Evening journal., 1907-02-27


House in a conference over city charter
and other Wilmington legislation).
Passed (two- thirds vote) )-Senate bills
empowering the commissioners Of
Newport TO borrow s25OO for fire pro-
lection
Act TO cede certain lands to the
United States Government at stony
Point IN the Delaware Bay and be-
tween Stony Point and Allaway creek.
(State maintains sovereignty for crimi-
nal or civil process over eeded lands).
The government desires the plot to
build sea walls during the Delaware
River .dredgings there and eventually
use the plot to build fortifications.
Enlarging imprisonment terms for
manslaughter from five to ten years.
CThe original bill provided for a maxi
mum term of thirty years, but the
committee did not pass upon it until
amended to ten years.
For the relief Of corporations whose
charters have expired, this measure
being particularly for the relief of the
Iobdell Car Wheel Company. which
neglected to incorporate at the proper
time
Authorizing the Wilmington Mayor
and Council to construct sewer
branches and charge the cost to curb
line 20 abutting property owners.
Act to provide for shortening and
Strengthening the course OF Mispillion
River. w. T. Massey OF New Castle
county: Edward C. Walls OF Kent
county. and George Fisher Pierce OF
Sussex county are named in the bill as
L "A. "a
Killed-Act equalizing all municipal
and county assessments. This bill
avoids the incongruity Of a $1,000 house
for municipal purposes and $l,500 for
county.
Received and referred 10 the execu-
tive committee-Communi from,
the Governor by the Secretary OF State
appointing Peter c. Frasher Of Kent
county. to be a justice OF the peace.
(Shoestring district.
! Concurred in--House bills to alter
and amend the charter Of Dover; con-
solidating certain departments; author
izing the borrowing OF $4,000 addi-
tional for street Improvement; TO bor-
row $4,000 for water and light inn
provement
Constituting a joint committee OF ive
as the Little Legislature" to sit next
winter and settle with State officers,
and appropriating $1,000 to pay the
committees expenses.
Exempting property owners
in Sussex county from payment Of
taxes levied by the Marsh Hope I'M
provement Company.
Concurred in. with Senate amend
ment-House bill to prevent the pro-
curing for or the selling to minors OF
habitual drunkards. amendment in
serts the words "at his request OF
/ initiatlve'O.
Recommitted-Sena bill, killed this
day. equalizing all municipal and coun-
~ assessments. That the municipal
taxes will not be lowered il higher
than county,.
House bill regulating travel over
Nanticoke River.
Reported by minority report. Senate
bill No. 9s, state and local option bill
introduced by Mr.. Conner.
Concurred in. House bills as follows
Concerning the general drainage o
lands so that tilers may be paid Sl5l
per day.
Act in relation to appeals from tn,
levying CT taxes for county. road, pooi
and municipal purposes. providing
a commission at SO a day to go ovei
land where the city has lost a sui
brought for taxes. and to make aI
equitable assessment). 4
To consolidate the statutes OF thl
city Of Wilmington relative 20 the col
lection Of all taxes.
Introduces CRead and referred unde
suspension Of rules)-By Mr.. Sparks
act changing the boundaries OF tn
First and Second election districts o
the Tenth Representative district, New
Castle county.
BY Mr.. Sparks, granting permission
TO the Delaware National Guard Cor
poration 10 accept any grant or gift o
land on which to build armories.
Action deferred-On (Cann) Hous
bill to permit the taking Of carp FISH
. destroyers OF game fish, from canal
, by gill nets and seines.
Ruling OF the chair-That the chair
. man of the Committee on Revisei
statutes (Nlr. Conner) was right an
the report presented by him would b
so recorded, when, after using due dill
: gence. he had boen able only TO ge
minority OF the committee to con
slider the bill Senate bill No. 9S pro
viding for local option FOR state.
) Adjourned until 1890 a. m.