Evening journal., 1917-03-15
HOUSE AUTHORIZES
BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION
Beech Street Structure Likely
if New Castle County
Court Approves
100000 IS
FIXED AS COST
stan Correspondent.

Stan correspondent
DOVER. March 15-At the session
OF the House last night Representa-
tive Connelly's bill authorizing Levy
Court Of New Castle county 10 build
bridge across the Christiana river in
Wilmington at Beech street. II the
court deemed It advisable, was passed
BY a vote OF 20 to 3.
The bill provides that the Levy
Court may borrow 100000 10 build
the bridge
Mr. Burris opposed the bill and
warned the members TO so slow about
increasing the burden on New Castle
county. He said the proposed bridge
would lead to a marsh, and II would
be long time before the population
there would be anything but frogs and
mosquitoes
Mr.. Connolly claimed il would open
up new section, and no doubt in a
short time there would be a large
population there should the bridge be
erected.
Representatives Burris. Hutchison,
and d. c. Hall voted against the bill.
The House Killed the bill authoriz-
ing the deputy recorder OF deeds of
Kent county TO index the deaths.
births and marriages Of that
county. fixing the sum for tho work
al $3.50 Nj. Tarburton, who intro
duced the bill, voted against IL HIM
self. after he had explained that the
Levy Court opposed the bill. Mr..
Pritchett was the only member who
voted for the bill.
Mr.. Culver's bill TO provide FOR the
assessment on the real value instead
OF the rental value for school purposes
IN Delmar was passed by the House.
After considerable discussion on the
features OF tho measure, tho House
bin providing for the licensing Of Ger
tain lines Of business was recommit-
ted The bill would require hair.
dressers, boothlacks, grain brokers,
etc. TO pay a license. Some Of the
members objected 10 placing a license
on hair dressers on the ground that
Il might cause hardship on some
women who are trying TO make a liv-
ing by dressing hair.
The House passed representative
L,oose's bill to regulate the sale OF in
lecticides and fungicideF.
Representative Burris' bill requir-
ing satisfaction Of induces OF judg-
nents and mortgages 10 he kept up In
New Castle county.
Speaker Hall named Representatives
WEIGH, Connolly and Gregg as the
House members Of a special legisle-
live committee 10 visit the Ferris
School next Saturday.
nth Ia
health reported several bills sent to
Dover by the State Board OF Health
pn their merits
The Senate at its session last night
passed a substitute bill introduced by
Senator Joseph, TO prevent the eXter-
nination OF sturgeon and mamoose IN
Delaware waters by providing
closed season for ten years.
other bills passed by the Senate
follow:
Senator Hickman's bill providing
Tor a uniform law of warehouse re-
seipts. This Is similar bill 10 the
warehouse receipts bills that have
been introduced at several past SEES
sions of the General Assembly, and
Is patterned after laws in other
States.
House bill TO appropriate $lOO 10
Marydel school district In Kent county
10 make up a deficiency in the school
lund.
House bill appropriating $500 to he
divided between Robbins Hose CONF
pany, of Dover. and Aetna Hook and
Ladder Company OF Newark.
House bill allowing compensation
OF 800 to sinking fund commissioners
Of Wilmington.
Senate Joint resolution authorizing
The Governor TO appoint commission
70 mark the line of Delaware troops
on battlefield of Guilford Cour
House.
Senator Wharton, chairman OF thu
legislative committee appointed TO in
festigate the State Board OF Health
has called another meeting Of I'M
committee for next Monday night a
he state House, at which time FIX
pert Accountant Iszard will render hi
report.