Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-03-04
PREPARING TO HANG.
THE EXECUTION or SHAKESPEARE
REEVES GALLONS BEGUN


Purpose OF Keeping the streets In Re
pair-Ihe $4,000 Business Dropped
other Important Notes
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, March City Council
met in regular session in the mayors
Office last evening Messrs. Herbert and
King were absent. aud at 8 10 o'clock
President Carrick called Messrs Frazer
aud Dsnnison TO order. Mr.. Frazer, OF
the Street Committee, reported having
completed repairs to Delaware street, at
the foot of Market; on behalf of Lamp
Committee, that he had ordered one
dozen new globes as chairman Of the
Finance Committee, that there was 81, 100
in bank to the credit of the city, but
there was still $500 due from the county
tax collector on account OF the annual
appropriation due from the road commit
sioners from 1890
There was long discussion over the
bill from the Red Mems Hall Company
for rent Of engine house for one year.
The bill amounted to $3.50 aud had pre-.
| viously been paid by the Trustees Of the
Common under an agreement to that
effect, but as that body is In financial
straights, the bill had been sent to City
Council. President Carrick stated that
some immediate action had better be
taken on the bill. as the company would
have the power to levy on the apparatus
in the house If payment was delayed.
The bill was referred to the Trustees
of the Common with the request for them
TO take immediate action. Mr. Frazer
offered a resolution that Alexander b.
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draft a petition tothe Legislature asking
for power to levy an additional tax Of
| So. 900 annually, to meet The fast grow
| ing demands Of the city for better streets.
aud other necessities. The resolution
was unanimously adopted This will
accomplish almost as much as borrowing
q large sum ~ money
James C. lemison city clerk. was in
] structsd % advertise for two months
the osdirAccs relating to the cleaning of
cess poo.s between May and October
Of each year The ordinance was passed
a, Council last meeting Mr. Frazer, Of
| special committee. reported that q meet p
ina o. the freehold taxables had been
held and that the motion to borrow
$50, coo for general improvements had
been lost. On motion Of Mr. Dennisou
! the proposals to borrow the money were
4 qusshed, and all action on the matter in
definitely postponed.
The mayors report for the month
| showed that four arrests. one each for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct,
larceny, disorderly conduct, and assault
and battery had been made Fines to the
amount of SO so were collected ard
license fees amounting to StL25, making
a total Of Sl3 10, City Treasurer Ferris 5
/ receipt Of S400 from City Collector Barr,
on account OF taxes for 1890, was read
The following bills were ordered paid
Public Buildings Committee, rent of City
Ball, SO; William A. Gordon, filing up
old we'll, e5; Levi Collins. repairs TO
culverts, 81 Joseph @. White. printing.
Sc so; J. G. Jemison, freight on globes
81 90. Julian d Janvier appeared before
the meeting and requested that some
action DO taken toward improving the
condition OF the cutters on Seventh
street, which had been choked BY waste
material from new buildings at Seventh
and Clark streets.
For Reeves Execution.
Fer the tirst time for three years the
frames of the old scaffold, from which
score Of men have been swung into
eternity, were taken out from the Court
House store room, under the mayors
ostce. and removed 70 the Jail yard
Captain Rulings will begin the erection
Of the fatal structure TO- morrow nom
ing. He will have full charge OF the exs
ecution, Sheriff Simmons having coa
cluded 70 have nothing to do
with II beyond cutting the
rope that holds the fatal drop.
Reeves Is still in happy mood and eats
quite heartily. he still holds to his story
Of the terrible affair, but il is thought
that he will make more admissions Of
his guilt as the end comes. He Twill
have little sumdn to say on the gall
lows, aud intends 10 maintain his pres
emit self control and happy demeanor
until death shall take him up TO my
home above The condemned man will
be presented with neat Citing suit of
dark clothes aud will also wear a white
shirt aud collar
New Loan Association.
A mass meeting Of citizens will be held
ia the City Hall on Saturday evening for
the purpose OF organizing building and
( loan association. The organizers, or at
least many of them, were prominent
members OF the New Castle Loan Ass0-
citation, which closed It's accounts after a
very successful season about two months
ago. Through this association many
houses and other buildings were erected
and are now owned by workingmen.
People from all over the city have signi
fed their intention Of being present
There Is only one similar Organization
here, the Citizens Loan Association, which
will be three years old in April.
other News.
Owing to the Indictment weather there
was but a small attendance at the fourth
Of a series Of special Lenten services held
by the Guild Of Emmanuel Church, last
evening Rev P. B. Lightner. the
rector, is still indisposed and was unable
to be present. Rev Robert + Dennisou
OF Roxboro, Pa. conducted the services
delivering a strong address on the sub
jet Of the evening, Our Parish
Church
Rev. J. B Mann, former pastor o.
the NJ. 4. church. who has been on
flying visit to his old friends here
return ed to his home at Waynesboro, Pa.
last evening,
Last evening was the time for tn,
regular meeting OF the Trustees o
the Common but only 6v
members Of that board were present, an,
no business could be transacted. TIL
members present were called to order, an
the meeting adjourned to meet on Thurs
I day evening, when important work is .
be done.
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