Evening journal., 1897-10-09

LIAM WHITE SUCCEEDS w. w.
COOPER AS COUNCILMAN.
City Council last evening held an ad-
journed meeting and passed resolutions
on the death of Councilman Cooper,
elected former Road Commissioner
William White to succeed him, and
made the first move toward establish
ing a Board of Health, by unanimously
appointing DR.. e. H. McCabe its chair
man and requesting him to arrange an
early meeting with Council and ap-
point the board.
Soon after Council met President
Ilambson called for the report of the
special committee appointed to prepare
appropriate resolutions on the death OF
Councilman Cooper. The committee
presented the following:
Whereas, 1t has pleased our All
Wise Providence to remove by death
our brother member, William W..
Cooper, therefore be it
Resolved, That while bOwing to His
omnipotent will we cannot but feel that
irreparable loss to the city of New Cas-
tie by his death.
"As a member Of Council he was con-
scientious and always worked for the
DtSL luLtItolo VI llAt CITY nNASlOAt Ills
vacant chair will be hard to fill.
LAS a loving husband and father he
is also missed by his loved ones.
Gas a mark of his sterling worth, be
it
"Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread on the minutes of Council; a
copy be presented to his bereaved fam
lily and published in the New Castle
News.
(Signed) "R. II. Harrington,
Frank Pagan.
~ &C. H. Clewell."
In the matter OF caring for the pub
lie drinking fountain donated by a for
mer esident of New Castle, President
Iambson appointed a committee Of
three to have the gift placed at the en-.
trance to Penn Square.
For the purpose of macadamizing
Seventh street, sixty-five tons of crush-
ed granite were ordered from the w. &
N. Railroad Company in addition TO
what is already here.
The Wilmington and New Castle
Electric Railway Company submitted
through Councilman Clewell, PROPOSE
tion regarding the improvement of the
cutters intersected by its trolley tracks.
Il suggested that twelve-inch pipe be
placed under their tracks as carriers OF
the waste water.
Council, however, decided for box
cutters with iron plate covering, and
will advertise for proposals for this
kind of waterways.
Mr.. Harrington suggested that New
Castle be advertised in some trade
journals during the Winter with view
of bringing some enterprise here early
in the Spring, but the matter was re-
ferred to committee, with power to act
George M. Riley and William White
were put in nomination for the office oi
councilman to fill the unexpired term oi
the late w. w. Cooper. Mr.. Fagar
smoke for Mr.. Riley and Mr.. Harring'
ton for Mr.. White. The latter was
elected on the first ballot, and will take
the oath of office at once, assuming
places on all the committees. Mr.
White was one of New Castles mos
active road commissioners for twC
terms. and is a retired farmer
experience. His choice is looked upor
of wide, practical and business
as especially satisfactory inasmuch al
Council is now composed of young meI
and they wisely concluded that th'
counsel of a successful man OF NOR
mature years would give their cOnStlJ
uents even greater confidence in thei
deliberations. Mr.. White is about s.
years old and is a brother of Lev.
Courtman Harry White.
A resolution was adopted esablish
ing a permanent Board of Health ant
asking DR.. Z. H. McCabe to act as it
chairman and meet with Council to sc
lect other members.