Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-03-23
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Continued From First Page.

following Will STOW.
''Section l. That the acs entitled,
AN act in relation to the streets ana
sewers Of the city Of Wilmington,
passed ~ Dover. April 20, 1881 as
amep1ed, is hereby further amended:
First By striking out OF the 9th
section of said act as amended from the
word them In the thirty sixth line OF
said section, to and including the word
president IN the slxty-eighth line OF
said section, as published In the Laws Of
Delaware, chapter 1873 OF volume IS, and
inserting in lieu thereof as follows:
The said board shall prepare and lay
before the Council Of the city of VIII
mington. on or before the frst stated
meeting of tina Council IN May. in the
year 1895, and In each year thereafter.
estimates of the probable receipts aud
expenses OF the Street aud Sewer
Depart ment o. the city for the ensuing
year; and the Council shall st the las
stated meeting in May in the year 1895
ano In each year thereafter, include in
the annual appropriation ordinances for
the expenses of the city Of Wilmington
such sum for the expenses Of the Street
and Sewer Department of the city
as may be deemed proper or
necessary by the Council, based
as nearly as may be upon the estimate
of said board. The amount OF said
appropriation for streets aud sewers shall
be expanded by the said board, and bills
Tor said expenses may be paid by the
Council from said appropriation when
presented to the Council marked with
the approval OF the said board and
properly audited by the city auditor, In
the same manner as bills for the expenses
of the city are now paid IL shall not b.
lawful for said board by its expenditures
to exceed the amount appropriated as
hereinbefore provided for the streats aud
sewers of the city, and toe members Of
said board shall be personally ha5le TO
the city for the amount which shall be
expended In excess oil said appropriation
aud the same may be recovered in an
action on the Official bord Of the m,m
bers of said bosrd
Second, By striking out Of the eleventh
section Of said act ss heretofore amended
from the FIRST word OF said sec ion to AID
including the word auditor, In tho
eighth line thereof. and by inserting in
lieu thereof, as follows
THE moneys AID revenue received BY
the Board Of Directors OF the s rec. and
Sewer Department shall be deposited a.
received, in such bank in the city %
Wilmington as shall from time ~ time be
the depository OF the funds Of The city,
to the credit OF the mayor and Council
of Wilmingto ton aud duplicate csrti6
cate of such deposits fed with the city
treasurer. the city auditor and the chair
man of the finance committee OF the
Council
"On the FIRST day of july, 1895, the
said board shall deposit to the credit Of
the mayor and Council of Wilmington
Ia the said bank. all moneys then held BY
or deposited to the credit OF the said
board
Strike at the Color Line
IAN act in relation to the fres schools
of the state" Is the title OF bill which
has been introduced l. By it the word
''white" is stricken out Of any law of tn,
state relating to the free schools; and
It is provided that all of the coloreG
schools shall be under the care, superVi
sion, management and control OF tn
same persons in any school district, tow
or city as the free schools for whit
children sre provided. however, that
nothing in the act shall authorize or
require the maintenance oil any frel
school In this state to be attended b
both white and colored children, but al
the schools for white children shall b
kept absolutely and entirely separate an
distinct from all the schools for colore'
children. The State Board of Education
and county superintendent for fire.
schools OF the several counties shall hsv
the same and no more control over th
schools for colored children IS they nov
have over the free schools for whit
children. There shall be no separat
appropriation from the school funds 0
the state for the maintenance OF school
FOR colored children The act to encour
age the education Of the coored children
passed on April %. 1887 aud all amend
ments thereto are by IL repealed. Tn
sum Of 50 600 is appropriated annual
from the schoo. fund of Oh
state for the election, equipmen
children, one-thlrd of which shall
paid by the state treasurer OF each {
the counties of the state, on or bafol
October l In each year, TO be expended
therein provided Provided, howaye
that the school commissioners or trustee
of any school district may provide Il
the erection of school houses in the
respective district for colore1 children 1
the same manner as nov provided bJ la
for erecting school houses for viii
children. The State Board Of Educate
shall have power TO distribute an
expsnd the $4,000 appropriated for th
purpose mentioned By orders drawn Q
the county tressurers for expenditures
their counties respectively. In q
month Of June in each year the sra
auditor shall settle with the S5at
Board Of Education, who ahall ths
reuder full account with vouchers (
the moneys disbursed for erectio
equipment or repair of school houses {
coiored children as provided. The b
repsals ell acts or parts Of aots inco
sistent with it
Fruit of the Mandsmus Tree.
The outcome Of the Hudson Earl
contest In Wilmington has borne
legislative fruit Representative Pl
introduced a bill to day making {
Twelfth ward part of the second ssse
ment district Of Wilmington hundred.
A Bomb fer Emory.
Representative Moore must want TO
Wilmer z uory's smiling countenar
again. he has given notice OF an act
amend the char Ter OF the Queen Ann
Railroad Company granted rhis ssssl'
He rafuaoo n ofafa the uatura Of