Evening journal., 1889-10-05
NEW CASTLE COUNCIL.
THE MAYOR ASKS FOR ADD
TlONAL POLICE OFFICERS.

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Aged Colored Citizen-othe Interest
ing Notes.
Special correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
New CASTLE, October 1.-The City
Council held it's regular monthly meet
ing in the mayors office last night, with
President Lancaster in the chair. Present
we're William Herbert, Orion s. Carrick,
John S. King, James B. Lancaster and
Clerk F. E. Herbert The following
bills were brought up and ordered paid !:
William A. Gordon, for hauling ashes,
g. So James II. Ross. special police duty
from September 12 to October / at
Dobbinsville, $27; Asbury Jester,
special police duty at Dobbinsyille
on night of riot, 50; John M. Burke
work on the street, $1,000 The bill Of
d. II. Wilson of SO, for taking testimony
for the mayor in the Dobbinsville riot
case, was objected to by Mr.. Herbert on
the ground that the Levy Court always
paid such bills for other places and
should pay them for New Castle. The
bill was sent to the Levy Court
The mayors report was read. 1t
showed that $80.75 had been collected
during the month Of September for fines
and licenses. Sixty-si arrests had been
made as follows: Drunkenness, 8; drunk
and disorderly, 5; murder, assault and
battery. / selling liquor to minors. I ;
reckless driving, rioting, 49, Total,
GO.
A communication from the mayor read
as follows:
ITO the members of the City Council Of
New Castle, Del.
GENTLEMEN: In view Of the large In
crease Of the floating population of the
city and the riot Of the last month, and
the large number of arrests made, / find
the present police force Of two entirely
too small to cover the entire city. and to
protect the peace and order Of it. / earn.
estly request the appointment Of another
regular police officer, and special officer
for Dobbinsville and Shawtown for the
evening and Saturday nights and Sundays,
on half pay
WILMER HANSON, Mayor"
Mr. Herbert said he wanJed more OH
GERS as sincerely as any one. yet at pres
ent the city could not afford them. After
3 little debate, the matter was laid on
the table for consideration. President
Lancaster moved that the matter be
referred to the police committee. Clerk
Herbert could not find upon the records
where police committee had existed in
the history of Council.
Chairman of the Lamp Committee
Lancaster made the following report :
The city needs twenty-three new street
lamps 1t would cost to put these up,
so; changing lamps, s25 1t would
cost $4l4 more per year TO maintain
them. The present cost is SS0S, conse-
quently the cost for getting the new
lamps would be $496 90, and the total
bill per annum would amount to 81, 222
Mr.. Herbert objected TO new lights on
the ground that they had not the
money.
Chairman of the Finance Com
mittee Herber reported that all bills had
been paid and there was balance of
81 ,25S. % to the credit Of the Council in
bank.
A committe composed Of James Toner
and Richard Conway called upon Council
and stated that the section of the steam
fire engine, Of the Lenape Fire Company
had again bursted. The company had
guaranteed it for ten years. The clerk Of
the Council was instructed to confer
with the secretary of the Lenape Fire
Company and with the Silsby Engine
Company.
Mr.. King asked for new pump on
Vine street. 1t was not given as there
are already more on Vine street than any
where else in the city improvements
needed to Gray street were referred to
the Committee on Streets
1t was decided to instruct the city
treasurer to collect 81. 900 from the county
collector, the city's proportion Of road
taxes for 1899
The meeting then adjourned.
Senator Gray was in the city yesterday.
Joshua Ayers, colored citizen, aged
about so years, died at his h.me on Union
street yesterday morning about 10 80
o'clock. His funeral viii take place to-
morrow afternoon and will be attended
by the Sons and Daughters of Moses, of
which he was member, Joshua was a
colored man we'll liked in this city.
The tug Mary Louise laid in harbor
here yesterday afternoon.
Mrs William Herbert and daughter,
Miss Kate, visited in Philadelphia yes
terday.
The Citizens Cooperative Store, op.
posite the NJ. Z. Church, issues cash
books to its customers and at the end OF
each month per cent. of the amount
sold Is refunded