Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-27


Budget BIN Started.
Representative Dill introduced bin
providing for State Budget system.
the provisions Of which have been pub
lished.
Representative Henry Wilson intro
duccd a hill giving the Central National
Bank Of Wilmington general notarial
power.
Representative Harrington introduced
a bill providing for night watchman at
tho Cheswold railroad crossing.
REPRESENTATIVE Clark introduced a bili
increasing from $500 TO 5000 per annum
the salary of the deputy sheriff Of Kent
county.
Speaker Paskey introduced a bill
making It unlawful for tenant who is
vacating land to remove provender or
manure.
State Supplies board.
Senator Robertson viii introduce
bill creating a new Board OF State sup
plies. The bin says the board shall
consist Of tho governor. secretary oi
state and state treasurer, and shall
have power and authority to purchase
any and all state supplies as hereinafter
defined. used and needed hy the state
and nv any state department, com
| mission. bureau. institution. organiza-
| ton. or other agency of the state which
| uses supplies paid for in whole or part
| bv funds from the State treasury. with
] the exception Of the judicial department
and the department Of publi, arms and
Islcfense. Those two departments also
| would have to secure their supplies
| through the board No state supplies
as defined shalt be contracted for ot
purchased except in accordance with th'
| provisions of the act and any contract
made otherwise would he void ana pay
mcnt would be refused.
Section OF the bill says: The wore
supplies" as used In this act. shall b'
construed to mean ard include all oftic'
supplies Of all kinds. including office
eouiprncnt. furniture and fixtures.
shall also include the printing. hindint
and distribution OF the laws, journals
| official report and all other printed mat
ter issued by any Of the state executive
and legislative departments and stat
| commissions, bureaus and institutions
and any and all other state printing ant
! binding: il shall include the purchase o
ALI fuel used in the State Capitol bulid
ing and all repairing. heating and equip
ment of the state Capitol building l
shall not include such institutional SUP
plies as hardware. machinery, food, Tor
age clothing. drugs. chemicals, etc, use
bv state institutions and state agencies
nor the construction. repair or main
. tenance of any road or bridge. nor IN
construction. repair or equipment of an
! public school. nor fhe erection or con
struction of any buildings
The bill authorizes the board TO II
a standard for all supplies. TO redOc
the variety and cost 1t would nav
charge of the disposal of all vast
paper and other unserviceable persona
property of the state. department.
commissions, etc.
D The board is empowered TO loca'
= stock room and the State libraria
o would be reauirde TO give the board
q stock and would have charge OF IN
distribution OF the supplies. The Gus
todian would have TO give BOND IN q
amount fixed by the board. The nsc'
: wear Of the board would start July
: and every department. commission, et'
: would be required to give hte board q
n estimate by June / of its needs ioF L
c vear with an itemized account OF
d supplies on hand.
n THE hoard would advertise for bi
q for furnishing all supplies and a"al
z the contracts TO the lowest responsih
II bidders. Supplies could only be secur
y from the board on roquisition. III
e act would become effective July
q this year
Time OF Day by Telephone.
Senator Bennett will introduce b
= recurring all telephone companies
i announce the time Of day 10 subsci
! bers asking the exchanges for that ]
d formation.
X For 100000 Bond Issue.
1t The members Of the New Castle Cou
~ " Levy Court accompanied By Coun
81 Engineer Grubb. came TO Dover, toda
le to request the General Assembly 10 pa
rs a bin authorizing a 100000 bond iss
for a new bridge over the Brandywi
at Eleventh street. Wilmington.
&. Action on the bill repeating the PR
is cnt school laws Will be deferred uu
Is, the bill providing new school laws
q acted on.
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