Evening journal., 1907-02-22
LEGISLATION
At LIVELY CLIP
Many New Measures Get Into
Senate and the
House
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Special TO rhe Evening JournsI
DOVER. Feb. % New acts were
passed by the Legislature yesterday at
a lively rate. The House passed the
House bin to establish a state hospital
and free dispensary at Harrington. and
to appropriate fifteen thousand dollars
for the erection of the hospital and five
thousand dollars for its annual main
tenanoe thereafter
To allow the Mayor and Council OF
Dover 20 borrow $4,000 10 begin a
systematic plan Of street Improvement.
To amend the charter of Dover by
consolidating various low -salaried Of
fees constituting the superintendent
Of lighting as collector and receiver OF
taxes and delegating the chairman of
the police committee to act as alder
man I'm the absence or inaccessability
Of the alderman.
Increasing the salary OF the deputy
sheriff Of Kent county to $3.50.
Appropriating $500 to plant oyster
shells ln St. Jones and Mispillion
rivers upon which young oyster spawn
may cling and develop.
Senate bill for the protection OF
black bass by providing q closed sea-
son from January to August 70 allow
the young fish TO spawn and escape the
fishermen.
The House OF Representatives. to-day
received favorable reports from COM
mittees on these new measures;
Authorizing the Mayor and Council
of Wilmington to borrow $4,000 20
establish a park i'm the First ward OF
Wilmington.
Conferring banking powers on the
Liberty Trust Company
incorporating the New Castle Trust
and safe Deposit Company.
Amending the municipal charter OF
Milford by extending the equal right
OF franchise to all residents and in
creasing the prices to be realized BY
the municipality from the sale Of COM
mercial and street lighting and plug
taxes.
The House made an effort TO recon-
s,der the consolidation school bill
which was killed early In the week.
providing that any two or more coun-
try school districts could consolidate
for larger buildings and better facili-
ties but the movement to reconsider
failed
Mr.. keenan,. Of Wilmington. to give
the comptroller OF New Castle county
the custody OF all contracts and
covenants entered into by the Levy
Court Of. that county.
Mr. keenan. sdpplementing the acts
in relation 10 pleading and practice.
Mr. Messick. Of Georgetown, to
change the name Of Sussex county
almshouee to Sussex County Hos
pitai
Mr Keenan,. to give the Department
OF Elections of Wilmington custody OF
registration books necessary FOR city
elections. The clerk of the peace Is
now the custodian.
Mr.. Newton Of Bridgeville. FOR the
issuance Of 100000 bonds to buy farm
for agricultural experiment purposes
at Delaware College.
Mr Evans Of Newark. TO appropriate
$4,000 to help erect additional buildings
for the Delaware Industrial School for
Girls.
Mr. Holcomb. Of New Castle. requir,
ing four per centum interest, now
three per centum, on the States mort
gage against the Junction and Break
water Railroad.
Mr.. Cooper Ct. % Of Wilmington.
providing a clerk for the auditor Of
accounts at $500 a year.
Mr.. Taylor OF Dover. TO amend the
oyster laws by striking out an obsolete
section
Mr.. Taylor Of Dover, 10 regulate the
adoption. custody and maintenance Of
minor children. It gives the resident
judge of any county jurisdiction 10
make AN order Of commitment or adop-
tion If the child is neglected by par
ents or guardians or is kent IN inn
7ral or vicious surroundings.
/ Mr. Baggs of Smyrna imposing a tax
Of one cent a gallon for the use OF the
state. ON all malt liquors manufactured
in this state.
The new bills in the Senate were by
these Senators:
Mr. Rowland OF Lewes. from the
large summer population Of Reh0both
the right to participate IN Rehoboth's
municipal elections. by changing the
dates for election days from July tc
April and by limiting the list Of quail
fed voters TO those who are citizens
Of Delaware.
Mr.. Mendinhan. Of Newport, amend
ling charter Of Newport. by authorizing
the charter Of Newport by authorizing
it to establish fire protection and "a
appropriate $500 therefor.
Mr.. Rose Of Newark. equalizing as
sessments by making property valua-
tions the same for municipal purposes
as for county and State.