Evening journal., 1893-10-11

He Tells the Taxpayers What Ought to
Efave Been Done and How They Have
Been Defrauded-His Friend, However,
DId Not Guarantee to DO what Had TO
BE Done-other Matters.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Oct 1.-The New
York 6remen who visited New Castle
yesterday went away with their arms
loaded with miniature whipping posts,
their minds loaded with happy recollec
tions Of the ancient city by the Delaware.
and with the inner man fully gratihed.
Men, women and children turned out
upon the streets leading from the De,a-
ware railroad station to the old Court
house ana South street looked like an
European boulevard. The iremen ar
rived at 3 10 p. M. on a special train Of
five cars. They formed in line and
marched to the old county Court House
with a large reception committee from
the Lenape Steam Fire Engine aud Hook
and Ladder Company on the lead. Fol-
lowing the Lenape boys was a large re.
ception committee from the Washington
Company, Of Wilmington, which lis en-.
tertaining the New Workers. Behind
them came the Twenty first Regiment
Band, Of Poughkeepsie, N. Y, and about
twenty of the leading citizens Of the
NewNork town In citizens dress. Then
came sixty uniformed members Of the
Young America Fire Company, of Pough-
keepse Mayor Herbert welcomed the
iiremen on the Court House steps and
then MayOr ketcham, of the York state
town, responded Fireman Mo6rory in.
troduced the company and visitors. Then
the hremen took possession Of the jail,
the stonepie the streets, the girls and
the river front Before leaving they
took supper in the Lenape Hall.
large number of New Castle people
went to Wilmington TO day 20 see the
fremen celebrating and parading in all
their glory The l.1O train this after
noon was crowded with admirers and
sight.seers and all the morning trains
carried out goodly representatives OF
New Castle amusement llvers Members
Of the Lenape Company went TO VII.
mington as individuals this morning aud
will probably march with other com
panies Ia Che pageant this afternoon.
MIR. ISnowics's Optical Illusion.
The Jail commissioners are somewhat
surprised, although not worried, at a
letter written to the press by Proprietor
James q. Knowles, Of the New Castle
Woolen Mills, asking "Why was the
contract for the sewer from the jail at
New Castle TO the river, distance of
l ,2OS feet, given TO a party who bid $500
more than the lowest bidder, party who
is every way responsible and who does q
large amount Of this class Of work.
have made my own figures, and at the
lowest bid ! would like TO have had the
contract myself There is good margin
In bis bid, and while / am not posted
officially as TO the conditions, still /
learn that It is creating quite comment,
as the contractor is putting in the new
sewer In the same place that the old one
was, thereby saving the cost Of two
ditches
The jail commissioners seen last night
refused TO be interviewed on the subject.
but Il was learned by the EVENING
JOURNAL reporter that Joseph Jenkins.
the lowest bidder, did not propose foi
removing the old sewer, nor did he bid
TO connect the new sewer with th,
houses along the line These were tn,
most important items in the advertise
ment for proposals and Contractor
Morrison bid for that work as we'll a,
constructing the new sewer and he il
doing that work fauitlessly.