Evening journal., 1895-03-25
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did in
Dover on Saturday.
THE WORK OF HOUSE AND SENATE


mineton-oystermen want the General
oyster Law Amended-The wishes
and Wants OF the Street and Sewer
Observation-Disclosures Express Them
selves on the shortlidge Bill.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, March % Wilmington wsnts
to be large city. Every Legislature.
bills are sent here to bring neT ter itory
within the corporate limits. Two bills
of this nature havo been introduced by
Representative Pyle
One exteI ds the boundaries to include
the following; Beginning st a point
where the westerly side Of Wooddale
avenue is extended. parallel with
Market street. intefsects the north
easterly boundary line or the city; thencs
by line parallel with NJ Rrket street aud
the Wilmington aud Philadelphia turn
pike road, about 3 900 feet to the west
side of the Tally road, laid from the
Baltimore and Philadelphia RAILROAD, to
the Wilmington aud Philadelphia turn
pike road; thence aaeterly by the
southerly side Of the Tally road to its
intersection with Shellpot creek thence
down the middle Of the creek to it's
point OF intersection with the present
city line; and thence thereby ia a
northwesterly direction to the place OF
beginning
The rate Of taxation OF the resi- estate
so brought ia shall be one third for the
period of five years. and thereafter the
full rate. 1t shall be part of the Ninth
ward and part OF the Third assessment
district of Wilmington for the purposes
of assessment and collection Of taxes for
county purposes
The property brought in By the
other bill is thus described: Beginning
at the southwest corner Of Union stress
and Delaware avenue, and running
thence northwesterly along the side OF
Delaware avenue 1870 feet more or less. to
3 point in line with the south vest side Of
Eighteenth street extended thence
northwest By Eighteenth street extended
to the corner formed by It's inter Section
with the westerly side of W0odlawn
avenue to its point of intersection with
the present city iue on The soutberly
side of Twelfth street extended; thence
by said southerly side Of Twelfth street,
eaeterly the point Of intersection with
the present city line on the westerly side
of Union street, and thence By sa d side
of Uaion street in 3 northeasterly
direction to the piscs OF beginning. The
rate Of taxation shall be one-half for a
term of Eve years. The new territory
shall form part of the Seventh ward Oh
I the city and part of the Third assess
ment district, for the purposes OF
assessment and collection Of taxes for
county purposes
Wants Of the Oystermen.
Owners of oyster boats OF twelve tons
/ and under want the privilege OF tongin 3
on the natural beds during every month
4 In the year excepting July, August and
4 September Senator Fenimore has re-
Y ceived two petitions signed By 27C
persons, resident. in Little Creek anC
East Dover hundreds, aaklng that thu
81 general oyster law be so amended thai
the oystermen may do it, provided They
throw the culls and refuse back on the
beds
Public Land for Property Owners.
~ Tine Street and Sewer Directors want
to vseate 8 number Of roads and streets
in Wilmington. Representative Pyle hal
introduced the bills.
0ae provides that those portions o.
the Townsend road commencing at iii
intersection with westerly side o.
Button wood street and Lobdell street
and extending in westerly direction "a
its intersection with Market street at 4
street, excepting such portion of tn
road as may be with the lines OF 4
street, as laid sout on the plans Of vii
mington, be vacated and the owners o
the fee Of the land over which o.
through which the road runs ar
authorized to enclose and hold the same
provided that no portion Of the road 81
vacated shall be closed until A stree
shall be opened for public travel
That Duncan avenue. OK tending from
G street to the Chrisiisne river, be an,
the same is hereby vacated, and til
owners of the fee OF the land over which
or through which, the avenue runs, ar
authorized to enclose ana hold the same
That g street, [. ON its intersection
with Christisna avenue, eRsterly, towari
the Delaware river, be vacated aud tn
owners of the fee Of the land ar
authorized to enclose and hold the same
He also introduced bill PRACTICAL
lsgalizlng the action of the Street an
Sewer Directors Ia widening stTes
from Market street causeway to Chris
tiana avenue to sixty feet
Want Little PIn-money.
Not satisfied with its $500. 900 loan q
four years ago for purposes OF stree
improvement, the Street and Sewe
directors ask, Ia bill introduced b
Representative Pyle, for the mayor an
City Councii Of Wilmington, authority t
borrow $780, 600 for paving and improv
ing streets, constructing sewers, payin
costs of the condemnation Of the land 70
sewers for opening and widening street
and avenues and for the cost Of viRducts
subways, bridges and approaches
bridges at railroad crossings They
not want to borrow or spend more tina
$l25 600 In any one year.
Must Keep Their Live Stock Up.
There are six school districts in th
state which are exempt from the restric
ivesprovisions of the general stock Law
Two are IN Cedar Neck two in Slaught,
Neck. two in Prime Hook and all !
Sussex county In them horses. COW
and sheep may roam wherssoever the
will and there is no law to compel the
owners keep them off the public roads an
property not fenced in. Senator Pierre
will Introduce bill removing this exeml
ton and making the district subject to q
the provisions of the general law.
81 Handy II Independent.