The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
NEW CASTLE ITEMS.
whusIs TrsnspirIna in the Pretty Town Or
...... tho Delaware.
Correspondents Of the Republrcar.

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| At the meeting OF the City Council held
present; Messrs. Pagan, Schuhard. Coop
| er. Morrison.
MIR. schuhard reported having placed
two trunks in position. Men have been at
| work also on the streete.
MIR. Pagan called attention to the broken
pavement on Ninth street and also big
crop OF weeds In the gutter. The platform
at tho accom- IN odatlon eide at the depot
Is very dangerous OF dark alght. The
1 secretary should writs to the Railroad
4 Company.
MIR. Cooper called attention to the fact
,.a ,aaI tnere IS no watchman at the Della
| ware street crossing. Even Newport can
nave ssiety gates. also Stanton.
| MIR. Morrlson-Yes. and the cutoff
| crossing is without night wntchman.
| Iho railroad should be obliged to put
eafety gates at every crossing. The pub.
| lie should be protected
Ihe finance committoe reported that In
1888 SCOTS land was rated ats50O an acre.
| In 1894 II Was assessed as building lots at
800 each lot or ~ 800. and makes the tax
s26 81, Ii the lots are too highly assess.
ed this year 1t Is too late.
MIR Morrison said 1t was an extrnvagant
assessment to place the lots on the But.
tonwoods for $50 lot while lots In the
| $40 lot.
Mr. Morrison further maintained that
6eotts land was assessed for building lots
whilo Solomon's wns assessed as farm land
MIR. Pagan thought that the collector
could collect and then Council could take
oil certain per centape.
MIR. Morrison agreed with Mr. Pagan.
MIR. Cooper moved that the collector be
instructed to COLLECT the amount on his
duplicate from Mr. Scott. MIR. Pagan
seconded the motion. The motion pre-
vailed.
MIR. Fugan reported that James G.
Knowles snId he was asaessad last year at
SEQ. 900 aud this year at s26 900. The clerk
reported that 1t was clerical error. Mr.
Pagan called attention to the condition of
the cutters In Dobbinsville. The cutters
are disgraoe. He also called attention
to a ceaspool at the corner of Delaware
and Fourth streets. He also called atten-
tion to the location OF cesspools. Some
oil them are too close to the street MIR.
Schuhard, to keep the thing IN owing, what
about my taxesY Mr.. Pagan felt 1t was
too late 10 change the assessment.
MIR. Morrlson-The proper way to do Is
to ray the rate on the duplicate and the
rebate be given.
On motion of Mr.. Pagan seconded by
Mr.. Cooper. the 0verpaid :axos were re-
funded where he was assessed at building
lot rates instead OF at farm land rates.
Mr.. Pagan felt that there was no necessity
to keep the lamps burning longer than
October that the lights DO burned from
October to May until l O'Clock. MIR.
Cooper seconded the m otion. 1t prevailed.
The matter as regards the contract was
The bill of John Bacon for oyster ehells
was laid over for month. The bill of w
Gordon for hauling the shells wns also
laid over.
Mr. Fagon said that about Watts bill
part of IL was for b ringing In witnesses
and making the arrest In the J. Quincy
Ada case
Mr. Morrison did not SEQ how 1t was
that bills OF '9S and '94 kept coming In here
He favored Iaying bills when enough
back taxes come into the treasury.
The bill of Thomas a Co. was ordered
paid. H. was for stationery for the May.
ors office In 1898 and 1894
Mr.. Morrison reported that all thu fires
collected for In pounding horses had been
added into his report.
Tho city treasurer reported having re.
oeived from Tax Collector Tobin S28O0 on
account of city taxes and $1,000 on account
of street and road tax. Also 5000 FROM
Tax Collector Moorory for taxes of 1894.
Mayor Boyd received during the month
| the sum OF 25 cents for license. MIR. Nor
| rlsoD dld not favor the using of the street
and road tex money to Dav other ex-
penses. 1t Is time to kick. II the money
Is put on the street then It ls all right. II
there IL none of IL going on the streets
then give II back to the people. There is
the law.
Tho money haa not bean put on the
streats for the past five years. What
right has collector to give q separate
bond? 1t Is separate tax. The tax
amounts to nearly S300O less 5000 to the
only amounts to 1880.
Mr.. Cooper felt that city purposes
meant pumps police and lsmps.
Mr.. Morrison-They have just the same
| right to jump into the school fund as we
have TO iump into the fund for the streets
The schools have no errors.
The following bills were ordered paid:
| John McGailln f75; John Sullivan SEQ 25;
| Peter Dorris $50; VIM. OConnor, sir;
Gro. Waterman. 50; Now Castle Gas Co.
| S256; Fire 10 $50.
| FgII ll
| pairing Front street: Morrison and Hun
| ter T7I6 so; ]. b. Cox k8ll.9l or 800 par
square yard; John McCallin 1880; Davis
+, 4 ro 1874; David Brison s525.
The bids were laid over until Saturday
| night
| At the rerular meeting of the Trustees
| of The Commons. President DR.. Black WAS
In tho chair. The other memhers present
were Mahoney. Challenger. Ferris, WISE
| Dniby, McGrory and Morrison
| On motion of Mr.. Ferrls and seconded
| by Mr.. McGrory an order wns made for
the semi-nnnual appreciation of s125 to
| the Fire Company.
Mr. Challenger said he opposed the
eame, as he did not think 1t proper. Mr..
| Ferris said 1t was in bis opinion that tor the
| preservation OF the property of this city
we needed It.
Mr. Mnhoney said that the trustees had
| paid s4OD per year for the housing OF the
| onsine ami nobody kicked.
| DIR. Black said that there was resolu.
| tIan on the minutes which was read.
Mr. Mc(i:ory stated there had been a
, committee appointed from the Fire Com.
| puny and IL was decided that IL they, the
| Trustees would build building tho
tiremen would guarantee Sl2D0 on their
own Individual responsibility. The Trus-
| tees would not approve of It, The fire
4 men pay $50 per month to the building
and loan nss0ciation.
The men arc good men and are willing
| to do what is right. They give service
| the same AS other volunteer firemen In
| tie city OF Whining on do
| Mr. Challinger-I want to put this
! money on a square basi5."
4 vote was taken which resulted In favor
| OF the draft.
| Messrs Frazer and Deakyne were pres.
| ont and pre- ented a petition In behalf of
| the public schools asking aid to help carry
| on the schools.
MIR. Challenger moved that an appropri.
| alton of $500 be made to help meet the
| note nf $1,000 which ID now held In the Far
| mnrs' Bank. Seconded by MIR. Ferrie.
| DR. Black appointed Messrs Rodney and
Wise com mlttee to draft a set of resoln.
tious of respect to the late William Her
bort.
| tho Delaware Iron Works James Doris
| had his left arm badly laoerated by the end
| Of a pipe on which threads had been cut.
| The wound necessitated the placing of five
| stitches therein. The wound was dressed
| by DIR. Black.
George Gsmby. coIored aged IT. was
| lodged In jail here last evening to under
| go a sentence of sixty days In default OF
\ % fine and $50 costs.
On Saturday night while Jerry Martin
was returning from Delaware City to Port
| Penn five youths. one Of whom was Dsmby,
| assaulted him. The others have not yet
! been arrested.
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