Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-02-10

participate in the benefits OF the
police pension fund In Wilmington.
Her husband, the late Sergeant Bay
ley. died a month or two before the
police pension fund became opera
tive. and after he had served 81
years on the force.
Mr.. Brogan presented another bill
regulating the licensing OF motor We
hlcles and prescribing rules and reg
ulatlons for their registration.
By Mr.. Brogan. TO brins New
Castle county under the law now IN
force In Kent and Sussex counties.
making 2240 pounds a standard ton
OF coal and otherwise regulating the
weight OF fuel.
Representative Little introduced a
bin requiring the receiver OF taxes
and county treasurer In New Castle
county or his deputy to be in the
Office every business day 10 attend
TO business and providing for add
tional help for such Official during
the rush season.
Mr.. Reynolds. exempting from ex-
listing taxes produce and meats pro-
duced by the person selling them.
Mr.. Holcomb, making the open
season for muskrats from December
IS 10 February %.
Mr.. Alice. regulating the fees for
registration OF motor vehicles ac-
cording 20 their weight.
Mr.. Nelson. authorizing the town
OF Bethany Beach 10 bond to Sc
cure money 10 build a new water
system; also requiring voters 20 be
residents OF that town twelve, in
stead OF six months. before they can
vote at a town election. Another bill
by Mr.. Nelson authorizes Delmar to
levy a special tax OF $4,000 TO pay
for new FIRE equipment already
purchased. Another OF Mr.. Nelson's
bills enables Delmar TO issue bonds
up TO 8 per cent OF the assessed
valuation OF the property in the
town for ths construction OF new
school house.
Mr.. Nelson preseted a bill author
izing Laurel 10 borrow $1,000 20
purchase a new IRE engine An
other bill defines the qualifications
OF the county engineer in Sussex
county, prescribes the kind OF road
construction 70 be done and gives
the Levy Court full jurisdiction
over such work.
Representative Gray introduced a
bill TO abolish the Child Welfare
Commission. He also introduced a
bill appropriating 1925 TO help re-
l. -.
bury school district known as No. 20.
Mr.. Gray introduced a bill which
provides that no school which Is or
has been maintained as high
school shall be discontinued or the
grades therein reduced without the
consent OF the Board OF Education.
or trustees OF the district in which
Il Is located. Another OF Mr.. Grays
bills authorizes the town OF Mag
nolia TO raise additional taxes up TO
$1,000.
Representative wheatly presented
4 bill authorizing Blades 20 raise
lis revenues from $500 TO $500.
W. H. Short introduced a bill au-
ihorizlng the Levy Courts OF Kent
md Sussex counties 10 appropriate
1900 a year for the care OF the
INDECENT sick OF such counties.
other bills introduced Included:
Mr.. Slant. to require the State
Board OF Education 20 make and
pay FOR repairs 20 the sidewalk in
front OF the school for white chill
dren in Townsend.
Mr.. Holcomb, providing for the
OF the members OF the
police force In New Castle after they
have rssched the age OF 20 years
and have served IS years on the
force, the City Council 20 fix the sum
to be paid as a pension.
G. II. Short providing that the
comptroller in Kent and Sus-
sex counties shall be paid monthly
instead OF quarterly.
Mr. Hanson, appropratg $4,000
year for the next two years 70 the /
Kent and Sussex Fair Associations /