Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
LEGISLATURE VISITS
WASHINGTON FOR
THE INAUGURATION
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1t requires that at least five verses
of the Bible must be read and the
Lords prayer recited every day the
schools are in session in every class
room by the teacher and in the pres
ence of the pupils. If there is an as
sembly this Bible reading and reci-
tatiOn of the Lords prayer may be
done before the assembled pupils.
No other religious exercises are per-
mitted in the public schools, it is
specified in this act.
The teacher who fails to comply
with this law is made subject to a
fine of S25 for the first offense. For
the second Offense her certificate
may be revoked, that is she is liable
to dismissal.
Senator Hardesty called up for fin
al action the bill he had introduced
amending the law combining the
Child Welfare Commission, the Tu-
berculOsis Commission and the State
Board of Health with the State
Health and Welfare Commission. A
previous law authorized this combi-
nation and this measure was neces-
sary to transfer to the Welfare Com
mission the work the other three
had been doing when they operated
as independent units.
The House on Friday passed a bill
providing that on all highways, up
on the approach of a fire apparatus
either from the front or rear, any
other vehicle must draw up to the
side of the road, stop, and remain
there until the apparatus has passed.
This is the same law that applies to
Wilmington only it makes this stop
rule effective in the rural districts.
The House passed without objec-
tiOn Representative Wintrup's bill
authorizing the State Archives Com
mission to hape printed 300 copies
of Volume 1 of the minutes of the
House of the Assembly of Delaware
for the years from 1776 to 1892 in
elusive. There is but one copy of this
volume now and it is desired to pre-
serve these minutes in the State
House in Dover.
The bill authorizing the town of
to increase, by taxation,
its revenues from $500 to $1,5O0
year was passed without objection
1t had been introduced and called up
for final action by Representative
The House has passed Representa-
tive Massey's bill relative to the
control by the State Highway De-
partment of traction engines using
the highways after it had been ex-
planned by former Representative E.
L. Jones, of Dover.
Mr.. Jones said under the present |.
law the owners of tractors cannot |
comply with the law because they
cannot meet the requirements. He
said it not only affect traction en-
gines but also all other farm imple-
ments using cleats on the wheels. 1t
provides that there must be a two
nch cleat and if not, the cleats must
be covered.
The bill passed provides for one
nch cleats. Mr.. Jones said the
could not operate un-
Ter the present law. The bill will
lOld the owners of machines re-
ponsible for any damage to the
highways and will require them to
'egister with the highway depart
nent. Mr.. Massey, the introducer, |
aid Chief Engineer Buck Of the
Department, did not oppose
he bill.
After some objection had been {
lade to it as drawn Representative
Whites bill to make uniform the s
lethod of collecting taxes for school S
onds in special school districts '
ere recommitted to committee for
At the present time in T
lover, Smyrna, Newark and Clay S
lount districts collectors who re- i
Give from 5 to per cent collect a
le taxes to take care of bond issues I
nd in Milford, Harrington, Lewes,
aurel and Caesar Rodney districts q
le collections are made by the :,
)unty receiver of taxes under an =
her law for 2 per cent. An amend =
ent provided for the Receiver of n
axes to bond for the collection of u
ese taxes.
M. Howard Jester, State Tax Com "
issioner, told the joint budget COM L
ittee, Friday morning, that if his 0
SBel4 L4l4C4lJ II S5AFCA Oil GluC4 uclIC !
rec with which to do it's work, Il
ere will be ample money collected Il
for the needs of the schools. He
sclared he could add to his 1924 fl
elections, on a conservative esti- Il
ate, from 100000 to 100000 more d
an he took in last year, if he had W
e necessary help to do the work in Ct
S office. IL
Mr.. Jester is asking for an appro- CO
iation of $4,000, an increase of
actically $4,000, and. with this 81
ira money he proposes to engage Sc
rec field agents, two auditors and in
additional clerks. His present to- 81
force consists of 16 people and fiji
e additional IL he is asking for "a
,uld bring it to %, for two months &c
the year. During the rush season, in
said he has to have five extra 4
erks for about two months, but =,
ese five are engaged whether he is 81,
owed the other additional help or nj
In spite of the vigorous opposition oil
Senator Kramer, of Wilmington, IN
, Senate Monday afternoon, by ad
.e of 10 to 4, voted in favor of the Mi
| sponsored by the Delaware Safe
Council and approved by the State ~
ghway Department, the Street and IA M.
ver Department, members of the m mpu
iciary and others, reducing the ~ ~
ed limit of automobiles in this ua
tie on the open highways from S5 f.o SI'
80 miles an hour, and on the WClo W
eets of incorporated towns and c c['
ages from 25 to 20 miles an hour. WI
he House Monday afternoon by t,l eu
e of % to 8, passed Representa- ~