Evening journal., 1897-02-24
LEVY COURT CHANGES.
Reorganization in Kent and
Sussex Practically Assured.
FOR A STATE NORMAL SCHOOL

ATOR HANBY'S RAILWAY BILL.
RAILWAY COMPANY WANTS AD-
OPTIONAL PRIVILEGES.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, Feb. 24.-Reorganized Levy
Courts for beth Kent and-SUssex coun-
ties are practically assured. for I'm the
House yesterday Representative HAZEL
gave notice Of a Five Commissioners
bill fer Kent, and Representative John
son az one fer Sussex. The outlines of
beth have been drawn, and it is only a
matter CT a day or two before they will
he completed and introduced Once in
they will go with a rush.
The Kent bill provides for FIVE COM
missioners instead OF nine, and five tax
collectors, one for each district. instead
Of eleven at present There is an entire
revision of the system of working
roads. They will be put in charge of
three responsible heads in each district
Each of the commissioners shall re-
ceive a salary Of $500 per annum, with
no perquisites. The collectors will be
paid by percentage, but the rate will be
reduced TO 6 per cent. on all collections.
There will be no rebating system, but
the amount Of the collectors percent
age will be added after a certain time.
Kent ccuntians are against a rebating
system because it enables a rich man,
who always has money to get his, to
get his taxes scaled at the expense of
the poorer taXables
The county treasurer shall be elccted
by the commissioners instead of by
the people. and his salary shall remain
/ af mil ho 90
taxes, but a comptroller may be pro-
vided. The commissioners win be ap-
pointed by the governor until the next
general election. when they will be
elected for fOur-year terms.
The Sussex county bill will reduce
the number of commissioners from
thirteen to five. and the number Of col.
lectors from thirteen to FIVE. In other
points it will be identical with the Kenl
| bill
Kent county will be districted as fol
lows:
First-Ducl5 Creek and Little Creek
SecOnd-Kenton, West Dover and th'
! Western election district OF North Muir
derkill hundred.
Third-East Dover and the Eastern
election district of North Murderkill.
-Mispillion and the WesterI
election district Of South Murderkill
Fifth-Alilford and the Eastern dis
trict Of South Murderkill.
Sussex county will be divided as fol
lows:
First-Little Creek, Gumboro an,
Dagsboro.
Second Baltimore and Indian River
Third-Lewes and Rehoboth, Broad
kiln and Georgetown.
Fourth Bread Creek and SeafOrd.
F'ifbh-Northwest Fork. Nanticul1
and Cedar Creek.
This division will insure minorit
representation at all times in bctl
counties.
The Kent county Levy Court mem
bers and some members Of the Genera
Assembly held a conference at nOOl
yesterday.
NORMAL SCHOOL BILL.
President Charles Baird, DR.. e. G
Shortlidge. Samuel H. Baynard an,
Lewis b. Morrow, Of the Board of Pub
lie Education of Wilmington, brough
to Dover yesterday the school fund ai'
normal school BILL which was adopte,
by the board at its meeting On Mon
day evening. Il affects all the school
of the state, and provides that an ap
preparation Of Sl50,000 be provided b.
the state fer school purposes. which
about what the fund amounts to now
That there shall be quarterly swOrl
statements made by the school comm S
siCns and boards Of education for tn
year, ending the last day Of March
June, September and December of e9c
year. The statements give the name
and numbers of teachers employed. an
the number of days service by eac
, teacher for the quarter. The STATE an
ditor shall audit these accounts. an
the amounts due each OF the school d..
! tricts shall be computed upon the hasi
and at the rate Of 81 for each days SCI
! vice performed by each teacher as sha
/ appear by the statements made as prc
vidcd. 1t shall be the duty of the stat
treasurer to pay these cmounts in wal
r rants upon the proper endorsement an
: presentation of the same. The stat.
e nents for the first quarter of the yea
shall be made as soon after the fir.
p day of March as shall be found pract
q cable. No part of this appropriate
\ for the benefit Of the public schoo
shall be used for any other appropri.
r tion, and if, at the end of the yea
any surplus shall remain, II shall II
vert to the state treasury.
There shall be sum of 100000 al
z propriated for a state normal school
S the city of Wilmington, which any pl
n pills Of the public schools Of the sta
8 shall be eligible who have passed e.
@ animation by the superintendent Of Il
N county where the applicant resides. O
O if the applicant resides in Wilmingto
4 by the superintendent of schools
: Wilmington. The expense Of conduc
ing and maintaining the normal schC
shall he horn by the Board OF Publ
Education Of that city. No part of q
appropriation provided shall be us
;. for any purpose oiher than that name
They had hearing before the Cor
mittee on Education in the Sena
y chamber during the noon recess.
y President Baird stated that und
i the proposed law the effect in Ne
Castle county would be that forty-ty
districts would draw a trifie less tn.
now; sixty a trihe more. and sixte'
u the same as now. The money receiv
<. by the county outside of Wilmingt'
l. would be S5.6l7 and the increase I
70 / oofsr~I nv NVflr,fpurfon tuould 10 co