Evening journal., 1921-05-17
Wilmington
GETS 100000
UNDER BUDGET
fcontinued from first page)

|vas acted on by both houses was a
Xbn introduced by Senator Bennett
,Lthorizing the Levy Courts Of the
q hree counties to go ahead this year
Th8d levy the 25 per cent. real estate
ak for school purposes.
The decision OF the Senate TO
Stand by the concurrent resolution
hdopted last Tuesday which provid-
Ia for a recess until yesterday 10
consider only the school budget pre-
vented much other legislation get
hing in and the session probably be-
ng extended for several more days.
The House passed two bills intro
&igced by Representative Otwell, one
INCREASING from S15O.OOO TO 3250,00O
year the state appropriation TO the
Il Highway Department TO carry out
he road building program and the
Dther providing for a state tax Of
ne cent a gallon on all gasoline
pold in the state. When these bills
reached the Senate that body voted
~ stand by the resolution and not
-ecsive them. Only six Senators
oted to receive the bills
The Senate had previously. by a
lie vote OF TO 3. refused TO allow
Ete introduction Of bill by Senator
Short giving the State Highway De-
bartment authority TO pay to the
.;HcNichol Paving Company claim
|:bf S21,OO0. This amount is claimed
<Eby the Philadelphia road building
a,oncern on the ground that after be-
ng awarded a contract for a section
bf the state highway 1t was held up
Dy the highway department from
Z ttarting work for several weeks.
Ysghich caused considerable loss 20
r. he company because OF materials
= yoing up in price. Senators Short
I'D Murphy made a fight TO get this
',sbnl in and nearly succeeded. the vote
II stated being 70 s. Senator
IA spkins was out Of the room when
8 he vote was taken.
n After the House had passed the
= scnool budget and had also passed
4 he two Otwell bills. a number OF
s. bther bills we're introduced in that
body but owing TO the action Of the
Senate none Of them was voted on.
53{rh7ss bills included the following:
By Mr.. Kramer, two bills. one TO
mend the school law so that Il
5 swoSid not be necessary for Will
5nington to have a referendum in
*<brder to raise money by taxation for
81 chool purposes and the other TO APP
tbropriate 5000 moro TO the
dether's Pension Commission
q By r. J. Turner. TO prevent the
# ,id school houses at ocean View
ID Millville. which districts were
Consolidated some time ago. from
,eing disposed Of before July J.
ia.
BY Mr.. Megginson. to give ths
tate Board of Agriculture authority
~ make Investigations in certain
asea-
By Mr.. Aarr. a bill 20 correct ar
Irror in a bill passed during the ses
hon last winter relative to chiropod
stA
Is BY Mr.. Noble. the same bill thai
kenator Short tried TO introduce II
lie Senate 70 pay money to the Nc
y flichol Paving Company.
As stated none Of these bills wal
yoted on in the House. az the SEN
te had made II plain they woulC
lot be received.
3 Henry Ridgely and Mrs Josepl
7< bancroft made a strong effort 4
<< ave tho Legislature add TO tn
ahooi budget an appropriation 10
nedical inspection in the schools, bu
majority OF the members stood b.
4 he committee which after careful
consideration had refused to plac
lis item IN the budget Mr.. Ridge
y made the appeal in both the Sen
o nN rrTu
i. Hinder consideration. In the House
Representative Corbit offered a
amendment to increase the bulge
|hpy $4,000 30 that amount could b
ieed for medical inspection. Nj
RjdEeiy and Mrs. Bancroft wer
s nriven the privilege OF the floor an
made urgent pleas for the amend
Yslent. but Il was voted down.
Accompanying the budget wer
several foot notes setting out jus
-hat certain appropriations could
f. red for by the State Board OF Edr
,ation and restricting the use OF IN
1oney to those particular purpose
~ rhe budget contains an appropris
'3< on OF $50, 900 for replacement {
Transportation. In some instance
where schools have been consol
Hated and children transported
the consolidated school from 9th,
districts, small school houses haN
|<< cen razed. This item Ia to provic
aither for the rebuilding OF thoi
chool houses or for transportatic
= those particular districts. as u
. state Board may decide. Sever
s9s members were bitterly opposed
~ ny provision that might allow tran
,ortation in any district. But Il
hat fact the budget bill would ha'
often several more votes in Il
louise.
4 As near as can be estimated
- Ais time Wilmington will get som
81 hing over 100000 a year under Il
| iill for the schools OF that city. Tn
= more than the city has ever go
en- before but according to hgur
luoted by Senator Robertson is st
sout 100000 short OF what the ci
rs pays TO the State for school purpose
& Both the Senate and House co
q gercd the budget bill in commits
Xof the whole and reported 1t o
q 81 favorably. While the Senate w
D, committee of the Whole. Senat
~ iaimcr insisted that his bill to r
i * peal the present school laws and r
enact the old laws Of previous
| 1873 be reported out also. so that
would be in shape for action in ca
lie budget bill failed. The Palm
fbill was reported on its merits.
Senator Alice. who was a memb
ol the committee that drafted q