Evening journal., 1919-03-25
star Correspondent.

STATE HOUSE. DOVER, Del, March
n- Bya vot5 Of 27 nays 10 yeas the
House yesterday afternoon killed Rep
-sesentative Lyons bill 10 bond New
Castle County for s60O,oo0 TO build a
bridge across the Brandywne
At Market street IN Whining
ton. Those who supported the b Il
-swerc representative Buckson, Bunting,
Dean. Francis. Lyons and Jakes.
{, Several days ago a similar bll car
rying a bond ssue OF s660000 for build
Sing a 5ridse across the same stream al
Washington street was passed by prac-
..ficaliy a unanimous vote. This III
named a comm ss on OF Eve 70 build
the b-idgc. consisting OF Alfred /. du-
poni. BENJAMIN F. shaw John $. iios-
sell Issac c Elliott. president Of the
e-eNy Court and Albert Stetscr. also a
member OF the Levy Court The bill
s+killed yesterday named the same com-
mission.
When Representative Lyons called up
the Market street bridge bin. he stat
ed that d p4as an enabling act which
II passed would give the commission
building Washington street b ldsa a
chance 10 consider plans for the Mar
ket street structure al the same time.
He thought the b.l might save the
comfy considerable money as a bridge
at Market street win have to be pro-
Vided soon.
Nir. McNabb opposed the bill on the
ground that while u VIII be needed IN
Tine yet this 8 not the time TO build
so many bridges. lie called attention
10 the legislature passing a bin two
years acn nrnxiding for q bond issue
Tor 100000 to build a bridge over the
same stream az Pine street. but the
Levy Court has never done anything In
the matter Both bills provide too
larre a bond issue at one time he ar
gued
Representative Ralir also opposed the
bin.
XII sussex County BT
II The House also killed Senator Pal
mer's so-called Sussex County Ripper
= bin by a vote OF II yeas TO i6 nays.
= with Mr. Hanratty not voting and MT.
- Danzenbaker absent Mess-s. Clendan-
Z lei. Lloyd and Bunting changed Their
!. votes % no for the purpose OF moving
- Reconsideration OF the vote.
= senator Palmer explained the Dill
denying that Q was a ripper. ass II
would not rip anyone out or Office
$ The feature OF the bin that was es-
s pecialy Objectionable was recurring
{. lhe unanimous vote Of the SUSSEX
: County Lew Court to override the
/. ,omptroller'A AVeio.
!. The bIll- W6rld also increase the
= oompiroller's salary fgom $1,000 TO ST.
/. 500 snd give him instead Of The county
q engineer the authority 70 appo ut the
atters clerk who would also be the
Z comptroller's clerk
Representairk Hastings made
: stronz lcht against the bill claiming
> that an three members Of the Levy
!. Court. Including the Republican mem-
: Der. was opposed 20 The bin and that
]. every county office holder except The
. comntroner was also opposed TO IT,.
He sad the bll Is known th-oushoui
: sussex County as that 'dsmnable@ b.ll.
Z he claimed that The county under the
present Levy Court has had business
= ike admin isirat.on for the past two
! years. but ,hst under this bin 70 would
: ----4-<T(the COMPTROLLER the authority to
0Trrido anything the Levy Court
michi want % do IIe also claimed
) thfi 20 was simply a nshi between two
Men Sussex County that resulted In
this bin being introduced
Mr. Ciondan'el fought for the bin
and claimed that 70 Is a proper meas
ure
Nr. McNshb. in opposing it. said 70
stole away the nower OF the people.
The vote follows
Yeas-Bucfson. Bunting Cendan ell. (
Dean. Francis. Gregg Jester. Jafes,
Jones. LLOYD ord. Lyons II. S. SIN Oh,
Snow. J. % Warrington s ]. Warning
ton and Speaker Co 5ii-i7.
Nays Brooks. Hardostv. Hart Hast
, inEs. Klair Lester, M-Nabb, Murine,
: Sherwood, j. w. Smith. soper, staats-
, i6
Not Enthusiastically.
Absent t-nan7erh7tor.
= BIS Passed by House.
The House during the afternoon pass
:. Cd the following Senate bills:
Exicnd'ng the boundary on tho Sew
. enih Ward in Wilmington 20 take IN
= short piece OF ground between
. Creenhin avenue and Rising sun Road.
Requiring certain contagious diseases
= TO be reported TO the State Board Of
: Health
: Rcqniring the iniernes in hosn'tals,
: who register with the state Med cal
\ Council. TO be renoried at once TO the
4 State Board Of Health.
\ Requiring the state Board Of UndoS-
! takes 10 give to the state Board oi
Health the names OF new undartakeri
registered.
Giving Clayton the authority TO IS
sue bonds 20 the amount OF $4,000 tC
build an electric light plant.
To compel every EXprcss Company
dong business in the state TO each de-
pos Il $500 with the state Treasurer
witch funds would be subject 70
claims against sal corporations. II
was stated that these companies at
the present time have no proDerty In
the State that could be attached in
case OF successful suIs against them
Appropriations $50 to(the Aetna Hose
Hook and Ladder Company Of Newark.
Incorporating the Dagsboro Bank.
Reincorp0rat'ng the Bank OF Milford
An act was passad two years ago moor
porat.ng this bank hst It expired.
Appropriatinr $3.50 a year for the
next Two years to the Robbins Hose