The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-10-17
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
what's Trnnspirinz In the Pretty Town on
tho DoInwarol
Correspondence OF the Republican.
...S-.H NEW CASTLE. Oct. I6. 1895


Tho present City Council In tho EARL
part OF the summer put Its shoulder Il
the wheel and pushed out OF the old ru
OF patchwork OF the streets and agreet
to have at least one street properly re-
ordered the bill vf Davis & Brother, o
Wilmington, amounting to 1896 GA. TO
repairing 1881 yards. to be paid. Mr.
Schuhardt was the only member who wal
absent and he sent an apology that th'
reason he did not get to the meeting wa
that his wife was unweii.
Mr.. Pagan. OF the lamp committee. re-
ported that conference took place be
tween the com mittee and the Treasurer o.
the Gas Company In reference to lighting
the streets. He maintained that no con
tract had been made and believed that fol
che advancement of the town that eiectri,
lights should be put In and he therefore
introduced Mr. Van Trump, OF the vii
mlBgton Electric Light Company to en-
tighten the Council on the subject ol
light.
Mr.. Van Trum o eaid that his company
was not seeking trouble at any ones
hands. but being In the business they
wanted to catch all the business they pos
sibly could, and as the wires are as far as
Farnhurst at present he would like tc
light New Castle. They would run the
wires over aud put the plant In working
cost to the city. Lights OF 20 candle pow
er could be furnished at $2l O light. and
arc lights at &175 a year.
Arc lights would do away with severa
Of the lnoandescsnt lights and give busi-
ness appearance to the town. good
light means business and al at Elsmere II
would be the best advertising medium the
town could have. light on the oornel
would Hight the whole square. He did
not believe that the company would wire
the town unless under live years CON
tract. MIR. Pagan thought lt wise thing
to visit Wilmington and see the working
OF the lights.
MIR. Morrison. They are q big improve
mont on our systom and at the price we
have TO pay.
Mr.. Cooper. Yes. aud It Is keeping ur
with the times. The day OF penny dips ID
passed away.
Mr.. Pagan said that the way the town
is lighted is simply this-on 96 nights we
have no light. for six months we have
light half OF the night and the rest oi
the time we have lights that sometimes
YOU would want a magnifying glass TO see
II there was any light at all.
Mr.. Cooper moved that the secretary
notify the Gas Company that the city will
change It's contract and that the matter oi
lighting tho city be referred to the lamp
committee.
MIR. Pagan seconded the motion and II
Mr.. Pagan addressing Mr. ElIason felt
that the lamp committee should meet az
soon as pOeAible.
Mr.. Ellison. Yes whatever is going to be
done must be doue at once for the com
pany might play tic for tat.
Mr.. Van Trump. 1t would not surely be
so mean as to turn out tho lights. They
will probably drop so per cent on lis price
Now Castle people are watching the ae
tion OF the Lamp Committee. The day
has come when the town should receive
the best service for the money 1t spends
Should the electric light bs substituted
for gas then contract for three moDthH
will be made with the gas company until
the city is wired. by all means let the
electric light come.
A few wneks ago when Alfred Bunting,
the Government Inspector OIL the work of
dredging at Bulk lead Bar, reported that
while at work quantities OF chains were
brought up. ana that in bis opinion a ves
sci was at the bottom of tho Delawars. the
Idea WAS secuted as belng preposterouS.
As stated in tho REPUBLICAN yesterday
MIR. Bunting accompanied by engineer J.
ID. Sargent and Tho mas Mcdaniel went
to the place whore the chaina we're found.
A diver went down on tour of inspee.
tlon and soon be was tuggng at tue rope
and up came q lot OF implements usually
found OH Il large vessel, Whom he came
up himself he reported that a large~lron
found that other veseels had aeraped tue
obstruction and found that two iron
plates hS,l been torn OF the bottoms of
other vessels by the unknown iron vessel.
Tho oldest inhabitants here never heard
OF The loss of such n vessel. Some bnlieye
that sho is a big iron tug that was lost
during the memorable stOrln OF October
1873 At that tiino wrecks were found
from here 20 Lewes. An effort Will be
made to have the vessel raised. Ihe
Columbia was ons of tue Eiany piouglIers
OF tie deep tnat met all obstruction at
lhu I5ukhead Bur.
Alr. and Mrs. John Jordan ami family
went yesterday to Rlyerton. N, j.. to Mt
Tend The wedding Of Miss Maggie jordan
To Mr. John 3icibermdnt,
Henry Holsenunnksr's team ran AWAY
yesterday afternoon from tho Aast END
and stopped at the sable. No damage
was done.
Tho msmbcrs OF the C. A, C.. are 80 we'll
pleased with the enjoyment they had ut
tlie reception on Monday evening that a
movement Is on tVUt 10 have monthly
buutlls.
Tho Aiva aud G. A. G. football teams
will line up as follows on Saturday:
q a G. l.ya