Evening journal., 1915-03-17
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berS Hear What Body
Has Accomplished
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MORE FRIENDS

A report on the legislative work
done by the Chamber of Commerce
during the session of the General AS
sembly was presented at the meeting
Of the Membership Council yesterday
by Joseph Bancroft in the absence of
Colonel George w. Sparks, chairman
of the legislative committee.
There is enumerated the bills acted
upon by the legislative committee
and the board OF directors of the
Chamber of Commerce together with
the action taken thereon by the Gen
eral Assembly.
The so-called Hickman amendment
to the Ten Hour Law, which was ap-
proved in its original form and later
disapproved in the form IN which II
was voted upon, was not enacted.
The bill to eliminate the street
market on King street between Elev-
enth and Twelfth, which was approx
ed was enacted.
The bill TO vest in the Street and
Sewer Department the collection OF
garbage, which was approved. but
which was not urged because the
statute of the measure became in
volved through partisan contention,
was not enacted.
The bill giving City Council the
power to regulate the street markets
by ordinance. which was approved,
was not enacted. Ot is interesting to
note that the so-called Grange Mar
ket bill was defeated during the final
hours of the SESSION.
The DILL providing that pavements
FIVE feet wide need not necessarily be-
gin at the curb, was enacted
The bill authorizing the city to bOr-
row money to build sewers outside the
city limits, which was approved, was
enacted.
The bill providing that the City
Treasurer shall be collector of city
taxes, which was approved. was en-
acted in substitute form. providing
that there shall be two elected col
lectors of taxes
The bill creating Board of Assess
ment for Wilmington, which was ap-
proved was enacted.
The bill requiring vehicles TO car
ry lights at night, which was approved
was not enacted.
The bill making It a felony TO Oper.
ate a motor vehicle without the con.
sent of the owner which was approved
was not enacted.
The original bill defining the tax.
able gross premiums collected by life
| insurance companies. which was dis
approved, was amended in committed
to provide that dividends returned
shall not be taxable and the bill en-
acted in that form.
The bill to create department o
labor, industries ana social welfare
which was disapproved, was not en-
acted
The bill providing for the appoint
ment of a public receiver, which wa
disapproved, was not enacted.
The bill providing for the licensini
of stationary engineers in Whining
ton. which was disapproved, was no
enacted.
The bill authorizing the city TO re
quire licenses OF fire insurance com
panies. which was disapproyed, wal
not enacted.
The so-called bad check bill. whicl
was disapproved in its original form
was enacted after il had been amend
ed to meet the principal objections o
our committee.
The bill providing that the amour
/ of circus licenses shall be determines
by the number OF cars, which was dis
approved. was not enacted.
The bill to exempt manufacturer
from a license tax. which was disap
proved was not enacted.
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| turers license tax, which was disap
proved, was not enacted.
The bill providing for an inspection
of steam boilers, which was djsap
proved, was not enacted.
The so-called blue sky bill provid
ing for the regulation and inspection
of investment companies, which wa
disapproved, was not enacted
The bill providing fo- the creation
of paid fire department for Whining
ton, which was approved, was not en-
acted.
The bill providing for the creation
OF a public building commission Z
take charge of the Joint Public Build
ing when completed was drafted b
your committee, approved and enact
ed with slight alterations.
The committee found that il was i'm
practicable to have enacted bill pro
viding that the city treasurer shal
be custodian of all city funds. OWN
to the shortness of time and the prob
ability of ieopardizing the passage @
the tax collection bill.
Your committee approved the SO
called Letherbery bill to provide for
new assessment of taxable property
New Castle county. but this bill wa
not enacted.
The board approved the amende
bill providing that the city of vii
mington may acquire river front Ian