Evening journal., 1892-01-14
ABOUT AN APPROPRIATION.


Trustees of the Common WIN Probably
Give the city Share This Year.
Special Correspondence EvESTE JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Jan 13-The Trustees OF
the New Castle Common and the New
Castle Water Works Company are at
loggerheads and the prospects are that
the water company viii have TO whistle
this year for its annual appropriation Of
49, 900. AS 1t Is well-known, the water
compa1ys charter provides that It shall
receive an annual appropriation Of 81, 600
from the trustees until It's net receipts
for any year 'shall have exceeded 3d.,
900 I" This 10 what CAUSED the "klck" at
the citizens mass meeting last spring
and led TO the Board of Trustees putting
an investigation committee at work on
the accounts of the company.
At the recent meeting Of the trustees
the committee sent In short, but
pointed report In which II stated that
complete access to the accounts of the
company had not been allowed, and that
In their Judgment, no appropriation
should be granted until the liabilities
of the said company could be
legally obtained. This created
stir and caused the annual appropriation
Of 81, 500 to be passed, with the distinct
proviso that the trustees would lay
claim on the amount deemed advisable or
necessary.
| Secretary and Treasurer William j
Ferris Of the Board OF Trustees, has pre-
pared a report which, II presented by
him and passed will bring over a thous'
and dollars into the city's treasury this
year The report states that as the Water
v orks Company has realized, during the
past year about 81, 100 over the required
So, 600 net profits the amount Of 81 100
should be deducted from the amount Of
the two semi annual appropria ions
now allowed by the Board OF Trustees.
This would leave 81, 900 to &c to the
water company This will be big thing
for the city and will not 'bust" the
water company It Is pretty certain. how
ever. that the company has received its
last three Thousand.
Gas Buoys Wanted
Those interested in the rivers welfare
want gas buoys fixed In the river and bay
at Goose Island Dan Baker and the
Elbow Of the Ledge, just below this city.
These valuable sdjuncts win help pilots
and captains to guide their vessels with
degree of certainty to and from port
AAAE a VI HAS EArGtiAI BuN1t lllAn E4NM
without difficulty the entrance to that
harbor, but the pilots have gas buoy
which can be seen at sea fourteen miles
Danish steamship Damaged.
The Danish steamship Skiold. from
West Hartlepool. pas cd up the river
yesterday with her bridge smash ed and
stanchions broken and Otherwise broken
up, having been caught in gale on De.
cember ~. Captain Remens had his lip
cut by flying debris,a sea having boarded.
The Skiold will load grain.
The Remains OF the Tug Titus.
The tug George e Titus which was
badly wrecked by FIRE, has been raised
and towed to pier "a, South wharves,
| Phiadelphis, where she viii remain for
the present. 1t is not known whether
the boat can be rebuilt or not. as what
remaiAs Of her Is In very bad condition
Incidents Of The DaY.
New crop fancy n o. molasses. Boyle's.
The Red Star Line steamship, Switzer-
land passed up the river this morning
laden with freight and passengers.
Another enthusiastic meeting was held
In the lecture room of the M. g. Church
last evening. There was one conversion
and number Of encouraging experiences
we're given.
Fog on the river has seriously inter.
rupted navigation during the past two
days Last night the river was full OF
vessels unable TO proceed in the dense
mist. The tug Herald and the big Boston
Towboat Saturn. built in Wilmington,
were Ia the harbor, having left their
tows at anchor in the stream.
Teas, coffees and pure spices, al Boyle's