Evening journal., 1893-10-04
BIG DAY IN NEW CASTLE
Names of the Streets Were
Changed to Numbers.
10 gHELL THE OITY in NOvEMBER

shells WIN BE Placed on New Castle
Causeway and Unpaved streets-The
Trustees of the Common Receive a
Formal Notice From the water Com
pany to Pay Up the Regular Appro-
priations- They Refuse and Instruct
Attorney Rodney to Take Care Of Them.
Three Men Badly Hurt.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE Oct. All the members
Of City Council were present at the
meeting In the mayors Office last night
Encouraging reports were received from
all the standing committees, especially
the Street Committee. which has been un
usually active In making repairs along
the streets, roads and highways during
the past month Nearly twenty good
citizens who would have been idle and
getting far behind IN their finances, had
been employed in making the repairs and
all the very bad portions have been
placed in good condition.
The Lamp Committee reported that by
y reduction made by the New Castle Gas
Company the city could now be lighted
on its present moonlight schedule fer
$1,075. new proposition was TO light
the city, all the year round, with each
lamp burning from twilight to dawn for
81 500. When this subject was taken up
for consideration it was decided, on
motion of Mr.. Frazer, TO refer back to
the Lamp Committee TO negotiate for
lighting the city every night from twi-
light to dawn for six months Of every
year beginning November /, the old
schedule to be resumed every year on
May /.
Mayor Herberts ordinance to change
the names Of streets running northwest
and southeast to Front, Second, Third,
Fourth, etc, and the ordinance provid-
ing for the numbering of the houses
were again presented to City Council
and the first ordinauce-to change the
names of streets-was passed. The
house numbering ordinance will probably
be passed at the next regular meeting
rs It has had two readings
A discussion arose as TO what improve
ments should be made on the New Castle
causeway and unpaved streets OF the
city to have them placed in proper re
pair for the winter Il was unanimously
agreed by City Council and delegation
OF citizens present that oyster shells
made the best end most durable road
that could be made. The discussion
a resolution was passed to purchase
12. 600 bushels Of oyster shells TO be
delivered at Delaware street wharf be.
fore November l.
John f. Campbell, Of the Lenape Fire
Company. was recognized and addressed
the members, making an earnest plea for
money to maintain an efficient fire de.
partment. He said 'In asking this we
beg 70 present, briefly, some facts in
support of our request Previous to the
organization of the FIRE department,
more than six years ago, the city re-
celved from the Trustees of the Com.
mon 500 for the maintenance Of the FIRE
apparatus Out Of the money voted by
the Trustees of the Common and apprO
priated by City Council, $3.50 was paid
for rent OF hall, $3.50 for an
engineer, $50 for patrOlman's
extra salary in keeping room aud appa
ratusin repair, gas $40; coal, waste anC
oil about S4O small repairs TO appara
tus and room, SO; making the cost fol
maintaining apparatus-locked up il
room without anyone TO man IL In cast
Of ire-$550 a year Now, since the
organization Of the FIRE company, we havi
maintained the apparatus on al appropri
alton Of $500 year and an organized bod
Of men to operate it in case Of fire. show
ing that II IL cost the city $3.50 70
one year 70 keep apparatus locked II
room. IL would have cost 50 800 for si'
years, whereas the fire company ha
maintained 1t for $500 a year or s., 40
for six years. A clear saving TO tn
taxpayers Of $500 in six years. Now /
being the desire OF the compan,
70 have a. house" suitable AM
forever dedicated to FIRE purposes, W.
essayed to build one, and IL favored will
any encouragement at all we will, in
little more than seven years. be free from
the payment Of rent in view Of thes
facts, having on hand no money TO NEE
building loan dues and interests afte
another month, we appeal 20 you to he'll
US over this winter
The appeal Of the Fire Department
was referred to the Fire Committee {
report upon at the adjourned meeting O
City Council which will probably be hel
on October II. Tax Collector McGror
reported having received 5000 on az
count Of taxes for 1898. Mayor Herber
reported having received 81 for licenses
City Clerk j. E. Phillips reported an
turned over to the city $l4 75, receive
as dog taxes Dog-Catcher Bishop r,
ported having killed nineteen dogs, I,
which an order was drawn for So 30
favor Of the dog. catcher.
The Water Company VIII Now sue.
The Trustees of the New Castle Cor
mons met in regular monthly session
their rooms over the Court House la
night, With nearly all the members pre-
ent. An application was made by w
liam Edmonson for fifteen acres Of lai
from the Union Farm. The matte
after some discussion, was referred Ia