Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-15
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.
An Important Meeting Held Yester-
day by the Road Commissioners.

New Castle, Dec, 8. Ia meeting of
the New Castle County Road Com
missioners was held yesterday after
noon at the office OF Magistrate Janvier.
Road matters were discussed and it
was decided to- allow snow blocked
roads to be shoveled out, providing
that those doing tho work should be
satisfied to wait for their money.
1t was also decided to notify Super
intendent Holiday of the Delaware
railroad TO grade the highway on both
sides of the railroad tracks at State
Road. isia
An attempt viii be made to place
this road from State Road station to
the Wilmington causeway under the
care of the State.
An attempt will also be made to
secure loan of So, 900, with which to
pay the outstanding Indebtedness of
the commissioners.
The members are in favor OF making
good roads out Of Stag if only one mile
is made in year.
The following statement was SUBJ
mitted for the information of the tax
payers:
The hundred assessment is as follows:
For 1885, 50. 36S, 800; 1896, S3,51S, 81 !;
IC1ts C>D,Olf, UDJ 1910, Cz,UOu,J UDs
Within these four years the assessment
has been reduced s707, 944 or about 20
per cent. &
The road tax is limited by law to 20
per cent on the 500, but an additional
tax can be levied at the discretion Of
the commissioners ''To pay for open
ing new roads and clearing roads from
snow when drifted SO as to be i'm
passable. 4" st4s
Under this law, in 1895, another tax
was levied of 12 cents on the 500 and
it not proving sufficient to pay for the
work done after the blizzard of Feb
ruary, 1895, another tax of 8 cents on
the 800 was levied and collected in
1885,
The receipts under the present laws
have been: 1891, total receipts, &c.
9SS.4s. OF this there was turned over
to the city of New Castle, $1,000.
leaving for use of the roads situated
outside built up portions of the city,
+, "a, SSS. 4S.
1892, total receipts, IS, 6s6. 60; turned
over to City of Nsw Castle, $1,000
used on rural roads, s4.6S6. GO. Under
the new law by which the city of
New Castle directly collects the road
tax on all property within the limits
of the city and returns to road COM
missioners, 5000 was received.
1898, from John H. Diclsey, collector,
81, 9S5. 40; city of New Castle, 5000
total, 3,5S2. 40.
1894, from John T. DiclSey, collector,
81, 800. II; city of New Castle, 5000
total, So, 400. II.
!. 1895, from John t. Dickey, collector,
4.33S. 46; city Of New Castle, 5000
total, 81, 93S. 46.
1896, from John T. Dickey, collector,
SO, AGO "a; city of New Castle, 5000
total, s4,066. 81.
1897, from H.. G. Rettew, collector,
g, 10; city of New Castle, 5000; total,
:, 1888, from H. g. Rettew, collector,
Mr.. John I. Hayes, the present col
lector for this hundred estimates the
following balances to be collectible
Balance of 1895 and 1876, very liberal,
500; balance of 1857, 500; balance
of 1893, $3.50; city fof New Castle for
1898, 5000; total available, 80, $50.
The road bills presented to com
missioners, but so far unpaid, are as
follows: 1893, Robert S. Armstrong,
1928. 25; 1894, Michael Fitzgerald,
1924. 80; John McCallin, s74; 1896, vari-
GUS persons, S641. AZ; 1897, various per-
sons Sl,3l4. 30; 1898, various persons,
81, 804.64; total due, IS, 3S2. 60.
| Bills due individuals by road com,
missioners, itemized For material
Cough, 1888. 80; s, M. Porter, $50
Mary A. Baker, s2i. 90; Delaware Terrs
Gotta Co., s17.6l. ~
To mechanics-D.B b. Maloney, 81. 80
Barney Rodgers, $500; A. L. Ritten
house, sc. 70; G. H, Hope, Sc; W. D.
Racine, S1.90.
For labor-S. T. Landers, 1926. 80
James W. Denning, S497. is; Johr
Sheridan, s414; John Carlin, s4Os
Thomas Barry, ST., 1851; JOSEPH
Jordan, $40. so; John McCallin, 1924
q. s. Armstrong, 1928, %; Jane!
Keegan, s276. rs; Michael Fitzgerald
| 1924. so; Joseph Higgins, $210: Ed
ward McCallister,e 1928. %; Richard
McGinn, Sl26; Adam Miller, 500. 80
Henry Collins, 500; Michael Rodgers
$50; Philip Sheridan, $3.50; Free
Walther, s75; George A. Lee, s73. 80
James McHugh, e73. SO; Patricl
Keegan, 500; Thomas W. Barry, Jr.
s12; Thomas Slack, Jr., sl2; d. M
Gross, 5000; j. Z. Taylor, 80
George Tidwell, "a. so; james Toner
sl.5o; John Jordan, 81; total, s., 1872. 81
Last evening a pretty wedding tool
place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
John S. King, No. IA South, Fourtl
street. The contracting parties wer
Miss Mary A. King and Edwin G
Eagle, the latter motorman on tn
Wilmington d New Castle trolley line
Miss Clara King, niece of the brid
was the flower girl. The ceremon
, took place at o'clock in the parlor
, beneath handsomely trimmed arch @
eyergreens and holly. The ofiiciatin
Clergyman was the Rev. r. Irving Wat
kins, pastor of Nazareth NJ. L. Church
After the ceremony o reception wa
held beneath the arch on a platform
The repast was served in. the home c
Robert G. Gordon, an uncle of tn
bride, who resides in the adjoining
house.
The wedding was attended by abou
$50 persons from this city, Philadel
phia, Newark, Wilmington and othe
places.
The presents were handsome, anon
them being parlor lamp from Super
intendent II. w. King of the trolle
line, sideboard from the employees o
the line, handsome patchwork quill
made 80 years ago, by the mother O
the bride and which has been opene
. only to show to admiring friends, fiv,
!, rockers and reclining chairs, sevel
l. lamps, numerous Spreads, table Iinel
! and other useful articles. Mr.. an
Mrs. Eagle did not leave on thei
wedding trip, as they contemplated
but remained at home to give a recer