Evening journal., 1893-01-25
FOUR THOUSAND SHORT
Delaware Worlds Fair Com
missioners Must Ask for AID.
THEY HAVE HAD TO BORROW $4,000

Uncle Sam Must Get to Work in Open
ing Waterway c. t. u. BnIs FILED
for Presentation by Judge Ball of the
Wilmington Municipal Court-Bombay
Hook Island well Adapted for Quar-
antine Purposes.
stat Correspondence Evening Journal.
DovRR Jan. % The Delaware
Worlds Fair Commissioners have asked
the General Assembly for Sl5 600 TO
defray the expenses OF the Delaware ex.
hibit The appropriation made two years
ago is exhausted aud the members have
borrowed $4,000 on, their personal &C
count.
Yesterday afternoon joint resolution
was adopted by both Houses referring
that portion Of the governors message,
referring to the Worlds Fair, TO the
finance committee of the Senate and the
appropriations committee of the House
These committees, together with the
members desirous, will ON Monday. jan
uary 30, hear the Delaware Worlds Fair
Commissioners state their needs
Mr. Salisbury introduced "a bill appro
priating a sum not exceeding $l5, 900 TO
be paid by the State Treasurer upon
order Of the president and secretary Of
the state board of managers. The money,
if appropriated, will be used TO further
the Delaware exhibit at the Worlds
Columbian Exposition.
To Stir up Uncle Sam.
Captain Dasey, OF the House, wants
Uncle Sam to get to work in opening
water ways in the lower part of the
state la the House this afternoon he
presented a joint resolution authorizing
the appointment of committee of two
on the part of the Senate and three on
the part of the House TO wait upon Cen
eral William Il. Smith, L. S. Engineer,
and ascertain the cause of the delay in
connecting Rshoboth bay with Delaware
bay. The project was begun six years
ago. The state made two appropriations.
aggregating $4,000 to purchase the
right of way. The Federal Government
made appropriations amounting TO about
$75, QUO, but the work has never been
done. Messrs. Dasey. Hall and Cooch
were named on the part of the House.
The ". CT. u. bile.
Judge Ball was here Yesterday. He
pointment of a matron for the New Cas-.
lie Jail. The term will be for two years
and the appointment will be made by
the Levy Court. The amount Of com
pensation is not fixed.
He also had bill to amend chapter a.
Of the Revised Code, in reference 20
bastardy. IL changes the amount to be
paid for the maintenance Of the child from
fifty cents TO S3 week and increases
the time for such payment from seven
20 ten years Both bills were introduced
in the House this afternoon.
The bill 70 provide for an appropria.
tion of 81 l,O0D for home for unfor-
tunate women is now being prepared.
The balance Of the money necessary will
raised by private subscription.
bombay Hook weu-Adaptod.
Speaking Of the proposed quarantine
station at Bombay Hook Senator Lacey
said
Bombay Hook Island is well adapted
for quarantine purposes. lt has deep
water; the bay narrows at that point :
there is plenty Of territory and with the
causeway removed the isolation would be
complete. do not apprehend that con
tagion would reach the mainland unless
some Of the sailors or passengers quar-
antined should escape and make their
way inland, which is not probable with
the precautions which will be taken. I
do not know how it viii affect the Kent
County and Delaware Bay Railroad Com.
pany. The eastern terminus Of its line
Is on the island il established there.
the quarantine would prove advan-
tageous 70 the farmers living in the
neighborhood, as the station would re.
quire much truck and other food which
the farmers could supply 10y ferry.
To Inspect the Milk.
Secretary b. B. Frazer, Of the Stat,
Board Of Health, viii present bill t,
provide for chemical examination OF
milk sold in the state. The bill ais,
provides that the secretary Of the Stat,
Board Of Health shall inspect all dairy
farms and dairies
Outlived Its Usefulness.
Representative Kenny has giver
notice Of an act TO repeal Chapter 28s
Vol 10, Laws of Delaware This &C
was passed two years ago TO enable thl
town commissioners Of Lanrel to accom-
plish certain internal improvements. 1
increased the scope of expenditures from
$500 TO $1,000 The work designed la
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