The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-05
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
NEW CASTLE. August 8.

| BaScu III Trying 10 put tEe HGCGmnO OdHtiQl
train on the tracks. When the train ~
) turned from the Bear the car jumped The
tracks, owing TO AN open switch. IL,
WrGcklng train arrived after tie car lad
J been rIghicd
The regular passengers on the New
Castle accommodation train feel grateful
to tho railroad company for sending q
special train over On the supper trip.
Atthe meeting Of City Council Mr.. Fla.
gan called attention to the inferior light
He felt glad that Council refused to buy
the enclosed tops last spring Now that
we are going to have new man In con.
troll OF the gas company we may get bet.
ter gas.
Mr.. Harrington-They tell me he Just
pumps water through the pipes and then
you get the gas.
Mr. Fagan-1 don't care If no makes it
out OF mud If the gas is good.
IL looks ike case of impossbilty to
give us light with the Wclsbach burners
Mr.. Harrington reported that a hog and
cnt had been buried during the month
| Tho DObbinsville matter is worse That
section OF the city is in danger of breed.
ing disease. 1t looks that some one wants
a test case. The weeds are several feet In
hight and at their roots is stagLant wa
ter
MIR. Pagan was in tha vile and had seen
man IN charge of the property. 1t was'
| iIP''teu rias u stohe gutter WAS TO be
place In different parts.
Mr. Harrington-You would want hip
boot, to pass up to the middle row.
Mr' Pagan was tired of making notices
anu sending them to the Pennsylvanl
Railroad Company. 1t ignores ali com :
muncations ana SO do the Dobbns heirs.
The trains are running too lively through
tho city: We are ignored every day in the
| week III the engineer Of train Ia or der
ed to run train at a certain rate he must
| do So.
The crossings are unprotected One
week ago he had narrow escape at night
! from being caught on the Wilmington
road crossing 1t will be TOO lato to put o |
lag man there when some one Is killed.
In Shawtown.
Mr. Harrington called attention to
another lot covered with weeds.
Mr.. Cooper called attention to lot on
Second street.
MIR. Morrison did not believe that mul.
berry trees and weeds on a lot can be called
nuisance.
Mr.. Harrington said that some proDerty
owners were Of the opinion that city com
ell was entitled to clean it ont, while others
were OF the opinion that the owners were
entitled to do the work
The following bills were ordered paid:
l. X Hushebeck, $3.50; +. P. Rainey,
Sl.5D; 5 Ferguson, s.
MI fagan was opposed to pay s.. 80 u /
day for tie work for unskilled labor. They
dug down one foot, He thought 50 was
sufficient.
Mr. Cooper did not like to cut down the
bill
MI Harrington was in favor of paving
the men better wages than for work on !
the street.
Mr. Morrison-If man sets his price on $
his work he Is entitled to his pay.
The bill was allowed
City Treasurer Ferris reported having !
received Sj42 IA for school purposes and !
$3.50 city purposes and sl65) from May.
Or Boyd The Council is indebted to the
gas company for S505 10 Mrssrs. Har.
rlng.on and Pagan favored accepting an {
order Oh Council from the road commits s
sloners for $lll in favor OF John Sheridan.
Messrs Morrison and Cooper had no 1
objection to pay the money, but the Road
commissioners were indebted to us yet
1oi part OF our share for several years :
Mr. Harrington called attention to the C
TACT that there are men who owe back p
taxes who would like to pay them instead
OF Others who pay very little if any taxes
Mr. Morrison was of the opinion that v
men who when they could pay their taxes s
did not do So Now he was opposed to Il
employing them. |,
Mr.. Harington-Why there Ia one man
boy.
Mr.. Mcrrison-Hc does plenty of work G.
and III bet SO he can do more with the 1,
shovel than you ran n
Mr. Harrington-I'll bet you $50 to $40 al
he cannot do 1t. wish to call attention re
also to the fact that sand has bcen placed st
on the fine screenings on South street and L.
the taxpayers will get repaid in the eyes th
by tho sand. la
,Mr Cooper had the sand placed there at ~,
the suggestion of an expert. Tho city W
c9uld not buy enough screenings for tn, IN
Street Al
The general agent Of tho Dqbbinsville af
property Will be notified to lbate the nuis. s..
ance In 20 days and IN case he refuses to fr
do the work, then City Council will do th. ~,
work. "a
Mr.. fngan wanted new ordinance In D
reference to the railroad train. pa
ME- Harrington You will get no mora pr
rec rides. cal
Mr.. Fagan-The only ones ever got was of
rom the depot to the bn terry Ma
Ih5 railroad has all tho privilege that :,
an be had. They run like bazes, on our sp
treets, across our streets. almost on the .nS
they put In no crossings, they des
'ut telegraph poles wherever they want ma
Without permission whes saeri 1t Is hind. car
ance or not and the city has been promis. the
d light at the depot and other things ys
Mr.. Cooper-We can force the comrany ne
0 drain the ditch along the battery as II
8 natural water fail. {
MIR. Fagan-The road wants everything ORD
nd others to pay for it. II they are on =
he street and 1t Is regular water course
hen let them put the sewer in to drain tho
Itch
An invitation was sent to Mr.. Holiday
} come to New Castle and NEE. the City
ouncil, so that an understanding can be
rrived at between the parties
Mr.. Harrington was in favor OF taxing
le poles OF the telephone company. Ths
'come Of the telephone company last
ear was nearly sl,oO0, and my Income
as far from that, and yet my taxes are
'er $40 year
The opinion OF City Solicitor Cooper
III be taken On tie matter
The Democrats Of New Castle hundred
August II Will! hold meeting in the
Wn hal! for the purpose of selecting Eve
'leghtcs and live a!ternatcs to the State
at Dover
At meeting Of the Single Tax com.
ittee the following delegates were se-
5ted to be placed in nomination at the
ove meeting!
Western dlstrlct-John Fitzgerald.
Northern tistrict-Geo. W. Eckles.
Southern d!strlCt-Jas A CArlin,
Eastern district-liarold Sudell.
They want the following plank:
We favor the abolition Of all taxes upon
Dor or the products OF labor and the re.
elton of the poll tax to the lowest
lount possible.
We hold that all taxation should be
ncentrated upon that form OF property
which all mea have an equal natural
hit. viz. land values.
We would thus exempt from taxation
improvements, factories, stores, ho Uses.
rms, machinery, tools, live stock, etc,
wing labor free to produce unchecked
taxation and would make it unproft.
e to hold land idle by taxing idle land
heavily as II ii were being put to its
It use.
'he following letter has been received
m Wedin Vining, who was nominated
Saturday for assessor on tho Repubi,.
tickets
lR:-I am n Republican, believing In
publican principles, especially that one
It says the majority rules | have
'er bean identified with the Higgins
ton ana when tho Union Republicans
4 their nom.:nt!Un expect to contes.
NnyI u Kan ShbplI N nhtuG,,