Middletown transcript., 1905-02-18
MEAsuRas karorz 1lIn lHaIslArlR!
Many Important Bills Presented During

In the senate Monddys senator epafkt
gave notice Of an act giving the consent
Of the Delaware Legislature 10 the pnr.
chase BY the United States. for militar,
purposes. Of land adioining the military
reservation at Fort dupont.
Senator Smith gave notice Of an acl
aboiishing the pillofy.
President pro tenn Conner read Presi
dent Lincoln's Gettysburg address.
The Legislature met in committee ol
the whole. Monday afternoon. to hear
delegations from Wilmington respecting
new charter for the Board of Education.
Senator Sparks gave notice Of an aci
authorizing the Mayor and Council q
Wilmington to borrow $4,000 for park
improvements and $4,000 for the pnr.
chase of park lands; also notice OF All
act providing for the appointment Of an
examiner of public utilities in the city
OF Wilmington.
In the House the House bill authoriz.
ing honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors OF the Civil War to peddle without
a license was reported fayorably.
Representative Wilson gave notice Of an
act authorizing the Mayor aud Council Of
New Castle to borrow $l5, 900 for the pur-
pose of building and furnishing a. new
schoolhouse for the Board of Education;
also notice of an act directing the City
Council of New Castle to levy and collect
an additional school tax to pay the sal-
Faries OF additional school teachers.
Representative Jester introduced an act
to re.establish and revise the charter ef
the city of Wilmington. 1t provides for
10 wards and four assessment districts.
Five hundred copies we're ordered printed.
Notices-By Mr.. Murray, act directing
the state treasurer to pay over to the Dell
aware Electric Traction Company certain
moneys now in the treasurer's custody
($35, ,OOO)
By Mr.. Murray, an act directing the
state treasurer to pay over to John b.
Wharton certain moneys.
By Mr.. Murray, an act appropriating
certain money ($l2l9) to pay DR.. J. R.
Kuhns and DIR. II. B. Mcdowell for in
oculating 27l0 head Of horses and cattle.
BY Mr.. Murray, appropriating money
$3.50 to pay DR.. Henry Marshall for
professional services and inoculating S46
head Of horses and cattle.
By Mr.. Murray, appropriating certain
money $50 to pay DR.. ]. r. Kuhns for
professional services.
By Mr.. McGinnis, authorizing justice
of the peace at or near Marydei.
By Mr.. McGinnis, authorizing notary
public at or near Marydel.
By E. P. Ellis, authorizing the. state
treasurer to pay Stansbury J. Wheatley
late prothonotary Of Sussex county, for
certain volumes of law furnished.
By Mr.. Benson, an act to further pro-
tect the natural oyster beds of Delaware.
By Mr.. Benson, an act for the protect
ton OF crabs.
BY Mr.. Benson, authorizing the clerk
of the Orphans Court of Kent county to
make new indices to unsatisfied recog-
nizances.
By Mr.. Baggs, an act repeating the act
in relation to the appropriation of county
L ~ n.
introduced and referred under suspend.
ed rules.)
BY Mr.. Vandenberg. an act for the
protection and preservation of game in
Delaware. (Read and referred
BY Mr.. Vandenberg, an act for the ap-
pointment Of three game commissioners
and game warden for Delaware. (Read
and referred.)