The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-02-06
b SENATOR g..
/ YET ELECTED
|asnd Wants to Borrow $780, 'ooo
For a Water Works.
CORPORATE GREENWOOD
!, ar New Plan of Collecting Taxes
h Sussex County introduced sy
Senator Pennewil-screen
Law is Dead. "a tss
CORPORATE GREENWOOD
i 10 The Sun.

10ypr, feD. W hS
,oaov was without much interest.
,,,or Farlow gave notice OF an act 10
horize the levying Of a special tax
,be purpose of shelling the roads OF
", Crock hundred Of Sussex county.
mode Of leyying the tax will be
n nprrentage added to taxes paid by
bperty holders. -,
r. Wright gave notice Of bill auth
Inc The town Of Seaford to borrow
O00 10 be used for q water WORKS
sewer system for that town.
H. pennewill gave notice of an act to
5ornornte the town of Greenwood and
roaucpd bill in relation to the col
ion of taxes for Sussex county, the
visions are peculiarly arranged and
as follows:
erton /. Every collector of taxes for
blreds and districts for the county OF
ssex shall, ON the first Monday in each
nth, aftcr lie shall have received the
Ilirate Of taxes and until January
owing, give notice by five Or more
ertisemcnts posted in at least hve
the most public places in the collec-
district Of which he is collector.
at he will attend at convenient times
places of which he has given notice,
shall, unless such failure to attend
IN hc shown to be unavoidable and
owing to his negligence, forfeit and
to any person who may have called
such time for the purpose Of paying
taxes, and did not find the collector
taxes in attendance to receive the
b., the sum of ten dollars to be re-
Eercd before any justice Of the peace
Eussex county.
SCREEN LAW is DEAD.
the bill for the repeal of the anti
zen law in saloons died In quiet man
today, its demise being hurried by a
K Of to s. Senator's Abbott, Alice,
lkely, Groves, Harrington, Mc-Far-
h, McNulty and Wright voting yea
] Senators Knox, Brasure, Ellison,
Sments, Hart, Maull, Pennewill and
hghter voting nay, Senator Farlow
voting. The liquor men offered nc
bsition.
he other business done by the Senate
Iay was:
oncurred House amendment tt
lliam S. Hilles' notary public bill.
Read first time and referred-Houst
to entablc the town of Frederica t,
frow $4,000 for the purpose Of building
Dew school house.
he House had a rather monotonou
|son the business being:
Eoncurred in-Senate joint resolution
Emitting former Adjutant Genera
rrett j. Hart to retain his sword.
ntroduced-By Mr.. Hardesty, an nc
i the protection of muskrats in Ken
hnty; by Mr.. Gooden, an act to ia:
Pding stamp concerns (referred); b,
r Baynard, an act renewing the char
i of the Artisans Savings Bank, VIII
ngton treferred); by Mr.. Monaghan
act providing for the assessment o
{opcrty in Wilmington whose owner !
n known; by Mr.. Baynard, an &C
Ppropriating s625 to the Department O
taware, Grand Army Of the Republic
| pay old claims for the burial Of indil
I soldiers, sailors and marines.
Adopted Resolution offered by Nj
{ardcsty, directing the State libraria
furnish each member and tho cler
1 the House with paper clip, a pape
Itight and box Of Gill fasteners.
Passed-House bill prohibiting car
fhing in the Delaware Bay and its tril
ares during June, July and Angus
olse bill authorizing the Governor
Pponit an additional notary public fl
pdian river hundred (ayes, IS; noes, Il
Notice--By Mr.. Monaghan, an act r
fhlng the law exempting railroad be-
fom taxation; by Mr.. Clark, an n
ithorizing the Governor to appoint
pad patrol for Delaware City; by M
onaghan, an act providing for Il
Pspection of factories and worksho
\ New Castle county,. by Mr.. Whit
act concerning the election of trr
fes for the Milford armory.
Read-Senate bill for the abolishme
4 the pillory.
Reported favorably-House bill aut
Flzlng the Governor to appoint an {
itinnal justice of the peace for Ke
pnnty, to reside at or near Masten's.
'oncurred in-Senate bill authorizi
Pc Governor to appoint an addition
aotary public for Kent county, to res
Dover (ayes, 1S; noes, 12).
Read and referred-House bill author
hg the Levy Court Of Sussex coul
70 fund the county's Indebtedness; S
Pc bill authorizing the Governor to
point an additional notary public for n
astle county; Senate bill providing
ne corporal punishment Of wife beate
louise bill providing for the appointm
Pf gas inspector for the city Of y
nlngton; Senate bill exempting
Sarah White Home, Wilmington, Fl
axation; Senate bill providing poll
place for the First Election district
ne First Representative district Of Il
county; House bill relating to unin