Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-19
for fire equipment and $4,000 for street

for fire equipment and $4,000 for street
and sewer construction. Representative
Gray said the Are department now has
So 600. which the Town Council appro-
priated I'm $500 installments. The Street
and Sewer bill repeals an act passed in
1917. but not put into effect. which
authorized a bond issue Of $4,000.
Street and sewer work would be super
vised by n commission, consisting of
three counCilmen and two commission
ers elected at large. Abutting property
would be accessed two fifths of the cost
OF street and sewer work, and the Coun-
Gil would levy n special tax for the pay
ment Of interest and the redemption of
| bonds. Seaford has no paved streets.
The Senate viii probably concur in the
bills with amendments providing for
referendums
Help for INDECENT Sick.
The House also passed the House bill
providing for the INDECENT sick OF New
Castle county by authorizing tho Levy
Court TO pay SO day for each INDECENT
patient sent 10 a hospital. Bills for
hospital treatment would be audited by
| the State Board of Charities.
The House bill reincorporating Del
mar was called up in tho House. but
| after the first half had been given third
reading the House ordered suspension
until Monday.
Not So BIPARTISAN.
Contrary 10 expectation. Democratic
Representatives did not attempt to OBJ
tain House reconsideration of the SEN
ate bill authorizing the governor 10 ap-
point three members of the Sussex Coun-
The House concurred in tho bill carly
in the week. and the time for reconsid-
GRAFTON expired yesterday. Telling
Democrats the commission would be
bi- partisan caught them mapping" The
commission will have six members. in
cluding three Levy Courtmcn, and will
probably stand four Republicans 10 two
Democrats Two of the Levy Court
men are Republicans and one is Dem
ocrat and 1t is likely that tho governor
will appoint two Republican commits
sioners and one Democratic commits
sioner. Democrats thought seriously
OF forcing recon nsideration. but eventual
~ decided TO lie good sports" and take
their medicine
Tonnage Tax on Motor Trucks.
Tho House bill to amend Chapter 6
Of the Revised Code by providing a
tonnage charge for the use Of certain
improved roads by motor trucks would
re-establiah toll houses in Delaware.
Provisions Of the bill include the fol-
lowing:
No loaded motor truck Of gross load
weight over 1--WE tons. whether or
not the same is licensed by this State.
shall run on any of the improved roads
constructed by the State Highway De-
partmcnt. or on the Lincoln Highway.
or on any of the roads IN this State
constructed with State aid. except upon
paying the tonnage fees in this section
provided. viz. For each ono way trip upon
its gross load weight above five tons. so
cents per ton or fractional part Of a ton;
and upon its gross load weight above
seven tons. S per ton or fractional part
Of ton: and upon its gross load weight
above 10 tons, Sl.5o per ton or fractional
part of a ton. For the purposes OF this
chapter the gross load weight shall
signify the gross weight OF the rtuck
and contents. The charges provided for
in this section shall he in addition 10
the license fees prescribed by law. Pro-
vidcd that nothing in this section shall
preclude the free use OF unimproved
roads and roads not mentioned in this
section.
There shaI be established by the
State Highway Department toll houses
on the several improved highways men
toned in the foregoing section. one OF
which toll houses shall be at or near
the Pennsylvania line and one at or
near the Maryland line. on the Lincoln
Highway. and one or more AZ or near
the city Of Wilmington. commanding
the roads leading into Wilmington from
the south. ard such others rs shall be
necessary for the collection OF the said
tonnage charges.
The fees shall constitute q part Of
and 10 used IN the same manner IS
the income OF the State Highway Ne
partment received from licenses Of
automobiles
Violation Of the act shall Re punished
by a fine Of 800