Evening journal., 1919-03-25
DEFEAT BILL FOR NEW
MARKET STREET BRIDGE
Company or Dover.

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Increasing The appropriation from
5000 70 5000 a year TO the Old Folks
Home at Dover.
Reducing the number OF volumes OF
laws 10 be printed, eliminating the
side notes and regulating the d.str-bu-
ton OF The same.
Increasing The contingent Zee Of The
state Lib arlan from $500 70 $3.50
Authorizing the Council Of Whining
/ ton to build tax vaults uder the side
walks
TWO important bills were stricken
/ from the House calenda- They were a
BIN to reorgan ze the State Board OF
Health and one providing ior the main
ienance OF flagmen at all The railroad
( crossings in the State.
The House dcfe red action on Sena-
tor B05ertson's Senate bin authorizing
Counc ! 70 impose a $50 license on taxi
cabs. Representative M,Nabb was
afraid rho bin was worded that Coun-
Gil might be able TO impose a $50 d.
cense on every street car in the city
The House by a vote Of i6 nays 10 o
yeas defeated the House substitute for
senator Robertson's bin TO authorize
C0uno TO tax marsh and meadow land
Those voting for the bn We're: Rep
resentatlves Buckson, Francis Gregg
HASTINGS, Jakes and McNab5. w. q
Jones. representing the property own
ers. opposed the bill on the ioor.
BlIs Up in senate.
Senator Honelts bin providing for
the condemnation OF property for
school purposes in the school districts
OF the state not 10 exceed three acres
was passed by the Senate.
ON motion OF senator Robertson
George b. Miller. OF w lm'ngion, presi-
dent OF the Board OF Educaton OF that
city was given the privilege OF the
floor 10 talk the Robertson five COM
missioner school bill senator Robert
son explained that Mr. Miller was not
a well man and had expected the bili
TO come up today and that he d.d not
want 10 have 10 return Mr.. Miller
SAID the bU proposed. which provides
for fye school commissioners 10 be
elected at Ia Sc had be = ca e.ul'y
studied for three years. Tie bell3Vei II
TO be a modern, up-to-date educltiOh-
al bill. Under the present system IN
Wilmington. he said that is too much
d'vis on OF supervision and authority.
The new bin would provide for a hes
iness manager which he contended is a
lne feature.
senato- Alee's bin amending the
state highway laws was put on us
nnal passage. but the vote was deferred
as some OF the Senator'S thought the
state n chway Department should be
heard on the matter before nnal ac-
ton The 'dea Of the bll senator a. /
lee explained was TO prevent the es- /
iablishing Of the state highway for /
more than half a mile parallel - pres /
ent roads VIII ch would necass tate a /
county keeping up both roads He
claimed the dea OF the original bill
was TO follow the present roads as near
as POSSIBLE. hut was afraid this was
not being done and might result In
heavy maintenance charges Tor the
counties in the future.
Senator Price suggested that the
state Highway Depa tment was prob
ably In a better position 10 know
about such things after which Senator
Alee moved to defer the vote on the
bill
The Senate passed three Senate Joint
RESOLUTIONS appointing di~ectfs FOR
ihe various branches OF the Farmers
Bank on the part Of the state as fol-
lows: wilmington. j. Ernest Smith, /
David snellenhurg and Ezekiel Cooper =
Dover. Cornelius b. Hone William D. (
Denney and William Watson HIRING
ton. GEORGETOWN. John q Townsend. .
Jr.. Wnuqm Thoroughbred and Wal
ter B Hilyard
The senate nassed The House bin in
,reas'ng the salary OF tho b1'lins of
Now C4slle County from $500 to som. 4
IN 8 bll was also passed two years
sgo by both houses. hut was IN some
way lost n the nnal rush Of bills AMI
never reached the governor.