Evening journal., 1903-02-03
DEMOCRATS MAKE
ANOTHER SWITCH
Continued From First Rage).

lowest bidder who will give surety for
faithful performance is then to be con-
sidered The penalties are fines and
imprisonment. This bill is said to
grow out of the abuses in the Levy
Court of the largest county, for which
prominent men were sent to jail.
Pennsylvania State Normal Schools
will profit by a bill presented by Rep
.resentatiye Tyre 1t gives Delawar-
cans who intend to qualify as teachers
in this State, scholarships in the nor
NAL schools of other States, Delaware
having mona An annual appropria-
ton OF $1,000 is allotted to each coun-
ty, to be selected by q commission.
Each person selected by the commits
sion is to take an obligation that he
will teach only in Delaware.
The Townsend cigarette bill, pro-
hibiting the use Of cigarettes and Gig
arctic paper, also barring their sale
and manufacture in Delaware was again
brought up in the House on a favor
able report by Chairman Lingo, OF the
Committee on Miscellaneous Business
Black bass in the Delaware bay are
to be protected by bill brought in by
Representative Austin, providing a
closed season from March !, to June i,
and that they shall only be caught with
hook and line, not more than three
hooks on any one line. Bass under
seven inches in length must not be
taken from the water.
Mr.. Ellison introduced in the Senate
an act authorizing the appointment of
an additional notary public for Odessa,
and Mr.. Conner an act authorizing the
appointment OF a notary at Masten's.
The bill authorizing the appointment
Of an additional notary public for the
Delaware Corporation Trust Company
I'M Wilmington. was passed.
Mr.. Jones gave notice in the House
Of an act prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of adulterated food in this
State. Mr.. Bennett gave notice of an
act revoking the charter of the Com.
nercial Fire Insurance Company OF
Wilmington.
Mr. Aspril introduced an act enabling
he State Treasurer to send State docu.
nents by express free Of charge.
Mr.. Eastburn introduced an act pro
)osing an amendment repeating section
A
relating TO the levying and collection
IF a capitation tax. Five hundred
copies of the bill were ordered printed
The House adopted the joint resolu
ion offered by Mr.. Newton, providing
Tor the appointment of a Joint com
nittee to confer with railroad ant
steamboat companies relative to specia
ates for hauling materials for the con
struction and improvement Of publi
Dads.
The Dover sewer bonds bill. which
will be introduced by Senator Alice
has just been printed and distributed
among the Dover citizens. The bill
provides for the City Council to hav,
/ power to issue bonds to an amount no
{ exceeding $4,000, with interest at
, per cent payable at their expiration il
thirty years.
The manner OF the payment of tn
bonds and the interest will be by tax
, Ing the cost of the construction of tn
sewers as follows:
One-fifth to be paid by City Council
by taxing person and property, and tn
other four-flfths to be paid by assess
uent ON all property abutting upon tn
] streets.
1t also provides for a system b,
: which the taxes may be collected an
Tor the condemnation of private prop
: erty through which the sewer will run
/. Not over $500 shall be collected il
4 any one year.