Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-18
BOUNDARY LINE
kJ LAST APPROVED
after THIRTY YEARS
lenDslature Accepts Return OF
de Commission of Survey, as
( Reported in 1889.
CONFIRMS ANCIENT CIRCLE
star Correspondence of Every Evening.

star Correspondence of Every Evening.
State House. Dover. March is.
Tve House os Representatives, yes
orrdky aftsruoon. reconsidered and. by
4 votc Of % to 2. concurred In the Sen
ate hdll.prpviding for the acceptapce. APP
prevail and confirmation of the report
of the commission appointed in 1871 TO
examine. survey and re-establish the
Clrrde of New Castle as the boundary
line between Pennsylvania and Della
ware.
Representative Corbit. who obtained
recon sideration. said the established
boundary line would hold whether the
Legielature ratified the commissions ro-
port or not.
Representative Buckinbham protested
against putting Delawareans In Penn-
sylvania.
Representative Buckingham protested
B. r. Davis Dill. Harrington, Mari.
e~hn eider E. J. Turner and T. w
Turre voted against concurrence.
with an amendment appropriating
$4,000. tho House passed the House
nII providing for participation by tho
Rt,t~ Highway Department of Deia-
ware Tn the Lewes- Cape May ferry pro
tct-
Or Hiram r. Burton told the House
she Maryland. Delaware & Virginia Rail
road would turn over" its pier at Loves
Aor A ferry terminal. reservinE the right
~ maintain tracks tharon. and the ap-
propriation would he spent for making
ropairs to the pier.
Luther C. ogden, president Of the
Cape MAY Chamber Of Commerce. advo-
eAted massage Of the bill.
After third reading. tho House re
committed the House bill establishing
sh~ New Castle County Prison for
women For the erection thereof the
hill requires tho Levy Court Of New
Castle county to borrow sum Of money
which an amendment reduces from
500. .oo0 to $4,000. The bin ir defec-
dive because 10 contains blank provisions
regarding certificates of indebtedness.
II provides for a board of managers.
c-pr,rtrting of five persons. To be ap-
x-pinted by tho Judges Of the Court of
General Sessions residing in New Castle
county and requires the Levy Court TO
incren.e from 40 TO IS cents the per
diem for the support Of women prieoners
II dce~s not provide for the commitment
az women prisoners from Kent and
EursaY counties.
Mrs Florence Rayar1 Hilles appeared
rn the House door in advocacy Of the
hill.
y. Warren Green. attorney 10 the
Levy Court. stated Il had not been
consulted on the bill.
Representative Lord thought spend
ing SIS. .0eo for the housing Of Is women
rrisorler- would he costly. He said the
New Castle County Workhouse can
sronnnodate 500 prisoners. both men
and women. and contains hut 400.
Tie House concurred In the Senate
hill relating 10 limited partnership.
Representative Gray stated Robert H.
Richards drafted the bill by request
OF Tire Rar Association and explained
that II n1oder7lizes the Limited Partner
shin Law. which has not been changed
sinoe 1853
The House concurT~d in the Senate
bill amending the workpens Com
penes ton law.
The House passed the House hill
sutA orizing the Judge Of the Juvenile
Court 70 commit prisoners to any State
institution.
The House concurTed in the follow
Ng Senate bills:
Authorizing Lewes to borrow $4,000