Evening journal., 1893-09-06
STREETNAMESONLAMPS
Mayor Herbert's New Ordi-
nance Has Two Readings.
MR. MORRIsoEs MOVE IN COMMONS

He Resigns From the Acting Committee
and Says That the System is Rotten.
Mr.. Toman Placed on the Committee
Where Mr. King worked for Many
Years-New Ordinance Before Council
TO Change the Names OF the Streets.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
NEW CASTLE, Sept City Council
held its regular monthly meeting last
evening. All the members were present.
The Street Committee reported having
made repairs and improvements TO the
streets in several instances "That is
good, said member, "for / see the
item men in the papers have been noting
the required improvements This will
give them more items to say that the
streets have been repaired"
The Finance Committee reported
81 SO5 Is In the treasury.
The necessity of having lamps on
Sixth street, one near the firemen's hall
and two on Union street. erected, was
agitated and the lamps were ordered TO
be placed in positions best in the opinion
Of the Committee on Lamps.
A bill of Michael Fitzgerald for city
work done under the old law was laid
over for a month The assessment on
the property of William Deakyne was
reduced from 81 800 to 81 900 and over
paid taxes ordered TO be refunded. The
officers salaries and several other bills
were ordered paid
The clerk reported having collected
sos 70 for registration of dogs In
order TO relieve all parties Of any doubt
as to the legality of the dog ordinance
10 was given another reading. Mayor
Herbert says he will now swear in the
catcher and make all arrangements to
enforce this ordinance Il belong to
no political party as mayor" said he,
Il belong to no sect. / will see that
this law aud every other law is enforced
and lived up to II any Of my officers
neglect their duty / wish the Council
or the citizens to report same to me
want 70 be the peoples mayor I
Will not discriminate between A., B. or
The electric railway ordinance as
agreed on between THE city solicitor and
the railway company which is the
same as the resolution passed some
time ago only in real law form was
given its second reading.
Mayor Herbert presented an ordinance
and it received its second reading
changing the names Of Water To
Front Market TO Second, " Orange
and Pearl to Third, " Vine TO Fourth"
and Union to Fifth" streets. and 70
have the names put on the lamps. In
the remarks favoring this ordinance il
was said "This is progressive move
1t has long been wanted A stranger
wants to find Mr. A. and on inquiry he
Is told to go two blocks this way. then
turn to the left, keep on to the old tree
on,the corner, then 90 up that little
street one square and turn to the right.
and anyone will show you where
Mr.. A lives But before long when Mr.
A, of No. "a North Third street. is asked
for then the person can be directed
easily ana ne can fnd his man without
any trouble at all The lamps will have
the streets painted on them And
plenty Of lamps will burn. Aud let us
hope that times will brisk up, that the
Stag and stone will soon get here and
that we will have the electric railway. {"
A resolution was adopted ordering a
large quantity Of furnace Stag from the
w. & n. Railroad Company TO be de
hvered at the oompany's wharf here
The election of a new member of. Citv
Council to succeed Mr.. Conway will be
made the order Of special meeting for
Saturday night September 16.