Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-08
THE NEWS or NEW CASTLE.
C,ty Council Taiks About Light and
Clean Cutters.

Clean Cutters.
siaff Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
New Castle, June TAT the meet
ing Of City Council, last evening, Mr..
Gallagher, chairman of the street COM
mittee, reported Sixth street crossing
placed in good repair. The cleaning
Of cutters at the easterly side OF
Second and Chestnut streets caused
some discussion, but no action was
taken. sBtg IT.
Mr.. Reynolds said there were five
places in the city where lights were
badly needed. III.
President Sohuhardt spoke of the
condition OF South Fifth street and
said that when he was in Council Two
years ago he advocated placing the
light on Fifth in place of on sixth
street, where ii now is.
Mr.. White stated that james q.
Shaw, president Of the New Castle
Gas Co, had said the company wished
TO pay it's taxes and he hoped Council
would give the company chance to
lieht the dark places in the city.
Mr.. Gallagher favored moving the
light from Rodgers blacksmith shop
further south, near the colored church,
or else to Tenth street.
| Messrs. Porter. Schuhardt and White
thought it advisable to keep the light
| where it is.
On motion Of MIR. Gallagher, the
secretary was instructed to SEQ super
| intendent King of the trolley line in
relation to the removal OF the light
at Fourth and Chestnut and on Sixth
and Fifth streets. :,
Although Mr.. Reynolds fought hard
| for light at Tenth street the Council
could not SEQ where it WAS able to
furnish one at present.
A new pump was ordered on Second
street near Harmony.
The report of the finance committee
showed $40. so received from Mayor y.
G. Boyd for fines and licenses for the
month OF May; $3.50 for school taxes
for 1897; slS5 for school taxes for
1898; S135 for city taxes for 1898 from
Collectors White.
j Denny Smith of the Board of Health
appeared before the Council and stated
that the old property adjoining. the
property of John Becker on North
Second street was nuisance detri
mental to health and should be either
torn down or boarded up. The owner
is Scott DeKay Townsend. He also
spoke of the lot owned by the Tasker
estate in the rear of the home of Orion
Carrick, which had q great mass of
filth He spoke of the condition OF
the cutters, especially in the vicinity
of the Red Mems Hall. The pig lpens
in some portions Of the city are nuis-
ances, and where this is found to be
the case the Board OF Health should
have them abated.
Mr.. Smith was instructed to have
the building on Second street con.
: demned and removed.
James g. Shaw stated that his mar
had been flushing the cutters in The
city by opening the fire plugs. Hi
. advocated the scrubbing of the gutter:
, while the water was running.
! Orders for the salaries of the police
and clerk OF Council we're ordered
! drawn.
. The prospectus Of Greater New
J Castle was at last placed befor'
+, Council and Mayor Boyd spoke Of TIL
former agreement made with Mr.. Wolf
by the old Council in relation to print
! ing the books. He stated that tn
books would be carefully distributes
among persons looking for sites TO
9 business or manufacturers purposes.
The book was handed to the member
!, OF Council for inspection, after whicl
q Mr.. Wolfe, the printer, spoke Of il
II value, saying it had been completes
at great expense and that he had no
}; received enough money for the work
!, which he had done on account of
d promise made by former members c
Council that he should be properly re
imbursed. He assured the Counc
that the work would be of great valu
q to the city and that he would assis
q the Commercial Club in distrihutin
I. the books. The matter Of raging SIC
!, for the books, in addition to the SIC
70 subscribed by the old Council, We
y postponed until next meeting night.
A letter was received from DIR. Davi
y y Stewart, declining an appointment
&c the Board of Health. Andrew N
VI Gallagher was elected in his place.