Evening journal., 1915-03-09
AUDITING PAVING
BILL IS HARD HIT.
Not a Member of House
Supports Measure For
Owner to Pay Part Cost
CHANGES IN THE LAW
FOR CLEAN CANNERIES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. March 9.--Not a
member of the House voted for Rep
resentative Webster's bill, introduced
by him for Speaker Grantland. to
compel owners of property in VIII
mington to pay a share of the cost
Of street paving in front Of their pro-
perties, when II was called for final
action in the House yesterday after
noon. The bill was advocated by the
Street and Sewer Commissioners and
the Chamber Of Commerce.
Speaker Grantland said the bill had
been handed to him by a representa-
tive of the Chamber of Commerce and
as the Speaker is not in a position
to introduce a bill, and was unable
to get any other Wilmington mem
ber TO introduce it, he had to put Il
in the hands OF the member of Bran
DIVINE hundred TO introduce II am
opposed TO the bill" added Speaker
Grantland.
Representative Elliot also spoke
against it. 1T is class legislation Of
the worst kind" he said. 1T also is
unfair. If every street in Whining
ton were paved, il would be fair to
put such a law into effect, but st
should not be put into effect until
then. 1t simply would make property
owners who have been paying to pave
other peoples streets and whose
streets are not paved. now pay a
share Of cost Of paving in front of
their own properties"
Sanitary Canneries
Some changes in the law TO assur,
sanitary canneries in Delaware are pro
vided for in Representative Halls bill
which was passed by the House yester
day afternoon, Representative Milbourn'
being the only member TO vote against
/ il. The bill increases the contingent
fund of the cannery inspector from
$3.50 TO $500, and enlarge his powers b,
giving him discretion to close a Gamer,
[ that fails to conform TO the sanitary
regulations when ordered 10 do so, an,
authorize the canncry inspector to en-
list the aid of the sheriff or constable
to assist in carrying out his orders TO
the closing of a canning house, and fO
keeping il closed until the require
/ sanitary improvements are made A lin
of from $50 to $3.50 is provided for VIC
lation of the orders of the cannery in
spector. sheriff or constable by a can
merry proprietor, owner OF manager. TIL
bill also increases the penalty for gen
eral violations Of the law TO fin
ranging from 800 10 $3.50, or imprison
ment in the discretion of the court, tn
fine in the present law being from 81
TO S25 for general violations of th
sanitary regulations.
"The State cannery inspector is yer
efficient and sees that the law is cal
ried out, yet doesn't work a hardship 0
anybody said Mr.. Hall. referring {
DIR. W. r. Messick, State cannery in
spector. "This law has made the car
ming factories of Delaware clean. /
was generally understood that it Nigh
need some amending, and it was desire
that it first be tried SO it could b
amended along practical lines. That I
what the present bill does"
To Inspect State Banks.
Senator Barnard's bill giving the
insurance commissioner authority tC
appoint a deputy to examine any
State bank any time that il might bC
necessary was passed by the House
Representative Downward explained
this bill. stating that only the State
institutions could be examined and
the bank would pay the deputy's fee.