Evening journal., 1891-07-08
THE CHANNEL DEEPENED.
MACHINES COMPLETE THE WORK
OF DREDGING BuLKHeAD BAR.

An Improvement in Sidewalks and Pave
ments Demanded--Cou TO Proceed
In the Matter-rwo Important Base
BAH Games This week-Arrests Last
Month.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, July City Council
met in regular session last evening with
all the members present except Mr.. Den
nison. The Street Committee reported
that the work on Seventh street had
been stopped for the present, that some
work of repairs was being done on the
other thoroughfares, and that the
streets, In general, were in first claHs
condition. The Lamp Committee re
ported that the street lamps were in
good order, and the Pump Committee
made similar report about the city
pumps. This committee had employed
repairer all last month, to examine and
repair the pumps, so that the supply of
healthy drinking water with which this
city Is blest should not be curtailed for
day.
The Finance Committee reported that
there was $456.06 in bank to the credit
| Of the sity The mayors report for the
4
| arrests, IA; drunkenness, q; drunk and
disorderly, 2; furnishing Intoxicating
| liquors to convicts, / obtaining goods
under false pretenses, / vagrancy. /;
threatening to kin. 2 Amount received
for fines and licenses, $33. The report
was adopted, and an order was drawn on
he treasury to pay Mayor Hanson 81 so
for special officers on the day of July 4
The bill of the New Castle Gas Com
pany Of 1924 30, for gas from January 10
TO April IL was read and allowed A bill
from the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany was presented and allowed without
much discussion. William A KINNEY
was allowed 50 80 for marking the build
ing line on Water street for the new
residence of William B. Deakyne. An
order was drawn In favor of Mayer viii
mer Hanson. chairman of the Fourth of
July celebration committee, for the ap-
preparation of $50, which was recently
made by City Council toward the cele-
bration.
An order was drawn for the salary Of
the regular police officers, which has
always been paid promptly at the end Of
each month, without any action on the
part of Council The salary of the
policemen is $40 per month.
The following hills were allowed,
although some of them we're talked
about frequently before action vas
taken Joseph G. White, printing,
$l4.75; William j. Hunter, stones for
covering the Market square well, $5
David Brison, repairing q Delaware
street pavement, 90 cents; William
Herbert, for cleaning the gutter on the
corner of Union and Delaware streets, at
various times. 1915
The bill of Morris. Tasker & Co for
ashes, was referred to the chairman of
the Street Committee, a clerical error
having been detected in the bill It was
decided to refund to Joseph e. King
$S 40 overpaid taxes for the year 1890
For nearly half hour the members
talked about the bad condition of many
of the pavements throughout the city.
Complaints were beard on all sides that
the payements we're not only impassable
in wet weather, but many Of them were
dangerous 1T night After several sug-
gestions bad been heard, it was decided
to instruct the clerk to notify several
property owners that they would have to
repair their pavements within certain
len 9Th of time, or the city would see tc
it that the work was done. Council theI
adjourned
Base Ball Revived.
great game OF base ball is being
looked for in this city tomorrow 1t will
be between the reorgsnized Dauntless
Club (Which includes many of the lsts
Wilmington's Players), and the New
Castle team. "Phenom" Hawke will
pitch for the visitors and his equally
wonderful brother will catch the game
| iFnfn nil
accompany the visitors to this city anc
they are offering to bet two to one on tins
Wilmington nine. New Castle does moi
seem TO be Sin it, at all. The visitors
iafsld will be covered by Whitelock
formerly OF New Castle; Cassidy. the
agile all-around player; Huey ant
Scheu. Ii will be one of the stronges
teams that ever visited the city, bu
, Manager Madden of the New Castl,
Club, expects to win the game hands
down. Pitcher Skelly of New Castle
has been offered prize Of new hat Il
he can hold the visitors down to fv'
hits. The local players are also making
great preparations for their first journey
! out Of the state this season, on Satur
day, when they play at Elkton.
Band omcers Chosen.
The First Military Band held its frs
annual meeting last evening and elected
the following officers. Pretiient Jane
e. Cannon vice-president, Edmund @
Conroy; recording secretary, J. Miltol
Davl6son financial secretary, William
: E. Rothwell treasurer, John B. Manlovs
! conductor, George J. Hermann; assistant
Charles O. Lunt. The new officers will
be installed next Tuesday evening whsl
reports of the FIRST years worl
! will be heard from the retirin
officers The band has purchased tn
/ new stand that was used by the speaker
in the school green on Saturday. Las
! evening u was removed from the gree
T TO the Market square, where it wa
altered aud rebuilt On Saturday even
Ing, at o'clock, the band will begin II
4 open air concerts on the stand. Al
1 attractive program will be prepared
and Professor Hermann intends to max
the concert well worth hearing. Fac
program will last one hour.
Dredging Completed.
! The dredgers at work on the Bulkhea
: Shoals, below this city, have complete
: their contract and there Is now twenty
:. four feet Of water at low tide. Th
T. deepest water is reported to lie to th
: eastward Of the range lights and extr
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