Evening journal., 1909-03-23
PEOPLES LINE TO
GET TO WHARF
Senate Passes Bill Giving Com
pany the Rieht-Hears
Echo Of Pole Case

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, March 2S.-The Senate sub
stitute bill amending the general in
corporation law so that street car
tracks of other companies may be laid
on Fourth street. Wilmington, from
Church street TO the steamboat
wharves, passed the House and went
TO the governor.
This IS the bill which stirred up a
spirited fight in which lobbyists lig-
ured prominently at the beginning of
the session. The substitute limits the
extra trackage TO Fourth street, only.
Mr. Janvier's bill authorizing con-
demnation proceedings by telegraph
and electric light companies was kill
ed IN the House.
IL provides that any telephone or
telegraph company having "a right TO
construct it's lines must. in case OF
dispute, abide by a decision of a jury
Of five freehoders 20 be appointed by
tho resident Judge. Mr.. Janvier cited
the case OF the two farmers who were
arrested and have been tried twice on
the charge OF chopping down the poles
There was wide discussion on this
measure
Il think those Telegraph and tele-
phone companies ride roughshod over
our property owners, planting poles
where they please and chopping and
manning our shade trees. and / vote
against this BILL" said Mr. Pharo.
Mr.. Williamson. Mr.. Ainscow and
others declared that tho House. IL Il
did not pass this bill, would stand di-
rectly in the line of progress.
Then. suddenly, Mr.. Ainscow turned
a parliamentary nlp-hap and began
speaking against the bill.
"rve got Poles already in nay dis
trict" interrupted Mr.. Connolly.
However, that was a dandy somer-
sauit OF the Coloners." he added amid
general laughter throughout the House
The bill got twelve yeas and four
teen nays.
Colonel Ainscow called up the Will
mington street paving bill at noon
In the House.
Representative Connolly offered an
} amendment from the Democratic side
} fixing a general city tax of ten cents
on the 800 and submitting the ques-
tlon TO a vote Of the citizens next No
vember.
Colonel Ainscow made a long speech
against the substitute and for th,
original bill, reading from a book, 100
4 years old concerning the courage ant
statesmanship OF one occasionally ris.
ing above ones party.
! Woman's Bill Killed.
The question of woman and the de.
gree OF chivalry which legislator shouls
: manifest in brought under discussion
: in the House over the bill exemptinl
! women from paying license as mer.
chants. solicitors or agents.
Mr.. Spruance fought the measure OF
!, the ground that the gentier sex shoul,
!, not be immune II they chose to ente
!, into tho avenues OF trade and bust
ness competing with men. Then. toe
!, some house would do business In thei
= wife's names.
There were four yeas and twenty
nine nays.
: The Pharo bill providing an addition
al voting district in the Thirteent
Representative district. New Cast
county, 10 be located at Mt Pleasan
passed the House after the committe
l had presented a long petition from citi
zens OF the proposed district. Their
J. were twenty three yeas and ten nays
e The Ward (Sussex) good roads bill
A. once killed in the House, then recon
IA sidered. had better luck and passeS
+ getting twenty-three affirmative votei
IA Mr.. Janvier and ten others vigorousl
= opposed the bill II provides that whe
any road is to be permanently re
paired, the abutting owners must ap
l. ply for it and pay ten per centum q
D. the cost, the Levy Court to pay fort
c. per centum and the State the remain
ing fifty.
* The most spirited fight Of the da
sr was over the new requirement propose
As In Ginn's House bill, that no perso
could sign more than one liquor II
cense application i'm any single yea
Mr.. Connolly, in his opposition speecl
~ said that I'm the First ward, Whining
TOMS industrial center, there wer
le thirty saloons These each had TO 81,
e. twenty-four signers. or 700 signers
all, whereas there are only 400 voter
IL In the ward.
M The one signer bill was lost in IN
n House, % nays and yeas.