Milford chronicle., 1915-01-29
cilmen of the town as follows:

Cllmen OF the Town as IOllOWS.
Thomas F. Allen, James E. Lloyd
Samuel J. Moore, Luther H. Clifton anC
George F. Marine. The bill also names
Henry c. Riggan as mayor, to serve unit
March, 1916, when the regular towr
election under the act will be held.
The House at the afternoon session to
day, unanimously passed Representative
Saulsbury's bill to amend the pilotagt
! laws by providing for ten per cent in
crease in rates of pilotage of vessels draw
ing more than twelve feet of water.
By a unanimous vote the House killed
the State Board of Health bill introduced
by Representative Downward, providing
that undertakers shall make a report Of
deaths within "a hours following the
death, to the Registrar of Vital Statistics
On motion of Mr.. Downward seven other
State Board of Health bills. brought tc
Dover by DR.. A. E. Frantz, secretary oi
the board were stricken from the calen-
dar.
A bill was introduced by Representa-
tive Carey, providing for the appoint
ment of an additional state detective to be
resident of Kent County. The bill
provides for the Governor to make the
appointment for term of four years and
his salary and duties to be the same as
the present detectives.
A bill was offered by Representative
Short under which public schools in Mil
ford in which there is district in Kent
County and another in Sussex shall be
consolidated after June rs, 1915. The
bill provides that the Board of Education
shall be composed of six members four
of whom are authorized in the bill and
the remainder elected The directors
named in the bill are William V. Sipple
and A B. Peet, who will serve for one
year and George B. Hynson and Will
liam G. Abbott, wfo will serve two years.
For the purpose of requesting an ap-
preparation of S35 900 to finish and equip
the elaware Industrial School at CLAW
mont delegation of men and women
interested in that institution was given a
lengthy hearing by the joint committee
on appropriations Tuesday.
Announcement was made Tuesday bv
Senator Anderson of the public lands
committee of the Senate that the commit
tee will give hearing on Tuesday morn
ing next on Senator Anderson s bill pro-
viding for the reclamation or drainage of
lowlands of the State. DR.. Caleb r. Law
tOui VI the uIdludSG COMMISSION, Will be
one of the speakers in advocacy of the
measure.
TO HEAR ANTS"
A hearing will be granted to the anti
suffragists on February 8, when they will
be given an opportunity to oppose the
suffrage amendment introduced
by Representative Salisbury. REQUEST
for hearing was made by Mrs. Henry
B. Thompson, president of the Delaware
Committee opposed to Woman Suffrage,
who was dihcized by Mrs. Florence Bay
ard Hilles before the legislature last week
because of a letter she wrote opposing
suffrage
A bill was introduced by Representa-
tive Letherbury, to appropriate $500 an
nually to the Delaware Corn Growers |
Association. The last legislature appro-
priated $1,000 to the association.
Representative Letherbury presented a |
Dill which is approved by the Horticul-
-ural Society providing for regulations in
he grading, packing, marking, shipping
md sale of apples. The bill provides
hat the standard grade or classes of ap-
oles grown in this State when packed in