Evening journal., 1915-02-16
WILMINGTON DAY
takes attention
Of Legislators
DELEGATIONS Of Officials and
Citizens Express Opinions
On Various Bills
RIVER FRONT matter
IS DISCUSSED there

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
STATE HOUSE, DOVER, Del, Feb.
Wilmington Day. absorbed the at
,tention Of most Of the legislators, AS
hearings were given by the Senate and,
House committees on municipal corpo-
rations on two dozen pending bills al
fecting Delaware's metropolis. CITY
officials and prominent residents, regard
Hess of party, including delegation
1 from the Chamber Of Commerce, adyo-
Gated many measures that were eN-
planned by City Solicitor Daniel y.
Hastings.
In the delegation were Mayor Harrl-
son w. Howell. City Solicitor Hastings,
Street and Sewer Directors George W.
Sparks. Charles A nudolph and Mat
thew d. Murphey, and Secretary Leslie v.
lChristy, of that department; President
A. ID. Poole, Chief Engineer Edgar NJ.
Hopes. Jr.. and Registrar Mahlon
Belts, of the Water Department; Presi-
dent William p Bancroft and Chief En-.
gineer f. r. Mack, Of the Park Commls-
sion: President Samuci II. Baynard, DIR
H. 6. Buckmaster and Secretary Harry
ID. Guthrie, Of the Board of Education
President John j. Satterthwait, Colone
$ Edmund Mitchell, Willard A. Speakman
0 Frank J. Williams, Frederick II. Steini'
Q and Clarence G. killen, of the Chambe
G of Commerce; President Of Council Val
liam p. White. James Kane, Oscar Y
Y Draper and Joseph l.. McDermott, mem
t bers Of City Council, and James II. Nor
6 lris. assessor and collector. Representa-
o tive Evans. chairman of the House com
IS mittee on appropriations. said he be
i lieved that by a strict adherence to tn
Is budget prepared by the joint committe
i in conference with the Governor, tn
State will be able to meet its obliga
d tions the next two years and have
4 small balance.
n The Governor and appropriation
n committees have worked diligently t
meet the States financial problem
:, and for the first time in its histor
will operate under a budget.
Representative Walter Rash, chair
man Of the House committee, presidei
The FIRST bill called up was that
empower the mayor and Council
m condemn land along the DelawaI
u river front in order to establis
wharves. warehouses, etc. City Solic
~ tor Hastings said he had prepare
one bill for this purpose, and anothe
, had been introduced which, he undel
) stood, was not objected to by tn
river front property owners. The NV
I bills did not differ much, Mr. Has
ings said, and at his suggestion th
subject was left with Council to d.
termine whether il would approve ii
condemnation bill satisfactory to IL
property owners, which he believe
possible,
Il The second bill called up was TIL
~ TO compel owners of dil1es or banl
along the river fronts to repair breal
Z. in such banks, with the aftermath
eb.; that the city would repair them at e
of pense of the owners. Mr.. Hastin
use suggested that action on this bill
ted deferred, that some changes could
VS. made in it to remove doubt as to
i've constitutionality.
er- The third bill was that to aboli
,ch, the office of tax collectors, and ce
or tralize collection of taxes and rev
all. nues and disbursement of pub
moneys by the City Treasurer a.
by bipartisan deputies.
tax Senator Gormley announced
would oppose the provision empow'
and ing attachment and sale of person
ent property to enforce payment OF scht
taxes.
ing Colonel Sparks said the Chamber
as Commerce was preparing somewf
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