Evening journal., 1915-02-06
Bills ACTED ON BY
SENATE AND HOUSE
New Castle To Have New
Law To Govern Its School
Board Elections
GOVERNOR SIGNS
PILOTAGE FEE BILL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. Feb. 6-Several bills
were passed by both branches of the
Legislature yesterday afternoon, and
announcement was made to the
House that Governor Miller had
signed the bill providing for an in
crease of ten per cent. in fees for
pilotage of inbound vessels passing
up the Delaware Bay and River.
Sewers For MiddletOWn.
Representative Letherbury's bill to
authorize Middletown to borrow S25,-
600 for the establishment of a sewage
disposal system was passed by the
House without a dissenting vote. The
: bill provides that the bond issue shall
not be made unless the people OF the
/ town approve at a special election
Mr.. Letherbury said he knew of no
opposition to the bill, and if there Is
opposition il can be expressed at the
I election to sanction or disapprove OF
the bond issue. The sewage and dis
posal system are necessary for the
health of the town, he said.
DOver's New School.
The House also passed Represen-
tative Jones' bill to authorize Dover
to borrow $4,000 for the erection OF
a new High School, Mr.. Jones eX-
planned that Dover is in need OF a
new school and that the Board OF
Education endorses the bill. site
for the new school has not been Sc
lected.
REPRESENTATIVE Downward with
drew from the calendar his bill for the
lrregulation of the liquor business and
to increase the license fees. Mr.
Downward said he had introduced
the bill by request, and there hat
been some misunderstanding in the
drawing of it.
Favorable reports we're made on TN
House bills to create a special funC
out of deposits made with the STATE
by The new railway companies as ;
guarantee that they will build the lin'
as projected. and providing that sucl
moneys shall automatically pass mt
the general fund of the State after th'
expiration of the legal time for th'
companies that made the deposits Il
regain possession of the money b.
, building the projected railways.
Favorable report also was made Il
the House on the House bill to Great
new election district in Christians
hundred. and the House bill to char
ter the West Dover Trust Company.
New Castle School Election.
The Senate passed the House bill
: relating to election of members of tn
E Board of Education in New Castle
c The bill provides that all candidate
? for membership on the board nj
S their names at least ten days befor
a the election. Representative Hanc'
+ who introduced the bill in the Hous
was granted the privilege Of the fioC
and explained it to the Senate. II
said the citizens of New Castle fave
d the bill. It provides for a unifor
d ballot. too.
II Registration of MOOrs.
d Senator Anderson's bill providir
: for a separate classification of Il
c people of the Moor race in the regi
tration and election books of SUISSE
county. was called up for final actio
Mr.. Anderson offered a substitute Il
n the bill to make it comply with d
8 Revised Code, which was adopted.
e Senator Furniss then asked that q
n bill be recommitted. which had be-
done with his bill relative to turk
buzzards, at the morning session, b
Senator Anderson asked that actiC
n be taken at once.
N Mr. Furniss then made MOTIF
20 that the bill be recommitted, whit
was lost by a party vote, the Repu