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

I6turn Nbeconu, In IN order made on a
petition for changing the course Of a
public road, the direction shall be
that, " they judge the changes asked
for or any change Of like effect proper,
then they shall lay out such road MS
Will produce such change in the best
way, having respect as aforesaid, and
shall make q map MS aforesaid, show
lug the changes, and shall assess the
said, and shall determine what part OF
the old road shall be vacated on open
ing thenew, and who shall inclose the
same, ell Of which shall be set out In
their return; third, in an order made
out or, D petition for vacating a public
road OF any part thereof, the direction
shall be that, If they judge such public
road, or any part Of 1t, to be unneces-
sary, aud 1t ought to be vacated, they
| shall determine who may inclose the
same, or any part thereof, and what
portion of the costs such persons ought
| to pay, respectively, all OF which shall
be set out in the return; fourth, 10 an
order made out on petition for widen
| ing public road, or any part thereof,
| the direction shall be that, IL they
| Judge the widening of such public
| road, or any part thereof, to be neces
sary, they shall widen the same, and
shall make map as aforesaid, showing
tho widened parts thereof, and shall
ASSESS the damages and compute the
costs as aforesaid, all Of which shall be
set out in the return. In the event Of
| the death Of one or more Of the persons
named and appointed by the court to
execute an order under the provisions
herein specified, or the neglect to serve
for any cause, it shall be lawful for any
one interested in the execution of said
order to apply to the resident Judge Of
the Superior Court resident in the
county in which the order is issued, in
vacation, first giving 10 days notice to
the persons owning or holding land
| through or along which the road is, or
! Is proposed 10 be made, for the APP
pointment Of some other person or
persons to fill such vacancy or vaean-
cies, and the said judge shall have full
authority to make such appointments.
The said notice shall be served MS is
now or may hegeafter be required by
the rules of said court.
TRusrEks or THE pooR.
| Representatives Dennison and Shall
cross have given notice OF similar acts,
| amending chapter 8, Revised Code but
only one of them will be Introduced,
| and Representative Ghallcross will
| introduce its The proposed bill pro-
vides that tho members of the Board
| OF Trustees Of tho Poor for New Castle
county shall be selected in equal num-
bers from the members Of the two lead
ing political parties in each case where
the requisite number Of trustees pre-
scribed by law is even, but, when the
number la not even, then the odd
trustee may be selected from either
| political party, and the remaining even
number shall be divided equally as
aforesaid.
STATE HOSPITALS APPROPRIATIONS.
Representative Rose, yesterday, intro
| and had referred, under suspension of
the rules, an act sppropriating s45, 900
| to the State Hospital, at larnburst,
for the present year. For the ensuing
two years, the hospital desires an
| appropriation amounting to SOL, 800
| The bill just introduced asks for one
half tho biennial appropriation inn
mediately, so that accrued obligations
can be promptly liquidated. A bill
providing for the remainder Of the
sum TO be appropriated will be intro
duced later.
HISTORICAL socIETY's APPROPRIATION.
| The Senate, yesterday, laid over
until today the House bill increasing
the appropriation of the Historical
Society Of Delaware. The bill, origi-
nally provided for IN appropriation Of
$500 per year, but the House passed
the bill with an amendment, putting
the appropriation at $500. Yesterday,
I the bill was called up for passage by
the Senate, but Senator Abbott having
handed to the finance committee, to
which the bill had been referred. an
amendment putting the appropriation
at $500 the sum requested by the
society, and the committee not having
allowed to 20 over until today so that
Senator Abbott can formally submit
| the proposed amendment.
/ ODDS AND ENDS.
The House, yesterday, by o vote Of
| Ito 5, killed the House bill equalizine
taxation for school purposes. The bill
was sent here by Single Takers.
/ In the House, yesterday, the House
bill amending 0 HAPPIER 148, Vol. XVI,
Laws Of Delaware, fixing the salary Of
the coroner of New Castle county, and
for other purposes, was reported favor
ably, with an amendment. The amend.
mont provides that the coroner shall BIZ
allowed So for conveying corpse te
the morgue
Representative Rose has given notice
Of an dot amending chapter lit, Vol.
XIII, Laws of Delaware. 1t provides
that d real estate agent who collects
less than $50 o year shall not BIZ re.
quired to pay license.
The House bill providing for the
publication Of the report Of the com
inittee to be appointed to audit the
books aud accounts of certain county
officers of New Castle county, a
amended and passed by the House.
, restricts the publication to pamphlets,
Representative, Robertson estimates
that the cost Of publication will moi
exceed s35 year.
Representative Frizzell will attompi
to increase Wilmington's revenue by
introducing an act requiring railway
composites operating in that city BY
, any motive power other than steam tc
pay to the Mayor and Council o.
Wilmington a tax of five percentum oil
their net annual receipts.
The Senate, yesterday, adopted I
Joint resolution, offered by Senator
Maull, requesting Congress to I'M
mediately appropriate the money neces
sary to complete the Assawaman Canal
and to pass an act making Lewes
| port OF entry and delivery.
Senator Farlow has given notice Q
an act amending chapter 69a, Vol
XVIII, Laws OF Delaware. 1t enables
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