The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-01
..ssction provide. .hat any railway

ssection provides that any railway
company which operates It's railway In thet
city Of Wilmington by any motive power
other than steam, from and after this act
becomes law, shall annually on the first
day Of July Of every year pay to tho Mayor
and Council OF Wilmington five per con-
sum Of the net Income Of any such railway
for the twelve months next preceding evory
such payment
sSection A-That at tho time Of making
every such payment Of said five per cent
of its net income the corporation making
the Same shall file with the treasury Of the
said mayor and Council of Wilmington
n statement In writing, showing the gross
receipts of the corporation aforesaid. t.ud
the total expenses Of tho same Tor the
twelve months next preceding such pay |
ment. Every such statement shall be sig |
nod by tho treasurer OF the corporation
fling the same, aud shall have attached TO
1t m affidavit, made by tho treasurer sign
ing the same to tho effect that said safe
ment is true and correct"
Tha net will BIO fought vigorously by enc
railway company. lobbyists for which have
been here since the session opened.
FOR THE WIDENING OF ROADS
Mr.. shallcross gaye notice Of an act en-
nowering the Court Of General sessions to
anpoint fyo commissioners to lay out and
widen roads, under the present law COM
m,ssiopers cannot widen road or bridge.
therefore tho act to be offered one day IN
the near future will simply be an enabling
act.
Ifan act given notice Of by MI. Ros' be-
| comes n law rural real estate agents VINO
collect less than $50 annually will no. DO
compelled to pay the license prescribed ny
law. The bill will be offered tomorrow In
all probability.
WANT A MINORITY REPRESENTATION.
An effort will BIZ made by Rapr:Ssnta.
tive Dsnnison to have minority repre-
sen alton in the Trustees Of the Poor Of
New Castle County. Under tho. present
Jaw the Levy Court has the power to "p'
point tine fourteen trustees who are now
Dom ocrats. Notice # the propo ed act
was given this morning, and the bill Will
be introduced IN q few days.
Mr.. Herring gavo notice OF an act to r.
new the charter OF tho Hudson Branch
Ditch Company. Tho act providing for the
further protection Of oysters in Mispi'lion
River, L,ip'io River and Simons Creek
was read second time and referred to the
committee on fish, oysters and game.
Notice Of an nc to repeal the not auth
orizing school district M, 96 OF Kent
County to SEQ Its property and borrow
money. was given by Mr.. Clark.
The act equalizing taxation fur school
purposes, which was reported back from
committee untavorably, was called up for
a third reading by Mr.. Clark and Was
killed because Of its single tax features.
Mr.. Frizzell gave notice of the act com.
pcnsating the assessors AMI collectors of
the city of Wilmington to the amount Of
$1,000, in lieu Of eight per centum now NJ
lowed to the ass,ssors and collectors al.
ready draw out of tho treasury Of Will
mington 81, 500 annually, it is alt,ge hol
/ probable that Mr.. Fsizzell's new act will
BIO killed.
The house passed the bill empowering
the Governor to appoint an additional no
1t was ordered that (500) copies Of the act
providing for the purity and secrecy Of The
ballot be printed.
Mr.. Taylor introduced his at providing
| for tho (lisi sion iltO two oil &C ion districts