Evening journal., 1915-02-11
Democrats WEAKEN
ON GARBAGE BILL
May Be Recommitted, Look
ing Toward Agreement;
Urge New City Bridge
HEARINGS IN
LEGISLATIVE HALLS

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, Feb. ll.-Beoause Of
general dissatisfaction over the man
ner IN which the Democrats on Tues
day killed the bill to give Whining
ton satisfactory system for the col
lection Of garbage, il is expected they
will move today % reconsider and re-
commit the bills ii an enort TO reach +
an amicable agreement on them The I
Republicans supported and the Demo- /
Gratis opposed the bills on Tuesday
and caused their defeat. the main |.
reason for the Democratic action be- I
ing, as Representative Elliott said /
that he regarded them as "for the
health of the Republican party" The
Democratic attitude has brought much
adverse criticism, and the members
of that party will try TO get rid Of
the burden IT has assumed.
Washington Street Bridge.
Samuel H. Baynard, William Il. Mat
ten and James Donovan, members Of
/ the Ninth Ward Civic Association Of
/ Wilmington. appeared before the
/ House committee on Municipal Cor
/ porations yesterday afternoon in adj
yocacy of Representative Elliotts
/ hill 10 authorize the New Castle
4 County Levy Court to borrow 100000
for the construction of a new bridge
10 replace the present Washington
street bridge over the Brandywine IN
Wilmington. The committee, after
the hearing. said it would have %
await the result of a legislative conf
! miltee's investigation into New Castle
county's financial condition, which
the committee. comprising Speaker
Grantland and Representatives Hill
and Elliott. will begin on Saturday.
Attend Auto Show.
Following a day of hearings. the
Legislature adjourned at 3.15 o'clock
yesterday afternoon to allow several
of the members to attend the VIII
mington Automobile Show, an invi-
tation to which was accepted several
days ago Many OF the members re-
mained in Dover over night for COM
mittee meetings to consider pending
bills
Efforts at reconsideration of the
bill providing for the consolidation
of rural school districts have practi-
cally been abandoned in the House
, An amendment will be offered in the
Senate to meet one Of the main OBJ
? iections to it-that towns would force
adjacent school districts TO consoli'
date with them. The amendment vii
: provide that the bill shall not appl,
: TO towns OF 500 population or more
! The amendment has been prepare'
# by Representative Evans, who vii
q request some Senator to incorporat
I it IN the bill in committee.
i Police Commissioners William II
4 Bowers and /. Pusey Wickersham q
wilmington, were given hearing b
Y House committees yesterday aftel
a noon in advocacy Of several bills
Y which they are interested. They ar
= bills TO empower the commission
2 appoint special policemen and watch
= men. to appoint a member OF the forc
Z as secretary Of the commission an
relieve Chief Black of that duty, Tn
= law now requiring the chief TO be sec
rotary of the board; and TO empowe
the commission to summon and con
!, pel the attendance of witnesses whe
= necessary in investigating charge
I against a member Of the department
y The Senate yesterday afternoo
- unanimously passed the House bi
le authorizing the City Council Of Wi
q mington to transfer $3.50 to Il
- = Board of Education appropriation
u be expended for increasing and equa
" izing the salaries Of teachers of u
/, Wilmington schools.
snq The committee on private corpo
~ ations reported favorably the Sena
Ay bill empowering the Wyoming Met
odist Church, of Wyoming, to sell ce
n tain land belonging to it in that tow
n Secretary Of State Miller tran
er mitted to the House the annual !
er ports of the State Librarian and u
~ Public Lands Commission. In i
y report the State Librarian cited q
IN present condition and the improv
ld ments needed for the State Hous
on and recommended that night waite
ne man be employed in that building.
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