Evening journal., 1915-03-11


were made to members of the Board
OF Assessment Appeal and Revision
for making the new assessment in
Wilmington.
The first bill will make it unneces-
sary for Wilmington 70 rush to the
Legislature for permission to issue
bonds every time the city desires to
do so, but will empower Council by
ordinance to provide for bond issues,
by twO-thirds vote of all the mem
bers and the approval of the Mayor.
Il is a "home rule" measure for
Wilmington. and was advocated by
Representative Downward and Ell
lott. The bill TO legalize salaries of
city officials of Wilmington that have
been increased recently and about the
legality Of which there is much doubt
since Chancellor Curtis recent deci-
sion, will remove any doubt in the
future, as to the validity of the salary
increases paid to Judge Churchman
and members OF the Board of Assess
ment, Appeal and Revision and others
who have had their salaries raised.
Supervise State Institutions.
The Senate passed Senator Whar-
toms bill to create a Board OF Super.
vision of State Institutions, which was
offered as a substitute for his bill
relative to the Delaware Commission
for the Blind The bill provides tha
the Governor shall appoint, on o
before May /. two citizens TO consti
tute the Board of Supervision of thu
State Institutions. and that the Gov
ernor shall be eX-officio member
of the board This board shall MAKE
regular inspections OF State institu
I tions with a view of bettering tn,
conditions of the inmates and max,
as many as possible Of them self
supporting instead of wholly de
pendent on the State.
Senator Wharton stated that itl
particular purpose was to better th'
conditions in the prisons Of the State
which will be under the supervision
OF the board.
Change Game Seasons.
Three changes in the seasons fol
the killing of certain kinds OF gam,
are provided for in Representativ,
Letherbury's bill passed by the Hous
yesterday afternoon. II makes tn
open season for taking muskrats De
cember l TO March 10. instead o
from November 20 to March 10 as a
present; the open. season for wood
cock from July 15 to December 81
instead Of from November Is to DE
cember 81 as at present; and tn
season for dove from August 1 I
December 81, II now being from Jul
Is TO December 81.
Regulate Net Fishing.
Another game bill passed by th
| House. OF interest 90 sportsmen. wa
Representative Bendler's to prohibI
the taking OF any fish other than gar
FISH and mud shad by net from th
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. ur
, der penalty of So fine for each fish S
illegally caught, and also provides
penalty of from So TO 500 for illegs
, fishing with a net in the Chesapeak
and Delaware Canal and in the Asss
, wamon Canal. prohibits net fishing o
/, Sunday in those streams, but author
izes fishing with a net at all times 1
the locks OF the Chesapeake an
Delaware Canal, where hauls al
made for herring. Mr.. Bender e,
planned the bill. saying that the pro
/ vision in the original bill that author
lied the taking of calico bass an
wall-eyed pike by net from the cam
had been eliminated because of OPP,
sition that had developed.
Fix Fishing Seasons.
| Another fish bill passed by n
House was Senator Furniss' bi
which embodies in the one bill Il
time Of the open season for most
the different varieties of fish caugl
in this State. Representative Bendl,
explained that the purpose Of this bi
= was largely TO fix the open season Il
y fish under one bill. This bill doe
however, provide that there shall
no closed season in any county of d
State against fishing for pike.
Heated Waiting Rooms.
The House passed Senats
Walkers bill, which provides th
trolley companies shall keep heat
waiting rooms at functions in I
rural districts during the winter s,
son. The bill further provides Il
the trolley companies shall prov
waiting rooms in all incorporai
towns Of $50 or more inhabitants.
Mithdraws Market Bill.
Representative Rash's bill prov
ing that the City Council of Wilmil
ton shall, by ordinance. pass regu
tions for the street markets of
= city, was withdrawn by him.
!. Lewes Land Fight.
= The Senate bill ratifying. approv
and confirming an agreement by
Commissioner Of Lewes and
Delaware, Maryland and virgin
, Railroad, relative to certain lal
> near Lewes, also was passed by