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


the purpose Of hearing Levi G. Bird, |
general counsel in Delaware for the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., who |
desired to confer with them respecting |
the amount Of taxes to be paid in this
State by that company during the en-
suing two years. The conference CON
tinued about half an hour, and took !
place in the hall OF the House Of Rep
resentstives, which was thronged. Rep |
resentative Tharp presided.
For years. il lieu Ct al po other sta o
has been paying annually the sum OF
Gao, 900. According to its charter, the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., in lieu
of all other State taxes, is required TO
nay an amount equal in proportion to
that paid by the r., w. q B. Railroad
Co. Therefore, the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Co. is supposed to pay the
sum Of 1886, 101.65 yearly. BY resolu-
lions adopted by each Of the last five
General Assemblies, the latter company, \
however, has been required to pay only
$4,000 per annum, 9 rebate Of 81, lol. %
each year. Mr.. Bird came here to ask
the present General Assembly to adopt
similar resolution.
Tho tax OF s36, 101. IS, Mr.. Bird claim.
ed, Is unjust, because there are only 81
miles Of the Baltimore g. Ohio rail-
roads main line in this State. To
show the Justice of his claim, he COM
| pared the Baltimore a Ohio railroads.
mileage and taxation with the p, w.
& B. railroads mileage and taxation.
The Landenberg branch Of the Balti-,
more & Ohio railroad, he said, is be-
ing operated at loss, and the Balti-
more q Ohio Railroad Co. is bankrupt.
In conclusion, he requested the Gen
eral Assembly not to require the COM
pany to nay more than S25. 600 per an
mum during the nxet two years.
1t Is expected that the General AS
sembIy will grant Mr.. Birds request.
ANOTHER GOOD ROADS BILL.
Former Representative Donaldson
81 has sent here an act providing for the
permanent improvement Of the public
roads, highways and bridges in this
State, which he thinks would be an
excellent substitute for the Good Roads
bill introduced BY Representative
Section /. That from and after the
first day OF July, A. D. 1899, the offices
Of road commissioners and road super
visors for the several hundreds of New
Castle county and those held by all
PERSONS appointed or employed by the
said road commissioners or road super
visors be an are hereby abolished and
the employment of all such Is hereby
terminated,
. Sec. 9. The said road commissioners
In each and every hundred shall, on the
tgenty-seventh day OF june, a. ID. 1899,
turn over and deliver to the Levy Court
OF New Castle county all books, papers,
moneys and vouchers in their possession
relating or belonging to roads and road
taxes In said hundreds, and if the said
road commissioners shall fail to comply
with this provision the county treasurer
after receiving from the Levy Couri
notice of such failure, shall proceed
In his own name for the use Of the
hundred for which the said parties are
road commissioners, to recover and col
lect the same by proper and appropriate
legal proceedings.
Sec. g. That from and after the frs
day Of July, A. d. 1899, all the road
in New Castle county now under thu
control Of the road commissioners
supervisors or other persons of tn,
several hundreds, or which may here
after be opened according to law, ant
all bridges now under control of sal,
road commissioners. shall be under til
care and control of the Levy Cour
Commissioners Of New Castle county
Sec. 4. That on and after the frs
day Of July. A. ID. 1899, all publ
county, excepting those situate in, in
oorporated cities and towns, shall b
under the control and management c
the Levy Court of said county. t
That on and after the first day {
July, A. ID. 1892 all public roads an
highways in Kent county, exceptin
those situate in Incorporated elite
and towns, shall be under the contrt
and management of the Levy Court {
Kent county.
That on and after the first day {
July, A. d. 1899, all public roads an
highways in Sussex county, exceptin
those situate in Incorporated cities an
towns, shall be under the control an
management of the Levy Court of Su
sex county. ,tl
Sec 5. The Levy Court Commi
sioners shall, during the month
April and annually thereafter, prepal
detailed estimates and make retul
thereof to the Levy Court of the
respective county of the amount
money which will be required for IL
which by this act are placed in the
4 control, and the said Levy Court shs
AZ consider such estimates and returns
5f open session and disallew, modif
change, lessen or increase the estimat
or amounts to be applied to the objec
requiring appropriations, and VIII,
fixing the tax levy and rate to be 10
for said road tax in each Of the hui
dreds or districts (which said tax shi
be collected as other county taxes are
J, make said rate sufficient to rise t
/, amounts to be applied to such purpose
Provided that nothing in this seeti
shall authorize the levying, and Q,
lection OF any road tax In any city
town where the said city or town !
been granted power by law to leyy a
collect its own street or rond tax; a
\ provided further, that any city or tow
as aforesaid, that is now compelled
U law to pay any moneys to the prese
4 road authorities, shall, on and after
\ twenty seventh day Of June, A.
1893. pay over the said moneys to I
county treasurer for the use Of
: hundred or district in which said Q
n or town Is located.
Sec. 6. The county treasurer sh
keep separate book for each humid
or district 10 which shall be clea
and explicitly set down and stated
Y amount of road tax SO received on
count of each hundred or district q
the amounts paid out on account
IL the same.
Sec. 7. All bills shall be paid
orders of the Levy Court on the cou
81 treasurer, which said bills and acoou
shall be passed in open session =;
examined and audited as other