Evening journal., 1901-02-13
WILMINGTON IS
10 RECEIVE HALF.
House Votes to Return Part
Of License Revenue
BILL FOR JEW ELECTION LAW
viii be Similar TO That introduced
Two Tears AgO-Nuch Business
Before the House
BILL FOR JEW ELECTION LAW

siaff spondence Evening Journal
Dover Fob. 49, By q vote of 10 10 IS,
and after a spirited debate, the House
PASSED the House biz giving to the city
Of Wilmington and an other incorpor-
ated cities and towns onc-half Of the
State liquor license collected therein.
The vote was as follows: Ycs-Messrs.
Baynard. Daycti Ewing. Flnn. Har-
dcsty, Healy. Kitchen, Hodgson. Hol-
comb. Hutchinson, layton, Monaghan,
Pepper. Ralph Robertson, Shallcross,
Scotien. Warren and Wcst-19.
No-Messrs. Aron. Chandler, Clark,
! Clcndanel. Gooden. Hearn, Hope, Long,
/ Moore, pilling. Short, Ninynrd, White,
/ Wright, Mr.. Sneaker-15.
/ Not yoting-Mr. Prettyman-1.
The bin was called up by Representa-
! tive Monaghan. who said:
"Ths is "a bill similar i'm many respects
I TO measures that have been before past
Legislatures. IL is different inasmuch as
1t Is more liberal in it's terms, since, ac-
cordng 90 this hin, every city and incor-
poratcd town IN the State shall receive "a
portion of the moneys derived from Ii
censes issued for the sale of intoxicating
drinks The original bin which received
the favorable report OF the Committee on
/ Municipal Corporations, called Tor two
thirds of these funds 20 he retained by
the cities and towns The bin now be-
fore us simply asks that one-half of these
funds he retained hy the cities AID towns
lin which these funds are raised.
As 20 the merits OF the bill, ! think 10
should commend itself TO every member
here as being just and fair measure
aud one that ] hope win receive the sup.
port of an. ! have here list OF fifty
. cities. setting forth the fact that they al
r receive a portion of these funds. ! als'
e have here some figures which, believe
r. will prove 20 the satisfaction 0l my rura
, district friends that by the passage %
p This bill the school interests IN the rura
u districts viii not suffer. The late secre
Il tary of State has furnished these figures
= Receipts from the operation of the Gen
eral Incorporation act for two years
u 100000 lie has also stated that th
r. State to-day is $4,000 better OF than
2 has been for many years. and from thes
y figures. l may add that hy the operation
lof this act the State cannot suffer, am
the people of Wilmington are so mc
godsend TO the taxpayers.
Il beg to remind you that Wilmington
is compelled to raise by real estate tax
alton the sum of $4,000 to maintain tn
! nolice force In our city; and surely. sine
the liquor traffic is partly responsible fo
the need of this police protection, w
a should have a portion of our own money
y / respectfully ask for unanimous supper
%. F.tr FdI fHt NIH
any interests would suffer. and / thin
it Is due to Wilmington. as the point froi
which most taxes come, TO now give
what it asks. which, in this case, is il
own. I would again ask that the mem
bers look upon the merits of this bin an
give it their unanimous support.
" Representative Clark: "The State can
81 not afford To dislribute this amount Z
: money. Il receives $4,000 from liquor
censes; and if il gives 100000 TO Wi
." mngton and $4,000 to the towns, IL wi
, retain only $4,000. As the fees go 90 u
~, school fund. it would be very hard TO iir
d" money 90 I'm the different appropriation
y We received $4,000 from the operate
- of the General Corporation act duril
y the last two years. but we cannot oXpe
90 receive more than $4,000 during q
ln next two years Our appropriations f
lu the n6xt two years win be double VIII
=, they were during the last two years.
~ you win show me whore the deficiency
,il 10 be made up / viii gladly vote for q
ne bill"
We Representative Robertson CAN W
nu mington asks is justice. We have be-
re struggling for years for what we belle
1u ys is ours by right The representative
~ from Wilmington, in framing this b
have not been selfish, but have proyid
II that an cities and incorporated towns
nc the State shall share with Wilmington
u a just and equitable division Of the
,e cense money. Wilmington is required
~ expend at least S80O 900 per annum for =
els lice protection. an OF which is raised
III direct taxation. while it is well kno'
iou that three-fourihs Of this expenditure
on' caused hy the sale of Intoxicating liquo
ioi Vow. if we are compelled TO expend SO
u" 600 per annum because of that trai
als should we not share 90 the extent of So
y, ~" 600, which is about one-half Of
amount raised I'm the city Of Whining
leu by LIQUOR licenses? Two years ago. wl
w the subject was discussed by the Gene
w Assembly. the members from the nj
"ln districts said wait until the General c
1,' poration act is tried; and If II IS sho
IVY that it win raise revenue sufficient
Warrant the granting Of division Of
oNi liquor licenses, then we viii grant y
nag request Now. we are here asking
was promises made he kept. The Gem
,eei lit Corporation act has been n money-get
4 ne The late secretary Of State says
looh treasury is I'm good condition, and
p, the balance Of $4,000 is on the right
of the ledger"
: = Representative Moore opposed the
snip. Hc said It would cause a deficit i'm
i4e school fund Wilmington would eat