Evening journal., 1915-01-29
BILL IS OFFERED
TO BOND Issue FOR
State HIGHWAY
Legislature Also Gets Pro-
posed Measure TO Raise
Price Of Liquor Licenses
LAW AND ORDER society
IS Behind The MOVE

ID DEnIND lHE NlUYE
Special to TIE EVENING JOURNAL
STATE HOUSE, DOVER, Del. Jan.
Representative Hall. Of Smyrna,
pday introduced bill for the con-
/ ruction OF a modern highway from
tie northern to the southern bound
airy Of the State. to pass by the most
direct and advantageous route
through Wilmington, Dover and
Georgetown. The bill authorizes a
S75O,OOO State bond issue to pay for
the proposed road, and empowers the
governor 10 appoint three highway
commissioners, for three year terms.
not more than Two of whom shall be
from the same political party They
shall receive no compensation. They
shall select a road engineer 10 take
charge of construction work. The
commissioners and road engineer
shall select the route for the State
long highway. and the work shall be
done by contract.
Provision is made TO reimburse any
county the appraised value of any
its improved roads included in the
State highway route. This would
mean that New Castle county would
get about two hundred thousand dol
lars paid to it cut Of the State bond
issue
Three years hence the governor
would appoint a road engineer as
supervisor Of the State highway 10 sec
that il was kept in proper condition.
Senator Hickman introduced bill
to reorganize tho State Board OF
Health. II would abolish the present
board and empower the governor to
appoint a new board Of three mem
beTs from New Castle county two from
Kent and two from Sussex for four
year terms. They would receive So
a day for each day Of act
ual services They would maintain a
bureau Of vital statistics and have
generally the powers ff tslfe present
board. with enlargements as outlined
IN some bills to amend the State Board
Of Health laws that were killed IL
the House several days ago. Under the
bill the expenses of the State board.
including the secretary's salary would
be limited 20 $4,000 a year. The sec
retary's salary is $500 a year. The bill
would include typhoid fever and
whooping cough among the diseases to
be quarantined
Representative Downward intro
duced lengthy bill in the House
tho preamble of which says that the
General Assembly since the two dis
tricts of rural New Castle and city OF
Wilmington voted wet" has not en-
acted any laws governing the manu-
facture and sale Of liquors nor pro-
vided penalties to enforce them in
those districts where such sale is law
ful, provided for in the State Consti-
tuition
Change in Liquor Laws.
Mr.. Downward explained that the
hin had been handed to him by the
Law and Order Society of Whining
ion and that he had found no time to
familiarze himself with the con-
tents.
Under this bill the resident asso-
catc Judge shall have the same pow
or and authority TO grant suspend.
revoke regulate and control licenses
in such county as is now given to
the Court Of General Sessions. II
further provides for the appointment
Of an Inspector by the Governor to
sec that the law is observed in each
'wet" county, whose salary shall be
$1,000 a year to be paid by the Levy
Court
Trnd,r 4t1 .ct Bcc,,pcp ~ tt,c fol
lowing classes may be granted
Wholesale license at $1,000 year.
Brewers license, S1500 a year
Disdllers license. $1,000 a year
Saloon license 5000 a year.
Hotel license, $3.50 year.
Restaurant license, 5000 year.
Additional license to sell liquors 70
be drunk off the premises, SIS.
Merchants license. $400.
Druggists license. $40
BOttlers' license, $500
Manufacturers license. $40.
Special manufacturers license, SIS.
Special retail license, S100.
Special additional license, 500.
The bill provides that 90 per cent. OF
ell license fees shall 90 to the Stase and
80 per cent. TO the city or town where
the place is located in an incorporated
city or town. Forty pei cent. of the iii
ccnsc fee where the place is located out
side Of an Incorporated city or town and
10 per cent Of the fee where it is located
within an incorporated city or town
shall 90 TO the county.
A majority Of registered voters in any
district may block the granting of lii
cense if they properly fle a protest IT.
provides that all bars shall be open, %
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