Evening journal., 1891-02-18
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Board of Education Asks for $4,000
for That Furpose-Me Devitt's Process

Board of Education Asks for $4,000
for That Turpose-HfeDevitt's Process
Tested.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Feb 1S --uaptain Evan
s. Watson Post. No. 5, g A. r.. has
about completed all arrangements for to-
morrow's big event, the eleventh annual
epcampment of the Department Of Della
ware. One of the most important events
of The day will bs the election Of depart
meni officers. which will begin immedi-
ately after the dinner hour Two promi
nent veterans from the lower part of the
state are said TO stand equal chances for
the department commsndership. Judge
Veaze, the national commander in chief,
will arrive In Wilmington about IL
o'clock He will be met there by the
department reception committee and
escorted TO the CLAYTON House
where the company will dine. At
245 o'clock they will start
for this city and the commander in-chief
will be escorted to the Opera House TO
address the department encampment. At
s. 30 o'clock a public reception will be
held In the parlors of the Jefferson
House to continue until 80 o'clock. The
guest will then be escorted to the Opera
House. where an open camp fire will be
held beginning ct 8 o'clock DR. ]. J
Black, ex Treasurer Herbert. Richard G.
Cooper, Sheriff William Simmons, Hon
Alexander B Cooper, Mayor Wilmer
Hanson, President OF Council Orion A.
Cariick and Presideat OF the Board Of
Education Il L. Wilson have been in.
gited to be preseut, together with all the
clergymeA. aud be seated on the stage,
The Wilmington soldiers will bring
Hyatt Military Band with them
To Borrow Fifteen Thousand Dollars.
The Board Of Education met Ia special
session last evening with President Will
son In the chair and the following mem
bers present. Messrs Stewart, Herbert
Ferris. Eckles, Eliason. Cooper, Riley
President Wilson stated that the object
OF the meeting Was to discuss the adYlsa
bility of borrowing sum Of money for
the improvement Of the school facilities
MIR. Eliason opened the discussion by max
inc a motion that bill be drawn, to be
separate and distinct from any movement
to oe Ii adeIby the city r.ciiizens' commit.
tee for prs ntation to City Council to petit
tion the Legislature for authority to Dor
row the amount specified. After long
general discussion the motion prevailed.
On motion of MIR. Ferris, the amount was
placed at $4,000 The chair appointed
Messrs. Eliason, Cooper and Wilson q
committee to draft the bill, which will
be presented at the next meeting of the
board This movement will have no
connection with the one now on foot u
borrow $50 900, aud it will not require
vote Of the fraeholders, but las only tC
pass City Council and the Legislature. II
this is done the money will be procured
at once and the new buildings begun.
The MoDevitt Patent Process.
James McDevitts patent process foi
the separation and recovery of Original
metal from tin scrap, was tested AT the
temporary plant in the old foundry, II
the presence of the stock company that
was recently organized for that purpose
yesterday afternoon IL was successful
and satisfactory Ia every respect The
new scrap tin, which is the raw material
was dipped into large tanks containing
powerful solution The tin enamel o.
eoatiug separated from the sheets AND
fioated down the tanks and into a vial
here it cooled and formed int
bullion The sheets were then takei
out and inspected by experts, who pro
that can be readily disposed Of at 81
times The patent was not onl
Of great Importance, but very prof fable
from the fact that heretofore this I'll
scrap has been buried or dumped on rub
bsh piles, and has been a total waste
This is transformed into pure iron
while the tin becomes bullion whic
brings $500 per ton all over the world
A eOIupany will he formed and il vii
apply for a charter at once. James Nc
Dewitt will be its president AM
William H. Clark its secretary. Opera
tions will be commenced in a few day
and about fifteen hands will be employs,
at FIRST The Riverside rolling mills wi
probably use all the sheet iron turned ou
at the works. but If not, Pennsylvsni
manufacturing frms have ordered owe
100 toas OF IT, More invoises of the ra'
material are expected this week. and
is intended to enlarge the plant con
tinually, until it will undoubtedly be
, come leading industry
! Foreman William Eastwood of th
New Castle Star resigned his positio
yesterday. Mr.. Eastwood will spend
few weeks on pleasure tour, but wi
not retire from the printing professio
entirely AlberJ Il. WheAtly, who WI
connected with the Star several yea
! ago, has accepted the position mac
vacant by Mr. Eastwood S resignation.
GeorgeJ Hermann. the musician,
still seriously indisposed and unable
resume his duties In band and VOC
work The new singing society will nj
meet this evening, owing to its director
/ continued illness.