Evening journal., 1895-02-09
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did at
the State Capitol.
BRANDYWIEE SPRINGS BLBoTRIo

Bondsd-Legislative Notes.
STAR Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Feb y President Robert G
Justis Secretary and Treasurer L. H.
B al and r. w. Crook had a hearing
before the Senate Committee on Cor
porations Thursday afternoon In behalf
of the supplement to the charter OF the
Wilmington and Brandywine Springs
overhead bridge feature OF their original
charter wiped out and offered the
| following as a substitute for section OF
the supplement:
"Section That whenever any railway
or branch railway constructed under
this act or the act to which
this act is q supplement, shall
cross any steam railroad at grade, it
shall be the duty of the conductor or
other person In charge Of any car run
ming on said railway or branch. to cause
the car to be stopped within 200 feet of
| the track OF such steam railroad and to
| 20 ahead of the car and stand in the
middle of the track of the steam railroad
and signal TO the motormAa. If there
be no train in sight, and
such conductor or other per.
son in charge shall remain
where he can see the approach of train
| from either direction until the street or
electric railway car is safely across the
track Any violation of the duty i'm
posed by this section shall be deemed
misdemeanor, and, upon indictment and
conviction therefor. the said company or
any agent thereof so offending NAV be
fined not more than FIVE hundred dollars,
or imprisoned for a term of not more
than three months, or both, at the dis
erection OF the court "
The committee listened attentively to
their representations, but took no posi-
tive action.
For the Trans-sussex Road.
A large delegation Of Brdgeville
people, accompanied by William II
Bosley, of Baltimore, president of the
Queen Anne's Railroad Company, came
to town on Thursday and had a hearing
before the Joint COMMITTEES on Corpora
tions The delegation was the outcome
of public meeting held in Bridgeville
several days ago, P. L Cannon who
represented to the committee that the
people Of Sussex county were very anx
ious that the charter should be granted
Mr.. Cannon said that he had known Mr.
Bosley for years and believed that ht
would build the road II the Legislature
would give him authority to do so. The
president also informed the committee
men that the road would be built If the
chsrter were granted.
Convict Labor aud Fertilizers.
Speaker Of the Houss McMullen has
presented to that body memorial from
John Patterson, of Delaware City, &C
companied by several reams of docu
ments relating thereto BE wants tn,
General Assem- bly, to purchase ferti
lizer patent of his and put the convictl
at work manufacturing 1t from roch
for the state or county benefit. i
was referred to the Committee on Agrl
culture.
Inspection of Sanitary Plu mbinE.
representative Pyle gave notice Of al
act TO regulate sanitary plumbing in
Wilmin gton and to provide for the In
spection thereof. The bill Is not YET
here, but is to come In under the auspices
Of the city Board of Health.
Wants Access to the Records.
Senator Handy introduced bill tc
enable licensed real estate agents TO
examine the public records The public
officer under whose immediate charge
1
the agent to produce and exhibit his
certificate of license bsfore permitting
al examination
Reformation OF Drunkards.
An act for the reformation Of inebriate
has been introduced in the House b,
Representative Killen. 1t gives thl
Superior Court the right and power
upon proper application and at lis dis
erstion. TO issue q warrant authorizing
such person to be brought before it, an'
to direct jury TO inquire whether he O
she Is an 'habitusl drunkard, incapabl
Of taking care Of himself or herself
and il the person be so found, that tn
, rules Of Law and proceedings applioAbl
to the property of lunatics should apply
And the court shall be given the furthe
power Of authorizing the confinng o
such person in suitable institution TO
such period as may be necessary for hi
or her complete reformation. The tern
, "habltusl drunkard" shall embrace an
person who may be hsbltually sddicte,
TO the use Of alcohol. opium, cocaine. MOI
} phine, or any other drug or intoxicanu.
Passed nv the House.
The House on Thursday passed bill
3 incorporating the Newark Real EstAt
1 OOupahJt Oclh FAAo loukNt hu. p . Y
I H.. and the Phillips Thompson Company
I They were sent to the Senate.
The Supplement Passed.
The Senate passed the House bi
, supplementing chapter SO Of the Revise
l Code, entitled 'of joint estates an
1 partition. The supplement provide
: that missing heirs shall be advertise
!, for and, in case of failure to respond
I the estate shall be settled up withou
them.
q The State Treasurer Bonds.
Secretary of State Smithers sppesre
d before the General Assembly and in
formed the two Houses that State Trea
urer elect Charles a. Atkins had give
bond in the sum of $125. 900 and that
n had been approved by the governo
n The suretiss on the bond represent rel
s and personal property to the amount I
q $465, 600 The secretary Of state, whe
/ asked for their names, refused to d
K vulge them, saying that the governo
n was satisfied with them and that ws
sufficient.
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