The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-26
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
whut Is Trnnspiriug In the Prstty Tswn On
tine Delaware.


New CASTLE. Feb. 20. 1898.
On Saturday next the voters OF tnls city
will bo called upou to elect tour SUCCESS
ors to Tie 10 I'd OF Education TO MI the
PLACES OF Messrs. Ferris, Herbert, Man
love and McIvar whose terms uf Office nX.
pire. AT present tho majority OF the peo-
pie believe hat as Mr.. lierdert has taken
such HI active part Ia school matters for
over forty years 1t would be only proper
tlut he should be reelected
IL. l.. Lancaster. who VIII hold the cleo.
ton on saturday with james t Challen.
ger, has made the announcement that 10
one will be allowed to vote at tue election
II he does not produce a tax rscelpt for
1891 taxes IL Will not do for the collector
to say, He Is all right" The receipt Ii
the hest proof that lie Is all right.
Harold Suddell,J John A. Walls and Israel
Riding left on the first train for Dover
his morning. They intend to appear be-
tore the house with q petition signed by
over 800 citizens and one haIf OF the pro.
rerty owners asking for the passage of
the bill TO allow The people OF New Castle
to vote at the coming election for or
against the eXem ptiou from taxation of
all nproYeuents.
At urasent the tax levied Is sI3 600.
Some persons in the city owe hundreds OF
dollars for 1893 taxes and tEav are the
people who say I'VE are the taxpayers /"
such saying is libel on tho psup,e.
Thrie are 60 600 feet oil pronerty cutbed
within tho city proper Gnn III a tax OF Is
GEMS u foot wis levied OIL IT, there would
he SIS. 800 raised. IL Is unfair to have a
lot on one side Of the street assessed ut
ss0n and one on he opposite side assessed
ut Sl5 because there are several lots to.
geih
1t tnkes as much 10 keep the e,rest In
repair opposite vacant lot 0s before a
dwelling. 1t costs as much for gus llgh
and police protection aid yet II Mr.. H.
butldsa a 5000 house on tile vacant lot
adjoining AIR. G.. then he is fined by
tax for improving tie locality by the
erection nf tho house.
such us the above doctrine is what the
committee from the lax Refoim Cub
Will bring before the Legislature 10 day.
lX-keI res entatiye lava w. Elkjntun
and lsrael Ridiigs will also urge on tho
metnbets of the Leslslai urn tho n4ceHsity
OF defeating the h,l to permit tls city 10
borrow 81 OlO. The com nit.ea viii name
In open house the property owners VINO
owe the back iax"s and why they owe
them and the power such people have at
tie ci1y elections At least, such are thair
intentions for lne.commlt tci informed me
tu that -lfot last evening,
iiobllnsvils has thres ,e5s OF a popula.
tion since yesterday morning From
what coald be Cleaned II appears that on
Sunday the HungHrian5 d4termlusi to
have good tlme and 10 do 3D. a god
supply OF whlskey an ! bser was Used
he upshnt OF he good JlIns was Iaat one
of their number hud his head badly unt
ana mashed. pl. stewart hud tie I'M.
peHsaut task oi drosst ny tue wo unIs and
bHndaging Sltvs's heau. 81 hs matter wns
ported to the potice but liII mans three
ASSISTANTS left Lne city for parts uu.
known.
lhe q. A. c. held an i'm portant meeting
last evening. Johu Res of tho Atiantic
House, was eleeied member A com
hiltlte cons sung OF ECkins. Davidson,
[ cochran nlU l,IFIl nl1fl1iulpI IN u r.
rargr foI n banquet.
Iae cub Will mold flower show in the
near iuturo AID the trusiees were directed
TO buy ato,ber new poot table.
Miss Jeanette SAIlicru-s leading
young society lady OF Wlssinomlng Is the
guest oil Miss Los Ia Bore
Miss Bssse kunZ has returned home
nftera visit to irsnhS at the West Che5.
ter stale Normal Srnpoi.
Inc regular msatlug of the Board OF
Education will tie held Tonight
The baZaaf winch has Dreu ding on
for tbs past month for the Dene tit of st.
leter's Church Will Gloss this ~ eniug.
IL 10 unterstooJ LnAt tn- ReY Or iiub-
b ri Will irctu. . hero on March 10 for the
benellt of Que of the classes of the NJ h.
JhuIch for he missionary cause.
IL 10 Understood that LenUh, who made
such goHd Impression last year as
pl,uner OF he bhss bail team. has received
IL .lterng olIer from Il Philadelphia cluo
To- 'le coilinB srhsUn.
OF ali ths tugs tntt come Into harhor
nure is u greater fayorlls than the Eva
NcGhulley. ] hrrelore the New Castle
peop.e ara Interested to learn that COllec.
inr al Gu stums john Il Read, Phi!adsl.
plm, yesteruay ordered The setzurs of tho
Jug Tor vlolat!on of tile United states III.
1I ecuun Iwg.
Tie customs officials have been ordered
to take possession oil the vessel wherever
she may be founi and hold her rnttl tho
UEltrd states Marshal takes ch triye
lliei has been flied Ia the Uiitrd States
Circuit Court by tho United States District
Attorney against the vessel. 1t Is charged
tnat the owners have been neg .igrnG in
having tho buliers examined by ihs local
inspectors, thereby rshing tile lives OF
thnsa in charge of the craft. and putting
nhsnute delianca TO the laws oil ths cuun-
try, in relation 10 the safety of life aud