Milford chronicle., 1941-04-25
Governor Signs
Bill Allotting
2 Million For
Road Building
tcontInued from Plrst PaEel

sons who have built cottages II
the area, declared that If 1t wer'
not for their building efforts th'
area would still be wasteland. Tn,
bill so they would be removed from
members urged approval of ths
the classification of squatters, anC
stated it would promote develop
ment of the land.
Distribution Of Funds
Representative Kellum's bill fol
retiring school bonds will be dis
tributed among the districts as
follows:
New Castle County: Alexis ]
dupont, $4,000; Arden, $500;
Claymont, $4,000; Delaware City,
$1,000; Eden, $500; Hockessin,
$1,000; Marshallton, $1,000; Mid
dletown, $5,S32; Mt. Pleasant, $3,-
900; Newark, $4,000; New Castle,
$4,000; Newport, $1,000; Oak
Grove. $1,S0O; Odessa, $1,000;
Richardson Park, $3,4OO; Rose Hill
and Minquadale, $1,000; Stanton,
$500; Townsend, $1,000, and York
lyn, $1,000. Total New Castle
County, $56,632. s
Kent County: Caesar Rodney,
$7,1OO; Clayton. $2,75O; Dover,
$4,000; Pennington, $500; FELTON,,
$1,000; Frederick, $1,000; Harring-
ton, $1,000; Kenton, $500; Leipsic,
5000; Magnolia, $500; and Smyrna,
$2,500. Total Kent County, $35,S5O.
Sussex County; Bridgeville, s2,-
600; Delmar, $1,000: Glendale, ST.
900; Greenwood, $1,000; John M.
Clayton, $1,000; Laurel, s7.750;
Lewes, $4,000; Lincoln, 800; Lord
Baltimore, $4,000; Millsboro, ST.
900; Milton, $2,56O; Rehohpth, $S,-
600; Roxana, $4O0; Seaford, $15,-
600. and Sycamore. $500 Total
Sussex County, $a5,650.
The bill also provides $45,O00
to retire bonds of the Wilmington
Board Of Education. :.tFs'-
Other Bills Signed
Under the ether Appropriation
bill signed. $1,000 will be allotted
for the services of a teacher at the
Childrens Beach House, Lewes,
for the biennium. The measure was
introduced by Rep. Abner Wood
ward.
Other bills signed were:
Rep. Frank s. .Pritchett - To
create state board, of registration
for professional engineers and land
surveyors.
Rep. Thomas e. Hickman - To
require the annual registration of
all illegal practitioners Of chire-
pody" by the State Board of Bx-
aminers.
Rep Thomas N. Stayton-To ap-
propriate $3.50 to Houston Wilson,
attorney of Georgetown, for serv-
ing as judge ad litem at elections
in Sussex County last year.
Representative Woodward = To-
authorize the town of Newport to-
extend its boundaries to include
Colony Hill and Tuxedo Park.
Rep. Frank Hainesworth = To
abolish the office of kerosene in
spector in Wilmington.
Representative Woodward - To |
increase the annual income by tax
alton of the commissioners of Els
mere from $4,000 to $25,000.
Representative Woodward = To
set fines that can be levied by the
alderman of Elsmere.
Representative Kellum = To
permit the commissioners of Belle
fonte to advertise delinquent tax
lists in lieu of personal service.
Representative Woodward = To
set the hours for hearing tax ap-
peals by the commissioners Of Els
mere.
Rep. Ernest v. Blendt - To en-
large the powers of Smyrna police.
Representative Blendt-to per-
nit officers and employees of the
Smyrna town council to become
eligible for benefits under the state
workmen's compensation law.
Representative Blendt - To au-
thorize the Smyrna town council
to refinance outstanding bond is
sues up to $4,000.
Representative Blendt = To set /
the qualifications Of voters eligible
to ballot at town elections in
Smyrna.
Representative Pritchett To
increase the salary of the Judge
of the Court of Common Pleas of
Kent County from $500 year
to $4,000.
Rep. j. S. Willis - To permit
the extension of the corporate
limits of Milford.
Representative Willis - To per-
nit the mayor and city council of
Milford to change the names of
streets and alleys.
Rep. Alfred A. O'Day - To per-
nit the town of Greenwood to is
sue bonds up to $4,000 for public
Representative Hickman = To
permit the commissioners Of Beth
any Beach to refinance bonds up
o 100000.
Rep w. Deane Johnston = To
arson in relation to oc- :
,upied or unOccupied houses. /:
Rep. John l.. Barr's bill, under 3
which a board of trustees will be,
laned by the resident judge to 7
operate the prison, prison farm,
and courthouse annex !:
# Sussex County was among the Z
tx measures signed by Gov. Wal Z
er w. Bacon on Monday of this
week. Previously the Levy Court (
lad this authority. !
%; .xkSA1I -ofEtori RARA HIT mn !:
Passage of the act, which es- Z
ablishes a system of prison con-
rol similar to that used in New
,astle County, was opposed by +
Democrats in both Houses Of the I:
leneral Assembly. !:
Other bills were signed Monday (;
" the Governor as follow: !: