Evening journal., 1901-02-01
BITTER FIGHT AGAINST Bull
REPEATING AKTI.SCREEN LAW
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cnce Of such alleged injuries or damages
\ written notice Of intended action stat
ing the cause Of same and upon what por
tion Of the public highways the cause for
action occurred. and any suchs action
must be brought before the expiration of
one year from the date upon which it is
claimed that such alleged injuries Ct
damages were sustained.
Section O. That this act shall be deem
ed and taken as n public act Signel:
VIM. $. Alexander. Geo. a. Willis, John
E. Healy. Thos. NJ. Monaghan, II. r.
Smith, James Kane, JAS. b. Oberly, W.
" Pierson, Geo. NJ Fisher. p a. Nous
ley. NJ. L. Cannon. ii. stewart.
PROPOSED TAX on POLES.
Forgctful Of the fact that a revenue
measure must originate in the House.
Senator BlaScly yesterday gave notice ~
an act 20 tax an telegraph and telephone
poles ia the State. The assessors IN the
several hundreds viii assess the poles and
the collectors win collect 10 and make
their returns TO the Levy Courts The
tax will be twenty-five or fifty cents ON
each pole. Representative Shallcross
may take charge Of the LAl in the House.
BILL TO TAA RAILWAYS.
With Representative Holcomb fighting
the railroads and Representative Healy
lighting the street railways the indica-
tions are that those two statesmen will
have their hands full
The latter yesterday gave notice OF an
act taxing street railway companies in
the city OF Wilmington two per cent. Of
their gross earnings for the benefit of tho
city. and compelling them to pave the
streets from curb to curb whenever their
streets from curb to curb wherever their
tracks are laid.
Representative Holcomb introduced his
bill requiring all street railway companies
Co put Tenders, at least three feet wide
on all cars in the State, under a penalty
Of fifty dollars for each and every viola
tion of the law.
Friends of the several railroads pro-
posed TO be taxed under the Walter Nor
ris scheme, are beginning to put in their
appearance, and as soon as the forces
are lined up fully the fight will be an in
teresting one.
LICENSES FOR ENGINEERS.
An act for the protection of life aud
operation of steam boilers or steam en-
gines or steam wherever used for power
by incompetent persons was given notice
Of by Mr. Robertson. 1t is a measure
being sent to all the Legislatures in the
country by the National Association Of
Steam Engineers. Ii provides for a board
Of examiners 10 pass upon the qualifcl-
tions of all engineers and demands that
h.II a. f...r
operate an engine.
AFTER DELIVER WAGONS.
Somebody is after Wanamaker, Lit
Brothers, Gimblc and the other Philadel-
phia concerns which maintain delivery
wagons in Wilmington. Representative
Prettyman, Of Sussex county. has given
notice Of an act 10 raise revenue for the
state by requiring nonresident ndivid-
uals, partnerships, associations and for
eign corporations having their principa
place of business without the State Ia
obtain license for the privilege OF MAIN
tanning delivery wagons within the State
STATE LIBRARIAN TO RETIRE
State Librarian jefferson soon will ne
linquish his Office 10 his Republican sue
CessOr Air trear. lie has held the once
four years, and rstires with the respeci
Of all the members Of the Legislature and
State officers His last valuable worl
was 10 compile and have printed a catA-
lusue OF the books and namphlets in the
State library. for which he has been rec.
commended highly by the committee ap.
pointed 10 pass upon il.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
A hin providing a state appropriation
of Sl.6O0 year for the lene6t.of the Wa
waset Driving Park Association Of VII.
mington viii be introduced in a few days
BY unanimous vote the Senate in exec
ctive session yesterday afternoon. con-
s--ed the appointment Of Professor
James z. Carroll. q Dover tobe supes-
.Itendent 0t free schools tor Kent coun-
II 70 fll ont uaexpirei term If Superia-
tandert Tidal Democrat
Many of the members in both house:
ate prepari1S q line up yaiust Senat0I