Evening journal., 1913-03-22
Legislature Kills dupont Boulevard Law Amendments

committee of members equally diyid-
ed politically. and he thought every
member of that committee should
vote for the amendments
did anybody who signed the re-
port not vote for it?n asked Speaker
Holcomb.
rNes." replied Dr. Hammond
III they're going TO play politics
and not live up TO the contract and
not stand by their agreement, I'd like
to know it,
Representative DerricksOn explain
ed that he had not voted for the
amendments, although he had signed
the report. He said he understood in
committee that any member could
sign The report and vote as he
pleased. II he understood otherwise
he would have voted blank. he said
Speaker Holcomb said he had fol-
lowed the judgment Of the committee
IN voting for the amendments, for he
felt that the committee had properly
safeguarded the states interests.
Mr.. Arthurs and Mr. Reynolds who
had not voted. had their votes re-
corded in favor OF the amendments
DR.. Hammond moved that announce
ment of the vote be withheld until
Mr. Pool who was consulting some
Of his constituents. could vote Mr.
! Pool two or three minutes later en-
tered the chamber and asked that his
vote be recorded NO" This made
% yeas to II nays Speaker Holcomb
and Or Hammond changed their
votes to mo- for purpose Of recon
sideration and Mr.. Bradford. who
had not voted then voted mo This
left the vote 81 yeas 10 IA nays and
Speaker Holcomb declared the bin
lost II was not called up again.
To Bridge Canal.
Immediately after the Joint session
on the boulevard the Senate took up
and passed Or Marshalls bill to
compel the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal Company 10 construct and
maintain a bridge across rs canal
where the proposed boulevard will
cross the canal rhe bridge must b.
30 feet wide and II the canal com
pany does not construct the bridge
the boulevard company shall build il
and collect from the canal company.
There were only two votes I'm oppo-
r
Without losing a minutes time the
House took up the bill 20 require the
canal company to build a bridge
where the boulevard crosses It. as
soon as tie MEASURE came from In,
Senate. n was read. reported favor
ably from committee Of the whole and
put on final passage Representa-
tive Swan objected TO the width of the
bridge being fixed az 50 feet, when
boulevard corporations are required
to build bridges only 90 feet wide
over mill ponds and ether streams.
The bill was passed "a yeas 10 4
nays. Representatives Cummi-s.
Lynch, Hammond voting no
Report Of the Committee.
The report of the legislative COM
mittee TO consider and report pro.
posed amendments. is as follows:
ITO the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of she State of Delaware
In General Assembly met.
I'VE, the undersgned members OF
the Joint committee OF the Senate and
House OF Representatives, appointed
pursuant TO the Joint resolution oil
said Senate and House, adopted on
the twenty-hfth day Of February. A
i ID. one thousand nine hundred an,
thirteen, to consider the advsabilit,
OF passing new legislation so tina
! Coleman dupont Road Incorporated
could complete its boulevard. and 4
provide for the carrying into effect b.,
said boulevard corporation OF certain
offers made by the president OF sale
boulevard corporation. at join
session Of the General Assembly on
the seventeenth day Of February. A d
one thousand nine hundred and thir
teen. do respectfully report:
THAT upon the organization of tn,
committee, said committee appointed
Daniel ] Layton. Junior. ESQUIRE
Henry Ridgely, Esquire. and Herber
II. Ward, Esquire attorneys at law. az
counsel of said committee. i'm con.
junction with Josiah o. Wolcott Es.
quire, Attorneys General. and william
G. Jones. Junior, Esquire and james
NJ Tunnel. Esquire. general counse
for the General Assembly. TO advis,
and assist said committee in the per
Torrance Of their duties
THAT your committee have hels
FIVE meetings. al four Of which sale
committees attorneys all attended. n
connection with said attorneys. YOU
committee has very carefully consid
cred all phases Of the matter sub
mitted to said committee by said join
resolution.
THAT said counsel for said commit
tee have held numerous consultation
and have prepared, first. a propose
agreement between Coleman duPon
Road Incorporated. and the State o
Delaware intended TO safeguard tn
interests of the State to secure to /
the net profits TO be derived from tn
use of that portion OF the boulevar
not devoted to vehicular traffic: sec
i, ond. an amendment TO the Genera
Corporation Law relating to boulevar
corporations. embodylng the amend
e ments, with one exception, proposes
r by the counsel for Coleman duPon
2 Road. Incorporated, certain modihca
tons OF the section of said boulevarl
i law relating to ingress and egress I
! and from said road for vehicula
travel across said boulevard. an en-
!. abling section authorizing the maxim
: and concluding OF said contract be
o tween the state and said boulevar
: corporation, and fixing the minimum
> width Of the road devoted to vehicu
a lar travel; and third. a joint resolu
T. ton providing for the execution {
;: said contract in behalf Of said state.
, ''The amendment proposed by cour
= sci for said Coleman dupont Roa,