Evening journal., 1896-02-05
Busy Night IN Council.

consideration.
Busy Night In Council.
City Council worked until very nearly
ii o'clock last night on measures TO
improve and boom the city All the
members were present and several
delegations appeared, among whom were
President Shaw aud superintendent
Lancaster Of the gas company.
Mr. Shaw stated 10 Conncil that the
gas company was pressed too close to
provide the city with improved lamp
tops. 81 the entire lot would cost a3.75
each. OF course, IL Council would not
meet the company half way, things
would have TO continue unsatisfactory
as they were all this yesr.
Mr.. Fagan--"Now, Mr.. President. II
the gas company cannot afford to keep
the city lighted, then It ought 90 throw
up the contract Here the clty's been
burning gas OF this corporation FOR At
| least twenty five years. We kick, and
the company provides new burners
entering into q contract to light the city
ell night and every night But the gas
company is not living up to its contract
but looks to us for additional induce
ments
Mr.. Shaw-"Well. gentlemen, the gas
company was located here In 1857 and
had it not bsen put here. none Of us
would have been here tonight. There
would have bean no town. This place
would have been liks Christians. No
Tasker works, no cotton mills, nothing,
Now that's what the gas company has
done for New Castle You certainly do
not want to press It out Of existence
Mr.. Eliason ~ would be well satisfied,
provided the gas company would provide
the new lamp tops at It's own expense, to
enter into an agreement TO tusn over all
the old tops to the company aud contract
for two years for gas
Thus the gas matter rested, In the
hands Of the Lamp Committees.
Need Fear No More had Water.
President Morrison. on behalf of the
/ Health and Nuisance mmittee, re-
ported that the city's drinking water is
getting worse and worse. Mr. Pagan
supplemented the report BY saying that
one physician had prohibited ons Mrs
Charles Saydar from using tue water as
1t Is not wholesome
Mr. Shaw. who represents the water
company, declared that II had located
4
been promptly rsme6lad, SO much so
that two Philadelphia che nlsts engaged
By him, had pronounced the water abso-
lutaly pure Newport fishermen, who
< would DO proceeded egainsil had proppad
open tha Nonesuch sluloe gates to let Ia
carp FISH. and the contamination Of the
Wilmington chemical works had gotten
into the creek The slulce was righted
aud ali Is we'll now.
Councilman Fagsn made a lengthy
speech favorlng the purchase OF pair OF
horses 20 draw the ere apparatus, and
urged that $500 bs appropriated 10
purchase two horses, cart and equip
ments said team TO be put to work on the
streets Mr.. Morrison objected to
incurrlng that expense so long as Council
had to appropriate as it now does to the
ere company. but favored waiting until
the FIRE company could get from under
It's present heavy obligation.
Lord De la WARTS Carriage Ride.
R Eben Watts submitted a bill Of $1 so
for carrying an inssne patient, Lord De
Ia War, to the state insane hospital at
Farnhurst This was returned to Mr.
Watts on the ground that the city had
nothing to do with prisoner after be
had been committed to the county jail
James Vanarsdalen appeared Ia the
interests Of the / Taggart estate aud
said that two houses assessed 10 this
estate on Vine street which he had been
unable to locate There are no such
houses belonging to the estate He
urged that Councll act on the matter at
oncs and refund the bscS taxes,
The president and clerk we're ordered
to Investigate and refund the taxes
Road Commissioner Jordsn STATED that.
Of course blood could not be gotten out
Of turnip, but he would like TO know
when the road commissioners could
depend on getting the 5000 d ie them
December Ho was informed that
Council would have to stand him off,"
Mayor Boyd reported So for licenses
during January. Two proposals were
read for labelling the street corners with
signs Indicative Of the street names-one
from H. Harrington. Of this city and
another from an aluminium company,
but these were referred to the street
committee
Cunning for the Railroad Company.
Under new business, Mr. FaFan declared
that the trains OF the Delaware railroad
seemed TO be Running faster than ever
through the heart Of the city, notwith
standing the action Of Council last month.
He had timed Que irain bstwesn the Up
per and lower stations. Eve eighths Of a
mile, and It thundered over that distance
10 one minute and forty Eve seconds
The clel K WAS ordered to serve another
notice upon the Clayton officials, stamped
with the seal Of the city
Elliott. music teacher. in town Saturday.