Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-14
THE NEWS or NEW CASTLE.



trnot for. The repair Of Pumps for the
ensuing yehr az SIS. Tho contract
calls for cleaning out the wells where
the pump COMMITTEES deem it advisable,
and supplying and placing leather on
the buckets. The agreement provides
TINT where new pump ia to be put
in, the sum Of IS Is to be paid.
President Schuhardt stated that the
the acceptance OF the assessment book
which has been compiled by Asssescr
Joseph Fl. Douaherty. lie also thought
that there was much, objection, especi-
ally on account OF the raise of the
Leslie estate assessment from s36, 900 70
SIC, ZOO. sis -TN
Mr.. Dougherty said he had made a
mistake 10 footing up his totals. and
that there WAS no change In the assess
ment
An examination showed that Coun-
Gilman Schuhardt was assessed only for
his poll taxes, while his property was
overlooked. MIR. Dougherty said 1t was
purely an error. Other slight discrepan-
cies that had been noted in making the
comparison with last years books were
referred to Mr.. Dougherty, and on
Monday hs wall return the book. The
rate of taxation will remain the same
as that Of last yenr, 90 cents per S1oJ
for roads and streets, 32 cents for city
purposes, and A cents for school pur-
poses. NJ & ..
The duplicate will be made out as
soon as possible by Clerk Eckles and
placed in the hands of Tax Collector
White s s
At the meeting Of Friendship Lodge,
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Thursday evening the following officers
were elected: Past Master Workman.
William T. RothwelI; Master Work
man, Denny Smith; Foreman, John b.
Maplove; OVerseel, William Marques ;
Guide, Harry McNally; Inside Guard,
Edward j. Weggenmann.
For the first time in many years a
table for the use of reporters has been
placed in the Office of Mayor Boyd,
which is used as IA meeting room by City
Council. The table is of oak, and
although useful, looks out of place in
room where the paper is hanging in
shreds from the wall and ceiling.
The election of officers Of the Clionian
Literary Society was he'd yesterday
afternoon in High School room No. ].
with the following result; Miss Anna
Platt, president; Miss Mary Gormley,
vice president; Miss Anna Vantine.
secretary; Miss Bessie Lyons, CORE.
spending secretary: Miss Name Corn
ley. treasurer. y, t,. Ala.
William q. Pennington of Arm
strong's Corner, near Middletown,
recently lost valuable horse. Georg,
Robinson, colored an employe of Mr.,
Pennington, has been arrested fol thu
theft of the animal and was committed
to Jail yesterday IN default OF bail
Many horses have been stolen lately
and steps will be taken to prevent ,h'
robberies.
| esl is3 New Castle, June IL.
4 At the meeting of Division No. 3
| Ancient Order Of Hibarnians. Saturda
evening, the following officers wer
elected: President, Peter q. Madden
Vice President, John P. Murphy
Recording Secretary, William S
Martin Financial Secretary, Charlie
| J. Dougherty; Treasurer, Bernar
Rodgers; Sergeant.at-Arms, job
Tcuer.
Finance committce-J. f. Dougherty
John }. Sheridan, John Tidwell.
Sick comniittee--John F, Campbell
Michael Rodgers, Joseph Peytor
james McHpgh..
Literary Committee McHugt
John Toner, Archie Watson.
4 Labor committee - John Reynoa:
Henry Madden, Thomas .McGovern.
II Standing coInmitteeAJohn r. CAM
Z bell, James McIlugh, Jeremiah Don't
van, Charles. Toner, Michael Rodgers
County President Dennis II. Leary an
ex- County President A. r. Lowell d.
livered addresses of congratulstion
the officers and members of the organiz'
ton. A sumEtuous repast was serve
at the close of the meeting.
/ Wesley Cook, colored, will not carl
a razor on the streets again for son
, time. He is In Jail in default of S5l
7 bail to answer at tho coming term
] court for attempted murder. Saturds
t night he was drunk and disorderly AT
D was ordered 10 go to his home. Wht
' Officer Palmer attempted to arrest hir
! the negro drew o razor. John Shear
Q and Charles Munson were slightly C
I in assisting to disaim him. George !
|, Morrison of Second and Chestn
Q streets, who also assisted, was unhur
Z, Joseph Cofeld has contracted vi
Baseball Manager Shearer TO keep Il
9 grass 10 the ball park cut about eve
o two weeks. The grounds presented
Q neat appearance on Saturday.
q New Castle, June 70. THE sreci
# meeting OF City Council, to consid
il the acceptance of the assessment lis
: was held last night with all the mel
sd bers present.
n Joseph Dougherty, who made the .
4 sessment, felt that he had been haul
k over the GOALS uniustly and sal
II "There is no use of having an assess
10 and paying him S75 fer copying 20
j. assessment from an old book, as b
le been done time and again. l have ma
~ an assessment that ! consider fair a
10 right. In cases where l believed
10 proper and Just, raised or lowered {
o. old figures. ! found many discrepa
lie cies in assessing properties The II
j. schumacher property In Shawtown,
lie Ninth and Clayton streets, rents at
per month, while assessed at the rem
1t value OF So per month. | lowered thu
a you think this is wrong, while
ne houses Of James B. Toman, on I
to easterly side of Ninth street, are Iayi
n on an assessment of s700 each. WI
,ir it comes to the value of property
be think | can say understand somethi
IS, about it, 4lr lac.
an At this point Mr.. Gallagher said q
be if the rental values Of houses in t
* city were to be considered at the pr
he emit time, all assessments should
Of lowered. 1--WE can not stand it at
as present time.
Mr.. Dougherty: "You should use
is money more iudiciously. "
Tn Then bepau an arg umept over