The daily gazette., 1877-04-12
New Castle Letter.

NOW OdpLlC bctLtTs
From Our Regular Correspondent.
CITY COUNCIL AFFAIRs-AN INTEREST.
TRIAL, &c, &c.
ala. NEW CASTLE. April 12.
The late City Council, on assuming
their duties, found themselves cucumber
ed with debt of near $400, and no funds
to meet it. They have made numerous
improvements of substantial character,
notably amongst which are the repaving
Of Delaware street from Market to Water
the grading of Chestnut street and of
Ninth from the Frenchtown turnpike to
Washington Avenue; they increased the
number of lamps and entirely renovated
the old ones; put, kept and left all the
public pumps in good order; left no
debts to be paid, but the sum of not less
than &400 in the treasury. We may well
say, "Well done thou good and faithful
servants"
L. n. Grubb, tax collector of Brandy
wine Hundred, has settled in fun with
the county treasurer, VIM. Herbert, for
the year 1878, friend Grubb is third on
the list, the other collectors are now in
order.
Council-elect did not meet last evening
owing to the fact that certified copy Of
the amendments to our city charter had
not been received. Friday evening has
been appointed for orgarizing.
The financial year of the Board of Edu-
cation ends in the last week of February,
at which date they were out of funds.
Would it not be we'll for City Council to
advance them portion of the money
now in the city treasury in order that
they may be able to meet their monthly
bills for books and stationery. 1t will
be June before they will receive their
portion of the taxes to be raised for 1877.
In and about the Mayors Office presen
ted lively appearance last evening and
on making inquiries as to the cause, we
were referred to his Honor, who, with a
smile, informed us that Hopes kept a
lumber yard, and if we wanted to bore,
there was the place to get a plank. No
way daunted by this dash of ecold water''
we waited, and allowed events to cast
their shadows. The great interest mani
Tested by the puplic required such ac-
commodation as could only be afforded
by the Court House. so the Court House
was made use of. James M. Wise, Sr.,
city tax collector, charged E. Rogers with
assault whilst in the performance of his
official duties and his Honor the Mayor,
(assisted by his clerk, Mr.. L. Eliason)
took their seats and at 7.5o the plaintiff,
Mr.. Wise, was sworn, stating the facts in
the case as follows: ...t.
/ have asked him (Rogers) seven or
eight times to pay his tax, and asked him
yesterday when he replied "to get it if
you can" l seen him again to day, on
his Aspring tailed horse or as some call it
"Bicycle" and asked him again for his
tax, and on his saying he would not pay
it seized hold of the "Bicycle" and
would have kept 1t had it not been fol
the interference of Mr.. Crow. Rogers
then took off his coat and threatened to
arrest me and on my still tryingto keep
possession of the "Bicycle" he did assault
me whilst in the performance of my ofice
duties as City tax collector.
Mr.. Herman being sworn testified that
he was coming along Water street with
Mr.. Wise aud met Mr.. Rogers, Mr.. Wise
requested him 10 pay his tax and on his
refusal to do so, he laid hold of the
"Bicycle" and they had tug for posses
sion, when Mr., Crow interfered Rogers
struck Mr.. Wise two or three times about
the wrist in order TO loosen his hold of the
"Bicycle.
Mr.. Crow was then sworn and said that
he heard the noise on the street and
going out thought that Rogers might hurt
the old gentleman andinterfered in order
to save Mr.. Wise frombeing struck. He
did not see any blows struck.
Thomas Clayton corroborated the pre-
ceding witness.
j. Il. Rodney on being sworn said as
he came to the bank corner, he met Mr.
Herman and noticed an alteration acros!
the street and heard Mr.. Crow telling
Rogers not to strike him (Mr. Wise) a
he was an old man.
G. NJ. Vandevere did not see the be
| ginning, but in so much as he did see Their
neither was any striking or attempt to
strike.
His Honor, the Mayor, after weighing
the evidence, thought that the Court was
a proper place to try and decide ques-
ton involving so many points of law ,ant
held the defendent in the sum of $1OO fol