Evening journal., 1891-01-07
FoR CITY IMPsoveMeNrs.
Council VIII Ask for the Right to Bo
row Money Elect Another Trustee

Gleclht correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
New CASTLE, Jan. City Council
held it's monthly meeting In the
mayors Office last evening. with
President Carrlck In the chair and
an the members except Mr. Herbert
present The Street Committee pre-
sentea a request from residents Ia the
lower part Of the city for more lamps on
Seventh street II was referred to the
Street Committee. with Instructions to
investigate. The Lamp Committee was
instructed TO confer with Morris, Tasker
& Co. In reference To putting up an arc
light at the head Of Pearl street, and II
the light WIS placed there the COMMITTEES
was directed to put in the new gas lamp
on North Union street instead The
Pump Committee reported having placed
in two new pumps on Orange and Union
streets respectively. I also reported that
the artesian well would be examined byex
perts who are now boring at the Delaware
Iron Works, as soon as their work there
was completed The Finance Committee
reported 1927 in bank to the credit Of the
city. New plyers for the street lamps
were ordered purchased. %he mayors
report was read as follows: Arrests-dis-
orderly conduct 3, drunkenness and
assault and battery, 2; selling liquor to
minors, /; drunkenness. 2; abusive Ian
guage, / (; assault and battery, / selling
! liquor without license, /; total, H.
Amount Of fnes, $l3 licenses, less fees.
$Z25
Receipts from Collector Barr for city
taxes were presented by Treasurer Ferris
The following bills were ordered paid .
j. +. & L. E. Eliason, lumber 81 or /;
William J. Hunter, haggings "a Morris,
Tasker & CO., cinders $11; j. B Lsncas-
ter, new lamps ga: Jacob g. Minor,
globes and burners IS so Orders were
directed to be drawn for the annual
salaries of the mayor, solicitor, treasurer
and clerk The clerk was instructed TO
refund to Frank Weggenman 81. 40 over
paid taxes. The ordinance forbidding
the. cleaning of cesspools between the
months of may and October without a
| permit. passed it's second reading Com
plant being entered on tue overfowed
waste-wHys and ice covered sidewalks,
which made walking disagreeable and
| dangerous the health and nuisance COM
mittee was given authority to abate all
such as nuisances.
Discussion was then begun ON the
advisability Of asking the General As
sembly for power to borrow money to
improve the streets and public buildings
On motion 1t was decided TO meet on
next Tuesday evening aud take steps
toward drafting bill to present to the
| Legislature at this session. The bill will
probably ask for the right to borrow,
| providing that the citizens shall request
the same by ballot The trustees Of the
| Common met IN monthly session, with
| President Black In the chair, last even.
/ ing. Messrs Rodney, Herbert, Challan
| ger, Mahoney, White. King and Ferris
were present A bill of Harry Nc
Cauiley Of 4l5. 10 for repairs TO dselling
on Hare's Corner farm, was ordered paid
Several applications for the rental of the
farms were read, and the following
were granted Mrs. Hannah Morrison.
Clayton farm Alexander Biggs, Stockton
farm; John II. Palmer, Model farm,
The two former have tenanted those
farms for years, and the latter is mesi
dealer on Eighth street. Resolutions oi
respect for the late John Janvier, senior
member Of the board, were presented b,
the committee appointed to draft th,
same The resolutions paid a hiel
tribute TO Mr.. Janvier's record as
trustee. They were adopted and ordere,
spread upon the minutes The frs
Tuesday ia February, between the hour
of IL and 9 p. m. was the time fixed fol
holding an election TO fill the vacancy
The president appointed Messrs Herbert
King aud White to hold the election
which will be in the MAvor's office.
The new jetty at Finn's Point has
been badly damaged by floating ice. The
loss cannot be ascertRined, but il will
exceed $500, beside the valuable tim,
required to repair it. Over 300 piling
which were driven out farthest IN tn
river aud which had not been packed b,
stone, were snapped off below th water
edge and will have to be drawn up anl
others placed in 1t is said that slmi
lar breskwRter, which was situate,
below this point several years ago. wa.
destroyed in the same manner.
The death of q. Washington Turne
has caused a deep feeling of sorrow il
this community, in which he spent BIZ
entire life His cheerful face, which viii
his genial manners, caused him to be es
teemed by everybody. will be great,
missed. Mr. Turner began life as a cerl
in the store now owned by Platt
Elkinton, and became it's proprietor in
few years. He retired from business
before the outbreak of the civil war. b
having been fortunate in a big land ia
vestment in the West At the time o
his death he was director Of the FERN
er's Bank
The funeral 'of Mrs. Hannah Booth
widow OF Beniaminn y Booth, who die,
at the age of 50, on the Marley farm be
Yond Hare's Corner early on Sunda,
morning, was held yesterday. and VS.
attended by country people from I'll owe
I the county. Burial was made Il
, Emmanuel Churchysrd in the grave o
J her husband
The City Cornet Band last evening de
cided to give a concert and and hop II
the K. Of p Hall on Saturday evening
January IL.
I The Bed Star tugs Argus and Juno pu
into tho Larbor last evening, with Goa
} barges in tow The ice Is becoming
heavier and Is interfering more seriously
with navigation. The river is frozer
over, i00yards out
, Ice men are greatly encouraged az tn,
continued cold spell and many farm
wagons are engaged in carrying th
summer luxury to the various stor
? houses in this city and to those on neigh
: boring farms. +. II Pinkerton began Il
I eli his house from the brickyard pom,
5 yesterday
Through Pnlmah Sleeping Car. Bostoi
TO jacksonville, via Pennsl lyania Kali
road.
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