Evening journal., 1895-04-19
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Continued From Fisst Page.

Department Of Wilmington the right to
determine how streets shall bs laid out
within half mile Of tho city limits was
introduced Ia ths House by Representative
Pyle. Some persons who own property
near the city have shown au inclination.
when cutting it up ia bailding lots. to
run the strests TO suit themselves, regard
less Of the city plans. This bill, II pessed,
will put stop to that.
Two More UnTortunatss.
The House Committee on Revised
Statutes reported unfavorably House bill
making Good Friday a Legal h liday and
the bnildsra bin diGyn to replace the
present mechanics lien law.
- Job was No Comforter
It will grieve the baukers and tiust
company officers Of Wilmington TO learn
| that the House has killed tie bin mehing
Saturdays the year round halfhohdsys
FOR bank ana trust company purposes
1t was reported fAvorably. Mr.. Watson,
Of Milford hundred, opposed IL because,
| In his opinion, there wtra holidays
enough. Mr. Money, Of BIackbrd
hundred, thought that possibly he mi & mt
have check sometime aud II he hap
| pened TO be IN WILMINGTON on Saturday
| afternoon be might want II cashed Ii
saeh an event he did not want this banks
10 be closed Representative Pyle
| presented letters from the Pusey and
| Jones Com oanY, the II srlau ard Hollings
worth Company and the Jackson and
Sharp Company The first two did nol
oppose the bill sying that Il made no
difference to them but job Il Jackson
1 tn - 1 ttt4A ~
| letter kaoeked the baLk officers out OF
many an afternoon of The vote against
the bill was to s. Mr. Money was the
only New Castle county man who voted
against it.
Went Through the MIL.
Tie House bill incorporating the VIII
mington Building Company passed
through several stages before it finally
passed the House yesterday Il was
reported fsvorably and called up for
passage 1t was objected TO on the
ground that 1t gave the company the
right 10 change its name whenever it saw
az 10 do IT, Ga motion it was recon
nitted. 80 amended as 70 knock ont the
Objectionable feature, reported a second
time and passed
mr. Polk is Satisfied.
Colonel Euoch Moore, of tba Street and
Sewer Department Of Wilmington, was
the advance guard OF that body yester-
day Hs was loaded down with trailing
arbutus and street and sewer argument
Last evening the other members came
down with William Polk and had :
nearing on the bill which brings tn,
Polk property, near Shellpot Park, int
! The city Mr Polk has about given NJ
his objection to the passage Of the bill
. De misunderstood its provisions as to thi
. right OF thu commissioners to enter OF
) mis- property aud cut il mp into streets ant
build ng lots without compeusating him
+. de now offers to give the city the rlgh
: Of way through his property 80 far q
2 Washington strset Is concerned Whel
: the bill Is passed the Street and sswe
Department will simply have the righ
I 10 defne the lines on which the street
: through the Polk property will be run.
d One Inspector sumcisnt.
Registrar w c R Colquhouu, Of th
T Wilmington Health Department, wa
a here yestsrdsyin opposition to the Me-
= Castle county milk inspector bill r
. says that City Council has alrsad
. provided such an loficer for Wilmingto
Is aid the Board Of Health sonsidars ths
- sufficient for the county.
y Bnt One Case Yesterday.
/ The Committee on Divorce only hR
" Que case before 1t yesterday attefnoo
and the parties to It ware eolored Th
= plaintiff was Alfred Polk OF Dover, WI
wants to get rid OF his Ida becsusa 81
has married several times since she si
him.
II Not Built That Way.
s, II It depends upon the State Senat
A. aud 1t looks now as though 1t does, Jam