Evening journal., 1911-02-21
LOOKS AHEAD
FOR CITY LAWS
Senator Miller Desires LeGiS-
Iature TO Be in READINGS in
1913 for New Charter
REPRESENTATIVE MOORE
OFFERS TRADE BOARD BILLS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, Feb 21--Representa-
tive Moore of Wilmington yesterday
afternoon introduced several bills
recommended by the Board of Trade
for changes i'm the governmental sys-
tenn of Wilmington. The bills INCLUDE
that to create City Council of nine
members-fOur from the city at large
and one from each Representative DIS
trict-to be chosen by ballot that con-
tains no party name, device or
designation; another to create
three-member Board of Health; an
other to create a three-member Board
of Assessment, of which James H..
Morris and Eugene NJ. Sayers, the
present assessors, shall be members;
another to provide for one collector
Of taxes for the city; another tol
$3.50 900 park loan; another providing
for a City Forester, and another 10
give the Water Department control
of its own finances, instead of turning
it's receipts over to Council.
| Representative Moore also intro
duced his measures to provide for the
I incorporation of churches by filing
their charters or certificates of in
corporation with the recorder of
deeds. and also to validate the
charters Of churches and religious or
/ carnations and remove any doubt or
uncertainty as TO their validity. These
I bills were recommended by "A COM
mittee of the New Castle County Bar
4 Association.
Senator Miller Looks Ahead.
AS has been stated several times
in these columns, there is very little
likelihood of legislation that will pro-
vide a new charter for Wilmington al
this session of the General Assembly
Some amendments TO the present
charter will be attempted, ebut the
subject of an entirely new charter
will moi be considered seriously until
the session two years hence.
II was looking forward TO this that
caused Senator Miller to give notice
yesterday of his bill authorizing he
Legislature to create a commission &c
consider the subject of legislation foi
Wilmington during the interim and
report 10 the Legislature in 1913, as
stated In THE EVENING JOURNAL
yesterday
Senator Milier's plan will concen-
trate attention upon Wilmington ano
its legislative needs, and give an or
portunity. through public hearings
and Investigations during the next two
years, for the preparation OF new
charter and other needed legislation
ready for consideration shortly after
the organization of the Legislature in
1918.
Comptroller For Kent.
Senator Marshall introduced his bill
creating the Office of Comptroller OF
Kent county at $1,000 a year. He
also gave notice of a good roads bill
for Kent county, designed to start
road improvements in that county
While there is a law on the books, the
Kent Democratic Levy Court has de
clined to start road building undei
it.
Senator Finn gave notice of a bill
to change the date of holding th'
school elections in Marshallton dis
trict. making it the last Saturday In
stead of the first Saturday of April.
Wide Tires for Vehicles.
Senator Finn also gave notice of I
bill to encourage the use of wide tire
on vehicles for hauling. His bill viii
propose a rebate I'm road taxes 70
users of the wide-tired vehicles, the
, having very little harmful eect Of
highways compared with the marrow
tired wheels
Senator Monaghan gave notice OF hi
bill to create a Public Utilities Com
> mission for Wilmington. IL will pro
vide for a commission to be electe
by the people He also gave notice O
bill prescribing the payment @
money due to d ,ceased persons TO thei
heirs.
Senator Drexler gave notice of bill
20 amend the Sussex county goo
roads law and to make certain amend
ments TO clarity and strengthen it. II
o also gave notice of a bill for the az
@ pointment of commissioners 10 deter
, mine who are entitled to certai
- moneys deposited in banks through OF
r. ders of the Court of Chancery
+ REPRESENTATIVE White gave notice c
! his bill TO abolish the office of Stat
. Highway Commissioner for New Cas-
!, tie county and TO impose the duties {
y that official upon the county enginee
Representative Wright introduced
= bill prohibiting the removal by tel
Il ants when moving from a farm
e more hay than they took to that farm
]
D >0f Interest TO Sussex
V Representative Davis gave notice
a bill of interest to Sussex county.
provides that the clerk of the peace
f. that county shall be ex-offcio men
r Der of the Levy Court, with all II
20 powers of voting, but he shall r.
r. ceive no salary. Future clerks Of II
N peace also shall be members of Il
rs Levy Court, with full vote. The clel
&c OF the peace cannot be made presidei
n of the Court. however.
J. Money for the Counties.
s. Another bill given notice of by Re
resentative Davis is intended to gi'
counties a fee when State licenses al
paid. II provides that when persC
pays State license TO the clerk of II
peace. payment of fifty cents for Il
, use of the county also shall be mad
L. That Piano Lease Law.
.. Representative Moore gave notice
a bill amending the law exemptil
leased pianos from duress and attac
70 ment process for rent The real esta
men think that leased pianos shou
be subject TO attachment for re
~ claims. Such n bill was holly contes
ed two years ago.
\, Senator Drexler gave notice of b
recurring vehicles to carry lights