Evening journal., 1897-03-16
THE CHANGERS BILL.
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boiler inspection bill. Most of its pro-
visions are like the old one The COVER
nor is authorized to appoint two in
spectors. one for New Castle, and the
other for Kent and Sussex. Each of
these inspectors is to be paid $1,000
year and travelling expenses. They
shall inspect all steam boilers, except
locomotives, boilers in private
residences, boilers under the jurisdic-
ton of the United States, and boilers
used for agricultural purposes of less
than ten-horse power The inspectors
shall also exempt all boilers that hold
certificates of inspection from any
boiler insurance company licensed TO
do business in the State Of Delaware
The terms of the inspectors shall be
four years. The inspections shall be
yearly.
Ii owners refuse to make the repairs
recommended by the inspectors the in
spectors may order the boiler to be
kept out of use, or they may even con-
denim the boiler entirely. For carrying
a greater pressure of steam than is al
lowed by the certificate Of inspection,
the owner shall be liable to a fine of not
less than 100 for each and every Of
tense, and if any person or corpora
tiCn shall use a boiler or boilers, pro-
nounced unsafe by the inspector, with
out making suitable repairs, or if the
boiler or boilers have been condemned
as worthless. and beyond repair, they
shall pay fine for each and every Of
tense 800, or undergo Imprisonment in
county Jail for the term of one year. as
the court may direct The inspectors
shall make annual reports to the gov
ernOr.
All engineers and fremen must be IL
censed by the inspectors, the fee for
each boiler inspection being SO, and for
each examination of a fireman or engi-
neer, 81. If an engineer or fireman op-
crates a boiler without a license, or if
an owner permits an unlicensed fire
man to operate a boiler, they, or either
Of them, are liable to a fine of 500, or to
one years imprisonment The only ap-
peal that an aggrieved person has is to
the governor who usually knows as lit
| tie about steam boilers as anyone on
the face of the earth
The act provides that it shall go into
effect on July of the present year.
The other bill having been killed in
the House, the men who are back of the
movementwi make strenuous efforts to
| get the present one through the Senate.
hoping that the force of the Senate's
! endorsement will carry it through the
lower branch. 1t is extremely doubtful
whether it will ever pass the Senate. as
the owners of boilers in all parts of the
state were up in arms against the impo-
sltion when it was in the House. and
they will doubtless soon be sending
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NOT FOR TROUGHS NOW EXISTING
This Senate would have passed the
House bill authorizing the road COM
missioners of White Clay Creek hun
dred to maintain FIVE public watering
trougfs, at a cost not exceeding IS
apiece, but for Senator Handy, who OBJ
Jected to il in one particular. II was
reported favorably and was about to be
passed when the senator asked that it
be recommitted for amendment. When
next reported it carried with il a pro-
visO that nothing in the act should be
construed to apply to watering troughs
lat present existing at any public inn or
tavern in the hundred. In that shape
il passed
ANOTHER EXTENSION BILL.
Mayor Jefferis. of Wilmington, has II
i'm for the members of the Board of
Health because they refused to appoint
MS son secretary. To prevent him from
removing them this Spring. they have
placed in the hands of Senator Pyle a
bill extending their terms until the
first Thursday in May. 1898. He gave
notice Of il yesterday.
/ CONSTABLE WANTS A DEPUTY.
Speaker Harrington left the chair
and gave notice OF bill authorizing
the constable of the Harrington end OF
Misptlion hundred to appoint a dep
uty AZ his own expense.
SENATE NOTES.
Senator Pierce. introduced the bill
. confirming the changing Of the
namc of the Minqua Iron and
, Supply Company to that OF
! the Delaware Hardware Company and
J making valid the acts o. the old COM
pany under its new name.
Senator Pyle gave notice of bills tC
divorce Alexander b. from Ella b. Rus
sell and Annie from Thomas H. Harris
The Senate passed the Senate bill in
cooperating the Hibernia Brewing
Company. with an amendment limiting
the capital stock to S50OOOO.
The Senate passed the House bill tC
lay out a new public road in GumborC