Evening journal., 1915-01-28
LEGISLATURE Gets
MANY NOTICES Of
CITY MEASURES
House is Deluged With
Stream of Bills Largely
From Wilmington
They Give COUNCIL
VARIOUS Powers


Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL /
STATE HOUSE. Dover. Del, Jan.
2S.-With but three days remaining for
the introduction of bills, the Legisla
ture again was deluged with new meas
ures today. Councilman Oscar C. Dra-
per ana Henry NJ Lang, of the Water
Department. brought a batch of bills
affecting the various departments Of
Wilmington.
Representative Rash introduced
those brought by Councilman Draper,
and Representative Vaughan presented
the Water Department bills.
They were as follows:
BY Representative Rash-TO give
Wilmington authority to borrow
money for the construction of sewers
within zone one mile outside of the
city limits.
To amend Wilmingtons city charter
by giving the Street and Sewer Board
jurisdiction to permit grass plots
along sidewalks.
Providing that Wilmington City
Council shall have authority to desig-
nate what proportion of its annual
appropriation to the Board of Euu-
cation shall be used to increase teach
ers' salaries.
To establish the Office of fire mar
shal for Wilmington to be elected by
Council for a term of six years a.
81 200 a year and providing for a dep
uty at $1,000 a year to be appointed
by the marshal The marshals would
have jurisdiction over fire prevention
measures, storage of cOmbustbles ana
explosives and exits of buildings
where people work and congregate
They shall report upon the efficiency
of the fire department. The bill does
not affect the fire department officers.
Giving City Council authority to APP
propriate annually not less than 81
600 to the Volunteer Firemen's Relief
Association.
Giving City Council authority "a
designate on what streets curbstOne
markets shall be held and giving
Council jurisdiction over all sucf
markets.
TO eliminate the minimum rental
the Wilmington Water Department
may charge for water service. in or
der that the department may fix q
maintenance AAcl - iOA lAltAfA - hN'
yond which a charge for water act
ually consumed will be made
BY Representative Vaughan giving
the water commissioners OF Whining
ton authority to borrow up TO $3.50, 00l
for the construction of a new reser-
voir.
Giving Council authority to continu,
for the next two years to pay bach
a.. fruf uf f,f
cent Of the Water Departments r.
coipts.
To amend Section AZ, Chapter 207
Volume II, (Wilmington's charter by
repeating the provision that Council
shall not augment or reduce the sal
airy of city officer for or during the
period for which he was elected Ol
appointed
other bills introduced in the Hous'
included the following:
BY Representative ElliOtt-Makine
the seventh Saturday previous to Mu.
nicipal Election Day in Wilmington
the time for revision OF the registrat or
Of voters. (now the fourth Saturday
previous to electiOn).
BY Representative Elliott-PrOvid
ing for direct primaries for the nomi
Senators, Congressman. Governor anC
all State officers and district officers
By Representative Downward
To increase from four to six. the
number of challenges of jurors tha
each side can make in civil cases.
BY Representative Downward-TS
amend the liquor license law by defin
ing the term "freeholder" This bill
provides that froeholder who signs I
liquor license application must be thu
owner of real estate of value of a
least $1,000 over all incumberances de
terminG by the county assessment ant
that hd shall set out the assessed
value of his real estate on the licensl
application.
By Representative Jones-To amen
the present law relative to State Ii
cense paid by a circus. at presen
$500. Under the Jones bill there is
graduated scale for the license &C
cOrding to the size of the circus. rang
ing from s25 to $4,000 year.
By Representative Hance-To com
pei the Delaware Railroad Compan
TO provide safety gates at Ninth an
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