Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.

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New Castle, Nov. s.-The monthly
meeting of the City Council was held
last evening, with all the members
present. Councilman Gallagher WAS
able to lay aside his crutches and
hobble to the meeting by aid of cane.
| lie received a royal welcome.
The following bills were ordered
| paid. Charles Shearer, Sl2; Harry
McNally, sl2; John McCallin, 1923. Oh;
Peter Doriis, $40. so; Frank Rainey,
So. %; George Bryson, 81; b. F. Lank,
81 205; Henry Collins. IS. %; j. L. u
L. Il. Fliason, S4S. 13; John Sullivan,
S3.75; Richard McGuin, So. 10; John
| Il. Stoops, SIT. 46; William White, Sll
William Hunter & Son, $l3. 75; New
Castle Gas Co., s2.45; John Sheridan,
So. rs; Andrew Mitchell. 75 cents; W.
Mcguire, So.
The report CT Treasurer Ferris showed
receipts from Collector White as fol-
| lows: Taxes of 1888, school, $500;
taxes Of 1899, school, 5000; taxes, Sls99,
city, Sl93.3l.
The roicemen's salaries, $135, ware
ordered drawn.
| A petition from the residents Of
Cherry street, asking for light, was
laid over.
Mr.. Gallagher stsated that he was
perfectly willing to place light there
as soon as hs could find way to do so.
Mr.. Schuhardt thought it would be
better to wait until some arrangements
could be made for lighting the city for
| the ensuing year.
Mr.. Gallagher moved that the clerk
| be instructed to rotify Tax Collector
| White that he must collect the taxes
| else the Council will Push him for the
money. Adopted.
Thomas Greer, representing the road
commissioners WAS given to under
| stand that the Council will attempt to
the next meeting
The monthly meeting Of the Trustees
| of the New Castle Commons was held
| last night, President Black in tho
chair. He stated that action should be
taken relative to collecting rent due
| from tenants of the farms.
Treasurer Ferris reported 1921 on
| hand.
The contract for the erection of a
barn on the Model Farm was awarded
| to John w. Snitzer at 1915.
The secretary was authorized to adj
yertise the Model Farm for rent.
Notice is to be served on all the ten
ants year in arrears to quit
The following bills were ordered paid !.
Edward W. Handy, $237. 81; John g.
Bridgewater, sl.25; New Castle Gas
Co., S3. 10.
Secretary Ferris stated that he had
written to Ward aud Gray, attorneys
for the Pennsylvania railroad in rela-
| tion to the award of the commission for
the price of land wanted by the rail
load company.
Trustee John ii. Rodney, stated that
the railroad company was willing to
compromise between the $500 offered by
their commission and 1,000 offered by
| the sheritf's commission and make the
amount s750. This was not agreed to
by the trustees.
Tho large barn on the farm Of Miss
Emily Rodney, recently contracted for
| by Robert r. Morrison, is completed.
The Rev. W.T.. Hammond of Pleasant
/ Hill, Nd, is assisting the Rev. X.
Irving Watkins at the revival meetings
now in progress at Nazareth M. Il.
Church.
Passengers on the trolley car leaving
Wilmington at 2.2l o'clock yesterday
afternoon had novel experience On
arriving at Third street crossing the
car WIS blocked for seven minutes and
at the north side CT the Third street
bridge Wilmington City trolley car
was stranded on account of no curf ent.
In the course OF 80 minutes the current
was turned on and tho cars proceeded
toward Eden Park. On arriving at
Chapel switch it was seen that no cars
we've in sight and that it was near the
time for this same car to again leave
Fourth and Market streets. The result
was a run hack to Fourth and Market
streets. Here the car left Mt 800
O'Clock and on arriving at Chapel switch
found no cars coming north. At Eden
Park the signals were placed in service
at Guthrie's; still no cars. Again the
signals and a car was seen in the dis
tance. A signal was waved for the car
to go on and on arrival at Simon's
near the Rose Hill schoolhouse, it was
found that tho trolley wire had broken
and that cars weIe unable to pass that
point. Two passenger cars were on
the New Castle end. The passengers
were exchanged from one car to the
other and proceeded to their destina-
tion
Mrs. Catharine O'Connor, wife Of
Lawrence O'Connor Of Second and
Chestnut streets, was seriously scalded
yesterday at her home. She was lifting
a boiler of scalding water from the
stove when she slipped and fell, throw
ing the contents OF the boiler over her.
DIR. Black ordered her taken to Farm
hurst hospital, where she can receive
proper treatment.
Several weeks ago the wife of Stephen
Morris. colored, died at her homo near
the schoolhouse in Shawtown. 1t was
not known what The cause Of death
was, but is now thought 10 have been
typhoid fever. Now there are three
cases of the fever in the house, and
action by the Board of Health to pre-
vent spread Of the disease is necessary.