Evening journal., 1913-03-11
100000 FOR
ROADS In new
CASTLE COUNTY
Senate to Give Hearing Thurs
day to Central Labor Union
Of Wilmington
NIGHT SESSIONS THE
REMAINDER OF WEEK
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL,

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, March ll.-By
vote of IA to /, the Senate passed the
House bill 70 authorize New Castle
county to borrow 100000 for road
improvements. Senator Gormley vot-
ed against the BILL lt provides that
100000 OF the money borrowed
shall be expended to complete a high
way from the Pennsylvania line to
the Kent county line Out of the re-
naming 100000 the Levy Court must
set aside fund of $500 a mile for the
repair and maintenance of existing
roads. This latter provision means
that the greater portion of this $780,
600 shall be expended for improve
ments TO existing roads.
Senator Gormley IN opposing the
bill aid that New Castle county was
going too strong" borrowing money,
Judging from the bond issues author
lied at the present session. He said
the county had not been maintain
ing properly the roads already built,
In response to Mr.. Gormley's ques-
tion Julian c. Walker, attorney for
the Levy Court, said that New Castle
county is already bonded 100000 for
roads. Senator Walker IN a short
speech urged strongly the passage OF
the bill, contending that his district
needed improved roads badly.
Hearing 10 Labor Union,
On motion OF Senator Gormley the
Senate voted to give the Central
Labor Union OF Wilmington hearing
on the initiative and referendum con-
stitutional amendment Oh Thursday
morning from 1890 until 1l30. The
,. Ho IGfAra tho Senate In
committee of the whole. The motion
Tor the hearing was adopted by O
viva voce vote.
Senator Ewing opposed the hearing
on the ground that the Senate had
already granted one hearing on the
Initiative and referendum bill, and
that hearings in general involved too
great a waste Of the Senatea time.
Senators Gormley and Reinhardt
urged that the hearing be granted.
Night Sessions Now.
Speaker Holcomb said he had been
asked informally by some of the Sem
ators whether the House would hold
night sessions this week. II being the
intention of the Senate to do so. Rep
resentative owens moved that ses-
sions be held every night this week.
Representative Hammond said he saw
no necessity for a session Monday
night Mr. Owens then changed his
motion to require sessions on Tues
day. Wednesday and Thursday nights
of this week and il prevailed viva
voce, there being some opposition to It.
The Senate also on motion OF Sem
ator Walls decided to hold night ses.
sions the remainder of the week ex
ceptlng Friday.
Single Tax Bill Revived.
on motion of Representative Smith
the House in the afternoon reconsid.
cred the vote by which was defeated
last week Representative Bradford's
proposed amendment 10 the constitu-
ton TO authorize cities. towns or tor
ritorial subdivisions 10 exempt from
taxation all or part of the value of
improvements upon land This is the
bill to authorize local option In single
tax. and was prepared at the instance
Of Francis l. DUPONT. The bill was
again referred TO the committee on
revenue and taxation.
Amend School Charter.
The Senate passed unanimously
Senator Reinhardts bill amending the
charter of the Delaware Industrial
School for Girls. The bill would give
the right to appeal from n commit
ment before the resident Judge within
days after a girl is committed
The amendment further permits the
school to discharge girls over 21
years of age. provides that a COM
plant for commitment need not be
signed by more than one person. and
makes the Governor. State Treasurer
State Auditor and judge Of the VII.
mington Juvenile Court ex-oiilcio
members OF the institutions board ol
managers. Mr.. Reinhardt explained
that the last provision would permit
the official to become acquainted with
the schools affair which some mem
bers think desirable since the State
makes a regular appropriation to III,
school
Other bills passed by the senat,
yesterday afternoon we're;
; DR.. Marshalls bill appropriatinl
$1,000 for the construction Of Hal
OF Records.
House bill aboHshing special audi
tor for Sussex county.
Mr.. Reinhardt's bill relating [,
forthwith summons issued by Justice
OF the peace
Favorable report was made in IN
Senate on the House bill to estat
lish an affiliated college for wome
in connection with Delaware Colleg,
The bill will probably be enacte
speedily now since minor defects hay
been remedied by the Senate con
= mittee.
In the House favorable report wa
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