Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-18

connection with tho sale OF Troop u
Armory IN Wilmington, the amount
being $500. The State hal offered TO
settle on,a basis OF one third. but Mr.
Rodney declined to settle. Tho matter
was referred to the committee on
claims
1'hs bill Amending the charter OF
The Delaware Industrial Schoul for
Girls is having hard time in the
Senate. 1t came up yesterday morning,
and after considerable controversy u
wan about decided to incroase the ap-
preparation from sl,c00 to $1,000, but
it was In such odd shape after u ha'i
been amended that it was recommitfed
for d substituts.
The Senate passed the House bill
Incorporating Board of Education for
the town Of Marshallton.
Representative Chealrs' returned to
his desk yesterday and reported that his
father, ex-Levy Courtman John i.
CheairH, who was seriously i'll with
pneumonia at his home in Delaware
City is recovering.
Senator Pyle introduced the bill to
Incorporate the Citizens' Trust and In:
surnpce Co, the principal Office OF
which Is to be in Wilmington. The
corporators are Cork nj the Peace def
inrson B. Fosr1, Deputy Clerk 81 the
Peace Julian ID. Janiver, Poor Trustee
Nathaniel b. Culhort, John II. Rodney.
Frederick A. Hanhy, DR.. Howard OEle,
DR.. Hiram II. Burton, DIR. }. Ii. Will
son, Hiram r. Borio and Henry NJ.
White. The capital stock 10 to be
$50, 600, aud NAV be Increased TO s50O,
600. The company may begin business
when $4,000 shall have been sub
scrihed The objects Of the company
are to transact the business implied
| In the name. IL proposes to hold and
| deposit money, jewelry, plate. doeds,
bonds, &c., manage estates, mako inr
| vestmspts, act as agent for the purpose
of registering, issuing and countersign
ing certificates Of stock, bonds or other
obligations; to become surety and act
as trustee or executor.
| Representative Eliason gave notice Of
a bill TO incorporate the College Settle
ment Co. of Dover. Tho bill ia to in
| corpnsate q company so that it can hold
a tract of lnnd near tho Bolaware Col.
| loge for Colored Students, in Dover.
| Tho bill has not been received
Representative Cheairs gave Eotica OF
a bill to Incorporate the Guarantee
Trust. Title and Insurance Go. of vii.
mington. Tho names of the eorporators
have not ilosn learned, as the bill has
not bDen received.
The House passed the Senate bill
incorporating the Pocono Ice 20. OF
Wilmington and tho House bill amend
ing the charter of the Citizens Build
ing and Loan Association OF New
| Castle.
Many protests against the work
| 4 l.sn oil al
parts of the State, and there is but little
chance of the bill becoming q law,
Tho matter was tnllsnd over informally
in the HOUSE yesterday, and it waa,the
general feeling among the down State
members that tho State already bias d
burden in the State Insane Hospital,
and they are luath TO involve the State
in any obligations which can he avoided.
II IL also lilSley that thu State ios
pital will not receive an appropriation
Of SOL, 600, which the trustees desire.
The matter is now undor consideration.
Abuse of the game and fish laws 81
the State has caused the citi2ons al
Broadkiln hundred, in Sussex county
to ask tho Legislature to call halt
Representative Thompson has receivet
a bill entitled can act for tho furthe
protection OF fish and oysters in Broad
kiln creels,'' which WIS accompanied
by petition signed by 80 residents o
, Broadkiln hundred, urging the passag'
of the bill. The act proposes to max
it unlawful for any person or persons
to catch or carry away from BroadlsilI
river or sound more than IL bushel
of oysters In any ono day that ali VIII
catch oysters for market shall pay
licenao of So, and yiolatprs shall b.
!. Liable to fine OF $50 and may forfeit hi
boat or wagon and may be imprisoDei
, 20 days, one-hRlf Of The proceeds of th
, sale of the boat or wagon to go to tn
informer. and the other half to th
State. The bill also stipulates that i
/, shall he unlawful TO catch oysters 10
q planting, and imposes fine of not les
! than s25 and not more than 500, or =
. days' imprisonment for violations. TIL
q bill proposes further TO prohibit fishin
+ 10 the stream with seine with meshe
less than Ia inches square, and impose
:, fine Of $40 for violations.
4 Petitions have been received for an
I against the bill to incorporate th
u town OF Ellondale. They were referred
q the committee on municipal corport
Il tiuns.
y The Comegys Library Association {
. School district No. II tEast Dove
. hundred Kent county, which seeks IN
!" corporation, has an interesting history
% Benjamin b. Comegys of Philadelphia
|. a short time ago erected the buildin
y and furnished it, afterward donatir
:. l,5u0 volumes making fine librar,
70 The generators are Representati'
=, Robert H. Wilson, John u. Wharton
Thomas r. Davis, Daniel a. Stern
and Willinm i, Davis.
- William w. Jones of Broadkiln hui
>. dred, Sussex county, who is seeking
~ divorce from his wife, Jennie, hi
y placad hill in the hands OF Repr
~ sentative Thompson.
70 Special Dispatch to Gazette and journal,
y Dover, Feb. 17..-In the House, t
!, day, the following bills were passet
y House bills divorcing Fannie al
H. Robert j. Mason, William Is. and Ma
10 Lowery, Mary A. and William Il. Be
is mum, William j. and Mary y. Pierc
20 and William j. and Minnie Lane.
20 Representative Davis gave notice
u bill substituting indelible pencil {
4, stamp in voting. =.
~ Representative Johnson gave mott
=, of a bill TO do away with voter
" assistants.
pa A Joint resolution inviting Congress
u man Mcguire of California to adore
re this General Assembly on taxato
offered by Representative Dempsa
was tabled after lively debate. ~
~ committee ON taxation will hear Jol
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