The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-15
OUR DOVER
LETTER.
The Railroad Representa-
tives to be Granted a
Hearing on Wednes.
day Night.

House and possibly that many more
in the Senate. With only sixteen ac-
tual working days before the session
draws to u clos there will have to be
some hustling to get all of the bills
out of the way.
The incorporation act we have been
given to understand will be introduce
ed and made to conform to the wishes
of several attorneys with a view of
producing larger revenue than since
its enactment two years ago.
Representatives of the Wilmington
City Railway Company were IN Do
YER Wednesday afternoon and were
given u hearing. They don't want
the bill to pass, introduced in the
House placing Tenders on the cars and
placing a tax Of two per cent on the
gross receipts of the companies.
The Senate passed the Senate bill
making first grade certificates good
for five years; second grade certiii-
Gates good for two years and abolish
ing the professional grade certlfl.
Gates.
Messrs. Wilson, Crin, Slaughter,
Hughes and WolcOtt received II char
ter few days ago, giving them the
power to start a trust company with Il
paid up capita OF twenty five thous-
and dollars.
Another company yesterday asked
for the same privilege. 1t will be
known as the Kent Savings bank with
their Office in Dover. This charter
was defeated in the Senate by a vote
of 7 for it-and 7 against it. Governor
Hum was named as one Of the incor-
poratOrs,
The single tax bill offered in the
House by representative llocomb
fixing the manner in which real estate
property should hc assessed was kill
ed Dy u vote Of Is for it and 10 against
it.
The cigarette bill which Attorney
William +. Smaliey, Jr., was looking
after and which passed the Senate,
passed the House yesterday by a vote
OF 20 for it and l2against it. 1t pro-
hibits the sale or manufacture of Gig.
arettcs Or cigarette paper in Delaware
This I'LL may be called up again in
few days in the House and then. its
fate will have to be decided over
again. 1t was expected that the
House would kill the bil! but instead
they voted for its provisions to be-
| come a law.
There is likely to be several night
sessions the coming week, especially
in committee meetings. This is the
only way the large number of bills
will he gotten ouJ of the way and
ready TO be reported back to the House
for final action.
\ bill has been prepared to allow
the Attorney General one thousahd
dollars fus general expenses in COLI
ducting his office.
Representative Ewing gave notice
| that lie would introduce an act to pro-
| vide different method OF apprais ing
distraned properties.
Representative Monaghan will in
troducc bill giving The clerks of city
council the right to issue marriage Ii.
| ccu.ca. The Clerk of the Peace and
| the M}viHtrates are allowed now by
| law o. D.; ~ issue marriage licenses in
New C,st.e County. This bill will
take some OF the fees out of their
hands, if it should become law, but
it won't.
Representative IIolcomb wants the
bill extending the time for collect
| ing the taxes Of 1899 in New Castle
until July lst, 1902. Probably they
will want the time extended indeti.
nitely.
Representative lIolcomb gave no.
tce Of an act resembling the provi-
sions requiring the New Castle City
Council to approp rate $500 annually
| to The road Commits siOnerS OF New
Castle Hundred.
There has been bill int reduced in
the Senate to limit the cost for lodg'
ing tramps at the Jail at New Castle
So that the COS I in any one month
shall not exceed the sum of 5000.
The good road bill has not yet made
its appearance from the committee
where it was committed last week. A
hearing will be given the advocates OF
the bill this evening.
| The new city charter bill is yet In
the hands of the committee on NUM-
cipal corporations, from which when
it comes forth its friends will hardly
recognize it. Several Of the Demo
cratic members have taken very kind.
ly to the proposed bill and it vii! have
to be altered considerably to gain
their support Of the bill.
The railroad commission bill Of Sen
ator Abbott is not likely to receive
enough votes to give 1t q decent
boom.
The men interested in the Trad ing
Stamp bill will be given hearing on
Tuesday.
GcntlriAcn:--In connection with tn,
bill, now under consideration by youl
coinmntce, which proposes large in
crease in the annual payments by the
Wilmington l. Northern Railroad Com
puny, in Communication of taxes under the
act Of April s, 1869, beg to call your
attention 10 the following facts:
The Wilmington & Northern II. II. orig
inally the Wilmington l. Reading r. H.,
a corporation of the State or Delaware
WAS built by local capital, largely sub
scribcd by residents of the city Of vii
mington and New Castle county, Della
ware.
1t has, exclusive Of Its terminals, only
eleven niles Of track in Delaware, and
the largest single fare 1t charges, viz
from the city of Wilmington to Gran
ogue. the station nearest to the Pennsyl
vana State line, and most distant from
Wilmington, its terminus In Delaware
L L. M thirt 4 bran or faJ