Evening journal., 1909-03-24
PAVING BILL WAS
STEAM-ROLLERED
Measure Killed in the House
After Mr.. Connolly Had
Amended it
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, March 24-The Whining
ton street paving bill was killed in the
House yesterday afternoon. Whether IL
will be resurrected remains to be seen,
An attempt will be made to call 1t up.
1t was a special order for ? o'clock, and
at that time Representative Ainscow,
father Of the bill, and twelve other mem
bers were absent. The bill was called up
and read, and without any delay the
amendment proposed by Representative
Connolly was offered. It provided for a
special tax Of ten cents on the 500 for
street paving purposes and a referen-
dunn vote to determine whether or not
the bill should go into effect The Con-
nelly amendment was tackled on by
vote Of thirteen yeas and nine nays.
Representative Ainscow arrived in the
House chamber seventeen minutes late.
When he found that the Connolly amend
ment had been offered he was in an un-
pleasant frame of mind
"Nir. Speaker, want TO ask you to ex-
cuse me-" he said. "I was asked to
lunch by Senator Kenney, and had an
awfully good time. too" Then Colonel
Ainscow said few things about the
bill with the Connolly amendment. He
walked the floor while he said them, and
addressed himself mostly to the Demo-
cratic members. He was opposed TO
tho amendment and said the amended
bin was a ''mongrei" lie denounced the
action of the Democrats in making the
bill subject for caucus consideration.
"I appeal particularly to the people on
the Democratic side" he said. I'VE are
all right on our side I feel grieved that
mean advantage had been taken on this
occasion. think it is meant to kill the
bill"
Representative Connolly spoke in behalf
of his amendment as fair. lie referred
TO the action OF the Board Of Trade in
opposing his amendment and said that
when an amendment was proposed to
compel persons whose property is now
paved to pay a tax to help pave in front
OF other peoples properties the mem-
bers Of the Board Of Trade began to
squirm. He said the streets i'm front OF
rich mems properties already had been
paved out OF the general tax fund. and
now he thought the rich should help "a
pave in front OF the properties OF the
poor.
Mr.. Brockson said he had honestly
1 tried 10 find the sentiment in Wilmington
on the bill. and he found the people whose
streets arc not paved and the owners
Of small properties opposed to the
measure i'm its original form. He pointed
out what he considered TO be some OF
the inequalities of the bill. a street hav-
ing to be repaved within six to ten years
in one section while in another it might
last forever Mr.. Brockson said hs
would like TO sec a referendum provision
that would make the original bill et.
fsctive II a majority Of all the votes
cast at the city election also should b'
in favor of property owners paying foi
! two-thirds OF the cost Of paving in from
Of their property.
The Ainscow referendum provided tha'
the original bill should become effective
If a majority Of the votes cast ION th'
subject" should be in favor of pavinl
under such plan.
The bill with the Connolly amendmen
was killed, all the Republicans and Rep
resentative Janvier and Dutton, Demo
Gratis voting against the bill. and tn
remaining Democrats supporting the bin
, The vote was 16 yeas. 10 nays.