Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-01-08
TRUSTEES OF New CASTLE COMMON
Petitions Heard aud Farms Rented.
Military Election-LocAl Briefs.

Petitions Heard and Farms Rented.
Military Election-Local Briefs.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Jan S-Tho Board of
Trustees of the New Castle Common, held
its regular monthly meeting in the old
Court House last evening with President
Black in the chair, and Messrs Herbert,
MshoneY, Challenger. Ferris, White,
Maxwell, King and Borle present.
Mr.. Herbert, chairman of acting com
mittee stated that II. p Bullen had de-
cided to hold his farm for one year
longer.
Mr.. Chairman Of the Committee on
Public Buildings, reported the following
bills. for repairs TO City Hall: II. Il.
Tetlow, 500 so; James B. Lancaster, $34 .
James B. Lancaster $4 George Booth,
| $40; Platt q Elkinton, $1SS; Edward
| Challenger, $685. Edward w Handy,
| $i75, which were all accepted and
ordered paid.
Ezekiel Wheatley, tenant OF Penn farm.
appeared before the board and asked
to occupy the farm for one more year.
James Hurloch, tenant of jefferson farm
stated that he would pay his rent TO date,
when he received several hundred dollars,
which had been owed to him for some
time. Mr. Hurlock was allowed to re-
main another year, but Mr.. Wheatley
was again warned off, and the Penn
farm declared for rent Several petitions
from applicants for Penn farm were read
and fled
Statement OF New Castle Gas and
Water Company was read and 1t showed
that its running expenses were increased
81 600 last year. The secretary was
authorized TO make out more complete
statement Of the receipts and expendi
lures Of the board for distribution. III,
treasurer was authorized to borrow $e
600 to pay the Indebtedness of the Gas
and Water Company. Mr.. Herber
stated that he had paid the insurance II
the New Castle County Company
amounting to $50, less annual dividend
and an order was drawn for the amount
The Farmers Mutual Insurance Com
pany was allowed $22 so minus its annua
dividend
It was ordered that hereafter all rent
on public buildings, which have hereto
fore not been self sustaining, be collectei
; when due.
A communication received from th
Times Publishing Company was referee
to the Committee on Public Buildings.
The much-talked of military electio
will be held tonight in the armory 0
> Company H. The EVENING JouRNA
has already predicted the new command
: ers, and will publish the names of tn
q honored ones to morrow.
Councilman Ira Lunt's men we're en-
= gagged to-day in repairing the wharf 9
+ foot of Delaware street, which was dan
aged by being run into by the tu
c Albert N Hughes, last week.
! Ferris Jemison. George Williams an
9 Miss Minnie Maslin still hold their posi-
tions at the head of classes A, B, and {
u respectively.
Four carloads OF cinders have been nj
2 loaded on the Delaware street whar
g They will be spread on the wharf 4
= morrow.
d Evan II. Jemison Of the Treasur
9 Department at Washington is here, VII
. iting his father Gardner l.. Jemisoi
9 whose condition is improving.
above the Clouds" was very success
fully rehearsed last evening At the resi-
dence Of Miss May Fleming A sligt
change in the caste has been necessitAtes
: and when completed the characters wi
= appear in this column
!, Miss Abbie Jemison Is suffering wit
Z an aggravated attack OF influenza.
r Mrs. A. r. Davidson returned TO di
= from visit to friends In the Quak
CITY.