Evening journal., 1913-02-22
DELAWARE CAN PASS
LAW TO BUILD HIGHWAY

ance Commissioner to appoint de-
putty to act for him
House bill to amend charter OF
Liberty Trust Company
Mr.. Gormley's bill TO require stats
Collector OF revenue to make in
vestigation at the direction Of The
Secretary Of state and the Insurance
Commissioner.
Passed by the House.
Bills passed by the House during
yesterday afternoon we're:
Representative Moneys bill en-
powering the New Castle County Levy
Court to compensate Wilmington fire
companies for services in the rural
county.
Representative Barnard's bill TO in
corporate Viola.
Representative Hammond's bill
authorizing Georgetown to borrow
100000 TO erect new High School.
providing a referendum vote is favor
able.
Representative Hammonds bill.
providing that the town OF George
town shall collect the tax Of residents
for the use Of drainage bitches and
pay the tax over to the ditch COM
panies, instead OF that the ditch COM
panies shall collect the tax of tax
ables
Representative SWANS bin author
izing Delaware City TO borrow $4,000
for street improvements.
III there IS any place in the coun-
( try that needs improved streets il is
/ Delaware City, explained DR. Cooper
Representative Hammond's Joint re
/ solution naming directors on the part
OF the State Tor the Farmers Bank
Wilmington branch. j. Ernest Smith,
Ezekiel Cooper, David Snellenbure
Dover branch-George H. Murray.
George II. Gilderslceve. Dr. James n.
Wilson Georgetown branch--Walter
y. Hiiyard. John G. Townsend. Will
liam G. rhoroughgood.)
Representative Phillips bill author
izing the Sussex county Levy Court
to build $4,000 drawbridge over Lau-
rel River at Laurel
Representative Hammond's bill linn
ting 10 six miles an hour the speed
of automobiles over drawbridgcs in
Sussex county The bill carries
fine OF 81 for each violation on con-
viction OF the offender.
Reported 10 the House.
The following bills we're reported
favorably TO the House. Senate bill
apprOpriating $500 TO the Robbins
Hose Company OF Dover for the pur-
chase OF automobile apparatus SEN
ate bill apDropriating $4,000 annually
10 the Palmer Home for Old Folks.
House bill defraving Dclaware's
share OF expense in the Governors
Conference; Senate bin appropriating
$4,000 to the State College for Colored
Students; Senate bill to pay water
rent Of the Dover Armory; >Senate
bill to pay certain expenses OF the
= State Board OF Education.
Favorable report also has been made
E on the following bills in the House:
House bill to amend the law for the
collection OF taxes in Sussex county
, House bill to amend the charter OF
Cheswold, House bill providing that
the ballots voted at city elections in
:. Wilmington shall be saved, as they aee
!. at general elections: House bill IN.
n creasing the amount Middlctown ma,
10 raise by taxation; House bill in
creasing the Levy Courts appropria
T. tiOn % kenton House bill requirinf
D. the Department OF Elections IN vii
lr mlngton 10 furnish certified copies o
lists Of registered voters to chairmcr
le OF political parties: House bill in.
le creasing the appropriation to the at.
Ie torney- general sor the prosecution Of
criminal cases Senate bill increas.
r. ing TO $500 the amount that may he
Q paid for land condemned for straight-
" cuing Aiispiiiion ana Smyrna rivers
, Senate bill amending the Constitution
= In relation 10 journals OF the Lcgisla.
III turc. House bin providing that all
fees collected hy Sussex county Off
cials shall bc turned into the county
treasury House bin creating a STATE
:. Public Service Commission OF thrcs
n members. to be appointed by the gov,
ernor; House bill for the elimination
n OF grade crossings OF railroad com
10 panies. by requiring the Levy Court "a
Ie pay for damages TO abutting proper.
A. ties
A. Reported on It's merits House bill
"a authorizing Bethany Beach TO issue
Is bonds for town improvements.
,e Reports made TO the Senate yester
Df day afternoon were as follows;
r. Reported on it's merits. House bill
10 prescribing license for laundries.
H. Reported fayorably. House bill FIX
it ing a license for branch stores an,
r. depofs House bill, TO license mercan
re tile agencies; House bill. prescribing
IL a license OF SO for horse dentists
d House bill, 10 provide for more EN-
" cient collection Of State revenue; MI
r Gormley's bill. to amend law creatlnl
ID failroad guarantee fund House join
id resolutions, authorizing Secretary O
te State to have printed copies OF tn
corporation law. constitution an
IN election laws: House bill. creating tn
or little legislature OF 1914.