Evening journal., 1894-03-07
SUBLETACOMMON FARM
Centre Hall Farm Will Be
Kept BY Mr.. Mccoy.
ATTORNEYS RODNEY AND EIEIDs

VIII Defend the Trustees of the Common
In the Suit Brought BY the New Castle
water Works Company for Appropria-
tlons-City Council Instructs Tax Coilec-
tor TO Enter Judgments Against Deiin-
quent Property Owners wharf Prop
erty Leased.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. March mir. Rodney
presided at the meeting Of the Trustees Of
the Common last evening and the trustees
present were Messrs. Mahoney, McGrory,
Ferris, Morrison. Herbert, Wise, Dalby.
Challenger and TomaD.
Superintendent Elect David Mccoy,
who appeared before the trustees soon
after the meeting was called to order,
asked permission to sub let the
Centre Hall farm, OF which he has been
the lessee for twenty years
Mr Morrison asked the applicant II he
would pledge himself TO keep Centre
Hall farm as we'll stocked and titled as
he had during those twenty years. Nc
Coy replied that he would be responsible
as heretofore. He had already more
provender on the place than would feed
his twenty head Of cattle for a long time
Mr. Bullen, who accompanied Mr.. Mccoy,
was asked for statement Of what he
had TO say and replied that he was sitter
Mr.. McCoy's farm as sub tenant, know
ing all the while that Mr.. M. was hard
man TO follow.
When Mr. Mccoy had retired, the
board decided. after long discussion, TO
again lease Centre Hall farm TO David
Mccoy, holding him strictly responsible
as on his present lease.
Tenant Frank Moore. Of Penn farm,
appeared before the board and stated
that Watchman Fisher or himself had
evidently been negligent In their duty,
as town cattle got into the wheat and lie
asked what action he should take toward
looking after the property. Mr. Mahoney,
Of he'Acting Committee. instructed Ar
Moore that Waterman Fisher, who is
now caring for the farm, would be held
responsible hereafter for the keep of the
property Magistrate Janvier appeared
and asked for re- lease on behalf OF
Mrs. Brace, Of her property along the
Newport road at the intersection Of the
state road.
MIR. Black and MIR. Ferris Re- elected.
Mr.. Herbert moved that the board go
into an election of officers and this was
ordered without nomination. DR.. John
j. Black received five votes, James Nj.
Wise, Jr., 2; Edward Challenger, l. DR..
Black was declared re. elected In
choosing the secretary and treasurer,
Mr.. Dalby raised an objection to the
election OF one man to hold both Offices
On the election, Mr. Ferris was chosen
again for both Offices on a narrow mar
gin, nearly every trustee receiving a vote
for one or the other OF the Offices.
Before electing the Acting Committee,
Mr.. Mahoney asked the board to relieve
him from further duty In this capacity
He had been member Of the committee
for twenty years and he would rather see
some younger trustee shoulder the re-
sponsibility. Chairman Rodney replied
that the board could hardly do without
his services In that capacity. Mr.
Mahoney and Mr.. Wise were re elected
on the first ballot, but it took FIVE ballots
10 re elect Mr.. Toman, who had also
asked to be released
Messrs Wise, Mahoney and McGrory
were elected committee on public
buildings and Chairman Rodney ap.
pointed Messrs. McGrory and Daily a
committee to audit the account Of the
treasurer. and have printed 300 copies Of
their itemized report on the audit.
To Defend Themselves at All Hazards.
Mr.. Rodney reported that he intended
TO associate with him Attorney Benjamin
Nields as counsel for the Trustees OF the
Common in the suit brought by the New
Castle Water Works Company for their
customary appropriation. He asked that
an advance fee be appropriated TO Mr.
Nields as the case promised to be a very
important one and was daily assuming
larger proportions. The trustees had
been summoned to answer the suit and
prompt action for defense was needed
On motion of Mr.. Toman, 800 was ap
propriated as a retaining fee to counsel
for the trustees.
The board agreed to again lease the
cross-road property 10 Mrs. Bruce, and ad.
] ourned.