Evening journal., 1920-04-22
new KENT Plan
OF ASSESSMENT
House Kills Bill to Compel
Corporations to Pay at
Least Twice a Month
WAWASET PARK NOW
IN CITY LIMITS
stan Correspondent.

otdn Correspondent.
DOVER, April 22.-With only t,No
members, Messrs. Soper and Hastings
voting against IL. the House yes,e~.
day passed the Senate bin to cstah
llsh a modern assessment system in
Kent county The bin was explainr1
by Senator Alice. who introduced iht
measure in ahe Senate.
At present The county assessment
is made in Kent county by hundred
assessors, elected The new bin aboi-
ishes the office when their terms a.,
pire next January and creates
Board OF Assessment OF three mem
bers. to be elected by the Levy Cour
OF the county. IL provides that MOI
more than one can be named from
one senatorial district and not more
ihan TWO from any one political
party. The ferm OF office Is four
years and the salary. $1,000 a wear
Senator Alice. IN talking for iha
bin, stated 1t provided an eouitahle
method OF assessing according To- me
real value Of the property. lie fold
OF having made an examination OF The
books or some OF the assessors and
found scores and scores OF dead mon
on dhe assessment list. He thouehi
at least - per cent OF The people
OF the county favor the new system
Representative McNabb said II con-
dtllons were as bad as Senator Alice
stated there certainly should be some
change and that ne would support
the bill
Mr.. soper opposed the bin and said
ne did not believe that three men
could make as equitable an assess
ment as men elected in each district
who know the properties they arc
assessing.
w. Watson Harrington. ailorney for
The Kent County Levy Court. slated
as far as he knew the members of
that court were not opposed TO the
bill II was then passed by a vote
Of 30 to ?.
The House passed Senator Muir
phys bill increasing the salary OF
HE county engineer for Kent county
from $500 to $500 a year and also
the senate bill Increasing from $1,000
"a eoOoO the amount OF salary that the
Stale Highway Commission can pay
its secretary. II The commission so
desires
Another Senate bin passed by the
House was Senator GOrmley's, which
extends The limits OF the city OF VII
mlngion 10 include certain portion
oI land in Chrisiiana hundred. In
wnai was formerly Wawasct Park.
BY vote of 40 yeas to "A NAYS.
tne House killed Represents aiiVo Me |
Nabh's substitute bin 20 compel cor
poraiions doing business In The State /
70 pay shelr employees al least semi F,
monthly. The original bin prOvid q I
ihet they. not only be paid semi /
fIArsI hItf D.. A..
money. The substitute eliminated |
ne provisions as TO paying In money. |
Air NoNahb said an effort had been /
ralf 10 have him strike thr bin from |
'Ae calendar but HAT he bad refused |
ia ~. Tie ssid he introduced the |
he request OF some employees
~ II dupont Powder Company.
eseniaiiVc Hastings said ne |
The matter OF when they /
nav should be let 10 the cor
aeS
NnNahb asked II he would go
as 10 suggest twice year
'ssilngs said he would not say
Mr.. Lyons also opposed the
vote by which Il was killed
,ctf Brooks. Clendaniel. Dean.
'''rsly, McNabb. Mulvena, paradee.
s'ry ] w. Smith and J. d. War
n. t'on-i0
Nays Dsnzenbaker Francis. Han
rftN, Hart Hastings. Jester Klair.
ioff. Lyons. Parker. Snow. SOper, :.
Warrington and Speaker Corbit-
Representative McNabb had stricken
from The calendar his bin TO abolish /
me Court OF C4ancery and Repre-
sentative Lyons had stricken OF his
bill TO compel railroads 20 pay de-
freight.
The House passed Representative
Lyons bill 20 increase from $500 TO
$500 annually the amount TO the /
Election Department OF Wilmington. /
10 be USED TO pay The salary OF a /
clerk, attorney and 0fllce assistants /
Mr.. McNabb objected 10 the bill /
as drawn but said he would vote /
for bill that proposes a straight |
increase IN salary for the clerk Of the /
Department Of Elections The bin /
was passed by a vote OF rs 10 r.
Representative Parker's bin giving /
Sussex county authority In building /
roads, 10 continue them through /
towns, was passed Mr.. Parker ex-
planned fhat some towns are not /
financially able TO build the roads and /
that under the si,O00.OO0 county bond /
issue bin passed a year ago they can 4
only be built TO the down limits. He /
pointed out that the people in the /
towns pay as much county tax as
the farms.
Representative Brooks bill TO al
low the placing OF lien on auiomo-
Dlles FOR repair and supply bills up /
TO 500 was passed by the. House by /
a vote OF 10 to II. This bill was /
defeated some days ago and later the /