Evening journal., 1894-02-19
A PUBLIC CELEBRATION
Commander VantIne and Prin-
cipal Knapp Arrange
SOME LIVELY PATRIOTIC EXERCISES

Public School Celebration of washing
tons Birthday in the opera House.
Evening Celebration BY 81. Peters
socleties-F Fine Performance by the G..
A. G. Minstrels-CIty Council and the
High Bridge victims.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Feb. 10 Department
Commander Vantine, OF the q. A. r +,
has begun his active work at home. BE
has arranged to have the public schools
demonstration In the Opera House next
Thursday afternoon, instead OF having a
little celebration OF the great Washing
toms Birthday in one Of the school. rooms.
In this he has accomplished a
dual purpose He has so ar
ranged Il that every pupil In the
schools can see and enjoy the patriotic
exercises and that all the townspeople
can attend and obtain comfortable seats
to hear and see the exercises Principal
Knapp has prepared All excellent program
for the afternoon and this will be an
nounced soon.
At n special meeting yesterday OF the
two temperance societies of st. Peters
Church, II was decided to hold a patriotic
celebration Of Washington's Birthday at
night, in the basement OF st. Peters
Church. Both this young men and the
young women will participate.
Favor the Railroad Company's scheme.
While Mayor Herbert is industrlously
circulating a remonstrance against the
proposed elevation Of the high bridge to
an additional. hei, ht Of three feet. there
has been little opposition heard 20 the
scheme.of objecting before Council until
Saturday when the local paper appeared
and denounced the action Of the mayor
and West End property owners IN object
ing TO the elevation OF the bridge II
Council does not grant the application OF
the P, w. & B Railroad Company TO
raise the bridge and allow the approaches
TO be heightened and telllorded for a
distance of 100 yards, as the railroad
company has agreed 10 do, then Council
is responsible for every death which may
occur there and every widows groan
and orphans cry will moan through their
ears like the signing OF the wind through
the leafless trees In similarly senti-
mental strains the editor goes on TO say
There are many in favor Of having
the wfole structure torn away snd max
ing II a grade crossing, notion that is
absolutely contrary to all advanced pub
lie opinion and law Many OF the larger
cities are lighting grade crossings with
vengeance and denounce them as death
traps; besides, there is scarcely legls-
tive body, nstional, state or municipal,
that will consider their advisability.
The bridge is a death-trap as Il now
stands. The rsilrosd company Is asking
permission Of City Council to raise IL
three feet and grade the approaches IA
correspond. Many of the property
holders are protesting against Il
with the plea that IL will depre
ciate the value Of their property.
Gentlemen, inasmuch as IL will never.
no never be made a grade crossing, how
much more will raising the bridge thre,
feet higher depreciate the value oil
your property than IL does at its prtseu
heightl We think very little, II any. 4
the railroad company does what 1t prom.
ises 10 dO-make the grading OF tn
approaches so gradual as to be hardly
perceptible and macadamize them Ans
place safety railings along the sides. Thl
Gas Company. we understand, proposes
should the bridge be raised, 10 plac,
new lamps on il and make 1t pleasant
fOrtravelers at night.