Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-04
THE COMMONS TRUSTEES.
All the Farm Tenantcies for the
Year Disposed of.


The Same Tenants Continued, Except in
the Case of the Penn Farm which Was
Given to william b. .McCoy--The Dispute
with the Water Company.
SpeciaIcorrespondence Of Gazette and journal
New CASTLE, Jan. 3.-The trustees of the
New Castle Commons had much to do and
did it last night. All the tenants were COLI
tinued upon their respective farms, begin
ming March 25th for another year, except
ing on Penn farm, lately occupied by
Robert Montgomery, who skipped be-
meath Fair Luna's rays" Farmer William
b. Mccoy, well-known and very success.
full tiller of the soil now residing on the
Cam farm, was the successful applicant.
The entire farm of 173 acres was rented to
Mr.. Mccoy at 81 an acre and he will be
asked to move in and take possession of the
farm soon.
The application from John A. Walls for
the rooms now occupied by him in the
city hall, opened UP discussion on this
matter. Recently all the tenants of the
various rooms in the city hall were noti-
fed to give up possession after March 25th.
Last night several members of the board
argued that they had advocated this action
of notification in order to ascertain who,
really, are the owners and who are the
tenants of New Castles public building,
and to obtain light rental fee from each
society, firm, or individual occupying
rooms therein. Mr.. Walls communica-
tion was referred to the committee on
public buildings, with the request that a
written report on the city hall be sub
mitted next month.
Another formal" application was re-
ceived from the New Castle Water Works
Company for its semi-annual appropri-
alton of 81 500, due January LIST. This, it
will be remembered, is the appropriation
which was cut off by the trustees on the
ground that the trustees, 25 years ago, had
no right to bind their organization to help
support private corporation by giving il
5000 year. This formal application
was accompanied by statement of the
transactions of the Water Company, which
it is customary to read before the trustees.
Now, 1t is believed, suit will be brought
and the matter was therefore referred to
Attorney John H. Rodney, who has in
charge the defence of the trustees should
action be brought by he.Water Company.
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL.
All the members of City Council were
present last night when President Hol-
shumaker called the meeting to order The
finance committee reported balance of
Sl46.34 in the treasury.
The salary of the police, amounting to
SlS5, the balance in hand was deemed in
sufficient and all the bills were laid over
until next meeting.
A communication was read from the p
w. & B. Railroad Company, asking if
there would be any objection to their tear
ing up the approaches to the high bridge
on Delaware street, in order to repair the
abutment, which is in bad condition. The
company promised to keep the bridge
passable by laying planks at the approaches
and the Council notified them of approval.
Magistrate Julian Janvier presented a
bill of $l25.60 for work done in repairing
the city's property,
As one Of the items was the cost of the
gravel, the committee declined to indurse
1t. as they stated that they understood that
the gravel was to be furnished free. MIR.
Janvier then explained that 1t had always
been the custom for him to be paid for the
gravel and that it would be worth the
price asked by him at any time. The
matter was finally settled by allowing Mr..
Janvier one half the amount asked.
SOUND THAT CAUSED REJOICING.
The familiar blast of the whistle of the
Triton cotton mills yesterdayat II. 80 o clock
caused rejoicing in many family whose
members have been idle for months. The
mills started at noon with about two
thirds the usual number of hands and
promises to keep running for some time.
Ihe Delaware iron works have not yet re-
sumed, and it could not be learned last
night when they would start.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
About 20 members of the Columbia A.
q. went on an 1S-mile walk this morning,
TO Delaware City and return. The pedes-
trians will take dinner at the hotel at that
place, and will be under the leadership Of
George Mcknitt.
The Rev. Allen Wise and family of
Silverrbrook NJ. b. Church are visiting rela-
tives in this city.