Evening journal., 1897-04-02
TIE NEW CITY BILLS.
Measure to Build Sewers
Within a Mile of City Line.
NO COMPULSORY EDUCATION LAW.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
OPINION IT WOULD PROVE a
Observation-Disclosures BEFORl
THE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY.


THE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY.
staff Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover April 2.-President Pratt and
Directors Webster and Simmons Of the
street and Sewer Department, accom-
panied by Engineer Hatton, were in
Dover yesterday They brought with
hem a new bill authorizing them to
build sewers within one mile of the city
inc and to condemn small streams for
ever purposes
Most of the time they were here was
consumed in showing TO the members
he merits of the three bills previously
ient down. The first bill taken up was
hat providing for the vacation Of Haw-
ey street where it crosses the b. q l..
racks when the proposed overhead
bridge is built Then they took up and
Explained to the members the wisdom
Of passing the bill to abolish grade
crossings in the city and the accom-
panying bin providing $751; 600 for the
building Of Silverbrook sewerand $780,
0OO to defray the expense Of the city
part of the work of building the bridges
over the dangerous railroad crossings.
AN APRIL FOOL CLIENT
Thomas c. Frame, Jr.. is a rather
good-looking young member Of the
Kent county bar, and one of the best
iressers in the state. lie always looks
IS though he had just walked out Of
Dattern-p plate frame, and prides himself
IN his natty appearance. Being un-
married, and fancy free, a pretty face
naturally appeals to his sense of the
beautiful in nature, and this led to him
becoming the victim OF a most heartless
md, at the same time, laughable joke
yesterday
Edwin r. Cochran, Jr., attorney for
he House, is a practical joker, and
aevcr loses an opportunity to make
lime pass pleasantly for his friends.
Yesterday afternoon one Of the plain
tilfs in the divorce proceedings OF the
day was a beautiful girl from near
Milford She was a pronounced blonde
md attracted general attention. Among
he others who noticed her sitting near
senator Pierce's desk waiting to be call
I'd before the Divorce Committee was
Mr.. Cochran. He left the Senate cham
Der and went over TO Mr. Frames Of
| fee. where he found him busily en-
5aged in drawing a mortgage for a
nan who was I'm the biggest sort Of a
hurry to get it.
tom, he said, there is a lady over
! here in the Senate chamber who is APP
! plying for a divorce and who wants
IN attorney. I thought I would throw
the case your way for my connection
| with the House prevents me from TAX
ing t. IF you want the case you had
letter go over there right away and
get acquainted with the facts, for the
committee is likely TO call for her at
any minute"
Mr. Frame said he would not mind
| taking the case, and asked Mr. Cochran
to go over with him and give him an
! Introduction. Mr. Cochran excused
| himself, saying that he was tc1 busy
to help him cut in a matter of mere
,ormality.
Mr. Frame made a dash FOR the SEN
lte chamber, being closely followed by
! Mr.. Cochran, although he did not know
! {. He walked TO the door of the cham
! Der. locked in. saw the beautiful crea-
Urc, preened himself carefully. and
stroiled in. He edged his way over tC
bhe clerks desk. exchanged q fCw
words with Clerk Doherty and Read.
ing Clerk Hegeman, and then made q
dash for Senator Pierce's corner. Bow.
ing to The fair plaintff he asked:
Are you the lady who wanted q
lawyer? ! am Mr. Frame and Mr.
Cochran sent me over to see YOU
The plaintiff looked both surprised
and shocked.
NO sir" she said. 81 don't want ,
lawyer; ] have one"
Mr.. Frame was set 20 guessing. an,
it WIS some seconds before he recover
cd himself sufficiently to ofier Q lam'
/. | apology for having addressed her Th
blood began to mount to his face. an,
when a hearty laugh greeted him frCn
these who were in on the joke. he real
lied that he had been victimized ant
: his face grew all the redder. AS h.
moved out of the chamber somebod.
handed him a calendar with April
in deep mourning, and he grew saddle
and sadder
After he had left the Stale House
happy thought struck him. He woul
, get even by victimizing John ID. Haw
! kins. Going 10 his Office he told MI
Hawkins that he had had "A very inn
, Dortant divorce case over at the Stat
l House. and would like to associat
/ him with him as there was a fat fee at
tacheu. III there is anything on cart
, that appeals 10 the latent industry of MI
Hawkins It is a fat fee. He went int
the case with a bound. and Mr. Fran
led him over to the sacrifice. But whe
the Senate door was reached. he locke
in and knew the fair plaintiff Reali7
ing that he was being led into an Apr
fool trap he backed cut as GRACEFUL
as he could, and went back to his OF
e. flee.
1t is likely that Mr. Frame viii an
pear before the committee to-day an
offer an apology for having been mad
= the victim of the joke, for Senate
f Pyle has given him to understand tha
+ the members of the committee are yer
angry over the manner in which h
unwittingly insulted the fair plaintiff
g AUDIENCE WITH THE GOvERNOI
!. Magistrate Sasse. Of Wilmington
. whose official term will soon expire.
a candidate for reappointment. He wa
down yesterday and had an audienC
- with the governor and presented to hil
letters of endorsement from a larf
number Of representative business mel
\ MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.