Evening journal., 1897-03-03
RELIABLE AND STYLISH
FOOTWEAR,
AT
McGRORY'S
OPPOSITE DEPOT.
TRUSTEES IN A HUBBUB
Mixed Things Up at Their
Annual Meeting Last Night.
TwO REALLY MAULBp EAoH OTHBR
OPPOSITE DEPOT.

MESSRS. CHALLENGER AND To
MAN BECOME EXCITED Be
CAUSE OF WRITTEN PROTESTS
SUBMITTED BY THE MINORITY
TRUsrEE-FARMs LEASED AN
OTHER YEAR
The Board Of Trustees of New Castle
Common held its annual meeting and
election of officers last evening, and
the trustees became so earnest in their
various beliefs that some of them ac-
tually mauled each ether. The two is
sues we're those of drawing orders first
to pay the $4,000 cash settlement to the
water company; and, second, to pay
the semi-annual appropriation to the
Fire Department.
CAUSED A RECONSIDERATION.
All the trustees We're present except
Messrs. Rodney, Wise and Hance. AS
soon as the minutes had been read by
Secretary Ferris Mr.. Challenger enter
ed a protest against the adoption of
last meetings. minutes on the ground
that they contained record of an illegal
resolution. He referred to the follow
ing from the clause from the charter
and deed of the trustees. page z:
Provided, always, and we will and
do Ordain. that no business of any kind
whatsoever done or transacted at any
meeting of the trustees. OF their suces-
sors, shall be valid or of any effect un-
less nine of the said trustees and their
successor, be present, and seven of
those met assent thereto
AS there were but seven members
nf hr -
voted for Mr.. Mahoneys resolution of
covenant with the water company. pro-
Viding that the trustees should have no
access to the books of the company on
the ground that they had made an
agreement fer the payment of certain
annual sum until 1900 regardless of re-
ceipts. There were three votes against
it,
In order to bring the matter up again
Mr.. McGrOry moved q reconsideration
and nine then voted for the resolution
DIR. BLACK REFLECTED.
The annual election of Officers was
called for by DR.. Black and Messrs. Nc
Grory and Daily were appointed tell.
ers The balloting resulted as follows.
President-Dr. J. j.. Black. (Mr. Wise
received two votes and blank one.)
Secretary William ]. Ferris. (Mr
Dalby received one NoteD
Janitor-Bennett X. Lancaster. (Mr
Challenger received two votes anf
Zachariah Gemmill one.)
Acting Committee John C. Mahoney
James IA. Wise Jr. James b. Toman
Committee on Public Buildings
Patrick McGrory, John c. Mahoney ed
ward Dal0y.
There We're four ballots taken for ihl
third member Of the Public Building
Committee. II was a triangular contes
between Messrs. Dalby. Borie and Wise
Mr.. Morrison refused to vote for Act
ing Committee on the ground that h
is opposed 10 the committee.
AS treasurer, Mr.. Ferris holds over TO
another year according to the charter
Messrs. McGrory and Toman were aD
pointed to audit the treasurer's ac
counts.
PAYING OFFICERS SALARIES.
An order Of $50 was drawn in favo
OF j. ID. Janvier. secretary, for rent O
meeting rooms: and in favor OF IN
trustees Of Immanuel Church for IS
for care Of the city clock; for $3.50 70
salary of the treasurer; for $50 for sal
airy Of the janitor.
SIX THOUSAND PAID OUT
Mr.. Shaw called the attention of tn
board to the fact that as the $500
agreed upon for the New Castle Wate
Works Company was due in Januar
an order Should be drawn in favor G
the water company for the payment {
same. Mr. Mahoney so moved. and
was ordered. there being nine votes
favor and one vote against Mr. Cha
lenger again entered a protest. Mr.
Hannah Morrison was retained fer a.