Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-03-11


the loan by October LIST. 1t wac held in
committee for some timo, bur yeaterliay
Chairman Pierce made a favorable re-
port.
Senator Pyle favored the amended
bill. as relief must be given, and he
gave assurance that the loan would be
paid back.
Mr. Alrichs was bitterly opposed to
the bill in any shape, and said the loan
would become permanent. He was OPP
posed to adding to tho indebtedness Of
the county, which, be alleged, amounts
to half a million dollars.
Mr.. Pyle took exception to what Mr..
Alrichs said, and stated that the loan
would be paid by the specified time.
Mr.. Handy agreed with Mr.. Pyle,
and said 1t would be better for tho
county to pay little interest money
than to sell what some OF the poor
farmers had for taxes
Tho bill was adopted by the following
vote:
Ayos-Messrs. Fenimore, Handy, W.
t. Moore. }. Nj. e. Moore, Pierce,
Pyle and the Speaker.
Nays-Alrichs-1
Absent--M eredith-1.
Richard w. Crooks came dow D from
Brandywine Springs yesterday and
brought the bill amending the charter
OF tho Wilmington g. Brapdywine
Springs Railway Co., OF which Senator
Pyle gave notice few DAYS ago. Mr..
Pyle introduced the bill. Tho company
asks that the tims for completing the
road be extended until January Lot,
1888; that permission be granted to in.
crease the capital stock from 600, 600
to 81. 600, 900; to extend the line to
Yorklyn. aleo to Front and Frenth
streets In Wilmington; TO occupy streets
10 Wilmington not already occupied,
subject to the Street and Sewer De.
nartnent: also the privilege Of regulat-
ing the uumber of car 10 service by the
amount Of business, which would nat
urally be greater in summer than IN
winter.
Chairman L. S. Hopkins of the
House committee on miscellaneous
business made an unfayorahle report on
the bill permitting three Wilmington
iaus to sit on juries in causes against
the city. As soon as Senator Pyle lizard
of the report, he called on the commit
tee and sugges ed aH an amendment
that the disqualification be removed
from Wilmingtonians. thus putting them
on the same footing as other people in
such causes.
Representative Dempsey called up
from the calendar the bill postnoning
tho Wilmington city election until the
next general election. Mr.. Donaldson
moved that 1t be postponed until next
Monday, as, owing to illness. be was
unable to be present last Tuesday, when
!, al II :.
to amend by indefinitely posiponing the
bill. Mr.. HAZEL stated that the pro.
posed new city charter, II it should be
come a law, might interfere. 1t was
finally decided to postpone action on
the bill until next Monday.
Representative Donaldson gave notice
OF a bill to incorporate the Newark
Building and Loan Association. The
incorporators are John @. Schivler,
David G. Rose, Jr., Benjamin Campbsll,
George W. Williams, Henry Reed, VIII
liam ii. Kelley, James Roberts and
Thomas Maxwell, The association de-
sires ordinary powers, together with the
privilege of loaning money to outaiders.
Representative Wilson gave notice OF
bill authorizing school commissioners
TO draw on the school dividend to pay
for fuel. as well as to pay the salaries
of teachers. As the law now stands the
money can only be drsfted on for pay.
mont of teachers salaries. "
Representative Donaldson gave notice
of bill amending chapter 6i9, Vol.
XIX, Laws of Delaware, which will
give the trustees of the State Insane
Hospital the right to reject, by ma
jority vote, any applicants for admis.
sion to the institution.
Representative johnson introduced a
bill incorporating the Delaware Op.
thalmic College. Reuben S. Stevens
and others arc given as the incorpora-
lish college in Dover for the instruc.
tion in OPTICS, and the annual businesa
is to amount to SO, 600.
Special Dispatch to Gazette and journal.
Dover, March 10. Tho Senate, to-
day, received communication from
the City Council of Wilmington, on
posing the Rescue Fire 10. % bill, and
the bill was referred back TO the com.
mittee. together with the communica
tion.
The Senate passed the House bill
amending the charter Of the Citizens
Loan Association of New Castle,
authorizing it to issue script.
The House passed the Senate bill
vacating Rockford read, between Della
ware and Pennsylvania avenues 10 Viii.
mingtou.
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