Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-03
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE
An Interesting Meetingof City Cour
ell Held Tuesday Night.

Gil f1Glu i uGSd9f NlHlis
Trustees OF tho Commons Elect omcrrs for
tho Ensuing Year-small Soy Injured in
n Mimic Fight.
Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal
New Castle. March 2.--Thc monthly
moetng OF City Council waa held last
night. President Ilamhon was 6bHent;
Councilman tagun WRa unable to attend
on account of Illness Robert II. Har-
ringtnn ncted as president
The following bills were received
and ordaroi raid: William j. Hot
mann, So, Harry w. DdnniHun, 50. 80;
Nav Castle Gas Co, sl.S5,
Tho report OF City Treasurer Ferris
showed receipts during the month rs
follows: Collector Patrick McGrory,
s225; George L. Tobin, $40. 26; James
Il. White. 81. %.
The salaries Of tho city treasurer,
city solicitor and policemen were
ordered raid.
Tho bill OF the Brandywine Granite
Co, for S20S. As, was received and the
spcretary ordered to write tine firm
that an attempt will he made to aettle
the account at the next msotirg.
The Delaware Il Atlantic Telegraph
and Telephone Co. asked for permits.
sion to erect lot Of poles between
Washington avenue and the New Custlt
| brick works. The communicating
created much discussion. Mr.. Harring
| ton thought there should be q tax OF
| theae poles. Mr., Clewell was of tn
same opinion, aud moyeu that the com
pauy DO allowed to erect poles, provid
ing the work Is done according to pre-
yious regulations
communication was received from
Patrick McGrory asking that his bon'
no collector for 1894 hs cancelled. Th
1925 paid to Treasurer Ferris clOsed hi
nccount and the request was granted
Council then adiournoj.
At the meeting Of the Trustees q
the New Castle Commons held las
evening, the reports of committee
vera received and bills TO the amour
OF SOP. 40 ordered paid. The sacretsr
was ordered to have printed 300 copic
of the report OF thu treasurer. Officer
for the ensuing year were elected, Q
follows: President, John j. Black; snt
retary aud treasurer, William j. Ferris
acting committee, John q. Mah0noy
.Iamcs b. Tomau and James NJ. Wise
public building committee, John {
J Mahoney, Edward Daily and Patric
McGrory; auditing committee, Edwa;
Daily and Patrick McGrory; ianito
Bennett II. lancaster
Shortly before 6 o'clock last evenir
people 10 the neighborhood of SCcot
and Harmony streets were alarmed !
the 6treama OF Frank Biggs, the lit
son of Jesse Biggs. Blood was flowit
: from a wound in the left side of b
n face, he having hesn hit by stone.
/. was afterward learned that some bo
a had lined up into two parties and we
b playing soldier, and ono crowd clan
q ing TO hs Cuhans aud tho other croy
v Spaniards, Stones we're the missile
|. The war closed when the Biggs lad "
i, struck in tho face.
o As the election for threu members
the Board OF Education draws near, t
Q intersBt becomes greater and it is M
l. stated thEt there will BIO at least TO
q tickets in tho field. This friends
II William Morrison and John G. Mahon
m are urging them to stand for an elt
lf tion. 1t was Htated last evening til
10 William A. Vickery will not be a ca
ID lidate for re election. William
N Ferris lie candidate for re.clectir
60 lie has well served tho interests of
rs tag payers aud the scholars for seye
o. terms. james +. Biggs and Thomas
Gravel are also spoken of.
Z. Mary Leonard, daughter OF Patri
q, Leonard OF Dobhinsvillo, 10 suffer-
70 from severe wound, the result of b
~ ing BEEN bitten by dog ownsl
d. George Riley. Mr.. Riley mas cunsen
to have tho animal shot, but can Il
ID no person in the neighhorhood who
10 willing TO perform the deed.