Evening journal., 1911-03-23
COURT HOUSE
ENLARGEMENT
Both Houses Pass Bill PrOvid-
Ing 100000 Loan for the
Purpose
BRIDGE BILL NOW
PEN. ING IN HOUSE

Special 10 1HE ENENlNI JOOtNAls.
DOVER, Del. March 23-The House
yesterday afternoon passed the bill
that already had passed the Senate
TO authorize the New Castle County
Levy Court TO borrow 100000 with
which TO build an addition to the
Court House at Wilmington.
Favorable report was made to the
Senate yesterday afternoon on the bill
that already has passed the House TO
authorize New Castle county to bor-
row 100000 TO build new highways.
There is pending in the House a bill
to enable the Levy Court TO borrow
S15O000 for a modern bridge over the
Christiana river near Third street In
Wilmington. II all OF these pass, Il
will mean $450,000 authorized to bo
borrowed by the present Levy Court,
and this with the 100000 borrowed
for good roads the past six years
would make a total Of s1,050,000 bor-
rowed the past six years by New Cas-
/ tie county.
To Aid Wilmington Schools.
The House passed Representative T.
O. Cooper's bill to increase the num-
Der of teachers as a basis for VIII
mington's school dividend from the
State. AT present Wilmington re-
ceives an allotment OF the school fund
based on a certigcation that 165 teach
ers are employed, I'm the public
schools, although Wilmington really
has 312 teachers. DIR. Cooper's bill
will increase the number Of teachers
as a basis for Wilmington's apportion-
ment TO 200 teachers. This will give
Wilmington a substantial increase in
It's share Of the school fund, although
far below the amount Wilmington
should receive because of having more
than 300 teachers.
Passed by the Senate.
Bills passed by the Senate yesterday
afternoon included the following.
House bill, appropriating $500 and
providing for a marker at Valley
Forge TO the memory of Revolutionary
soldiers of the Delaware line; House
bill, changing the voting place in the
Fifth Election District of the Seventh
Representative District OF New Cas-
tie county; House bill, providing for
resurvey of the boundary line be-
tween New Castle and Kent county;
House joint resolution. authorizing the
State Board of Supplies to purchase
stamps for the members; House bill,
amending act Incorporating Smyrna
/ by increasing the Levy Courts appro-
priation from s400 to $500; Senate bill,
authorizing the Levy Court Of Sussex
county to build a bridge across Lau-
rel River, at Laurel, Sussex county;
House bill, TO reincorporate the Della
ware Pharmaceutical Society; House
bill, providing for the recording OF
partial payments on mortgages.
XIII Newark Referendum.
The House killed Representative
Fishers bill authorizing the Council
of Newark to sell OF lease the water
and light plant of the town II the
people so decide at a referendum cleo
ton. It received 16 votes. and IA were
cast against it. Some Of the members
voted against the measure because a
case is pending In the Court of Chan
\ Gerry TO decide whether or not the
recent lease of the Newark light and
water plant is authorized by law.
"Trustv Bill In. 49,
The House killed the Senate bill
TO restrict the use of the word trust
in titles OF companies chartered in
Delaware The object or the Dill Is
to require all companies using the
word trust" IN their titles to report
to the insurance commissioner at times
required by law and also TO prohibit
the use OF the word trust IN titles
of companies TO be chartered mere
after unless they be actually engaged
lin the trust business and under super
vision of the insurance commissioner
John S. Rossell, secretary OF the Sc
curity Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany. spoke In behalf of the bill, and
; Josiah Marvil. OF the Delaware Cor
! poration Trust Company, opposed the
hill. The vote was Is yeas and Il
nays.
Representative johnson then hat
the bill reconsidered, and action was
deferred.
Sanitary Live Stock Board.
! The House passed RepresentatiV
Marvels bill TO create state SAM
!, tarv Live Stock Board, to be compose
Of the Board of Agriculture and
State veterinarian to be appointed b.
> the Governor at a salary to be fixe
by the Board The Board is TO hav
authority to investigate health condi
ions among domestic animals an
i've stock of the State and to put Il
lorce measures for the suppression O
contagious or infectious diseases, an
10 lay quarantines I'm case of epidemic
of anthrax or other such diseases
The Board is given authority 0
draw upon a contingent fund 70 NEE
] expenses of such examinations o
: Quarantines
The House passed Senator Mar
L shalls bill TO make uniform the lay
OF negotiable instruments
| The House passed the House bill {
reimburse the Board OF Education G
Middletown. SS65 expended in bindin
books under authority Of the Stat
Board or Education.
Revenue Bills Reported.
The House passed Senator Hazel
bill amending the charter OF the Pee
pies Trust Company of Dover. and III
Senate bill regulating the analysis an
sale OF fertilizers In the State, an
the Senate amendment to the Hous
joint resolution naming DR.. ]. II. Wi
son, George II. Gildersleeve and GeI
II Murray directors on the part Of III
State for the Farmers Bank branch 4
Il Dover.
iii Representative Alexander yesterda
got the revenue and taxation commi
tee of the House. of which he is chail
man, together and as a result all II
bills recommended by the RevenU
Commission and which were held U
waiting for the Joint session that nevs
was called, were reported TO Il
House on their merits. They include
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