Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-25

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which were reported favorably by the
committee on municipal corporations
and afterward passed by the House,
received the unanimous vote Of that
body, which showed that the recon-
n,oudatiou OF tho City Council had
great deal of effect.
Tho bill incorporating the Whining.
ton Bicycle Club, which was farorably
reported by tho committee ON private
corporations, also rocsivod the unanl-
nous support OF the House.
X j. II. Hopkins gave notice OF bill
to change the lines Of School dis
tricts Nos. So and 81. Kent county. in
which the town of Hartley is located.
Residents of both districts are dissatis-
fled with the present lines and it is
the intention to enlarge one district
and reduce the other.
Tho House passed the House bill
transferring the farm of Philip E.
Davis from School district No. 80 to
District No. 1T6, in Sussex county, the
reason given for asking for the removal
being that Mr.. Davie' farm is two
miles from tho school house in District
No. 80.
Mr.. Smith presented remonstrance
against tho appointment OF new
notary public To reside in North Mil
| ford, which was referred to the com
mittoe on judiciary, which has under
consideration bill providing for such
| an appointment.
The House bill divorcing Mary and
| William T. Vandyke passed the House.
The bill cbangos. tho name of the ap-
picant to Mary j. Mccullough.
The House passed the House bill
transferring tho property of Eddie W.
Goodwin from School district No. 81 to
Distict No. l20, in Sussex county.
| The House passed. the House bill re-
incorporating the town 0f Smyrna, with
amendments providing that the Lovy
| Court of keut county shall pay for
streets and roads in the town S4o0,
instead of $500; also that the Town
| Council shall havo power, on the appli
cation of majority Of the citizens of
the town to open any new street.
The Senate passo,i the House bill
authorizing this recorder of deeds Of
Kent county to renew certain indices
in his office. The bill names as
examiners Hon. John i. Pennington and
james II. Hughes.
Senator Pierce introduced the bill
TO incorporate the Rchoboth Heat,
Light aud Power Co. Tho incorpora-
tors are Elihu j. Morris, Willard S.
Iruitt. George W. Mccullough and 4.
B. Gillespie. The company is to manu-
facture, generate or create light. heat
and power by steam, wator or electricity,
apd distribute it 10 consumers. The
capital stock 10 10 be $40, 600, Divided
into $40 shares. and may be increased
to 800, oO0. Tho principal office Is to
be ut Rehoboih.
Tho Senate passed tho Senate bill
granting to j. Thomas Lowe, ex. treas,
urer of Kent county, the title to GER
tain marsh land cwned by tie State.
The bill had met with opposition on a
former occasion.
The Senate rasscd the House bills
divorcing Ca,a!iae Gad William 4.
Bolte, with In amendment restoring
her maiden nanle, and diyorciug Maggie
M. and Harvey II. Bryant.
Representative l.. s. hopkins has
received the ninth biennial report OF
Insurance Commissioner Peter x.
Meredith, which will be read before
! the House early next week. The rc'
port states that there ale l07 insuranus
companies doing business in the State,
c!assi lied as follows: Fire, 81; life, y
! assessment, 10; casualty and guarantee,
! iDs dcClbGUl, iiNc htOIht H iNe
, were Incorporated by tho State and
four nay an annual tax of 500. The
! |, Stats Grange INSURANCE. Co. is exempt
from taxation. During the two years
10 compapips were admitted to dc
business in tho State and three with
drew. In 1895 tho companies incoT
porated by the State collected $50. 0Ol
in premiums ana incurred Losses
amounting to s3i, 965.6T; whila tn,
companies of other States received
premiums amounting to S1IJ Dol. 90,
: and incurred losses aggrcgating 81 10,
| 9l5.0i, making the total premium:
1858, 96l. Go, and the total losses SIP,
37G. 9S. In 1896 the State companies
, collected premiums amounting t
= 900, ,4S0 %, and incurred losses amount
l ! ing to S29, iJi. 05. The companie!
from other States collected premiuni
g amounting to Slsl, ,070. 70. and incurred
! losses aggregatiug $50, OBS. 7G. making
a total premium of S274, SOL. Oh, ant
: the total of losses Slli, 1921. From
: October Sd, 1891, to October 81, 1S9o
the receipts were as follows: Agents
: Licenses. Sl.SlG. so; certificates o
: authority, Sl,U50; State taS. S13,
Cos. Sd; total. SIG, l7O03. During th'
: year ending October 3D.. 1896, the re
ceipts were as follows: Agents licenses
So, 003; certificates of authority, 'S7S
!. State tax, SD. 255. II; total, SIT, l3G. IL
: The expenditures were S74. 10, leaving
u balance of Sl7, 052. o.. The amour
: for the two years was S33, 53l. o.. Fo
!, tho remainder of the term, which OK
: pires on March 23d, the COMMISSIONS
expects to collect SIG, 900. Mr.. More
dith recommends an amendment in th'
!, act in relation to foreign corporation
4 by the addition of the words life in
= surance companies, insurance com
J panies other than life. and fire !" also th,
. substitution of the words Insurance
| commissioner for clerk of the peace, ;
: : in tho act regulating insurance com
= panies.
! There appears TO be a prevailing
(. continent that the time for electin!
: school commissioners in rural districts
: which is the last Saturday in June
should be changed, and there is tail
of bill changing the time TO the las
Saturday in May. Several members 0
i the Legislature are back of tn
proposed measure and are desirou
of receiving expressions OF opin
y ion. The present election time i
y worry inconvenpnt, both Cor farmer
y and teachers. The last Saturday il
June is usually busy season will
% farmers and for that reason most o
!, them would undoubtedly welcome
9 change. Teachers would also be ad
u yissd nnrliar in fhe war Whether fle