Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-28

. DOVER, March 26.-William Michael
byrne, Patrick Neary and Peter A. Ilorty
appeared before the committee ON private
corporations to-day in behalf of the bill to
exempt from municipal taxation the real
estate OF the 81 Joseph's Society for Col.
oreu Missions OF Wilmington. The com
mittee has received the following petition;
we. the undersigned, citizens and tax.
payers of the city of Wilmington, showing
unto your honorable body that ST.
S9seph's Society for Colored Missions of
wilmington is q charitable corporation of
.he state OF Delaware, having for its object
the care and education of colored orphan
boys, and that said institution is solely
supported by charitable contributions. and
oelieving that said institution has been
And VIII be OF great benefit to the city of
wilmington. and that now by law the
: munlelpa court OF the city OF Wilmington,
anu All Justices of the peace in New Castle
county, are authorized to commit colored
orphan boys to the said institution with
ont cost TO the city, county or State would
respectfully petition that the General AS
aembly OF the State of Delaware pass an
act exempting the real estate in the city of
wilmington, owned and used by the said
e institution for les purely charitable pur.
poses, from municipal taxation.
Charles 3. Lore, Charles NJ. Cullen.
navid L. Marvel, J. Frank Ball, Michael
byrne, Andrew Il. Sanborn. William
Michael Lynne, George Brown, Peter 4.
fl H9rly,,, Wlljcm 5. Hilles, Head e. Co.
Jnhh l. Dtskey, j. Z. Gibson. Henry q.
Conrad, I. d. Johnson, Hugh Z. Browne
John ), riossell, David 4. Bradford Levi
y. Bed, Lewis c. Yandesrift. William NJ.
NaEhy, J. f. Smith. Patrick Neary. w. j.
Edison; John NJ. solomon. Thomas r.
Lally, Jackson u Sharp Co.. II. H. Ward,
:. smith Brennan, W. c. Spruance,
Sportsman Supply and Pipe CO., Charles
~. Curtis, Victory b. Wooey, Lobdell Car
Wheel Co. John X. Bradford, George
Lodge, Tiighman Johnston, The Pusey e.
Jones Co, Henry J. Crippen, H. q. Ban.
ming, Capelle Hardware Co., Francis J.
poiecker John MeYey, Willard sauls-
bury, Benjamin Nields, Edward H.
ford, Preston, Lea, William ]. Fisher,
Fell a. Peoples. Austin Harrington, S.
Garland, The Bowe Carriage Co, W. A.
LaMotte Charles Warner Co., X. p. Glib
bons. George w. Bush d. Sons Co., James
J., Winchester, Hilles & Jones Co., $. q.
simmons Y Bro. John +. Miller The
Harlan & HoIlngsworth Co., A. S. Reed
d Brother CO.. NJ. Megary d Son, James
NJ. Bryan, The Ford Morocco Co., Jesse
Baylis, Crosby q Hill, William b. Sharp.
Phillip Plunkeit. William Lawton, w. NJ.
kenpard,
FIRE COMPANIES APPROPRIATIONS.
Councilman Dannenberg of Wilmington
was given hearing this afternoon by the
committee on municipal corporations re-
speeding the bill to require Council to APP
propriate annually TO the Washington and
Phnnx Fire Cos. g., 600 each for the main
tenance of chemical engines which bill he
desires passed. The bill will probably be
amended SO as to provide an appropriation.
for the purpose stated, for the first-DaIned
company only and reduce the amount to
Sl,50 per annum.
T,t-pyn,,u .,.,-
Claims against the State are coming in
lively and exciting much interest. Some
of them, those considered exorbitant are
clnssed as curiosities. One that is eyed
with extreme curiosity is bill from John
II. Rodney, attorney for the Levy Court of
New Castle county, for $iQ0, for services
rendered in foreclosing the mortgage on
Troop al mory. Before the claim is sat
istied the late State treasurer will be asked
to explain where he obtained authority to
employ Mr.. Rodney.
DESIRED INFORMATION DELAYED.
The list of pardons granted by ex-
Governor Reynolds, and the reasons for
granting the same, which the Legislature
expected to receive two months ago have
not yet been obtained. A demand for the
information will be made if it is not fur.
nished soon.
THE NATIONAL GUARD BILL,
The passage of the National Guard bill
is regarded as improbable. The assembly,
men think that the expenditure authorized
by the bill is steep.
POSSIBLE SLAUGHTER.
A strong effort is being made, it is said,
to defeat the bill to regulate the practice of
medicine and surgery.
CONCERNING pooL.sELLtNe.
The bill in relation to bets and wagers.
drawn by Deputy Encouragement Giles
10 prevent pool-sellng. which has been
reported fayerably with amendments, was
recommitted to-day, to be further
amended.
ELsMERE 4 WILMINGTON RAILWAY.
Representative Pyle introduced an act to
incorporate the Elsmere Il Wilmington
Electric Railway Co, which desires to
construct and operate u railway from Els
mere to Second and Market streets, viii
inington, the line If built into Whining
ton, to extend along Second street, and the
motive power to be horses, electricity,
cable, motor, or any improved motor
power other than steam. The incorpora.
tors are Edwin II, Gayicy, Wilmer j. Eli
soil, William i. johnson, Frank ID,
Lackey and Daniel w. Taylor and the
capital stock is to be not less than Sl00, 600.
The bill provides that either double or
single track can be laid and that the rail
way shall not cross steam road at grade
The road is to be commenced within nine
months and completed within two years
from the passage of the act.
ANOTHER WARD FOR WILMINGTON.
Senator Handy introduced All act to
revise and consolidate the statutes relating
to the City of Wilmington. 1t provides
that after July LIST next the City Council
shall consist of IA members, and that
meanwhile the Fifth and Seventh wards
shall be divided so that Il ward. to be
called the Thirteenth, can be created. The
Fifth ward is to embrace the territory
bounded by Sixth, Market and Jefferson
streets and the Brandywine; the Seventh
the territory bounded by Sixth, jefferson
and Franklin streets and the Brandywine
and the Thirteenth, the territory bounded
by Sixth and Franklin streets. the Brandy
wine and the city line. The councilmen
elected in the present Fifth and Seventh
wards at the next city election are to rep
resent the new Fifth and Seventh wards
Tor term of two years and the first cDun-
Gilman from the Thirteenth ward il TO be
sAected by Council.
wILMINGToS's NEW CITY HALL.
REPRESENTATIVE Pyle introduced ain act to
authorize the Mayor and Council of Will
mington to borrow certain sum of money
for the purpose of erecting a City Hail in
said city. The sum to be borrowed has
not been agreed upon. The bill says the
money, shall be appropriated, applied and
expended III the purchase of land and the
erection and furnishing of suitable build
lug or buildings to be used as a CIV Hall
for the accommodation of the different
departments OF the city and to issue bonds
of the sand city for the payment thereof,
with interest, at such times and in such
manner as Council shall by ordinance pre-.
scribe and appoint.
STATE MILK INSPECTOR.