Evening journal., 1895-03-29
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Continued From first Page.

like the senator from Brandywine
hundred to explain that bill and tell us
why we should repeal the law already In
existence in thst hundred"
Mr. Hanby (who still thought that he
had the fight OF his life on Mr. Speaker,
We had in existence four gears ago law
the same ia character as that prevailing
Ia every other hundred in the county
Some OF the wise men Of our hundred
came down here two years ago and said
10 would benefit the taxpayers of Brandy
vine hundred to pass an act which Is now
on ths statute books and has been since
that time Like many another project 1t
failed In the purpose for which 1t was
designed II raised our road tax that
had never been over % or 80 cents on the
500, up to 55 cents Understand that
was for road purposes alone. To- day
the road commissioners owe 1900
Receiver of Taxes Dickey recently said
that there was about SO 800 of road Is xss
due and unpaid, which would leave very
little over So 900 aft,r taking out errors
and com mission At that rate it would
impoverah a good many people from
just paying road tax. We have got to
pay extra to 20 to Wilmington every
time We 60 there II any of you gentle
men want to come up to see me you will
have to pay a tax to get there We can't
take an onion or dozen Of eggs TO
WILMINGTON without paying tax to the
turnpike company.
In this bill have tried to do my best
for all the people In my hundred. re-
CARELESS Of politics II fall to do it, ii
will be the fault Of the head and not OF
the heart Ii that bill is not jus and
squitsbe | am TO blame for It, Some
Brandy wine hundred people say GO back
to the old road commissioners Others
say amend the present law, and
redistIict IL all Into road districts But
believe this measure will inure to the
bstternent Of our roads and the
economic expenditure Of the taxes laid
and collected That is all have to say
on the subject Mr. Pyle. is my
colleague. he has said that the
Brandywine hundred people are never
contentsd II be will examine the
ecords be will hnd that We do our
fighting In our own hundred aud not IN
courb
AIR Pyle-"I don't propose to crlticise
the senator from Bisndyw wine tr to
impugn bis motives. believe be is
honest and O. II .cientIous in this matt. r
and has done the b-st he can do H.
has labored on this bill for two months
IJ ia utterly impossible to legislste in the
interest OF everybody There IL always
someone to critlcise and denoupce 8
measure This bill Is no exception Il
has been criticised, and have quite n
numb ber OF leit4rs here from persons who
! denounced this measure, but II has been
materially modified since then at The
1 - D.. H..
hundred, and l an inclined to defend
him from all Ruch oenunclations. /
/ will ask one question, however, and
that Is whether 1t is provided anywhere
in the bill the amount proposed 10 be
borrowed on the credit of Brandy wine
| hundred
Mr. Hanby-"I'his bill provides that
the amount to be borrowed shall net
exceed two per cent. Of he assessed
valuation Of the property Of the hundred
believe that the assessment shows
about 80, TAG 000 Two per cent on that
would make about $54 000. that could b
borrowed under this blu. East Lake
was in Bfandywine hundred when that
assessment was maze, but Wilmington
thought 10 could take better care of II
than we could and some of East Lake Ii
now In Wilmington, and there is bill
here now to take some more of them.
hope the city will get them
l have thrown q safeguard around
that money. The commissioners cannot
borrow 81 until at least msjorlty oi
he landed owners of Brandy vine hun
dred put their na mes on paper in favor
Of making the loan, and that paper tsker
before Justice of the peace and sworI
10 as to tns genuineuess OF tine signatures
When the commissioners have borrowed
the money not cent can be paid on
unless the warrant be signed by all o
the road commissioners. / have pu
every possible saf guard In this bill {,
prevent fraud. | have submitted 1t t,
one Of the best hnaL cers in our hundred
or Wilmington, and he, after exRminin
10 closely. said i think you have go
enough safeguards around it to preven
fraud Gentlemen, | have done the be 8
| could, The yeas and nays will have 4
be called, as that Is corporation
measure
Clerk Hastings called the roll and MI
Handy was agreeably surprised to flu
the Senate unanimously in favor of hi
/. bill
Senator Records walked across an
SHOOK hands with him, and Spsake
Watson did likewise.
Fragrance Of the Sturgeon.
The pollution OF the streams an
ponds OF the state was the suhj-ct unde
discuss on la the Senate chan Der dnrin
he noon recess The State Board o
Health, accompanied by its secretary
| Edmund B Frazer, appeared ia advocsc
, of lts measure to make 1t unlawful 10
} au, animal matter to be thrown into an
/ Of the waters within the juris diction Z
hi state, With special reference :
! sturgeon Cffal In the Delaware bay aud II
tributaries The bill as original
! drawn BY Enrolling Clerk Of the Senat
W I. Parvis, only applied to the Mis-
l piliion river aud its tributaries, Milford
! he home Of MIR Parvis, being upon ths
7 river and subject 20 he tfTeusive udor Z
!, decaying sturgeon offal thrown over b
{ be Il hetmen who make the mouth 0 th
4 river their harbor The State Board Z
Health, recognizing It's merit. took It III
; extended II to the entire state and to =
: sorts OF amin Il matter. The members
the board who we're present yesterda
4 we're Drs E w Cooper, r G Elegoot
4 \ VsllandiRhAm, William
G Skinner, Alexander los b-r,
c L@wis and DAVID Mustard They wer
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