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the Superior Court and Court of Gen.
erai Sessions residing I'm Wilmington
shaii appoint "A board of five perBona.
not less than three of whom shall be
women, TO constitute, tho board Of
managers OF the New Castle County
prison for women" Their terms would
DC TWO Tor two years and three for three
years and they would serve without
compensation other than actual ex-
penses. and at no time shnll all tho
managers be of any one political party
To Cost 100000.
TO establish the proposed prison the
Levy Court ts authorized TO borrow up
1 TO 100000. for which certificates OF
| indebtedness would be Issued Tho
money realized from tho sale of the Ger
tifcates would be turned over to the
hoard or managers by the Levy Court
| lor tho occasion and euuipping OF the
| building.
inc managers would be authorized
under the act TO secure lands for tho
| occasion of buildings. which would have
| to be completed within two years Tho
| trustees of the workhouse would then
| be required TO turn over what women
! prisoners there were I'm the workhouae
! to the now institution. The managers
would be authorized TO charge the
| county 40 centst a day for tho board
| OF each prisoner until tho debt on tho
| institution is liqulda ted The managers
| would also submit on February of
| each year. an estimate to the Levy
| court of tho amounts necessary for tho
| prison for that year
| Provision also Is made for keeping
| prisoners of tender years separate from
! tho other prisoners The bill also
| specih's the time off prisoners shall
| he allowed each month for good be-
haVior. as follows First year, days
each month second year, days: third
| year days. and after the third years
| 10 days each month, For violations of
the rules or other regulations the
| prisoner may forfeit her time Off or
| money earned at the discretion Of the
| managers If prisonar passes her
| sentence within FIVE days Of IL. com
pletion, without having violated any
rules. she may bo recommended hv the
| managers for pardon and for reatora-
tiop OF citizenship
The managers would have entire
charge Of the prison. Including tho mp
pointmont of matroua Keepers. officers.
etc
Paid Fire Department BiIi.
Senator Lutz who introduced tho
seuate bin authorizing tho city Council
~ wilmington % establish a paid fire
department. stated this morning thnt
| the hili may he considered by tho Sen
ate committee on municipal corpora
tians today or early next week
The hll aa introduced makes Il man.
datorN an council 10 establish the IA III
fire department Int Senator lutz stnt.
"a icdav thai there Is considerable Oh
toetions tn he hill as introduced and
that it may he amended IN conmntee
Want Commission 90 Act.
L is said some menbcrs Of tho fcgis-
laturc ard also some influential citi-
zena Of Wilmington arc insisting that
the hili provide for the appointment af
| "A small commission TO have charge ri
the proposed fire department Some
~ tho Democratic members OF the
House. # is said. VIII also insist that
such a commission he bipartisan II
IS likely some form Of commission will
hc provided Tor III an amendment
II Is aisu being insisted nv some ~
the present volunteer frcmen and their
friends hat provision bc made for ar
annual appropriation OF So 900 BY ths
city 10 the Volunteer Firemen's Re
lief Association.
Studying Charter Bill.
Senator Robertson Is making q
/ thorough study Of the Wilmington cits
chaft,r h}l prepared by bipartisan
committee ia Wilmington and given Z
him - introduce The bill Is in the
hands of the committee on municipa
CORPORATIONS II which senator Robert
son IS chairman The committee may
start ~ work of considsring this bill
- Il a
r erts 10y he offered 10 il before il i,
reported out of committee. ore d
these Is e. change that feature oI
R.n which l.aVc= the Harhor Com
mission separate body This section
mas p, eliminated. 70 place the work
of all the present commissions under
the absolute control Of the i've com
missianers who would be elected -
large und,r the hiH
Senate's Slow Session.
senate proceedings this morning were
meagre.
Tne SENATE received and filed a com
| municatton from Mrs r l. Holiday
asking for a joint session OF the Senate
and House February "a to hear Mrs
Maud Wood Parks. Mrs Clifford Pin
chot and AIrs Frank 4 Nauderlip or
proposed legislation concerning women
Bills authorizing Smyrna Mlilsbor,
and Delmar 10 borrow money we're re
ported favorably TO the Senate.
Lineoln's birthday.
In yoint session this afternoon. tn
senate ard House celebrated Lincoln
| Birthday The exercises included al
dresses ~ Everett Z Johnson farmet
secretary of state. ard p p CiaXton
United states Commissioner of Educa
4ou: reading II Iinsolns Gettysburg
Address by Representative Bucking
ham. singing bv a male quartette AM
vocal soios hy Mrs Frank Hall Davis
HELD ON MURDER CHARGE.
Two Policemen In New York IndiCte'