Evening journal., 1891-03-26
Raj WAY AMENDMENTS
Must Pave Their Tracks and
Have Five-Cent Fares.
INVESTIGATE G THE OUTRAGFs

G THE OUTRAGES
wilmington Legislation Senators Ross
aud Moore Become Heated-weekiy
payments-Druggists Licenses-o Oyster
shells-To Span the Brandywine.
staff Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DoyFe. March % This has been a
very busy day with the General Assembly.
To add 10 the rush the divorce committee
hesrd FIVE cases. and when the General
Assembly did get to work it rushed mat
ters through.
New Railroad Tactics.
A new phaze was brought to light in
the street railway war to day. Preston
Lea and Willard Salisbury were here in
behalf of the Wilmington City Railroad
Company; and Franklin B. Cotton and j.
Harvey Wliteman were here looking
after the interests of the Front aud
Union Street Railway Company Il was
the desire of all parties. now that there
difference is rec1neiled by amendments.
to bring both bills 10 q vote There was an
understanding that b1th bills were to be
voted on simultaneously this afternoon.
Mr.. Ridgely, however, prevented this
When Mr.. Richards favoraby reported
the Front and Union Street line bill with
amendments. and called il up for pass
age. Mr. Ridgely offered the following
amendments: That the company shall
not enter upon any streets to lay tracks
or erect poles without the consent of the
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tiles; that the company shall pave the
streets between the tracks and three feet
on both sides of the tracks; and that not
more than ige cents hall be charged for
fares. Speaker Donahoe prepared the
amendments he said before the com
mittee that in the interest OF the public
he was determined to have these amend
mepts adopted. That he was represent
ing the people and working for their
interests AS the amendment stage was
passed when Mr. Ridgely offered the
amendments, the bill WAS reeommitted
and will be reported In day or two and
passed Similar amendments will be
made to the bill Of the Wilmington City
Railway which will be brought up IN the
Senate tomorrow.
Wilmington Legislation.
City Gouneilmen Farra, MAgee, Nc
| Kenney and Cotton, constituting tbs
| Legislative Committee OF Wilmington
City Council are here to-nighs. They
are accompanied by Clerk Messick, CITY
Auditor Mitchell and Joseph l. Carpon
ter, Jr. of the Street and Sewer Depart.
ment, They bring several bills Will
them. One is for the condemnation o.
Silverbrook and Mill Creek at the moutt
of Silverbrook. for sewer purposes. TIT
assessment for damages is provided fol
the same as is now applied to the assess
ment for damages for opening and widen
ing streets. This is a special provision
that gives the Superior Court or tn
resident judge to appoint com
mission.
The other bills are those authorizin
the city to borrow $500. 600 for the i'm
provement Of the streets; allowing th
fremeu to elect their own officers an
, providing that the financial statement Z
the city shall only be published IN tw
, daily papers
Lee and His Backing.
The passage by the Senate Of q
Frazer bill taking from City Council Il
power to appoint the registrar Of birth
deaths and marriages and secretary
4 the City Board OF Health, has stirred
hornets nest Registrar Lee came dow
this afternoon, and did not seem 20 rea
, ize that the Senate had really passed d
! bill
This measure was in the hands
Senator Richardson and he made sever
!, demands that action should be taken upC
! it. Lee placed an amendment in tl
hands of the committee which provide
3 that the plumbing and building inspecto
: the mayor and president Of City Counc
! and the port physician should be Il
|, CITY Board Of Health. The change WI
!. too radical and the committee refused
accept the amendment.
Lee will now try to block the passaI
of the bill in the House, and is alreaI
actively engaged in csnvassing the mel
bers of that body. He is assisted in
I I efforts by the Legislative Committee
" City Council, City Auditor MitchI
j and Patrick Neary
y He is sanguine that he can kill the bi
for If he does not he will be without {
occupation after May l
% Investigating sussex 0utrsges.
n The enlarged Senate Committee
Cities and Towns held a meeting in {
room of the clerk of the Senate II
afternoon. They met for the purpose
at hearing statements from f. B. Gardy
le Democratic levy courtman of SUss
ir county, against Tax Collector J T. WI
,e ing Of Seaford hundred, and his depui
ID John Hurlv, the Republicans who ha
ID perpetrated the grossest kinds of OF
ir RACES upon the Democratic voters. Gar
1T and Willing were both before the cor
= mittee. Gardy charged Willing with ]
fusing to take money from Democra
taxables owed as county tax, unless tn
paid the additional school tax Will
admitted this; and further admitted th
ln he had not returned any Republics
ol white or black, as q delinquent, and ,
confessed that he was only promised
be money by those he carried Willing
st not performed any of the duties Of c
leetor for year. but has made Bur
n his deputy without any authority fr,
ch the Levy Court. This authority is neci
~ sary under the law. The charges W
forced to the attention of the commit
by Senator Ross, who made some ',
ef strong and telling points in his arg
ils ment. He exposed very fully the d.
lel perate efforts in vogue under the CO
re mand of Fire Alarm Bacon.
q. Senator Moore defended Willing
fore the hearing was finished Senst
20 Ross and Moore became quite heated.
one occasion during their wrangle Sci
tor Ross shook his finger in Mr.. Moo
face. and said: What in the h
YOU talking about. You only got h
ia bv chanceT' Moore replied: "Well
rot here all the samel" At this junct
Speaker Donahos and Senator Pill