Evening journal., 1895-02-06

for 1so3-Narrow Dake Marsh Com
vany So Seek aid From the Lew Court
DR.. Proudns Accepts the Gall TO
western Church aud VIII Take Charge
This Month.
special Correspondence Evening Journal
Nav CAsrLR. Feb. There was
mueh work before City Council at its
February nesting last evening. All the
members we're present and lengthy
reports Of The routine and committee
work were received. City Collector Mc.
Grorv submitted tabulated statement
Of the 1898 taxes, the delay In payment
Of which has caused City Council so
much trouble
The report showed that the net amount
OF tax collected up to February last, OF
1893 taxes, was $li 0l6 30. There Is
lett Just 81 1S9 IA In collectable taxes
The errors wsra shown TO be thus; Upon
city taxes. s497 2S; school, 1877 a.; road
and street, &805 ~ Upon motion OF
AIR Einson. the collector was instructed
to require the foil payment OF All prop
erty taxes for 1893 before April OF this
year.
Priaonsrs' Parade Cant Bs Stopped.
Mr. Cooper. at the request Of many
citizens, he said, brought complaint
about the Wilmington prisoners being
psraded through the streets, at least the
principal thoroughfares OF the city.
Some OF the jailblrds are not properly
clothed and the majority OF them are
rough looking spectacies hardly caring
for deoency Council decided that as the
public highways were free for ALL 1t
cou d not dictate to Court officer Bil'y
Heal to bring his charges around the
back way No action was taken
Have Drawn Three Bills.
Messrs. EIlason and Martin, Of the
Legislative Committee, reported having
drawn three bills which had been sub
mltted to New Castles representative In
the General Assembly by City Solicitor
Cooper. The frat two aeta-that tC
establish a systematic rebate and
addition on taxes paid when due
and overdue, and that TO striRi
Gus the clause OF the road and street bi
making IL mandatory for tha city % pa,
over every year 5000 to the road com
missioners Of New CASTLE hundred-havI
already bsen described in the EVENING
JOURNAL
The third bill is to permit Council Il
borrow So 000-$l QUO Tor school purpose
as desired by the Board Of Education
for few months, temporary loan onl,
more than the amount being due la taxes
to bridge over the present financial crisis
The entire loan must be satisfied withi
a year The city needs the cash at one
TO pay bills now pending
Recommendation Of Magistrate Jauvlel
After unfinished business had bes
disposed OF, Magistrate Janvier had hesl
Ing A. agreed thatif Coupcl would dral
the 5000 order for the road commissloneri
appropriation aud place 1t IN his hands
he would p.y II and some cash beside l
taxes now due to the tax collector, frol
properties of which be Is the agent. Th
offer was accepted and the order draw
Mr. Janvier also urged upon Counc
the adoption Of resolution commend
tory Of the bill that would 20 beiol
the Legislature empowering u
Levy Court to appropriate 81 600 4
the repaie, with stone strengthening
tho Narrow Dyke marsh lands, whiS
work would be great benefit to Il
health Of the city. MIR. Janvier stats
that in course Of twenty years q
owners OF that land have spent $i5 o.
TO $20, 600 In repair work alone an
meantime, psid the excessive tax
81 80 an scfe. OF course the land cou
get no benefit from the city, her polio
light. fire and water service being abs
luteiy worthless to it. All he asked
Council was for the endorsement of t
steps now being taken. Council adopt
the resolution by unanimous vote.
This Communication was received fr,
the South Side:
''NRw CASTLE, Del, Jan. %, 1895
Your Honorable Body in Council:
eve, the undersigned citizens
pobbiusville, a portion OF the city Il
payers, owing to the danger Of psrt
and beast In travelling on Seventh str
with an open ditch the greater portion
the distance from the avenue TO Oil
street with the open stone culvert n
Knowies's mills, we petition you for I
more additional lamps, one at the stl
oulvert and one at the foot Of Sh
street from Leas mills we ask y
examination and speedy action In
matter.
Want 20 Hold the Collector.
Mr.. Martin referred to the report
City Collector McGrory and moved I
the report be placed In the hands OF
Financa Committee in order that Cou
may, at the next meeting, get q sepai
and more specific statement OF
school error list. He sal 4 that to him
and Messrs Frazer and ktchells, /
Councils Finance COMMITTEES, the col
tor had held himself personally respo
BILE for the taxes owed by voters at
school election Of last year In lool
over the list, however. be feared that
poll taxables who then voted had /
returned AS errors. Mr.. Taylor obis
to Council establishing q preceden
interference with the collector, but
motion prevailed.
Br. ProudAt Accepts the Western
Rev Alexander Proudht, d. D., OF
ely, who has been supplying the pl
Of Brown Memorial Presby terisn Chr
Baltimore. has Just received and acce
a nnnnirnnnn ralI 70 the Hirah Pr.