Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-01-06
THE NEWS o. NEW CASTLE.
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special Correspondence OF Gazette ana journal
New Castle, Jan. g. The monthly
meeting Of the City Council was held
in the Mayors Office last night, ell hut
Councilman Pagan present. For the
| first time 10 the history Ui the city
there was report from the city
treasurer to tho effect that there was
no money placed on deposit by the col
lctor for the pact month. 1t was
learned that the amount OF taxes due
from 1897 amounted 10 So. 900.
The salaries Of tho policemen were
ordered to he paid, and also tho follow
ing bills: George Brison, 1915; Theo.
dore W. lianf, $l.25 George Long.
acre, g.. IS; Eliasou & Bro, S.Ei. 30.
| y. U. King, treasurer and secretary
OF the Wilmington IL New Cattle Flee
tric railway, sent communication in
1 regard TO the non payment of the money
due for tho lighting OF the city by else.
\ tricity. The secretary was instructed
to see that after the small ordera had
boon paid, the bill for lighting the
city DO given precedence.
MIR. White reported the pumps 10
good condition anil stated that tho
| fountain would be coverad in order to
project it from the cold weather
Georgo A. Wolfe and Samuel Boothe,
who are engaged in tie work of prepar.
ing prospectus Of New Castle pre.
sented petition for an appropriation
OF $500, which they claimed they neeted
to reimburse them for their work.
Ibey said they did not ask for the
money Mt oncu, but would like to have
pledge from the Council for the
amount needed.
President LRmbson etatotl that he
would be very glad to vote more money
toward assisting in the work, which
was worth all that had been asked for.
But he did not acc how Council could
do anything at proHent, on account OF
the shortage Of funds and the number
OF outstanding bills.
| Mr. Clewel said that Council was
heavily 10 debt, with indications that
there would be no speedy Improvement
in tine state Of affairs. Thersforu, it was
not possible to spend another cont,
although ho would gladly give 500 il
1t could be done.
Mr.. Wolfe said he would finish the
work which he had undertaken even il
he lost on it. hut he did not think that
he should be the loser.
President Lambson replied that he
did not sue how ii was possible for the
Council TO subscribe an additional dol.
lar to tho fund at the present time.
Mr.. Clewell did not see where Council
was to got the muoey with which to run
the city for the ensuing year asIthe
taxes were coming slowly. Adiourneti.
Word was received in this city last
evening of the death of Mrs. Michael
Giilith at her home in Derby, Conn.
| Deceased was resident of this city for
many years. She was the wife of
Michael Griffith, fagman at the
Eighth street crossing, near tine Dea-
ware railroad station. Mrs. Griffith had
been ailing Tor several years the result
| of worrimopt caused by the death of
her son, who was killed on the Della
ware railroad during the blizzard q few
yearB ago. The funeral will take place
on Thursday and Tho hody will lie
brought to this city for intsrment in
the family plot 10 st. petsr's cemetery.
The two mast schooner Robert Morris,
| coal laden from Philadelphia for I,ewes,l
has had SERIOUS time on the river since
last Saturday. She left Phiaualnhia
on Saturday morning and at Delaware
City, where she became fastened in tho
ice and has been floating up aud down
the river with the tides since. Yester.
day morning Philadelphia iceboat ar.
rived here and seeing signals of dis.
tress flying from the mast OF the vessel
proceeded to her assistance and brought
her to the wharf of the Wilmington a
Northern railroad. The gas buoy off
Goose Island was also found floating in
tbs river and towed by an iceboat to
this city.