Evening journal., 1896-10-07
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.
TRUSTEES DISAGREE.
Fall Out Concerning the
Water Company Suit.
IR. CHALLENGER HAS RETIRED.

MR.. RODNEY AND OTHER TRUs-
TEES DECLARE HE is DAMAG-
ING THE DEFENCE BY MAKING
LEGAL BUSINESS PUBLIC.
OTHER PROCEEDINGS.
James NJ. Wise presided at the meet
ing Of the Board OF Trustees of New
Castle Common last evening, but could
not prevent the meeting from winding
up in a breeze. IL was all over the
question Of defence OF the suit brought
by the New Castle Water Works Com
pany.
The trouble arose over an issue be-
tween Messrs. Rodney and Challenger
regarding publicity Of the boards de-
fence. Mr.. Rodney demanded that the
conduct OF the defence be studiously
kept quiet, it being a matter of strictly
legal and private business, and any ex-
pOsure OF II would be decidedly preiu-
dicial to the interests of the board.
Mr. Challenger declared that the
trustees had no business to hide from
the people whose interests they repre-
sented. There had been too much hid
ing, and unless things were done open
lyand above board he proposed to retire.
Already $65 600 had been spent in a
swindle, and he wanted the whole
thing exposed. Instead of New Casue's
citizens having no taxes to pay, they
lived under a burdensome taxation.
For his little business he had to pay
$40 a year city taxes.
He offered a resolution. over which
there was a loud debate Mr. Mahoney
declared that all the trustees ought
TO throw up the sponge and let Mr..
Challenger run the courts, suit, coun-
sci and board. Mr.. Challenger replied
that he knew he had been compelled to
fight ever since he came into the board
and he didn't propose to be shut up
now at a critical moment.
Mr.. Morrison. who arrived late. did
not seem to understand the discussion
and his vote. with that Of Messrs.
Challenger, Hance, Dalby and Wise
passed the resolution.
The following is the resolution offer
ed by Mr. Challenger:
Whereas. The New Castle-yVater
Works has brought a suit at law
against the Trustees of New Castle
| Common on q so-called contract. and
believing that no set of trustees has a
right to bind another set for all time
be it
Resolved, That the attorneys Of the
J trustees for the inhabitants of the city
of New Castle be authorized to employ
expert testimony to expose the whole
| transaction between the said trustee.
and the New Castle Water Works Com
pany, plaintiff in said suit, and that M
| expense he spared TO establish a stron,
ana convincing defence"
Mr. Challenger then retired from tn
Law Committee.
| OTHER BUSINESS OF THE BOART
A representative of r. d. Chase 4
Son, of Geneva. N. Y, appeared be
fore the board and urged that he b
allowed to supply the common farm
with fruit trees a very profitable feat
ure of farming which had been wofull,
neglected on these public farms. III
submitted a price list Of apple
and pears, upon which MI
Daily made some calculations. MI
Challenger favored the immediat
adoption OF new frui. trees on tn
farms, and asked for a special commit
tee. The matter was referred TO tn
Acting Committee to report upon at tn
next meeting.
Rev. Samuel Ambrose and Jeremia
Myers apeared and asked that an an
preparation be made TO provide tW
tons Of coal for the colored schools.
new teacher had been sent here an
found the school In bad repair an
with absolutely no fuel The trustee
concluded to purchase the necessar
fuel.
In relation TO a communication frol
all the tenants, praying for a reductio
of rents. owing to a continued depreoiI
tion of prices on farm products NJ
Mahoney addressed the board He do
clared that he could see no wisdom
a reduction in rents, except on tw
farms.
Much had been spent In new bull,
ings on Bayard and Union farm
Centre Hall. Stockton and OgelthorT
farms are well supplied with waite
r.. c. Morgan, the new tenant of Mod
A farm, has agreed to pay the same rel
now paid. He therefore, suggeste
that the rent of Penn and anoth,
farm be reduced so cents an acre.
Mr.. Ferris moved that the rent
each farm be reduced 81 an acre. Tn
was. however, postponed on motion
Mr.. Rodney, until special meeting {
November 10, in hope of a fuller a
| tendance