Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02
will you kindly see that this letter
goes before the proper committee?
Very respectfully yours,
C.oalv,,a,, Cnppl, aud Pine 70

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goes before the proper committee?
Very respectfully yours,
Speakman Supply and Pipe Co.,
ST, Allen Speakman, PRESIDENT"
"My dear sir; | beg to address you
regarding the proposed bill altering
the status OF the Water Commission of
the city of Wilmington. 1t is I'M
deniably the fact that the present
management Of the city water is good
and economical, and whatever surplus
acorues is turned in to the city |
treasury, and 1t would seem to mo that |
it is good policy to let well enough
alone. | trust that you will see fit to !.
use your influence and vote to defeat |
the pending measure.
Very truly yours,
N. b. Danforth.
'tDear sir. The communications OF
u. T. Warner and others upon the pro-
posed act requiring n reduction in tho
water rents of the city of Wilmington
contain all that need be said on the
subject. / only wish to add that the
very best thing for the legislature to
do is to lot it alone. l hope you will
use your best efforts to defeat any
legislation intended to disturb that
well managed department of our city
M. NJ. Cleaver. !"
THE OYSTER eUARDDoAT.
Representative O'Day will Introduce
an act changing the manner OF select
ing and appointing the captain and
| crew of the guardboat mentioned in
section 10, chapter G52, Vol. XIX,
Laws of Delaware.
At present, the collector OF oyster
revenue appoints the captain of tho
| Delaware River gunrdboat, used in
protecting tho oyster beds, and the
| latter selects the crew. The oystermen
have grievance, claiming that the
oyster beds are not protected at night,
and asserting that the crew is COM
posed Of non residents of Delaware.
The act provides that the oyster cap
tains shall appoint a committee, COM
| posed of three or five of said captains,
who shall select an oysterman by whom
the captain and crew of said boat shall
be appointed.
JURISDICTION OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
Speaker Clark has given notice of an
act to extend tho jurisdiction of justices
of the peace. 1t is as follows:
Section l. Justices of the peace shall
have final jurisdiction in all petty
cases Of larceny, assaults and batteries,
gambling, carrying concealed deadly
weapon, nuisances and other minor
offences. In all cases of petty larceny,
the Justice shall summon Jury of
three taxpayers of the hundred in
which said Justice resides; they shall
be sworn or affirmed to try the case
pending, and the said jury, or ma
jority of them, agreeing, shall report
their verdict, in writing, to the said
Justice; then and there, the said
Justice shall pronounce the sentence OF
the verdict to the party accused, and
impose the penalty of tho law as pre-
scribed in the statute governing such
cases.
Sec. 2. Any person accused of assault
and battery, gambling, selling Liquor
without license, carrying concealed q
deadly weapon, nuisances and Other
minor offences may claim trial by
jury. said jury to be summoned ane
qualified as set forth in section o
this act.
Sec. g. The fee for conducting sale
! jury trial shall be: To the justice, So
!, to the constable or officer, for sum
: moning each juror, so cents and mile
! age six cents one way; to each juror
81 per day and mileage six cents on,
way; to witness, SO cents per da.
. and mileage six cents one way, and fo
summoning and swearing said jury, q
I cents.
: Sec. A. The Justice may require tn
g attendance of Jurors and witnesses.
q any witness for the State, duly sum
a moned, shall neglect to appear as re
/, uuired, he shall, unless he show to tn
Justice sufficient excuse, be adiudget
n to be guilty of contempt, and ordere,
: to pay fine of So, or be imprisoned
!. for term not less than 10 days O
more than 80 days at hard labor.
u Sec. 5. Justices of the peace sha
"a have jurisdiction in issuing writs {
!. replevin in all gums under 5000. TIL
fee for issuing said writs of replevi
IL before Justice shall be: To tn
"a Justice, 81. and to the constable, 50.
/. Sec. 6. Justices of the peace ma
=, solemnize marriages. Every sue
10 justice who shall soemnize marriag
shall keep q record of such marriag
n, and the date thereof, shall annual,
az in the month of March, deliver to tn
ar recorder of deeds for the county
q which said Justice resides truo e.
70 tract therefrom of all such entries fl
a the year preceding, and such extrao
"a shall be recorded. Any justice failir
IL to keep such record and delivery of II
same to the recorder of deeds shall TO
is felt and pay fine of $50, one-half I
a. the same for the use of the school funt
Y. The fee for solemnizing marriage sha
no be $3.50.
ms NAVIGATION IN MAHoN's RIVER.
vt Representative Jenkins has give
-, notice of an act to regulate navigate
III in the mouth of Mahonls River. III
r. preamble says: 1.-THE mouth of Mahon
ag River is the only well lighted harb
eS on the western shore of Delaware Ba
q, where passenger steamers and vesse
III trading in the lower counties can til
on u refuge in stress of weather, and Ii
nd and property arc endangered and mat
=. unsafe by lack of system in anchorii
III vessels, and in keeping clear passag
~ way for vessels or boats wishing
%. enter said harbor." The bill is as fe
ne lows:
I'M Section |. 1t shall be unlawful
any boat or vessel Of any kind or d
en- scription to anchor, moor, make fas
ne or cause to be anchored, moored
'al made fast, in any manner whatever,
u. so anchored, moored or made fast, SO
eu may swing in tho western half of t
mouth OF Mahon's River, commencii
at Mahon's lighthouse and ending
las or abreast Of the road between the ste
,p- of Walter Hendrickson and the steal
ng boat wharf. The said mouth of M
m: hons River, on the western side, mu:
lst ut all times, be kept clear of all @
m structions, either boats or vessels
INT anchor, or moored therein, or ancho
Ter chains, hawsers or limos from the she
he on the west side to the middle of SO
is river or harbor, from where Mahoi
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