The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-04
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Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,.
January 4, 1889.

At meeting of City Council held last
evening this fire company asked for its ap-
preparation.
As soon as there Is money in the treasury
1t will bo paid. Tho following bills were or
dered paid.
John McCaIlin, f1.5O; Frank Rainey,
$50; New Castle Gas Go. $3.50; George
Longacre. SIS S5; New Castle Water " orks
o. 90.
Tax Collector White reported that tho
estate OF Horny Foster had buen assessed
for % lot on Fifth street. The overpsid tax.
es were returned. There is lot adjoining
the Foster estate which seems to have no
owner. The lats MIR, Foster paid taxes for
the lot for years.
::Forty Or fifty years ago tho owner OF
the lot moved away and has boon dead for
years. Opposite tho lot the pavement Is
in bad shape. Mr.. Pagan favored max
ing the improvements and then selling the
lot to pay the expenses and taxes. II the
bill against the lot 10 not paid inside OF
thirty days then will bo sold.
A communication was reserved from
a. B. Cooper, City Solicitor stating that
G. P. King Of the Wilmington and New
Castle Electric Railway was willing to
pay &25 to have u trunk placed ut theSi1th
and Delaware Street crossing.
MIR. Lamb,on favored the passing Of u
law to tax either the cars Or poles. Itwas
advisable to sec Mr.. Cooper. Upon mo-
tion OF Mr.. Pagan Council will meet tho
City Solicitor on Thursday eyoning.
A communication was received from
Mr. William s. Hilles asking for an Rp.
preparation for tho road commissioners As
soon as Council gets the money the same
will os paid ovef.
Mr.. Pagan drew attention to the
fact that unfortunate man had been
killed at the Tenth.street crossing.
He moved that communication be sent
to tho Railroad Company calling atten-
tion to the same and Also that. the fiagman
had been taken away from the Seventh
street crossing.
Council for years has been trying to get
the trains to go slower and also to get q
crossing gate and watchman ut the
Tenth street crossing.
MIR. Pagan said he did not know II
there were going 20 be any ordinance pass.
ed prohibiting hogs within the city. Mr.
Hoffman, of the City Board Of Health,
wished to obtain the information az sever
al persons made inquiries II 1t would bs
judicious to buy hogs during the coming
season.
Mr.. Lambson said that the State Bonrd
OF Health covered the hog question In full
If any hog pen was declared nuisance
then tho Board Of Health could condemn
it and upon conviction would be liable to
fine Of s..
Word was received here yesterday Of the
death of William Perrott Of this city at
Wheeling, W. Va. He was amsmler OF
Adelphia Lodge Knights Of Pythias and
st. Johns Lodge A. f. A. NJ. His re-
mains will be brought here Tor inter
msnt. -.ys Tl
Coroner Vandever held an inquest on
tho body of Patrick Whalen yesterday af-
ternoon. The jurors were James b. To-
man, James b. Brady, John Reynolds
snd, Archie Watson. Joseph Mcknight,
John Sullivan, and John Reynolds. 1st
The jury returned verdict Of accidental
death and censured the Delaware Railroad
Company for tho manner OF running its
trains and for not having flagman at
that dangerous crossing. . :.
There was no meeting OF tho Commons
in consequence of only six members being
present. The members present adjourned
until next Tuesday evening.
Chief warden Bowers was IN charge
yesterday. The new night wardens went
on duty.