Evening journal., 1917-03-23
FAVOR more PAY FOR
council AND SOLOkS
New Police Pension Fund
Plan Reported FavOrably
10 The House
VOTE MONEY TO AID
COLLEGES OF STATE
staff Correspondent.

staff Correspondent
DOVER. March Representative
Downward's bill. to increase the pay
Of the members of City Council OF
Wilmington to $500 each, with $500
additional to the president and chair
man Of the finance committee was
passed by the House yesterday after
noon. There was no opposition to the
bill. The bill, il passed by the Senate,
also would not become effective until
July /, 1917. at which time Mr.. Down
wards, the father of the bill, who ls
president of Council, term Will nave
expired. Councilmen now receive $50
a month, the chairman Of the finance
committee SPA, and the president sig.
After debate with Mr.. Nc
Nabb favoring the bill on the hoor
and Mr.. Burris who was member or
the 1896 Constitutional Convention OPP
posing it, the House passed Senator
Pools bill amending the constitution
by increasing the salary Of members
Of the Legislature from So TO $40
day The vote was 26 yeas and 6
NAYS. Messrs. Lurris. Collins, Cru
we'll. Hutchinson. Lewis and WEIGH
voted against the bill. It required "a
votes to pass it and will have TO be
passed by the General Assembly Of
1919 before it becomes effective.
MI Downwards bill providing for
the appropriation OF $500 annually
for the education Of foreign-born
adults, was reported fayorably in the
House.
The House passed the Senate bill
increasing from $4,000 to $4,000 the
appropriation to the State College for
Colored Students for the next two
years.
The House also passed the Senate
bill providing for the destruction or
old motor licenses in the Office Of the
Secretary Of State.
Favor Police Pension Bill.
The Wilmington police pension bill
was reported fsvOraoly IT. the House
last night IT amends the resent law
making it mandatory on the Police
Commission to retire an officer on his
request, after he has served % years
provided he has been in the service
five years when the act goes into eff
feet Others must be at least SO years
old and must have been on the force
at least % years. Pay on retirement
is'hxed as follows: Chief, $40 month
captains. $50; sergeants, $40; patrol
men, S40 matrOns, S25.
The House passed the pension fund
bin at the night session.
The police are required to add a.
least 81 900 a year TO the fund anC
the principal cannot be touched unit
Il reaches 100000 The fund, which
is invested, now amounts to S63 600
Council is required to pay $4,000 |
year. an increase OF $1,000. An office
advanced in rank cannot be retire.
for five years of his own volition.
The House passed the Senate bil
providing for the Little Legislature
TO settle with the State officers mex
January
The Senate passed Mr.. McNabb'
House bill to prevent ticket scalplng
ki'l Single Tax Measure.
The Senate killed Representative
Nelch's bill providing that building
and improvements may be assessed
separately from the land by Iot
OF s to s. This is a bill with singh
tax tendencies that passed the Hous
several weeks ago.
BY n vote Of 10 yeas 10 nav. Sen
ator Hoffecker voting in the negative
the Senate passed the Senate bill 4
abolish fees in all county Offices o
the three counties. and 10 place tn
officials on a fat salary basis
The Senate also passed the Hous
bill providing for the giving Of meri
torious recognition and awards not {
exceed $50. to all free schools no
having special powers by incorpora
ton or consolidation that attain ceI
tain standard of efficiency.
The House last night passed the fol
lowing bills:
Senate bill changing the votin
place in the Third election district
the Tenth representative district
Sussex county from Wescotts Corne
to Midway to make it more CENTRAL
located. s. - ~
Money for State Colleges.
senate bill appropriating S7s9077