Evening journal., 1897-02-04
NEED MORE MONEY.
New Castle Levy Court Wants
to Borrow the Sum of $780, 900.
AN EXHIBIT IN TENNESSEE

A SUGGESTION THAT DELAWARE
BE REPRESENTED AT THAT EX-
PosITIoN-A MOVE FOR A PUB
Lie PRINTER.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, Feb. 4.-Representative Nc
Coy introduced an act authorizing the
Levy Court of New Castle county 10
make a temporary loan Of money. II
is a short bill and reads as follows
Section ]. That the Levy Court of
New Castle county be and they are
hereby authorized to borrow sum Of
money to an amount not exceeding
$4,000 in addition to the amount now
allowed by law, provided that this act
shall not continue in force longer than
the ensuing session OF the General As
sembly"
The Levy Court needs money, and 1t
is likely il the bill passes it Will take
full advantage Of IL.
Chairman Scott. of the Levy Court,
and John n. Carswell. the financial adj
wiser of that body. we're down yester-
day afternoon urging the immediate
passage of the bill. Over 100000 Of
the 1896 taxes are still unpaid.
KENT-SUSSEN LINE.
Two years ago the General Assembly
appointed a commission to establish
the boundary line between Kent and
Sussex counties. some doubt having
arisen as 10 the exact line from the
head of the Misplllion to Adamsville on
the west The survey was made, the
line marked and the report Of the COM
missioners filed with Governor Watson.
lie sent it to the General Assembly
and made reference TO IL in his bien-
NAL message. Yesterday Senator Pierce
offered a joint resolution appointing a
Joint committee to take up the report
1t was adopted and Messrs. Pierce and
w. T. Moore were appointed on behalf
of the Senate.
The House concurred and Messrs
Smith, Eliason and Martin were ap-
pointed on the part Of that body.
KENT's LEVY COURT.
Representative Davis gave notice OF
an act relating to the Levy Court OF
Kent county. There is some talk o
remcdeling the present Levy Court OF
the line of FIVE commissioners, and this
IS probably the bill.
II is learned that the new Ken
county Levy Court bill will divide the
county into districts as follows:
First-Duck Greek and Little Creei
hundreds.
second Kenton. West Dover ant
the western district Of North Murder
kill
Third-East Dover and eastern dis
trict OF North Murderkll.
Western district of Soutl
Murderkill and Mispillion.
Fifth-Eastern district of South Muir
derSill and Milford.
EXTENSION AND REVIVAL.
Representative HAZEL gave notice o
the regular biennial act reviving AM
extending the time for recording prl
vate acts. Under the law all privat
acts have to be recorded within yea
or they become invalid. Lots Of per
sons fail to observe this law and 1t
for their benefit that such revival an
extension are granted every two years
WILSON. THE PRINTERS FRIENT
AT the afternoon session Of tn
House Mr. Wilson had read resolu
tion providing for the printing of a
bills, excepting those pertaining TO mu
nicipal corporations and divorce whe
they shall have been read a secon
time. the number of copies to be deter
mined by the amount OF interest
each measure. It was tabled at his Ow
request. to be called mp on Friday {
some later day convenient to th
House
TWO FOR WECCACOE.
Representative Cheairs gave noti,
OF bills changing the name of the We
cacoe Steam Fire Engine Compan
No. s, to "Weccacoe Fire Compan
No 81 and Representative DempsC
gave notice that he would introduce a
act empowering Wilmington City Coul
ell to grant to Weccacoe an annual al
propliation of $4,000 for the maint
nance Of a chemical engine.
FOR NEW INDICEs.
Representatives L. II. Hopkins ga
notice of an act authorizing the recor
er OF deeds Of Kent county TO make ne
new indices. and Representative Adam
will introduce a bill to divorce Jenn
and Robert Rickerby.
YUKON SLID TO SECOND.
Superintendent Charles z. Hutc
ings. Of the Wilmington City Railwi
Company. came to Dover yesterd
in the interest Of Willard SaulsbuI
Jr.. and Preston Lea. and at his
stance the bill Incorporating the Yuk
Mining Trading and Transportati
Company was called up by Represo
tative Taylor and given its seco
reading.
PUBLIC PRINTER BILL.
Charles W. Horn. Of WilmingtC
brought to Dover yesterday and plac
in tho hands of Senator Pyle for init
duction an act creating a superinter
ent Of public printing and defining
duties. 1t is printed pamphlet OF
pages.
The governor. by it. is authorized
appoint a competent person at sals
OF 81 900 year. 10 superintend
state printing and the purchasing
all stationery supplies not otherw
provided for The superintend,
must give bond in the sum of S5,l
for the faithful performance of
duties. All printing must be dc