Milford chronicle., 1913-02-14
LEGISLATION PILES
UP in BOTH HOUSES
Last Day for Introduction of New Bills
Brings Avalanche of Measures.

The Senate and the House were deluged
with new bills on Monday, the last day
for the introduction of new measures.
The bills cover nearly every angle of leg
isation and are as follows:
By Representative Cooper: AppTopri-
ating Sl2OU annually for the maintenance
OF summer school for teachers /; iUcreas-
ing the salary OF the official stenogropher
of the Court of Chancery from $1,000 to
Sl5O0 year providing for loan of Sl25,-
quo to erect and equip an affiliated college
for Newark.
A commission of one each is named by
the Senate, House of Representatives,
State Board of Education, Delaware Col
lege trustees ana The State Federation of
Womens Clubs to have supervision of all
details of selecting site, awarding con-
tract, etc.
By Representative Grantland To make
the Deputy Judge of the Wilmington City
Court the Judge of the Juvenile Court and
empowering tie City Judge to name the
probation officer at $1,000 a year The act
would supercede the present Juvenile
Court and enable the city police to make
arrests OF children ; amending the mar
riage laws
Wilmington Board of Health bills;
State wide direct primaries bin for all Of
tcers except presidential electors amend
ing laws for more efficient cOllec iiOn of
State revenues; to consolidate the various
departments Of Wilmington under the
head of the Department Of Public Works;
providing for new assessment system ia
Wilmington. The latter act is a National
Progressive bill
BY Representative Mooney: 70 create
a state boxing commission of three men
to be appointed by the Governor to sup
ervise all boxing exhibitions, permitting
bouts up to six rounds, the State to get
five per cent Of all receipts.
By Representative Smith: Providing
that the associate judge may appoint a
commission Of five freeholders to assess
damages to property caused by the raising
or lowering OF any road TO eliminate rail. /
road grade crossing, whether such dam
ages shall be caused by the county or by
the railroad company and providing that
the county or State shall pay the damage
so caused; providing for the renewal of
the charter OF any corporation which was
in existence prior to March 10, 1899, and
whose charter had expired by reason of
oversight or inadvertence
Ry Representative Hoffecker Togive
bankiDg powers to the Farmers Trust
Company, OF Newark, to TequiIe the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
to maintain a watchman al LumbrOok
crossing; authorizing Newark to borrow
S6O, 900 for installation of sewers and a
disposal system at Newark; apprOpriatiBg
$500 tO Temunerate members of em
plOyers' liability commission.
By Representative Swain: To compel
the Delaware Railroad Company to main
tain watchman at State Road crossing;
New Castle to borrow $780, {
GOO for street Improvements.
BY Representative Pool: To prohibit {
one milk dealer using the receptsces or
bottles bearing the name of another dealer. I
By Representative Reynolds Increas- I
ing to So, 600 year the amount Smyrna G
may raise by taxation. $1,000 is now
raised. ]
By Representative Arthurs To re- ]
peal the law under which the State I
Commissioner for Kent County
is appointed; increasing the Attorney a
Generals contingency fund to s. 900 a f
year; for the regulation of private roads. d
By Representative Houston Appro- .
Driating $4,000 to furnish the New State t
Armorv in Dover.
BY Representative Barnard To pro. n
libit more than eight telephones to be
IN one party line; creating the Office of n
milk inspector of Kent County at $1,000 Y
year, to be elected by the Levy Court;
the removal of hay straw il
,orn husk etc , from demised premises C,
Without the consent of the owner in writ. "
ng, limiting the number of coroner's o.
urors in any case to seven; reducing the d
lumber of Trustees of the Poor in Kent d.
I'D Sussex Counties to five (now ten) ire
ucing the Kent County Levy Court to to