Evening journal., 1921-03-05
NEWPORT WOULD
PAY IN BONDS
Bill to Refund Money Ad-
vanced For Water Works
Passed by House
MILTON WOMEN
WILL VOTE TODAY
STAR Correspondent.

STAFF Correspondent.
STATE HOUSE, Dover. Del,
March 5.-On motion OF Rep
resentative Gray in the House
yesterday afternoon. the House
bill allowing dealers and con-
sumers to have any quantity of
oysters in their possession, although
there is a restriction as TO the
amount that tongers can have in
their possession, was stricken from
the calendar.
The House passed Senator Pal
mer's Senate bill to allow the women
of Milton to vote at town elections
At present only those women who
pay tax can vote. Senator Palmer
in explaining the bill said that an
election is to be held in Milton today
and women OF the town want to
vote at this election.
Representative Warrington's bill
appropriating $4,000 for the OPEN
ing Of the inlet from Indian river
and Rehoboth Bay into the Atlantic
Ocean, was passed by the House.
The bill names Senators Prettyman
and Hopkins and Representatives
Clendaniel and Stats as a commit
tee TO carry out the work. An en-
gineer recently made an investiga-
ton OF conditions there and recon-
mended that the work could be done
for 1900.
On motion OF Representative Marr,
his bill to authorize the governor
to appoint three additional notaries
public for Wilmington was stricken
from the House calendar.
Representative Virden's bill to in
crease the salary OF the attorney
general to $1,000, which had been
reported on it's merits, was recon-
mitted to committee. It is under
stood the bill will be changed in
committee as to the amount Of the
proposed increase.
After il had been explained by
Representative Lord the House
passed his bill which provides for
the town OF Newport. after a refer
endum by the taxpayers, to repay
in bonds to the Krebs Pigment
Company and some individuals $40
! 400. which wa advanced TO com
plete the water and sewer system
The town was authorized to issue
bonds for the improvements but the
amount was not sufficient and the
money was advanced TO complete It,
II after a vote by the taxpayers un-
der this bill, a majority decides in
/ favor Of 1t, bonds TO that amount
will be issued and given to thosa
who advanced the money.
Would Divide Election Districts
Both Democrats and Republicans
in the hundred having agreed 20 the
proposed changes the House passed
| Representative Megginson's bill di
viding the first and second election
districts OF New Castle Hundred
New Castle County, and making
new district to be known as No 8
Mr. Megginson explained that at tn
last election more than 1000 voter
were registered in the first distric
and between 500 and 900 in the sec
ond district The voting place FOL
the new sixth district will be at Ros'
Hill. The bill also takes some vot
ors from the fourth district ane
nlaces them in the third district
The voting places for the six dis
tricts in the hundred will be as fol
lows: First district. old Court House
New Castle; second, Gebharts un
dertaking establishment, New Cas-
tie: third Ryan's store, New Cas-
tie; fourth, Good VIII Fire Com
pany house. New Castle; 1fth' Bea
station, and sixth, Rose Hill.
The House also passed Represen
tatlve DiN's bill dividing the sec
ond election district OF eighth repre-
sentative district of Kent count
and making new district TO b
known as No. with the votin
place at Magnolia Mr.. Dill sal
there are more than 1000 voters Il
the second election district. Whe
the Meaginson bill was up a Demo
cratic member inquired II the Dem
ocrats Of New Castle hundre
agreed to the proposed change. MI
Megginson inquired OF Mr.. Dill II tn
Republicans agreed 10 the change 4
I, his district, TO which Mr.. Dil
replied, There are no Re
publicans there" Afterwards he ex
planned that everyone had agreed Z
splitting the district.
The following House bills wer
reported favorably TO the House b
the HOUSE touihAAAtt hA AhAAA'Afo
corporations:
Representative Virden's bill rela
tive to the police pension fund 10
members OF the police force OF VIII
mingtOn.
, Representative Virden's bi
amending the law to increase 10 so
the number OF voters that any dis
trict in Wilmington can have.
Representative II. Wilson's bi
providing that the polls be ope
during the same hours for a cit
> election as the general election 1
b Wilmington.
2 Representative Whites bill givin
e the Board Of Health OF Wilmingto
r power to erect a crematory I'm cas-
OF emergency and authorizing Coun
e ell TO issue bonds for the same.
] The House passed the followin
House bills;
4 Otwelrs-Authoriz the build
% ing OF portions OF the State High
4 ways through incorporated town
and providing for the procedur
] 81.