Evening journal., 1911-02-17
MAY PROBE
CITY POLICE
Notice Of a Measure InCreaS-
ing the Number Of
Commissioners
BOARD OF TRADE BILLS
ARE GIVEN NOTICE OF


of in the House today by Represen-
tative Alexander, of Wilmington. The
bill is now being drawn and Will pro-
vide for two more members Of the
commission to be appointed by the
Resident Judge of New Castle county,
making five commissioners in all. The
new commissioners shall be one DEM
ocrat and one Republican. AS the bill
will require a two-thirds vote in each
branch, indications are that 1t has not
much chance of being enacted. Ad-
vocates of the bill, it is said. may take
this method of bringing about an in
vestigation in the Legislature OF the
conduct of the Police Department Il
is said that several members of the
Legislature desire to make some in
auiry as to charges of favoritism
towards certain men in the Police De-
partment, and that some of the Demo-
cratic Legislators may take hand
in this along with some Republican
members.
Board Of Trade Bills.
Representative Moore, of Whining
ton. gave notice of a big batch of bills
including the Board of Trade bills
for a non-partisan City Council or
niue members in Wilmington, bill
abolishing party lines at city election,
h Dill EIEdllnE q DUdlW VI AAtcAAbh "a
three men for Wilmington, a bill Gre
ating an Assessment Board of three
members, and the Park Commission
bill, authorizing a S250,000 loan for
park purposes
Mr.. Moore also gave notice of a
series Of bills to validate and legalize
the charters and acts of religious
Corporations and churches, and pro-
vide a new method for Incorporating
churches. The bills were drafted by
committee of the New Castle County
Bar Association, comprising John
Biggs, Andrew G. Gray, Richard 5.
Rodney, Charles f. Curley. Walter II.
Hayes, and William Il. Kurtz.
Mr. Biggs, i'm a letter to Mr. Moore,
says there is a difference Of opinion
among the lawyers as to whether re-
lgious societies under the existing
laws should be incorporated under
Chapter 80, Page 800. of the Code of
1893, or whether they shopld be in-
rcorporated under our general incor-
poration law This uncertain aud
unsettled condition Of the law makes
the incorporation OF religious societies
very uncertain and embarrassing, he
says
Incorporation of Churches.
One bill provides that churches
hereafter can become incorporated by
Is persons electing trustees, selecting
name. and filling the necessary pa
pers with the Recorder of Deeds in
the county in which it is to be es-
tablished.
There is a provision giving clear
title to any property acquired by
religious organizations prior to Octo-
Der. 1744, which it is thought Is in
tended to destroy any vestige of claim
of the Springer heirs to much of the
property in Wilmington that passed
from the Springer family to Old
Swedes' Church.
Salaries of State Officials.
Representative Conwell introduced
his bills fixing the Governors and the
Secretary of States salaries at ST.
500 each, annually. AT present the
treasurer receives fees and the Sec
retary Of State gets $4,000 a year.
The House passed Mr.. HOffecker's
bill fixing the last Saturday in June
for Clayton's school elections and Mr..
Conwell's bill to revive the charter
of Camden's. Board of Education
Representative Alexander introduc-
ed a bill for the licensing of steam
engineers i'm Wilmington and author
izing an examining engineer TO be
appointed by the Mayor at 500 a
month
Other bills introduced in the House
we're:
BY Mr.. Alexander Requiring ped
dlers to display tags.
Bv Mr.. Hammond-TO abolish the
hundred tax collectors and make the
county treasurer the tax receiver IN
Sussex.
Teachers Pension Fund.
Representative r. o. Cooper gave
notice of teachers retirement and
pension fund bill for Wilmington.
Council is to contribute $4,000 an
uually to funds. He also gave notice
of a bill authorizing courts to fix the
fees for professional or expert wit
nesses. They get the same fees as
other witnesses now.
Representation Gillis gave notice Of
bill to allow one railway to use
the tracks OF another in Wilmington
TO get to the railroad station or wharf.
Il would aid the Peoples Railway at
Fourth street wharf.
Forester for Wilmington.
Representative Moore gave notice
Of a bill giving the Street and Sewer
Directors of Wilmington supervision
over all trees in the streets of VIII
mington, and authorizing them TO APP
point a city forester and other en-
ployes to maintain and preserve the
trees.
He also gave notice of bill giving
the Street and Sewer Directors of Will
mington authority to regulate steps
porches, cellar doors, or other inlets
60 buildings in Wilmington.
Representative White gave notice OF
a bill for the compensation by the
state of the owners of animals which
have died from anthrax or rabies.
Many Notices Given.
other notices given included the
following;
BY Representative Fisher TO station
fagmen at LumDrook and hawthorne
Crossings i'm New Castle county.
BY Representative Elliott to pro-
vide for a new election district with
voting place at Greenwood, in the
Second Representative District, Sus-
sex county; to give the school commits
sioners of Bridgeville authority to call
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