Evening journal., 1897-02-20

policy holders, to pay and adjust the
claims of policy holders to and with
said policy holders, their families, bene-
ficiaries or legal representatives and to
pay expenses incident to such business
and shall also have power to make re-
insurance of any business taken by il;
may insure owners of real estate, mort
cages and others interested in real
estate from less by reason of de-
fective titles, liens and membranes;
may guarantee the validity, perform
ance and effect of any contract or
agreement, and the fidelity of persons
holding places of responsibility and
trust; may become surety for any person
or persons for the faithful performance
Of any trust, Office. duty, contract or
agreement; and il is further authorized
to become sole surety in any and all
cases whereby law one or more sureties
are required for the faithful perform
ance or payment of any recognizance,
suit, judgment. order, or decree entered
or to be entered of any court of record,
and Il snail and may be lawful for any
judge, officer or court to approve said
company as sole surety; in all such
cases and IN every such case the capital
stock OF said company shall be taken
and considered as sufficient security
therefor, but in such case the officers
and affairs OF the said company shall be
subject to examination and its prop
erty shall be liable as in this act pro-
vided, and It shall be lawful for said
company to stipulate and provide for
indemnity and compensation from the
person or persons for whom IL shall be-
come liable and to enforce any contract,
pledge or other security made or given
for that purpose as may be equitable
and Just.
Provided, however, that deposits
made with said company shall be ex-
emp from attachment i'm the same
manner as are the deposits of banks
and like institutions. And for its care,
management and trouble and the exer-
else Of any of its powers hereby given,
or of the performance of any of the du-
ties, which IL may undertake or becalled
upon to perform, on the assumption of
any responsibility, the said corporation
shall be entitled to have, be allowed
and receive a just and proper and rea-
sonablo compensation.
The capital stock shall consist OF
1000 shares Of the par value OF S10(
EACH making a total of 100000, with
power to increase to s1Q00,O00
SOLICITORS LOW SALARY.
In a few days a bill will come tc
Dover increasing the salary of the city
solicitor of Wilmington from 81 200 tC
| $4,000, and creating the office of assist.
ant solicitor, with a salary of 81 600
The salary now paid is the lowest. pei
capita, Of any city of like size in tn,
United States. II is understood that th'
bill will carry with It the endorsement
OF tho mayor, City Council, Board o
Street and Sewer Directors. Board o
Park Commissioners, Board OF Healtl
and Board of Public Education
i QUEEN ANNE's INTENTIONS.
1T is fifteen months the amendment
give us to build this road instead O
eighteen months, as stated in some o
the papers, said Wilmer Emory 4
your correspondent yesterday. mo
only that, but we expect to build thi
road to Lewes i'm the early Summer
and when we get the amendment
through this Legislature we expect Z,
have it completed to Rehoboth thii
Summer We only ask for this timl
in case we should be hung up by AM
litigation as we have been. for twelv'
months of our original time has beei
exhausted in litigation"
WECCACOE is IN LUCK.
Weccacce Steam Fire Engine Com
pany wants a longer appropriation ant
a shorter name, and It is likely that
will get both. Yesterday the Hous
passed two bills. one making its nam
Weccacoe Fire Company. and anOthe
directing City Council to pay 1t $500
additional every year for the supper
of chemical engine. 10 Is likely tina
they will pass the Senate.
WANTS TO SEE ABOUT IT.
A favorable report was made in tn
House yesterday on the House bill q
allow the clerk Of the Orphans COur
OF New Castle County to makes indice
of the recognizance records. Mr.. Tay
lor moved that action be postponed nm
iii Tuesday. and his motion prevailed
He wishes TO confer with some of hi
constituents about It,
IT WAS A LONG BILL.
; The House made three bites Of Me-
. Castles new charter Reading Of
was begun on Thursday afternoon, re
sumed yesterday morning, and cor
cluded yesterday afternoon. This bi
makes me tired" said the readin
clerk, and his husky voice showed it.
J THE TWO MAY MERGE.
e For two or three weeks the Senat
}, bill to incorporate the Diamond Stat
= Telephone Company, of Dover, hs
d been tied up in the Senate Committ'
= on Private Corporations because of II
- opposition of the Bethel, Laurel an
l. Sharptown Telephone Company,
j. which State Senator John NJ. c. Moo
l. is a director. to the section giving n
d DiamondState powertO operate inSpss'
d county IL is believed that the obje
!. tionable feature will be stricken on
Y and that the two companies will meTg
J. the b., l.. and S. taking about 81 0
l. worth of certificates of the Diamol
y State stock
b READ IN THE SENATE.
II The following House bills were Civ
r their first reading in the Senate yeste
n day: To divorce William b. and Ma
" I.owery. (referred); to divorce VILLA
" A. and Mary Bennum; TO divorce Fa
% ME and Robert j. Mason; TO amend G