Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-23

Lowe, Thomas MuDcy. Samuel y.
Lowber and Robert Blizzard are TO
serve as town commissioners until the
first Monday in March. 1900. The
taxes are not to exceed 500 per annum.
Representative Shorts bill providing
that merchants shall not be required
TO pay license or fee for selling game
has been reported fayorably, with an
amendment, to the House. The amend
ment makes the act applicable to Sus-
sex county only.
The House has passed, with an |
amendment. tho House bill changing l
the time for electing members OF the |
Newark Board Of Education and IN |
creasing the membership OF said board. |
The amendment provides that one of |
the members to be elected shall be |
chosen from that portion of the school |
districts outside the town limits.
Representative Hushebecl1's bill pro
yiding for patroiboat for Delaware
River shad fishermen has been reported
fayorably. with an amendment. to the
House. The amendment says the aps
preparation for maintaining the patrol
boat shall not exceed S20n per annum.
The House has concurred in the
Senate joint resolution fixing Monday,
February 9th, as the last day for re-
| ceiying new business.
Representative Tharp has given notice
Of an act enabling tine Harrington
Board Of Education ito raise 100 an
| nuaily for school purposes, instead OF
sl.5oO. as at present.
Representative Short will introduce
an act amending chapter 5JG. Vol.
/ XVIII, Laws Of Delaware. 1t permits
| fishing in Indian River, Rehobnth lay
and their tributaries with seine hay
ing pod in It's centre.
Dover, Feb. %. - Representative
Kitchen has introduced an act giving
| the Wilmington Board of Health coz
troll Of the garbage cremntory in that
city. Ii requires tine City Conncii to
appropriate annually, in May. the sum
computed by the board for the col
lection, removal and disposal Of garbage
and conducting the crematory.
Representative Burns has given notice
Of acts amending chapters 30 and 81.
Vol. XXI. Laws Of Delaware. They
provide that on taxes Paid 10 New Cas-
tie county before October LIST there
shall be an abatement Of per cent; on
taxes paid before December LIST, there
shall be an abatement of 3 per cent; on
taxes paid during December. there
shall be no abatement, and on taxes
unpaid on January LIST next ensuing. D
per cent thereof shall be added thereto.
Also, notice of acts amending chapter
3Ss. Vol. XIX, Laws Of Delaware, and
the act published at page two of the
: appendix to said volume. They repeal
the law requiring the New Castle
county receiver Of taxes TO be at his
Office one night during the week and on
Saturday afternoons. Also. notice OF
acts further amending chapter 3S8, Vol.
Xxx, Laws of Delaware, and the act
published at page two OF the appendix
to said volume. They extend for one
year the time for collecting the take;
> assessed in New Castle county for the
} years 1897 and 1898.
, The House committee on municipa
t corporations decided, on Saturday after
g noon, to report favorably the House bill
incorporating the town Of Little Creek
e the House bill authorizing the Dove
! Town Council to borrow go, 600, to b.
b used for providing the town Will
Z electric light and for the payment o
9 outstanding water bonds, and tn
/ House bill authorizing said Council t
e establish and maintain an electric ligh
y plant.
g Dover, Feb. 2l.-For the first tim
= this season, the Dover hotels, yester
= day, included fresh herring in thei
y menus. Coincidently, j. Edward Ad
y dicks threw his senatorial fishing lin
overheard. and added three votes {
= his string. The appearance of tn
e herring caused genuine surprise, bt
y cause they came unheralded. The er
y largement of Mr.. Addicks' string {
y votes, however, did not cause the lea'
q bit of surprise, because IL had been e.
n pected ever since the senatorial ballo
ting began that Mr.. Addicks woul
iee land Senator Blakely and Represents
y tives Ewing and FriZzell on his tishin
p grounds. 1t is rumored that MIR. Az
~ dicks is angling for Senator McFarli
US and Representatives Burns, Hitchf
., and West, and that he will make de
~ perate attempts to capture Represent
~ tives Hazard and Robertson.
M To humor Representative Frizzel
~ Every Evenings correspondent herei
~ announces that Representatives Day
pe and Frizzell have played checke
~ nightly for a week. After the fic
ne from DR.. Joseph Ii. Chandler, by who
VI Representative Frizzeil stated he 81
u Senator Blakely and Representati
=, Ewing would stand to the finish, po
tlclanS lnlHBlne IHdt htpreSeuldLl
Davis alleged missionary work W
successful.
ST. AMENDMENT OF PILoTAGE LAWS
11n- The Senate committee on revis
sis statutes devoted two hours yesterd
T., afternoon to hearing citizens interest
NJ in Senator Maull's act amending I
y. m Pilotage laws.
w The bill provides that the Board
~ Pilot Commissioners shall appoint
,no second-class pilots twho shall have (
!" right to pilot boats not over II Il
~ draught), in addition TO 40 iirst-cli
,is pilots, and make some changes in
pilotage rates.
ar. Former Judge Marvel and Char
W. Whitley represented the advoca
Of the bill, and Horace G.. Know
represented the opponents 1t
tne claimed that of the As pilots now co
OF missioned only three or four are oppos
ier- to the bill. The opponents Of the hi
- object to it, but desired some amer
lrh' ments, which amendments, it is stat
~ they virtually abandoned, except O
M, which provides that the 10 seccnd-cl
ort, pilots to be named shall include
ARK three apprentices Edwards, West q
another-over whose apprenticesl
ller there is a contention. Edwards appl
to tho Superior Court of New Cas-
county for mandamus to compel
reed Board of Pilot Commissioners TO REF
title ter him as an apprentice, according
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