Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-09

to the Levy Court the amount OF money
which will be required in any one year
for the roads in any hundred or district
the Levy Court Commissioners making
said return may include in the same
the probable cost Of opening any new
road or roads that may be established
Sac. 10. When any commissioners
appointed by the Court Of General
Sessions shall hayo made return In
favor Of q new road the Levy Court |
for bids, award the contract to the |
opening the same, the cost OF which |
shall be charged to the hundred or |
hundreds, district or districts where
such new road is located.
Sec. IL, The amount of road tax IN
the several hundreds or districts re-
manning clue and unpaid at the time
this act goes into operation shall be
received and collected by the collectors
of county taxes and credited to the
several hundreds OF districts as is pro-
vided in this act.
SEQ. IL. The Levy Court of each
county ia authorized and empowered,
il they deem 1t expedient, TO compel
FALL prisoners sentenced to terms of less
than FIVE years in the county jail to
work on said roads, to break stone for
same in any part Of the county in which
they,were convicted, or to make them
do any work the said Levy Court may
determine; the said Levy Court shall
prayide ways and means tor guarding
said prisoners while outside the county
Jail, and shall have power to compel
the sheriff to guard said prisoners by
his deputies, such deputies to be COM
pensated In such amount rs the Levy
Court may determine and to he paid
by the Levy Court by orders on the
county treasurer The said Levy Court
shall have power to purchase quarries
and provide everything h necessary t. t.
enforcing this section shall be paid by
each and every hundred or district
according to the assessed valuation of
| the property assessed for road purposes
| in said hundreds. or districts.
| Y Sec. Is. The intent of this act being
| to provide for the permanent improve
| ilaent Of roads, all permanent improve
nient on all work done on said roads,
! excepting repairs and that included in
/ section 10 of this act, shall be by
4 Specification and contract after adj
vertising for bids for same. and all
moneys to the credit Of any hundred or
district after the said roads have been
kept in fair repair shall be devoted to
permanent Improvement Of roads in
said hundred or district.
| Sec. IA. The Lcyy Court of each
county may employ 0 civil engineer to
4 prepare plans or to furnish recon-
inendatiens for the permanent improve
ment OF roads, but said civil engineer
shall. be employed only in his capacity
as such, and shall be paid by the Levy
Court by orders ON the county treasurer,
i SEQ. Is. The said Levy Court shal
not have power to issue bonds or notes
Of Indebtedness except by an act o.
1 the General Assembly Of the State, ane
shall not increase the floating indebted
ness of any hundred or district to
sum exceeding one thousand dollar!
except for emergency causes.
s, PURCHASE OF POISON.
Representative Hhalleross has giver
notice OF an act amending chapter So
!, VoisXVIII, Laws Of Delaware.
Il 1t provides that every person pur
, chasing corrosive sublimate, or othe
deadly poison, shall enter in his or he
own handwriting, or his or her mark
properly Witnessed, upon the record Q
:. any dispenser of drugs from whom ~
, or she shall purchase such poison hi
Or her name, the date OF such purchase
i the amount of poison so purchased, 10
what purpose it is purchased, and hi
1 or her residence,
j n Dover. Feb. s.-The Legislature de
Q voted most OF the morning to acting 2
q La Joint resolution authorizing ia
II l. u. ranaIua Rnu1aIly
@ during the next two years, the sum Q
All. 900 in lieu Of all other State take
t from the B. & o. Railroad Go.
81 The resolution was offered in th
g House by Representative Robertsor
i, He earnestly advocated 1T, and Repre-
9 sentatives Donahoe and McNulty OF
d Representative McNulty moved this
a the Resolution be made the specit
e order for o'clock next Tuesday afte
Il noon, which motion was defeated by
!. vote Of 20 to O..
Il Several members OF the House n
10 Trained from voting.
& sTnke of the Gag, and refer tt
i. resolution to committee" Represents
10 | tive Dopahoe exclaimed.
IF REPRESENTATIVE Robertson, who ha
called for ths previous question, r.
Of newed the call. :,
AL Representative McNulty moved thi
10 the resolution be referred to the con
~ nittee on revenue and taxation. but Il
Oil call having been made for the previo'
Of question, the motion was not ente
n tanned.
Of The resolution was adopted by q 70
id Of % to 8, but before the result W
10 announced Representative Donahoe,
I'd order to move for reconsideration, al
Id Representative McNulty in order
IS second the motion, changed their vot
from the negative to the ainrmatiV
is making the result "a to y.
Of Tos block Representative. Donahoe
re nronused move, Representative Robei
m son immediately moved that the 70
IL Nv which the resolution was adopts
Of b reconsidered, and then moved to \
he l.the motion to reconsider on the tab
"a. which motion was adopted by vote
ali ali The Senate concurred in the resol
in tfon by q vote of IA to i.
~. The House adopted joint resoluti
IA offered by Representative Donaht
,ts appropriating $500 to the Society
an fhe Prevention Of Cruelty to Childre
IN 4 Dover, Feb. s.-The 44th ballot 4
ali Senator resulted Us follows;
~, For George Gray, Dem. -Senat,
IL Farlow, Hart, Maull, Meredi'
q: Slaughter and Speaker Salmon a
on Representatives Cottingham, Domain
ol. Donovan, King, MeNulty, Rose, Sha
Or cross. TAYLOR and Wagamon-15.
las For ), Edward !Addicks, Union RI
nd Senators Abbott, Alice, Brasure a
ma Penflewill and Representatives But