Evening journal., 1917-03-24
ABUTTING PAVING BILLS PASS
LEGISLATURE In LAST HOURS;
GORMLEY VOTES AGAINST One

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nation of certain costs in relation to
sherif's sales.
House bill, providing a seal for the
State Board Of Health and the
Bureau OF Vital Statistics, and pro-
viding that the State Board does not
have 10 hold its annual meetings at
Newark
Afternoon in Senate.
The following bills were passed by
the Senate at the afternoon session
yesterday:
House bill appropriating $4,000 for
the protection of property along the
shore OF the Atlantic Ocean at Re
hoboth
Senate bill appropriating $S5. 900
to Delaware College to pay for the
heating plant installed at that institu-
ton some tint ago.
House bill increasing salary Of dep
uties in Office OF receiver of taxes and
county treasurer OF New Castle
county from $1,000 10 $500 a year. and
the salary OF the clerks of the same
office from 5000 to $1,000.
House bill increasing salary OF
comptroller Of New Castle county
from $500 10 $4,000 a year aud the
salary OF his deputy from $500 to
$500 a year.
House bill increasing salaries OF
deputies to $500 and clerks TO $1,000
In other county Offices Of New Castle
county.
House bill increasing contingent
fund of tho official court stenographer
Of New Castle county from S14O0 TO
s25OO.
House bill providing that the State
rate on fire insurance shall be based
on premiums.
House bill 10 prohibit bribery in
connection with any primary election
held IN Kent county.
House bill requiring branch stores
TO keep books for information Of State
revenue collector and requiring dis
tributing agencies 10 pay a license.
House bill giving justices of the
peace jurisdiction IN writ of replevin
cases where the value does not ex-
ceed $500.
House bill to amend the law relat-
ing to the inspection and sale OF in
sectcides and funcicides by making Il
conform to federal requirements.
Amend Police Pension Bill.
House bill 10 amend the law Great.
ing a police pension fund in the city
Of Wilmington. providing that mem
bers OF the police department who
have served twenty-five consecutive
years shall be retired instead Of
may be retired and making neces
sary changes in the financial trans
act ons of the police pension fund
House bill authorizing Superior
Court and Court OF General Sessions
to hold two session at the same time.
House bill providing a method for
the satisfaction OF indices OF iudg-
meuts and mortgages in New Castle
county
House bill empowering school
boards in various school districts to
require tho clerks Of the respective
districts TO give bond when il IS
deemed necessary.
i House bin giving tho Board OF I'd.
ucation OF Wilmington the same an
thority with regard TO truancv as Is
nossessed by the county school au-
thorities
House bill authorizing the police
/ force OF Wilmington to serve requisi-
tion papers
I House bill empowering the Mayor
and Council Of Wilmington 10 ACQUIRE.
by purchase or condemnation. such
water rights that are needed to Sc
cure an adequate supply OF pure water
to meet the needs OF the CITY.
The Senate killed the House hill Ia
repeal the provision Of the present law
eXempting single women PURCHASING
/ less than $1,000 worth OF merchandise
a year from paying a merchants IL
cense
Other bills passed by the Senate
during the afternoon follows:
House bill amending law relating II
mechanics Hens by providing relic
for sub-contractors.
The Senate concurred in Hous,
joint resolution providing for commits
sion 10 recommend legislation {,
% unity the drainage laws of the State
I The Senate killed the House Join
resolution providing for committee I,
2 meet with similar committee from New
Z Jersey TO consider feasibility Of III
erection OF bridge over the Delawar
c river to connect Pennsgrove, \. ]
- with Wilmington. Del.
4 kill Dover Hospital Bill.
81 BY vote OF yeas to nays tn
o Senate KILLED the House bill 10 in
r corporate tho Capital Hospital o
n Delaware to be located at Dover. Tn