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


to work on the streets as stated, shall |
be punished by q fine of 81 and costs, |
or five days imprisonment. The side
walks shall not be less than five feet in.
width. Machinery in manufactures
shall be exempt from taxation. The |
Levy Court shall annually appropriate
for repairing roads and streets not less
than 5000. The treasurer shall receive
as salary two per. cent of the town
moneys received by'him. III he also
1 nets as collector, he shall receive eight
per cent. Tine commissioners shall
IapIoint an alderman and u constable.
The fees Of the alderman and constable
shall be 30 cents each, from each case
The bill is accompanied by aretition
signed by 81 citizens, who request its
passage. r
LABORATORY AT FARSIiuRsT.
President Salmon hns introduced an
act providing for'the prevention Of the
| spreading Of disease, and establishing
o pathological and meteorological
laboratory for such purpose. Its pro-
visions include the following:.
1 The State Board OF Health shall
establish, equip and manage such a.
laboratory at the State Hospital, at
Farphurst. The pathologist and hac.
teriologst at the State Hospital shall
have charge of the laboratory. and
shall be paid 81, 900 annually, $500 by
the State Board of Health, and 5000 BY
the trustees of the hospital THE s40O
is additional salary. The annual meet
ing of the State Board of Health shall
be held at, Farnhurst, on the first
Thursday of April, wher the patholo--
gist and hacteriologist shall be elected
by the Joint action Of the State Board
Of Health and the trustees of the hos
z pital, a two thirds vote Of the joint
meeting being necessary to elect. The
superintendent of the hospital shall
Z provide dinner and all the necessary
+ accommodations for all the meetings Of
!. the State Board of Health which may
be held at Farnhurst, not exceeding
four in one year. The sum of $3.50 a
|, year for two years., and the sum of 5000
year thereafter shall be appropriated
> for providing a suitable building and
.equippinig 1t, and for the annual ex-
penses of the same. q.as ts,..
* ODDS Asp ENDS.
, Representative Frizzell has intro
, duced an act relating to a justice OF
the peace for Mill Greek and Chris
tiana hundreds. aIf the Office held by
Samuel w. Gray, in Mill Creek hun
! dred, shall become vacapts by death or
r removal, 1T says, the governor is
, authorized to appoint Gray's successor,
T who may reside in either Mill Creek u
r Christiana hundreds, provided the office
J shall be kept In the town of Marshall
: ton.
Representative Shallnross has given
notice of an'act 10 relation to the roao
r commissioners Of New Castle county.
| "a 10 so5irn 20
shall bond, with the resident judge, ir
+ the sum of $500 each, for the faithful
4 performance of their duties.
] Representative Cottingham will in
e troduce an act enabling the town O
y Seaford to collect annually take!
d amounting to $1,000, which sum j!
Q $500 more than is allowed at present.
# Representative Shallcross has giver
0 notice of an act in relation to thu
y superintendents of freq schools in THU
Q State. 1t provides that the State Boart
l. Of Education, in compiling, and thu
Q superintendent of such schools, il
Is framing examination papers for teacher
l. in free schools, shall include. no ques
l. tions commonly known as catch ,ques
!, tions" or f'pnzzles,' and that sucl
d examination papers shall include n,
questions that canndt be answered from
70 the text books used in the publi
is schools. n .55
lie Representative Rose has introduce,
1t an act providing that the election fo
IS members OF Newark's Board of Educa
ct tion shall ho held on the last Saturda
" in June, and that the membership 0
t, said board shall be Ave, instead O
5, three, as at present. t,st.
Br Representative Rose will introduc
d an act enabling the Newark publ
ar schools to redeem overdue bond
ID amounting to 81, 900, upon which 81
Id per cent interest is being paid. Ii
III proposed to issue bonds at five pc
of cent interest, and to redeem the ne,
le bonds at the rate of $3.50 per annum,
I'd REPRESENTATIVE Donahoe has intro
he duced an act amending chapter 39s
th Vol. Xxx, Laws of Delaware. 1t pre-
I'd vides that persons who registered o
e. the last registration. day, and thos
o. who register meanwhile, shall he Ell
of titled to vote at the approachin
OF primaries in Wilmington.
no Senator Brasure Inns given notice {
OF ! an act amending the General Schot
n law: 1t provides that tho preser
is studies shall be continued and thu
I'd the General Assembly, instead of III
or State Board OF Education. shall decid
1t what additional text books shall l.
rd obtained.
er Senator Balsely will Introduce an az
MT amending chapter 49, Vol. XXX. Law
Id of Delaware 1t repcals the law whic
prohibits clustering near the shore in
of certain part of the Delaware Ba,
ed Pennsylvanians, having stronger boat
III can operate ut the place prescribed i
ne the law, while Deiawnreans, hayin
ed weaker boats, cannot venture out I
m the said place. Thus. Pennsylvani
ng secures prime oysters, and Delawal
nd gets culls.
To- Representative King has received
petition signed by Levin j. Gray IN
80 other Sussex countians. requostin
~ the General Assembly to pass an az
al. prohibiting the sgle of blackberry an
% strawberry wines or elders, except
medical societies, and suggesting tht
on violation Of The proposed bill be pun
Ias ished by u fine of 800.
10 THE BALLoTING FOR SENATOR.
IN Dover, Feb. .. Tho dreary farce
ed not electing q United States SENATE
iial was resumed by the Legislature
Ior joint session at noon today. There WI
tut large attendance. The 3lst ball,
IN was promptly taken, resulting as 70
ier lows:
ms For George Gray, Dem. Senate
20 Farlow, Hart, Maui, Meredith. Moor
pe Slaughter and Speaker Salmon ar
lte Representatives Cottipgham, Donaho
~ ing, McNulty, O'Day, Rose, Shalcro
u h and Taylor--l5. 4,
he he For j. Edward Addicks, Union Re-
Fly --Senators Abbott Allae Praaure mr.