Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-23
the town and maintaining and operating
the water department of Middletown.
SANITARY TOPICS.

tne town ana maintaining and operating
the water department of Middletown.
SANITARY TOPICS.
During the noon intermisson deleza-
ton of the State Board of Health CLAIM cd
the attention of the House. Addresses IA
advocacy OF the pending bills for the vac
cinntion Of school children and for the re-
construction of the law relating To the
state Board of Health and equipping it to
fight the cholera, should the need arise
were made by Drs. Il. w. Cooper, Robert
~ Ellegood ]. n. Vallandigham and
Secretary Frazer. Drs. u. l.. Mustard
and j.. 4. skinner were also pres.
returns received from school teachers. that
in the State, outside of Wilmington, there
are I, 792 school children unprotected BY
vaccination. From rural New Castle were
reported 2,0lI children vaccinated and
2osS not vaccinated: from Kent, LOIS
yaccinated and . O6 not vaccinated from
Sussex, 762 vaGcinated and 3.29S not vac
cinated. In Wilmington schools com
pulsory vaccination law has been enforced
Tor years past.
DOVER, Feb. ei.-The Senate met at 1i.3o
a. M.
Notice: BY Mr.. Pyle, act pertaining to NUM-
cipal elections TO he held in the city OF Will
mington; by Mr. Watson, to incorporate saki-
mas Tribe, No. 10, !. q. X. NJ OF North Milford.
Introduced: By Mr. Watson, net TO amend
section 20, chanter 0i2 Laws of Delaware
Camden Lookup blu; by Mr.. Records, act in
relation to tax collectors In Sussex coun "; to
diverse Sarah ]. and Thomas Y. WI Ia mson;
by Mr. Watson, 10 divorce Wilford d. and sarah
y. Donovan, to divorce Jacob from Mary {.
Clsndaniel; House bill pertaining to the light
Ing Of MiddletoWn.
Read aud Referred: House bills to change
the number Of School district Nc. 12l, Sussex
county; to make Saturdays from juno to
september half holidays for banking and trust
company purposes.
Passed House bill renewing the charter of
tho Mill Creek Association for tie Recovery of
Stolen Horses.
Recess TO 2s0 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate met al g. Is o'clock.
Notice: by Mr.. Pyle, act in relation to taxes:
by Mr. Watson, to incorporate me Citizens
Light md Power Company Of Dover.
Road and referred: House bills to amend
section 40 chapter $50, Laws OF Delaware Getty
Solicitor bllD.
Passed: Senate bills to renew and extend
The charter. OF the Philadelphia 4 Smyrna
electric lighting OF Middletown.
senator Pylo was excused from service on
the divorce committee and senator McMullen
was named to succ ed him.
Adjourned to II a. IN. Tomorrow.
House of Representatives.
DOVER, Feb. 2l.-The House met at II soa. m.
Notice: BY Mr.. Sprtlanco, to amend chap.
2l2 Vol. NhS., enttled AN act TO provide for the
tlEuuHk vi 1lNul'b9NH anu rtau
by lite and referred under suspension OF
rulrs.)
Introduced: Ely Mr. Kenney, to provide for
new assessment on the Cow House and
Saunders Branch Ditch Company, GumbOro
hundred, Sussex county.
Mr.. Salisbury oflere n Joint resolution APP
prOprlatng $500 for the purpose Of mark ng
tho positions Of Delaware troops on the battle
lold of ntietam. Referred.
Passed under suspension OF rule): the
Mlddlstown Electric Lighting bill.
Notice: By Mr.. seyil, TO incorporate School
district No. 1lg, Kent county; by Sir. Salisbury.
10 proh bit live stock running at large in this
State.
II ouse bill to incorporate tho Wilmington &
New Castle Electric Railway Company was
taken up for consideration. Pending action
thereon, House took recess TO p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House reason BLEED at 3.3t O'Clock.
On motion OF Mr.. San sbnry, 800 copies OF the
bills calling q constitutional convention cleo
ton and amending tho limited partnership
law were ordered printed.
Consideration of the House bill to incorpo-
rate tho Wilmington u New Castle Electric
Railway Company was resumed. At 5.20 p. m.
the House took recess 10 give audlencs 10
Alexander b. Cooper, counsel for the New
Castle Gas Company.
At 5.4O y. m the House reassenbled In regu-
lar session.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Cooch the Electric Rail-
way bill was then laid on the table and tho
House adjourned 10 ~ a. m. tomorrow.