Evening journal., 1895-03-29
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did in
Dover Yesterday.
THE WORK OF HOUSE AND SENATE

Pollution Of Streams The
Peach Blossom the Emblem- want tho
Wilmington aud Brandywine Springs
Bm Reported-In -Intsrsstine Notes Of The
Legislature.
Star Correspondence Evening Journal.
DovRR, March 90 The fight over the
Interstate boundary line hiss been car
ried to the General Assembly. Repre-
sentative Walker, Of Mill Greek hundred,
has introduced the following bill In the
House:
Whereas, the General Assembly Of
the State OF Delaware by an sc, passed
At Dover april 25. 1889, entitled AN
act in relation to the boundary line
between the State OF Delaware and the
commonwealth OF Pennsylvanin, did
appoint Hon Thomas L B4yard Hon
B L. Lewis and Hen John Il Hoifecker
commissioners on the part Of the 3 ate
Of Delaware TO act ia conjunction with 3
similar commission from the common
wealth Of Pennsylvania to examine,
survey and re- establish the boundary
line separating this state from the
commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
Aud Whereas, When said boundary
line should, pursuant to the provisions
of said act. be thus fixed, re- established
aud relocated, it was thereby made the
duty Of said commissioners, acting IN
conjunction with the commissioners
aforesaid, by aud on behalf of the com
monwsalth OF Pennsylvania. to mark its
location by the erection of enduring
monuments and acting in conjunction rs
aforesaid to make detailed report iii
duplicate Of their operations which said
report executed ia duplicate az afore.
said, should, together with the fsld
notes aud surveys descriptions Of monu
mente, maps aud other items OF interest
connected With said work, be signed ia
duplicate by each Of said commissioners
anu by the civil engineers employed in
said work one Of said duplicates. to.
gether With the field notes. TO be taken
ty the commissioners appointed by and
ou behalf OF the commonwealth OF
pennsy ylvanis, and the other Of said
duplicates, together with the field notes.
etc, to be taken BY the commissioners
appointed BY and on behalf Of the State
OF Delaware, and BY said last mentioned
commissioners TO be recorded in the
recorders Office for New Castle county
State Of Delaware, aud after being SO
recorded. 70 be forwarded to and hlsd ia
the office Of this secretary or state Of the
state Of Delaware snd By HIM recorded
and filed and carefully preserved ia hts
Office as are other official documents
deposited BY law In said office
And Whereas The divisional line
between the State Of Delaware and the
commonwealth Of Pennsylvania is the
cirenlsr line surveyed and marked 1901
under a warrant issued By William
Penn Ia pursuanca Of the feoffment of the
Duke OF York, dated August "a 1899, aa
the same has been held, occupied and
recognized hg the said states respectively
ever since hat date
And Whereas II appears that sald
commissioners, claiming to act under the
duty imposed ss aforesaid, located and
fixed line by the erection Of
monuments for the separation OF this
state from the common wealth OF Penn
sylvAnis ss shown by their report,
recorded in the recorders Office Tor New
Castle county ana filed in the Office Of
tho secretary Of state as aforesaid, not
being or corresponding with the said
divisional circular line as sarveyed and
mar fktd in 1901 and as the same has been
states respectively ever since that time
Therefore, Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives OF
the State OF Delaware IN General Assem-.
bly, met
Section That the boundary line
bet ween this state and the common.
wealth Of Pennsylvania, Is declared to be
the circular line surveyed and marked ia
! 1901 under q warrant issued by William
( Penn in pursuance Of the feoffment OF
the Duke OF York, dated August "a, 1852,
as ths same has been held, occupied and
recognized BY the said states respectively
ever since that date.
"section 3 That the line fixed and
located BY such commissioners, sa shown
Ia said report is not and shall not be
considered or taken to be the boundary
line between this state aud the common
wealth Of Psnnsy ylYanla nor shall eaic
report or any Of said monuments ol
surveys descriptions or maps be evidence
of said boundary line
The bill is accompanied by 4 petition
which sets forth sc length the matters
contained in the preamble, and conclude.
BY saying;
THAT the line ss arbitrarily marked
by said commissioners, If confirmed, vii
change the domioile and residences o
many citizens OF the Stste OF DslawRrl
from this state to the commonwealth o
Pennsy lvsnis, thereby subiecting then
TO the laws, taxes, schools and othe
public institutions OF the commonwealth
Of Psnnsy lvania, aud causing them grea
Inconvenience, injury and damage.
Your petitioners. therefore pray tha
the line fxed and located by said com
missioneTs, as shown in their report, b
declared not 10 be, and that the sam
shall not be considered or taken to be tn
boundary line between this state and ia
commonwealth OF Pennsylvania; aud tha
said report and the monuments, surveys
/, descriptions and maps, shall not b
evidence Of said boundary line; and tha
the boundary line Of this state and th
oommonW eslth Of Pennsylvania shall b
declared TO be the circular surveyed an
marked Ia 1901. under warrant issued b.
Willism Penn In Pursuance of th
. fsoifment OF the Duke OF York, dste
Z August 2t 1882. as the SAME has bee
I, held, occupied and reeognizsd by ssl
E states respectively sver since that time
!, and that the governor bs authorized {
appoint three competent persons as com
missioners representing this state, Wh
e shell be authorized 10 ct in eoniunctfO