The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-23
OUR DOVER
LETTER.
J. Harvey Whiteman Ad=
dressed the Legislature.
Delaware College
Wants $25.OOO.


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If hoth Houses
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several other TrnStccs nr delaware
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hnnthar votn rnr two 1-,itod st,,os
s,notnr. waS t,ron ycs,nrd,r with
the same rcs,,t ,e IN ,ho nrocoodinn
,laus'f tho so,";n. S ~ ~ ~ 80 Inna
farm and ehort i"rm Addin,.s rocoiro1
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far tIn ghnrt form UiI ln: i. ror lin
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Pom $ and Richards ii votes.
While Sprllancc, Higgins and Bird
each received vote iorthe long term
and Nlelds, lliles and Gray l vote
each for the short term. Representa-
tive short was absent being on the
Sick list
ENCounty Treasurer DR.. l.. II. Ball,
was at the capital to settle with the
committee appointed by both Houses.
The new County Treasurer, Maltin
4. BurriS was at his office yesterday at
the capitol
The Temperance people are active
in circulating their petitions in order
TO procure the signatures of Senators
and Representatives. so that they can
get the consent of the Legislature to
vote on local option in the three cUun-
ties.
Yesterday they succeeded in pro-
curing the signatures of Representa-
tiyeS Clark, Dayett, llodgson, Filling.
Chandler and Finn members Of rural
New Castle County to their petition.
They had already procured the sigma
tures Of Senators Elliason and Hart
which needs now only the siSnat urc
of one more Senator from rural New
Castle County to call up the bill and
take vote on it in the House and
Senate.
The required number OF members
have not yet signed in either Kent OF
Sussex Counties.
Several delegations were down from
Wiimi Igton yesterday to see the Gov
crnor in order TO secure appointments
under him. Quite a good sized dele
CATION was down from Wilmington in
Moses Wells behalf, TO have the Gov
crnor appoint him IL Justice Of the
Peace III Wilmington.
Representative Robertson gave no.
tirc of an act to establish Il water and
Electric Light Commission in the city
of Wilmington.
The bill provides That the Commits
sion Shall DC comp pScd Of five mem
bcrs who Shall receive a nominal sal
AIRY and shall install an electric light
plant on the Brandywine and take
charge of the same and the electric
lighting of the city Of Wilmington.
1t is contonded that such a plant own
ed BY III" city would pay for the cost
y; cr'','i the first year and the say
lag t.,| would be made to the city.
1t e, he city over forty thousand
doi!a.r a year now, for its street light
The cost. if the city owned its own
plant, wOnId not exceed SIG, 00o year
cfecting Il saving Of SEC. 600. This is
a matter of vital interest to the citi-
zens of Wilmington and will set them
to thinking that an electric light