The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-07
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NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence of the RErUgLcAN,

| At the monthly meeting OF the Trustees
of tho Common last night package OF
reports of the Trustees Of former years
was presented to the Board by Bennett +.
Lancaster. The papers had been given
to him by the late William Herbert short
Iy before the lattor's death. An ordinance
was drawn for the payment of the follow
| ing Bills Morris Tasker e. Go. IS; A. M.
Hzar, 81 %; and Edward W. Handy, s..
The motion presented by MIR. Dolby that
before tho acting committee has any work
| done on the farms that permission be OBJ
tanned from the Board and that all work
| amounting to over $50 be given out by
| contract was voted down. The idea Of do
mating 800 to the associated charities was
po ,tpoDed for ono month as tho majority
OF the members were Of the opinion that
the needs Of the charities were not such as
to demand immediate relief.
Mr. Morrison moved that tho farms be
rented on shares. lIo favored charging 81
an acre for privileges Of cows, hogs aud
poultry and that the tenants be allowed
half Of tho crops. In his opinion the far
mers could not pay ground rcnt of $3.50
an acre No farmer in Now Castle County
can make it to-day. lie Is working In
Mill Creok Hundred and the farmers are
getting e5 cents bushel for corn and G7
cents for tholr wheat Where Is the use
oftalking ahout tho tenants being behind.
thoy nro bound to be In such condition
so long rs this high rent H. charged, DR..
Black favored the per share arrangement
but an amendment to reduce the rents 81
cts. an acre prevailed and Mr.. Morrison q
motion was lost.
1t was agreed that for the best interests
of all parties concerned that Mrs. Bul'en
be warned to vacato hor farm. Mr.. Rodney
was in favor of paying no small debts or
making any more improvements until the
Water company's Indebtedness was wiped
ont. The treasurer reported sloS.'j
and orders standing for $55S 90. This
left deficit of 500. Some of the tenants
owe as high as 5000 Mr.. McGrory said
that the total indebtedness Of tho tenants
was about 81, Oo0 and had accumulated in
ten years BY reducing tho rent half dol
lar year tho trustees would bring about
the same thing.
Yesterday was dog dny in New Castle.
One Of the electric Railway cars performed
the surgical feat of amputating two logs
of largo dog that was the pride of Bu'l
Hill.
10 reIiove the animals suflerings ra-
volvnr was secured and as many shots
wore usod rs would bo sufficient at q Tex
ns ,ync'ing.
An hour later George IHngacre found a
dead dog at Fifth and Harmony street.
Tho official dog burIer was at work on
the streets at tho time and mis- services
vera secured and the dogs were buried.
An interesting meeting OF City1 Council
was held last night. The Sixth strsat
crossing was the subject Of much debate
and talk and all agreed that it was an out.
rage that such condition of affairs exist
ell at hat plnro, Which WAS Preferred to by
some OF the members as ono Of tho mean
est holes in tho state and for which the
members of counci! are boing blackguard-
cd daily
Councilman Clcwell stated that he was
scarcely able to go to hla door but some
person was blessing him and all tho MEM
bers of council for tho street and cross
Ing |,
This law In relation to ncts governing
trolley companies was looked into and 1t
was learned that tho act was passed on
March II. 1885,, and provided that theWil-
mipgton and New Castle Trolley Co.
should be allowed the privilege OF going
through certain streets on condition tina
they should keep the road bed IN proper
repair and not obstruct the water ways
1t was decided that on adjournment hat
the Council meet again on Tomorrow
evening to confer with Solicitor Cooper In
relation to notifying the trolley company
to nbate the nuisance.
1t was decided to notify ths New Castle
Water Co. to place in condition sixth
street whero it was torn up to place in po-
sitlon water main.
A communication was received from
Patrick Mc(irory chairman Of tho Lcnape
Fire Co.. asking TINT tho counci! grant
the annual appropriation,
Mr.. Pagan stated that he was satisfied
that The city would do wclI to grant the
money rs It WIS badly needed and further
stnted that tho hall would be cloar in /
three years and then this city would ray
less than 500 per year to toxic caro- OF tho :
apparatus. {
It was decided to draw an order as soon
NJ the fire company should audit the ac-
counts and find out what was nsedcd to
pay the loan
Tho Odorloss Excavatng Co, was !
granted all rights to enter the city and Z
,lenn the ccsspools at day or night limo. g
The following bills were ordered drawn d
md held until enough money should be II
received in tho treasury to pay them. q
Lewis r. Hushchcck SEE; Frank Raney q
10: New Castle Gas Co $40; New Castle A
Nows So Is, George Moore; B,rnard Rod. q
30 cts; James McCallin s., George Long .
nero Sal. .55; Joseph Mcknight - 10; Mich q
,el Fitzgerald 81 50; Petor Do:is sl?.75 .
rhnoloro Atkinson SIG. Z