Evening journal., 1893-04-14
DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
Assemblymen Getting Ready
for the Legislative Ball.
STILL CROWDED WITH BUSINESS.
The Compromise Sewer Lien Bill Does
Away with tho Provision Compelling
n Corner Lot owner to Pay 25 Cents
Foot, Side measurement--The B. &
P.'s Communication of $4,000.

DOVER, April IA The legislative ball |
will be held in the Hotel Richardson on |
Thursday, April 27 E. r. Cochran, Jr q,
who collected the money and has had the |
matter in charge was 10 Dover yesterday
and made the announcement.
Each member will be given certain
number of invitations, in addition to
which about 100 additional ones will be
sent out by the committee. Ritchie's
orchestra will furnish the music.
The Sewer Lien Bill.
The compromise Sewer Lien bill passed
the Senate yesterday afternoon. 1t is
the Murray bill with practically every
thing knocked out after the enacting
clause. 1t makes but two important
changes in the present law. 1t does
away with the provision compelling the
owner of a corner lot to pay twenty-five
cents per foot for side measurement, and
extends the time for paying liens.
As the bill stands the owner pays fifty
cents foot front and one cent per
square foot on the area No charge for
the side measurement on corner lots. If
man pays the sewer lien within sixty
days he gets five per cent. off. At the
expiration of sixty days and prior to
ninety days he must pay the face value
of the bill. If he feels inclined to let the
matter run for year he can do so by
paying six per cent. on the amount due
the city. At the expiration of one year
proceedings against the property may be
instituted.
Benefit for Councilman Thomas.
The Senate passed the House bill to
amend the act to provide for the regis
tration of voters in the city of Whining
ton. 1t was drawn especially for the
benefit OF c. F. Thomas, the Republican
member of the State Department of
Elections which takes control of the
municipal elections of Wilmington The
original act provided that no commits
sionsr should hold any other city Office
Mr.. Thomas is councilman from the
Fifth ward. His term as councilman
ends the early part of June. This amend
ment allows him to hold both offices until
that time. 1t fixes the compensation of
the election commissioners at $500 each,
and compels police officers to obey the
lawful commands of inspectors of elec
tions, under penalty Of dismissal from
the force The officer so dishonorably
discharged cannot be re-instated for al
least year from the time Of dismissal.
Its Privileges Curtailed.
The House bill to incorporate thu
Citizens Light, Heat and Power Com
! pany of Dover has been cut to pieces By
, the Senate Committee on Private Corpor
, ations. 1t passed the House with what
the senators regarded as extraordinary
, powers and privileges of running rail
! ways, electric light and heat plants etc.
It's operations were not confined 10 Dover
but they are now. Even the railroad
} line must not extend beyond the corpor
! ate limits as far as the Camden camp
} meeting ground.
? There was one amendment Senator
! Watson forgot to tack on. That wa
that work on the road should begin
E within six months aud be, completed
within two years. Senator Pillinl
i called attention to this omission and thl
a bill was recommitted after 1t had beel
read third time for passage.
j. Salisbury Fights b. q p.
The House adopted a joint resolution
continuing for two years more the $25,
900 b & P. r. r. Communication tax ThI
vote was 10 to 2, Representatives Sauls
e bury and Hall voting against it, Mr.
r Salisbury tried to kill it, and said tha
=. the state could not afford to lose tn
$24, 00O.
Mr. Cooch called attention to the hi ar,
!, conditions under which the B. g. o. go
4 its charter He claimed that $37 90
u tax was unjust.
j. Representative Dasey showed that th
. P. W. q B. and Delaware Railroad Com
panies only pay $43, 900 for about 80
miles of track while the Baltimore
Philadelphia Railroad Company wer
Q taxed $37, 000 on about 36 miles Of tracl
d Under such circumstances he felt con
9 strained to vote for the $l2, 900 commutI
> tion.
u The resolution was taken to the Senat
g and referred to the Committee on Cor
porations.
Mr.. Pning objects.
. The House passed the bill to authori2
10 the Levy Court of Sussex county to fun
y portion of it's floating debt. The bi
authorizes the Levy Cout to borro
Ia $50, 900 and bond the county for ths
: amount.
:. When the bill reached the Senate Nj
, Records had it called up for first readin
II and moved that the rules be suspendt
in order to give it its second reading
Mr. Pilling objected He wanted assu
ance that Sussex county would app
$1,000 of the money to pay the debt du
=. the state Mr.. Records said that Il
- Levy Court would have to answ
that. He tried to induce the New Cast
u Senator to withdraw his objection, bI
re he was obdurate. Senator Records the
81 said:
e, "All right we will pass it next week
Two Bills Introduced.
K. In the Senate yesterday morning, NJ
a Watson, by unanimous consent, intr
er duced Senate bills to amend the chart
of the Laurel & Roaring Point Railrol
re Company aud to incorporate u
ne Masonic Hall Company of Milfor
a These bills were placed
he his hands prior to March
ep he was sick Immediately. afterwards an
while he gave the necessary notice, d
lis not get back to Dover in time to intr
le- duce them before March 10 He e
planned the matter to the senator's al
they were so gracious to the handsor
Milford man that the rules were 50
U. pended aud the bills read aud refers
Ar. TO the Committee on Private Corpo
fe tions.
rs A Bill aud Its Troubles.
IN The Senate bill regulating the sale