Evening journal., 1895-03-08

MS amendment. he mas always Deen
a liberal man and am little surprised
that he wants to amend the bill.
Mr.. Hanby-"I withdraw 1t
Mr. Moore-"I have boys and girls
both. and looking at the matter from
both sides ! feel 1t my duty to vote for
the bill"
The yeas and nays were called for and
the vote was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Alrichs. Handy,
Records, Moore, Pyle and Mr. Speaker
9.
Nays-Messrs. Fenimore, Pierce and
Harrington--3
The speaker declared the bill a law and
Clerk Hastings returned 1t to the House
to day for enrolment.
State Detective Bill.
Senator Pyle wants the attorney
general to have something TO say as to
who shall be state detectives. He will
introduce bill, prepared according to
bis ideas II repeals the act passed four
years ago creating the office OF state
detectives. continues Bernard ]. McVey
and Walter Witsil in office until the
terms for which they were appointed
shall have expired. Their successors
shall be residents OF Wilmington and
shall be selected by the governor from a
list OF names Of persons submitted to
him by the attorney general They shall
be subject to the orders OF the Police
Commission of Wilmington, but the
attorney general may demand their
services of the chief of police at any time.
They shall serve all acquisitions made by
the governor without compensation
except for actual expenses. The bill
fixes the annual salary of each at 5000.
payable monthly by the city Of Whining
ton. They shall be appointed for two
years, bat may be removed by the
governor upon petition by the attorney
general,
Crook and Justis Here.
1t was plain to be seen that there was
something going on yesterday relative to
extended privileges for the Wilmington
aud BrandywiAe Springs Railway Com.
panY. Richard w. Crook and Robert @.
Justis, of that enterprise, were circulat
ing among the memb RS. paying especial
attention to the members Of the Private
Corporations Committee of the House
During the afternoon they had hearing
before this colnmittee IL will be remem.
bered that the House granted the com.
satisfactory supplement, but the Senate
committee cut 1t down to a mere extern
sion of time for building the road. The
endeavor now being made is to restore
the supplement to its original shape and
return 1t to the Senate In the hope that
1t will be more liberal In its allowance
next time.
The House will not concur in the
Gar - p1ssra ~
Senate members were present at the
hearing. The delegation submitted an
amendment extending for two years the
time for getting the road In operation
authorizing 1t to extend its lines to any
points in Mill Creek or White Clay Creek
hundreds, limiting the building Of over
head bridges TO main lines Of railroads,
and allowing II to 60 into Wilmingt by
way Of Greenhill avenue to Seventh
street, By Seventh to French street.
and by French to Fourth street, will
the right 10 make such alterations of
route or extensions thereof, ON time tc
time, as it may be authorized TO make by
the authorities having Jurisdiction fol
the time being, over the streets Of the
city
The committeeman refused to conceds
ell this 1t limited the rural extension
to the town OF Hockessin, and ths
Wilmington route to Fourth and French
streets, provided the company gets the
consent Of the Street and Sewer directors
Even this was not positively promised.
The Cherry Island Marsh BnI.
The Cherry Island Marsh Company
bill allowing the Levy Court to appro.
pirate money towards keeping up th,
banks protecting Cherry Island marsE
lying between Wilmington and the Della.
ware river, is In the Senate and Just 81
good as dead Senator Pyle, of Whining
ton. and Senator Handy, of Brandywln,
/ hundred, are bath unalterAbly opposed Il
it, and this means It's death, es thel
particularly represent the interests OF th
Two hundreds in which the marsh is Thl
friends OF the bill would like to Withdraw
IL, but Senator Handy viii not consent {,
| IL. He seems TO be determined to max
its execution public in every senae of tn
word
The Sewer Assessments.
Senator Pyle introduced bill T.
amsnd chapter 1885, volume 10, Laws o
Delaware At present, when the Stree
and Sewer Directors of Wilmington rui
a sewer In front OF a mans prcpert
they assess him fifty cents on every from
foot and one penny foot on the area 0
the lot, no matter whether he uses th
sewer or not. The bill provides that tn
property y-owner shall pay 81 per from
foot, none on the area, and such chsrg
shall not be made unless he actually use
the sewer.
Section A Of the act amended Is stricke
out and the following substituted: "Tha
the Board Of Directors OF the Street an
Sewer Department are hereby authorize
TO alter OF modify any and all assessment
heretofore made or that hereafter may b
made, for the cost Of constructing sewer
in accordance with the act hereb
amended 80 as to adjust said assess
ments in accordance with the Rbov
amendments, provided, that such sltei
stions or notifications shall not invR
idats the said assessments or the lie
thereof"
The Delaware Bay Oysters.
Senator Fenimore introduced an act I
amend chapter 653. volume, 10. Laws {
Delaware, which Is the general oystG
law. Section 13 is amended by insertin
the following; Provided, that sal
license shall authorize ali boats Of twelv
tons ard under per custom hous
measurement to dredge for oysters Q
any of fhe natural beds of this stat