Evening journal., 1899-02-28
THE NEWS FROM DOVER
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are to be placed on the board with
them, TO create the new board of light
and water commissioners. The object
OF This constellation is, % is claimed, to
utilize certain power now wasted at the
Wilmington pumping station. to oper-
ate the dyuamos and other machinery
necessary for the electric hight estab-
lishment
Representative Frizzdl will introduce
bin to abolish the Street and Sewer
Department of Wilmington lie has not
received the bill, and does not know
where the powers Of the beard win be
vested IL It Is abolished, or whether a
new board viii take its place.
Representative Davis WIN introduce.
on behalf Of Wilmington's City Comn-
Gill, ans act TO empower that body toI
tax corporations operating and enjoy
ing franchises in that city.
Two acts given notice OF by Mr.
Donahoe provide for extending for two
more years the taxes new due for 1897
and 1898, under THE Adams law.
Representative A1dNulty gave notice
OF an act to compel the Park Commls-
ssoners to have sncw removed from
walks in Brandywlne Park, whining
ton.
Another bill IN regard to elections
was given notice Of by Mr. Kitchen,
and 1T provides that clerks Of THE peace
shall publish a fac-simile of the stamp
to be used in marking ballots.
Two acts, to be introduced by Rep
resentative Wagamon, are to cause ad-
verHsements Of sheriff's sales to be in
lserted in papers located the nearest to
The property to he sold
Representative NIcNulty gave notice
Of acts for a state printing cffice under
the supervision OF a state printer.
Representative Robertson introduced
a joint resolution to appoint commit
tee on behalf of this state to settle
with THE War Department in regard to
the expenses incurred I'M equipping for
service the First Delaware Infantry.
Representative Hazzard gave notice
Of a biz providing for the submission
Of the question of "lcense or no IL
cense" to the voters of Sussex county.
Representative Dennison also gave
Notice Of a act to provide for the re-
moval Of SNOW from public roads in
New Castle county. He does not know
the provisions OF the bill.
Representative satterneld will intro
duce a bill TO compel owners Of real
estate in Kent county to remove SNOW
from pubric reads on which their prop
erty abuts. This is regarded as a great
hardship by farmers, the land Of some
Of whom is contiguous to two miles Of
puhlic highways
THE DELAWARE RAILROADS TAX
Representative Burns introduced a
bin Increasing from $1,000 to $40, 900
the state tax on the Delaware Railroad
Company. It's preamble is as follows:
Whereas, The Delaware Railroad
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under the laws of this state, was az
The time Of It's construction assisted by
the state in a subscription to its capi-
tai stock OF $4,000, on which any in.
teresu was waived for twenty-one
years, and at the same time was as
sisted by the state banning such rail-
road state bonds amounting to $780,
600 at a time when the road could not
secure financial assistance elsewhere
and
Whereas. The said Delaware Rail-
road Company was by the act Of iu
Incorporation exempt from all state
taxes for fifty years, and did not pay
any state taxes for that period, and
/ Whereas, Since 1887 it has only been
raying the nominal sum OF $1,000 an
nually, while It has been earning large
sums Of money, having IN the pasi
year paid dividends amounting 70 6
per cent on its capital stock, besides
carrying a considerable amount to it's
surplus fund, the net PROFITS Of said
road having been reported as --." "
LICENSE FIXES OF PEDDLERS.
biz % be introduced by Represen.
tatiye Kitchen is designed to fix the
( license fee to be paid by hawlers and
| pecllers. Under the bill hnwlSers and
foct peddiers win be required to pay
S25 license fee annually, and peddlers
with wagons $50 annually.
REPRESENTATIVE BURNS BILLS.
Representative Burns astonished the
p House by presenting a large batch OF
notices relating to bils TO be intro
duced later. Two are in regard to the
office Of sheriff in New Castle county
] One provides that the sheriff is to re-
ceive 4 per cent. OF all taxes collected
j by him after September Of the year in
which they are due and payable. ano
another provides that the sheriff is tc
! receive per cent. Of the money re-
ceivad by him in all sales of property
p made under his direction In New Cas-
q tie county.
b A third act given notice Of by Mr.
3 Burns is designed to make the county
e of New Castle pay the costs Of sesnr-
. ing the bond for the county treasurer
e Another Is to provide for a bank ex-
> aminer for the STAKE OF Delaware