Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-03
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An Interesting Meeting Held Tuesday Night
IN enting Of the 90 in mons Trustees.

meeting of tho City Council was held |
last night, President Lambson in the |
chair and all the members were present. |
The report Of City Treasurer Ferris |
showed q balance OF S311 In bank. The |
following taxes were reported received |
from James e. White: 1881. As, ON ac-
count Of school taxes for 1897 $3.50. 45,
on account OF city taSes for 1897 Z;
1925. Al, for city taxes for 1898; S14i.09,
for school taxcs for 1858.
The bill Of Robert Harrington, 50
for bricks, which was laid over at last
meeting, was again taken up. A dispute
ensued and the bill was finally signed
by two members of Council, Mr.. Pagan
obiscting,
The following ,a,bills were ordered
paid: Policemen, IS salaries, Sl35; Theo-
dore Atkinson, S. 40; John 4. Stoops,
s9.91: William O'Connor, ST., 81 80;
John McGonigle. rs cents; William
White, 500; George Longacre, $40 %.
Councilman Pagan made plea in
behalf of the Lehape Steam Fire En-
CINE Co, stating that the company was
| In bad shape financially. and that tho
winter was coming on, when it would
be necessary to have u fire in the build
| ing to keep the apparatus from freez-
| inc. He asked that the matter be
given reconsideration ut the earliest
| moment.
President Lambson said he was in
favor OF an appropriation. The other
members also approved the matter and
All effort will be made to assist the
company at the next meeting.
| The subject Of the Sixth and Della
| ware streets crossing was then taken
up.and a communication was ordered
sent to Superintendent Richard King
of the Wilmington & New Castle
| Electric Light Co., informing him that
| it was advisable to have stone closed
gutter at least 30 inches wide and 10
inches deep. He was notified that ac-
cording to the agreement made between
the members of Council and the trolley
company, the company was to place and
keep in good order all waterways in
the city. The secretary was instructed
to notify the company that the work
must be done at once.
The letter will also advise immediate
repairs to the tracks especially at
Second and Chestnut streets, and a
general oyerhauling Of the tracks
throughout the city.
Mr.. Pagan took up the claim OF
James B. Toman, for damages to his
| DOTSP, Wagon anu lldlttoos iho avn
dent happened on Ninth street, in this
city, and it is claimed that the city
is responsible on account of the condi-
tion Of the street.
4 Mr.. Toman had stated to Mr.. Pagan
that he had seen City Solicitor Cooper,
and that the latter had consulted with
Attorney John il. Rodney in relation
to the affair. Council, it held, had
agreed to meet with Mr.. Toman to ar
range for proper settlement.
Some members denied knowledge OF
such an arrangement, and Clerk Eckles
stated that when he presented the bill
to Mr.. Cooper, the attorney, the latter
said throw it in the fire; ii is not
worth the paper it is written on" The
, | subject was dropped, with the under
standing that it is entirely in the hands
of the city solicitor.
Delaware street wharf was next talked
over at some length 1t is probable
! that some action will be taken in the
early spring, in an effort to widen the
/, wharf to the full width of the street.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Trustees Of the New Castle Commons
was adjourned last evening unit
November 18th. The members presen
!, were. Mahoney,. chairman; Toman
Hance, Ferris, Daily and McGrory.
1t was stated that the rents from thu
,. tenants we're not coming in, as thu
= tenants had not sold their wheat, oil
= account Of the low prices.
At the next meeting committe,
will appear before the board to ask 70
: coal for the colored schools.
Some friends of Francis Pagan asser
4 that he is not patriotic. He refute
: the assertion, however, and claims tina
: his patriotism has never waned
, although he will keep strict eye upql
suspicious characters and will not d
, the. Good Samaritan act for soldier
y unless he knows the applicants for al
y much better than the last to whom h
= rendered assistance.
q The man was Michael Murphy,
q soldier who was out of money an
n friends and had gone to Mr.. Pagan q
;. the latter's hotel, hungry and tired
" He stated that he had been at tn
Pence Jubilee and that he was, almos
10 famished. Mr.. Pagan took him to hi
table and fed him and afterwards too
!. him to one Of his rooms to allow hii
4 to rest.
a Later in the day Mrs. Pagan and he
I, sister in-law went to their rooms
i, When Miss Pagan looked for her glasse
~ she failed to find them. Murphy ha
= arisen a short time before. and gon
u out and Mr.. Pagan and other member
of the family searched high and. 10
y for the glasses. They were loath
- think that the man whom they b.
o friended had taken them.
Mr.. Pagan then jumped into Il
! carriage and went in quest of the ST
4 boarder. . He met Murphy on Soui
DE- Fifth street, in company with sever
" y, friends. He called Murphy to one sic
" and the latter denied any knowledge
~ the glasses. Mr.. Pagan insisted. HOY
a. ever, and Murphy surrendered h
as spoil. This lis Mr.. Fagan's second o
y perience in this line.
er Walter Wise, who has been engage
% with A. Hermann Padberg in paintir
u, the Postles residence at the southea
40 corner of Front and Delaware street
,st was thrown from the second story fro
Ds of the building to the ground by II
IL slipping of the ladder yesterday. /
=, was severely bruised.
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