Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-22
LEGISLATIVE MOVE
TO ABOLISH COUNTY
ASSESSMENT BOARD
Bill introduced in general Assem-
bly, Today to Restore Oid
System Here.
OTHER MEASURES OFFERED
Special Dispatch From stan Correspondent


STATE HoUsE. DOVER, Jan. y
Az today's session of the Legislature
Rcprc~cntativc Brooks introduced hlil
IN abolish the Board OF Assessment Tor
New Castle county The hlll requires the
hoard within so davs after the act be-
comes a law, To turn over 10 the Levy
Court All assessment lists. books papers,
accounts and other data relating to the
asScSsors Failure TO comply Will bc
punished 10y q fnc not loss than $50, nor
more than 500, or one months mprtson-
ment or both. AZ the discretion vt the
court
Tor some time there has been antago-
n,,m m New Castle county. particularly
outside ut Wilmington against the new
asscssncut system there, many OF the
farmers claiming that q would ic iaircr
"a them 10 ASSESS on the bass ui rental
values Tho new system, which u Is
sought to abolish. aims 10 FIX the values
n loO pcr cent. based on sale prices. etc
Those favuring the retention Of the
present system contend that u AIDS ~ the
rcdlrtiop of the tax rate \ blg tight Is
m prospect over the bill because many OF
tho farmers arc very anNouS that II
should hc passed II u y passed u Is
likely thar the old system viii hc restored
III tact il was stated here to-day that
Representative Brooks purpose Is to re-
store the method 81 assessment that was
tn vogue two wears ago
70 ABOLISH puUF LAW
Other bills were introduced IN the
House as follows
Bv Representative Aiulvcna- To amend
chapter l55 oi tic revised code hN re-
pealng hlur law and substituting ~ licu
thereof 4 new section IN reference 70
Sabbath hithmg
Al rnMopIIt LEGISLATION
A, Representative Dan1enhakcr Re
amrlnc motor vchlclc trailCts - hear
&c containing H. letter Il and charging
s double registration 10 Tor All trailerS
equipped with metal tires requiring
vchiclcS drawn hy horse, mules or oxen
10 carry 81 least ono white hight AZ night,
failure to comply making he Law breaker,
IN case ~ accident and laW suit for dam
ages guilty ol contnbuorv negligence
pcr 81 and not Cnttled 10 recover IN
such action. to amend chapter 100 ut the
revised code, hV providing that whoever
shall operate a motor vehicle without the
owners consent or the consent oi the
person having the same ~ chargr shall
he guilty oi a felony and on cnnTctlun
hned not los than 500 or more than
al n.nO or imprisoned not exceeding fivc
,ears or both ~ he discretion Of the
court
Bv Representative Gregg Requiring
vehicles drawn hv norscs. mules. oven or
other animals a. carry AZ least one white
light IL nIeht failure ~ comply to be
punished bv a hnc not lCsS than II ~
mon than - Tor the first offcnSe and not
les than s. or more than $40 for subsc-
Qucnt oifcnSc~
tanet Hlur NverN- a
ING $500 10 tn Townsend school graded
dis triet to cover the cost of tuition, books
and supplies for children cnmng from
other districts
HOSPITAL FOR DOVER
Rcpresentaiivc Ruckson introduced
bill Incorporating tho Capital Hospital
If Delaware. the institution . be located
m Dover Harry \ Richardson, Walter
Morris. John : Collins. Elmer Outten.
John \ Hartnott, John G Hopkins.
Geargc Al Jones. William ] Benson
William : Hazel William Denney.
Hcnr, RlccolN. Iamcs VI Sattcrticld. r
II >iephenS and ID ~ Wilson sre in
corporafors and trustees and the Legisla-
fure Will hienniallv elect two trustees on
behalf of the state The officers Of the
Kent County Medical >ocicjy will con-
stitEfc the board OF managers When the
hospiit receives subscriptions aggregat-
inr $1,000 the State will be asked 10
appropriate sSu.Hn
House members. on suggestion of
speaker CorbIt, but without formal &C
flon. discontinued the practice oi smoking
when the House II IN session
sENATE DOES NOTHING
The senate met at noon and immediate
n recessed until 30
During the morning the Senate com
mIttec on education held meeting
senator Robertson having mstter he
desired 70 hring 10 It's attention
Ex-Reprc>entative Richard G Buck
ngham spent today at the State House in
the interest oi Il soldiers monument to be
erected on the Dover Green. The nonu-
ment viii be dedicated next fall, which
Mr Buckingham thinks would be a
fitting time TO give the Delaware overseas
troop home coming reception In Dover.