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

Whenever it be possible, the COUNCIL
may redeem the outstanding water
bonds by issuing 10 the holders of said
bonds electric light and water bonds
of like denomination. The residue Of
the electric light and water bonds shall
be issued In such denomination as the
Council may deem proper, shall be
dated July 1st of the year in which
they may be issued, shall be numbered
consecutively beginning with the num-
Der II and shall bear interest at the
rate Of A per cent. payable on January
| LIST and July lst at said bank. The
principal Of said bonds snail be pay
| able at the expiration Of 10 years from
| tie date of said bonds, but the bonds
may be redeemed at the option of the
! Council at any time after the ex-
1 pira.ioD OF five years from the date of
! the bonds. The Council is authorized
/ to levy a special tax sufficient to pay
the interest accruing on said bonds
1 and the cost Of operating the water
works and electric light plant which
4 the revenues Of the water works and
electric light plant may be inadequate
| to meet: also, special tax for the
purpose Of establishing n sinking fund
adequate to the redemption Of the said
| bonds
Representative SatteTfield has also
introduced an act authorizing the
Dover Town Council to establish and
maintain an electric light plant. to
supply electric light for both public
and private use II any person shall
wilfully iniure the machinery, APP
paratus. appliances, poles, wires or
lamps Of the electric light plant, he
shall pay for each offence fine not ex
ceeding 800 The Council shall ap
propriate annually from the general
fund Of the town to the common fund
of the electric light plant and water
works any sum that it may deem
necessary to meet the expenses OF
lighting the streets.
MEMORIAL STATUE.
The preamble To Representative
Donahoe's bill authorizing the cree
. tion Of an equestrian statue 10 the
memory of Major General George Sykes
is as follows:
Whereas. 1t has been the custom
! in several States TO erect equestrian
statues To the memory of their repre-
, sentatives as corps commanders Of the
/, Union army at the battle Of Gettys-
burg, in the State of Pennsylvania
and
Whereas, 1t is right and proper
that patriots should be especial!
j honored. and remembrance Of theii
, good deeds preserved for the en-
Q couragement of patriotism in futur,
( generations, and Delaware should no
e be derelict in her duty TO those who
: in perilous times, pledged their lives
Q their fortunes and their sacred honoi
/. to gain and secure for us peace, hap
a l is.I -
n the history of nations: and
: Whereas, Nothing could be NOR
Q appropriate than to erect a statue =
r Delaware's greatest soldier, VIII
!, bravely led the way, bearing the hea
t and burden Of the day, TO make tn
Union perpetual: and
Whereas, Major General Georg
o Sykes was born in Dover, State {
q Delaware, and commanded the FIT
Army Corps, Army Of the Potomac, a
i the battle of Gettysburg, in the Stat
Of Pennsylvania, July I'd and Sd, 1856
q The provisions of the bill include til
4 following: That the statue shall be (
n bronze; that the governor of Delawal
: shall be chairman Of the committe
authorized to procure the statue an
have it erected on the site to be selecte
n by the committee on the battlefield
70 Gettysburg; that the committee
N authorized to draw on the State trea
NJ urer for a sum not exceeding 81, O1I
is that it shall report to the next or SUI
cesdine biennial session or sessions
10 the Legislature, setting forth Il
n expenditures consequent upon Il
q. execution of its duties under the &C
ID that the sum Of $1,000, or SO mut
thereof as may be necessary is appr
an priated 20 defray the expenses of Il
n. committee: that the committee sht
n secure tho title of the ground up
which the statue shall be erected, wi
the right OF FREQ access to tho eitize
Of this State and the public theret
~ subject to such rules and regulatio
n as may be adopted for the Erotecti
~ and preservation of said grounds al
"a statue; that, when the statue shi
,at have been erected, the care a
he icustody for IT'S preservation may
ha vested in the United States comm
nv sicncrs, and that, in case of {
n resignation, refusal TO serve, death
Inv inability of any member of the co
m mittee TO perform the duties require
Nh. the governor shall fill the vacancy
eet appointment.
Tor ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE.
W. In consequences of no legislative bu
~, ness having been transacted on Nj
ons day, Tuesday and Wednesday of t
e aro week, owing to the snow blocka
"a Senator Knox, yesterday, amended
nv ~ resolution in relation to adjournm
III III sine die, fixing Monday. March u
~ at 3 p. m, as the time.
o. The Senate promptly adopted
- resolution, as amended, by the follt
as ing vote:
as Yea essrs. Knox. Brasure, abb
~ ny Alice, Pennewill, McFarlin, Lev
~, ~ Pyle and President Salmon-9.
Nc Nay Messrs. Maui, Slaughter, 1
10 low and Moore4.
ira CONSIGNED TO THE GRAVEYARD.
The House, yesterday, killed
the Senate bill in relation to unin,
lew porated subordinate societies surrent
om- ing their charters to parent bod
line The vote on the bill was as follows
ices Nay-Messrs. Burns, j. b. Cli
day Cottingham, Davis. Donahoe, Ewi
Frazier; Kitchen, Hushebeck, Jenk
the Robertson, Rose, Shallcross, Sh
ties Taylor, Wagamon and Speaker O.
s of 1T.
that Yea Messrs. Buell., FAIRIES, HUI
! in and Tharp--4.
ON, Town OF LITTLE CREEK.
haii Representative O'Day has introdt
Z OF an act incorporating the town of l.
ON Creek.
retis The town boundaries are to BIZ
luh- follows: Beginning at point in l.
her' River where there is bridge
thence along said river in a west
ltro- direction past the canning factory