls AZ is lobbying
so hard. despite the fact that il has been
50 amended. that instead OF bee lming a
aew ward, the Highlands and the terri
tory namei ii the bill bee IN s a part Of
be Seventh ward. Ii will never pass the
General Assembly The old bill, les the
I new ward In at one eighth the taxation
Il the other wards, but IN committee IL
mas been amended by It's fiiends to make
A ore eighth tax rate for the first Ave
years; one quarter for the 8 c0nd ten
years, and then at the standard rate OF
taxation. The committee has done more
o XIII II than lobbyist for ii can coun-
yersct during the rest Of the session.
wn Thsy Bitsg
The old saying that few die and none
resign is applicable to the judiciary of
Delaware The latest thing is bill to
allow some Of our aged judges an oppor-
tuni'y to cave the bench with both
honor and profit. Mr. Ross has II in
charge II is very short and is as fol-
lows:
Section That when the chancellor.
chief justice or any other associate Judge
Of the Supreme Court resigns his oftiA-
after having heli his commiss ion as such.
y least ten years, and having obtained
the age Of 20 yesrs. he shall receive
during the residue OF his natural life
salary at the 'ate OF Sc 900 per annum.
p yable quarterly
AYdon I'm KILLED.
The Aydon bill is killed The Com
mittee on MuAicipal Corporations re
ported II unfavorably ia the House, and
this measure 10 provide John w. Aydon
with position for ten years as supefip
tendent Of the police and FIRE alarm tele
graph system is sleeping it's last sleep
For Free SCHOOL Books.
There is a bill in Dover which is
claimed to be 9 simple solution of the
free text book question
"Section The commissioners in
school district OF this safe are hereby
directed and required to supply the
| papils enrolled ia the schools OF Il re-
soective districts, with the text books
needed In said schools the cost Of the
same 70 be paid cut OF the pu5lic
funds which come into the
hands Of the commissioners from year to
year The text books TO be- used being
those which have been adopted BY the
State Board Of Education. and to be
bought At the net contract price at which
he publishers have agreed to furnish
the same The Emount expended for text
DO oks, as well rs the BOOKS themselves,
shall be accounted for annually, when
settlement is mede with the stale audi
tor Section 2 makes IL a misdemeanor
for a man to inappropriate school funds,
punishable by fine OF 500 and not less
AN six months Imprisonment.
TIE Equalization Bill.
Mr.. Eisenbrey is hearing from tn,
equa izati IA bill He has In hand com
nnnication from Forest Farmers Ali
auce No 10. OF Harrington, which says
There Is a Dill now pending before tn,
General Assembly bill for the eQusliza
ton of taxes, which does not in its import
and phrsseology meet QUO appreciation
now therefore be it resolved that oul
representative IN the General Assembly
s I