Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26

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corning our schools as n whole, it will
then be time to consider the adyisa-
bility Of radical changes in the present
law.
Acting under these convictions, the
board makes but the following two
recommendations. IL will be noted
that they are not SO much in the nature
OF alterations as additions, leaving en-
tirely unaffected the law as regards the
school generally. Tho recommendations
for legislation are:
First--The State treasurer has now
in his hands about $4,000, which the
late State treasurer set apart for the
benefit Of the schools for colored chill
dren in Wilmington. Owing to the
fact, however, that the present charter
of the schools for white children In
that city does not seem to authorize
him to pay over this amount to the
school board for The benefit of the
schools for colored children, those
schools have not received any advanr
tage from the amount in question. 1t is
deemed proper, therefore, that an
amendment to the charter of the
schools for Wilmington authorizing
their Board of Education to receive
this amount, as well as such dividends
Of the future, should be passed.
Second--The board calls attention
to the facts set forth in the reports of
the county school commissioners for
Sussex county and Of Superintendent
Tammany concerning peculiar tribe
or race of Our citizens known as In
dams or Moors, located in Indian
River hundred. Under the conditions
detailed by them, it would seem but
wise that the commission for that
county should be authorized to lay out
a school district or districts for this
race or tribe, and that the general
school law should be made applicable
to such districts when so laid out.
The report concludes with review
of the work of Delaware College in the
free schools of the State.
Appended to the report of the State
Board OF Education are the reports for
the county school commissions and the
reports of the superintendents of free
schools.
LAUREL's PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS.
Representative King has introduced
an act allowing the comm issioners of
the town of Laurel to issue bonds for
certain purposes. Its provisions are:
The commissioners of the town are
vested with power to provide for said
town an ample supply of pure water for
domestic use and for the suppression
of fire. to erect water works and to pro-
vide a sewerage system. The commits
sions shall have pc yer to condemn land
for said purposes. If there is con-
troversy, the owner of the land can ap-
peal to a commission to be appointed
by the associate Judge of the Superior
Court resident in Sussex county. Said
commission shall consist of three resi-
dents of Laurel and two non-residents.
The return OF the commission shall be
final. The members of the commission
shall receive 50 per day for every days
service. The town commissioners are
authorized to buy hose and hose car
riages, They shall bond the town to
an amount not exceeding S25, 900. The
bonds shall be of the denomination of
81, 600, $500 and 800, respectively, and
shall bear interest at rate not ex-
oeeding 6 per cent, payable semi
annually at the Office of the Sussex
Trust, Title and Safe Deposit 10. The
redemption of the bonds shall be
effected after notice has been published
for 80 days in one newspaper in Will
mington, one in Dover and one in
Laurel, and, il there is no newspaper
in Laurel, then in u newspaper in
Georgetown. The town commissioners
are authorized to levy annually special
tax sufficient to pay the interest aocru-
ing on the bonds and the expenses Of
operating the water works; also, to
levy special tax for the establishment
Of sinking fund, the amount for the
sinking fund not to exceed 81, 900 an
nually. Any person injuring the
water works, or polluting tho water,
shall be liable to fine Of 500.
Representative Shallcross has intro
duced an act providing for the estab-
lishment of graded schools in the
State. Its chief features are:
In each Representative district, the 70
shall be established at least one graded
two graded schools in any district.
by the State Board of Education that
such schools shall have at least three
departments, and each department shall
have one teacher. Each graded school
shall receive from the State such addi-
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pc necessary 10 comply win the provi
sions OF this act. Each school shall
receive an additionai appropriation
amounting 70 tine amount has not yet
been insertedl In establishing graded
SCHOOLS, the state Board 81 Education
shall select schools already IN eyistence.
Pupils attending district schools shall,
on the completion OF their course, re-
ceiye q certihcate. ANY pupil having
SAID certincate shali De admitted TO y
graded school. representatives IN the
House OF Representatives from Repre,