Evening journal., 1897-06-03
NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.
CHANCE OF A LIFETIME.
New Castle May Have a
Fine Public Park.
IF TRUSTEES WILL PROMPTLY ACT

CAAACAARO " OAA3A4N VI II A-ANh9 ~ ~ 4 /
IN A HANDSOME FOUNTAIN,
TROLLEY COMPANY TO SUPPLY
ELECTRIC LIGHTS AND BAND
CONCERTS.
Probably the strongest public senti- |
ment that has been manifested in New
Castle for years has come to the sur
face in the matter of beautifying the |
school green and market square, which
was first suggested in the Evening
Journal about a fortnight ago.
Positions are being circulated to-day
praying the Trustees OF the Market
Square to take immediate action ami
make a sufficient appropriation Of
money out of the trustees fund to
transform the pretty school green into
public park, with settees, electric
lights, flowers, gravel walks, a foun-
tain and watering place for man and
beast and a band pavilion.
] he whole plan can be carried out all
a cost of less than 81 900 and the trus-
tees have the money.
They are public-spirited men and
have never failed to accede to the peo-
ple's request for some public good.
! They made a handsome donation to-
ward the municipal celebration OF
| July 4, 1895, and last year put the old
Court House in such excellent repair
that II Is now like a new building and
contains the most desirable offices In
the town.
They recently placed a substantial
and attractive iron railing along mar
ket square.
The Trustees Of the Market Square
Of New Castle are Ave OF the best
known men in Delaware Senator
George Gray, John IL. Rodney, Colonel
j. Harry Rogers, Richard G. Cooper
and Magistrate Julian ID. Janvier.
They were appointed for life by legis-
latiye enactment in 1877, and their tact
and enterprise has brought about an
accumulation of about $1,000.
The city OF New Castle never needed
anything in its existence more than Il
does Just what is proposed in the plan
to establish a public park. There is
absolutely no public place of rest.
Everybody must keep on their feet or
be content with sitting on the curb
stones Visitors In the city nave no
place to stop except the hotels Women
with baby coaches cannot sit down
anywhere to rest. There Is only one
watering place where thirsty man
can drink, while there are but two old
tubs in the town where horses can
drink
THE RAILWAY COMPANY'S OFFER.
The inducements for immediate ac-
ton on the part OF the trustees are
most tempting For the benefit of the
citizens OF New Castle, the Whining
ton and New Castle Electric Railway
Company offers to flt up both the
I school green and market square with
: electric lights and provide concerts by
the City Cornet Band from the band
pavilion. A number OF citizens have
y volunteered private contributions.
: COST OF THE SETTEES.
q Colonel ]. II. Rogers, of the trus-
Q tees, who Is a thoroughly practical
3 man, and has offered TO give his ser.
vices day and night, entirely free. in
!. the laying out OF the walks and beau
>. tifying the grounds, was seen by al
Evening Journal reporter last night
n He declared himself emphatically II
" favor of prompt action toward estab
!, fishing the park and added that ther,
v was no plausible reason for not "strik
D. ing now while the iron is hot" HI
3. stated that there is not an hour in thl
day or night when both the green anS
the square are not nicely shaded, MAX
ing them especially adapted to parl
/ purposes.
81 think the trustees will take thi
- step II the people 50 desire il. and viii
~ so express themselves. We can af
"a ford 1t and l do not know what on
NJ money is to be accumulated for If no
:, for the benefit and comfort OF the in
habitants OF New Castle. He had re
ceived the following letter;
Office of Richmond School Furnitur
Company Factory, Richmond. In
diana.
TO ]. H. Rogers Esq.
Dear Sir: According to promise
mail you to-day. under another cover
~ catalogue OF settees etc. AS / told yo
Nv / can furnish you a flrst-class foldin
seat settee with curved back and sea-
OF Stats all tongued grooved and glu
H. jointed together and shipped set up fo
20 cents per foot. This Is the fines
n settee OF the kind made. We hav
them In 6, and 10 feet lengths /
stock, and can ship them at once. The
n are nicely finished andm OF straigh
e. grained. thoroughly seasoned and xii
rd dried maple. II you will kindly drO
hv me word on the enclosed postal stal
alII lhb JUST WHAT gOu MdhAf anu Wutu W
will be ready to buy, l will come I
New Castle and give you all the infoi
nation you desire
Respectfully yours.
]. NJ LOTUS.
I'm SOME GOOD PEOPLES VIEWS.
A number of active and progressiy
,rt people expressed themselves emphat
e's cally last night to an Evening Journ;
re- reporter.
ay Mayor Boyd said: Every city Of an
He size makes an equal division of 4
ng moneys for park purposes recognizir
nm that public comforts must be provide
Our people are certainly urgent
rk asking for this proposed park and thel
ed is no earthly reason why they shou
ng not have it."
Railway superintendent Miller
" will confer with Mr.. King, our trea
in urer, to-day, in Philadelphia, and leai
m from him inst what Inducements M