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act has been passed by the House
and is now In the Senate. II also
strongly recommended passage OF
Senate bill a for the reorganization
and control Of the public school sys-
tenn OF Wilmington as drafted by
the Citizens School Survey Commit
tee. This act provides for five-
member school board elected at
large.
Senate bill %. 20 enable City
Council 10 issue bonds up 20 5000
600. for the new Public Library
building on Caesar Rodney Square,
was endorsed by the directors as
was also Senate bill 122, reorganiz-
/ ing and increasing the authority OF
the State Auditors Department
/ with recommendations that all
money belonging 10 the State should
/ be deposited monthly TO the credit
Of the State and frequent audits OF
| the agencies handling State funds
| should be made.
Senate bin 61. for the return "a
municipalities and hundreds in each
county OF one-half the State license
fees collected originating in them.
such money 20 be used for improve
ment and maintenance of streets
and highways also met with ap-
prevail The Wilmington Paid Fire
/ Department bill likewise was for
! mally endorsed.
Among bills disapproved by the
directors was Senate bill 2S provid-
ing for an eight hour work day. with
four hours on Saturday, for employ
ment OF women. The directors held
that this act would seriously affect
many merchants as well as manu-
facturers. hotels. telephone ex'
changes. etc.
senate bill as, providing an addi
tional tax on fire insurance compan'
les. for maintenance Of fire compan
les in Incorporated cities and towns
was disapproved on the ground tha
the tax would be added 10 premium
on fire insurance policies and th'
cost fan on the people OF the com
munities.
Senate bill s5. for a capitation ta'
on males OF the State only, was dis
approved because IL was held sucl
tax should apply equally on all citi
zens. Senate bill 1O7 providini
that future issues Of city. county o
State bonds should be taxable wa
also disapproved. II was held sucl
tax would place Delaware bon
issues at a disadvantage with thos
which are tax free in other State.
and compel a considerably increase
rate OF interest In order to eftec
, their sale.
Senate bill ia. providing for
$4,000 license fee on brokers.
was viewed by the directors as ur
reasonable and further that the bi
did not specify what kind OF broker
would be affected AS the bill
y drawn its provisions would apply {
real estate insurance. food and othe
classes OF brokers as well as TO thos
ID dealing in securities.
In addition to these measures {
State or local interest. directors {
], Chamber authorized President Wal
I ner TO name three representatives (
>, act on the board Of directors Of III
Eastern Time Daylight Saving ASS,
y citation, recently organized. NJ
Warner Is expected TO return frol
Florida on Monday next.
/, The directors further disapprove
! OF the bill now before Congress. prl
viding for the Muscle Shoals" pr
I ject. designed 10 enable the govern
> ment TO go into the production OF n
nj trates I'm opposition TO private mani
= facturers. II Is estimated the G.
pense OF constructing the propos'
? government nitrate plant would
$4,000. 900 at the outset and the
, would be a los sof several milliO
. annually from its operation
Protest was registered against Il
7 new form OF the telephone directori
70 issued by the Diamond State Tel
1. phone Company. II was held tn
n. the call numbers are too far sep
2. rated from the names OF subscribe
and that the dividing OF the directo
H. into separate Wilmington and Dov
r.. sections is distinct disadvantage.
G. Thirty new members OF the char
ID. Der were added TO the rolls as a 7
a. suit OF the activities Of the merca
)r. tile section