Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-05-08

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Senators. this bill is what was known
az the Thirteenth Ward bill when it
entered the Senate. Then it embraced
ali the land up TO Mt Salem lane be-
/ lieve, but the owners protested. and
came down here several times, begging
| this Senate not to force them to come
into the city, as none of them desired TO
| come in. Those interested In its passage
willingly amended the bill and contracted
] it's proposed boundaries But still /
was objected by the other owners that
we're to be forced into the city against
their wishes Then these boundaries
were still contracted closer, and the bill
SO amended as to take off some more Of
the remonstrants. Now you have the
present bill IS amended. and 1t is to be
passed against the wishes or at least not
/ by any wish expressed to us by the few
resident mechanics who have bought
and built their homes outside the city
| limits so as TO avoid city expenses
Nov, this bill uncoyers thu real in
| terested parties who are pushing lis
passage through the Senate They are
simply a syndicate of land spectators
| who want 90 force their building lots
within the city's limits, 30 as to make
| them sell better. They have sale
to come off next Saturday and the sale is
advertised Are the bona fide residen ts
TO have no voice IN such a measured Or
are we here to legiBlase for private
| speculation. | for one will not do II
When the city limits are to be- in
creased there is generally petition
made TO City Council that makes known
the desires Of the residents to be In
Guided within the corporate limits OF our
city. Is there any such request behind
| this bill, either to City Council or to this
General Assembly, There Is not
These real estate dealers have now all
the privileges that any Of such other
corporations enjoy cannot see that we
should be called upon to sit here aud give
them special legislation for their own
private gain | might cite you East Lake,
on the north OF the city limits v by
Mr.. Carpenter did not ask TO be taken
into the city and have the city to make
the necessary improvements No; he
made them all himself and mean to
make those interested la this bill do the
same thing. They say that they are a
part of the park Do not believe a word
Of i'll The Park Commissioners have
absolute control of the park. ard this
syndicate cannot own or touch one foot
or one shoyelful of the park grounds |
know what am talking about. | shall
vote for no such bill. unless the real resi-
| dents need and de Ire such legislation.
move that further confederation of this
bill be indefinitely postponed
Mr. Pilling said he did not think the
motion was proper one. That within
less than an hour the Senate had passed
the Silverbrook bill because Sllyerbrook
retarded the growth Of the city. and now
she speaker was fighting q bin that
would extend the limits OF the city
To this Speaker Donshoe replied. and
the vote was taken on his motion TO
indefinitely postpone. All the members,
with ths exception OF Senators Donahoe.
Houston aud Ross voted against the mo
ton Senators Ross and Houston re
fused To vote
Mr. Hall then moved that the bill be
laid on she table and made the special
order for Monday morning at ii o'clock.
6is motion was carried
Laurel and Roaring Point Railroad Aid.
Elk Secretary Of State w. f Causey
addressed the members Of the House this
afternoon on the subject of state aid 10
the Laurel and Roaring Point railroad to
NAt AAhSHh Va EbNs tAd ihiU NHUttAht
stress upon the great benefit the road
would be- TO the section through which
1t would pass; II q the value of property
along the line would be enhanced; the
state benefited by the increase ia taxes.
and new industries would be developed
He said that the state had aided other
railroads and IL was nothing more than
right that 1t should aid this one His
appeal did not have the desired effect,
however.
The bill was called up for passage in
the House this afternoon and lost TIE
vote stood 8 to 2 for the bill. and the
vote being less than quorum. the
speaker could only declare IL lost The
other members present refused to vote
on the bill
Not wishing to lose the bill. Mr.
Elsenbrey moved reconsideration. His
motion prevailed and the bill was laid
on the table for future consideration
The bill stands poor show of passing
The House may pass II under pressure
II the Junction and Brealywater railroad
mortgage ghost is removed, but the
Senate will ditch it beyond doubt
"Bnr Parvis's Dream.
II is not often that lobby has a dream
to ight against An Glendale school
lobby had that experience during the
noon recess
The House Committee on Education
was in the State House hearing the argu
ment OF lobby which came here from
Glendale to oppose a bill providing for
the expendi ure Of $3.50 TO enlarge the
school house ut that place. The members
OF the lobby made agonizing appeals,
stating that Il would impoverish the
school district. etc
Reading Clerk Parvis was on the sofa
apparently asleep. One Of the members
OF the committee walked over 10 him.
gave him a shake Psrvis turned over
gave yawn and said
Great guns haven't you flushed that
school matter yet. While was asleep |
had one OF tho strangest dreams | ever
had Ia my life dreamed that was in
len lals school house Il was a little
box Of a place 8 10 feet There were
two or three hundred children there Ia
the school and they we're piled one upon
another. Four or i've Of them were
piled on top Of me. There was big
crowd Of people standing outside They
wanted to enlarge the school, but two
d-n big old fogies stood In the way
and would not let them do 1t. IL is the
strangest dream ! have ever had for
years
The committee and lobby saw the
point, and all laughed but one thing Is
certain, "Bills" dream showed natter
up aud the bill passed the House this
afternoon.
Treasurer of the Poor Knocked Gu.
The treasurer Of the poor of New Castle