Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-16
THE NEWS or NEW CASTLE.

THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.
New Castle, Feb. TO- Tho monthly
meeting of tho road commissioners uf
Now Castle hundred was held yester-
trate Janvier.
The report Of Clerk Wise showed that
u check of go was received from
This made total of $4l. 81 to the credit
standing bills to the amount of S3. 600.
A bill from j. T. & +. e. Eliason
was received and approved, but no order
of Thomas Grier, for hauling Stag, was
$l4 was drawn in favor of Thomas
Grier, to reimburse him for the pay
mont of mon employed on the road
breaking and spreading Stag. This was
at the rate OF 81 per day for each man.
The action of the commissioners is
condemned by number OF citizens
who claim that it is an Outrage to ask
men to work for such low wages.
Messrs Kee and Banders were of the
opinion that the men should not be
paid less than 81. 25 per day.
Samuel Miller, an x-commissioner,
requested the payment of his claim for
shoveing snow, but the matter was
laid over. John Sheridan, ST., also
urged his claim for several hundred
dollars due him, but no was unable to
secure even y promise of payment
The Good Roads bill now before the
Legislature was discussed. 1t was esti-
mated that IL would required 100 years
to complete the roads in this State
with tho present taxation under the
proposed system.
The hill of Senator Pyle was COM
mended, but the commissioners will
have their attorney, William s. Hilles,
draw up a.bill to present to the Legis-
lature.
New Castle, Feb. 11.-Last evening
Messrs. Lambson, Clewell and White
of the City Council met with City
Solicitor Alexander b. Cooper, Tax
Collector James Il. White and ex-
Collector George T. Tobin to consider
some plan by which the collector would
he enabled to collect all taxes before
the expiration of his term. 1t was
decided that Mr.. White should proceed
to collect the taxes of 1897 due and
complete the work by July LIST, 1899,
even il it becomes necessary to resort
to the law. The time for final return
has been extended to the collector,
About 81, 800 of taxes for the year 1897
remain uncollected.
The cold In this city for the past As
hours has been intense, the thermometer
marking from IA to 16 degrees below
zero. Yesterday morning Hollywood
Case had his ears badly frozen while
going from Third street bridge TO the
Pullman car works. Thomas Williams,
colored, driver for Charles ii. Clewcll,
funeral director, had his left car badly
frozen, yesterday, while driving to
Christiana. Tho ear was swollen to
three times its usual size.
New Castle, Fob. IL. Mrs. Mary
Sinister, aged 65 years, was burned
to death on Saturday at her residence,
No. Si2 West Delawre street. She was
alone in the house at the time, and II
10 thought that she was raking the
stove when her clothes caught fire,
When she found she WAS ablaze she
rushed to the back door of the house
and called for help. When relatives
and neighbors arrived Mrs. Sinister
was lying on the step, burned to a
crisp, and died while being carried
into the house.
At meeting Of Co. II, N. G. D., on
Saturday night plans for reorganization
were devised, Nearly all Of the New
Castle men who were in the State
service before the Spanish war have
signified their Willingness to re-enlist,
and Lieut. Chauncey p. Holcomb, who
was in charge of the company while
Capt. Rogers was suffering with a
broken leg, is to be captain. The men
have taken great fancy to Lieut..
Hoicomb. as he denied himself to look
after their welfare at camp.