The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-03-07
FROM
NEW CASTLE.

President of the Trustees Of the
Commons at the annual meeting
held last night. DR.. Black has
served as president of the Trustees
Of the Commons Stree 1876. Will
liam J. Ferris for the eleventh time
was chosen secretary and Patrick
McGrory was elected treasurer, to
succeed Mr.. Ferris. The latter
stated that since last October Mr..
McGrory had been acting as assist
ant treasurer. Messrs. Mahonev,
Toman and Wise were elected mem
bers Of the acting committee.
Messrs. Mahoney and Hance were
elected members of the committee on
city buildings. Bennett +. Lam
caster was chosen janitor. The
following bills were ordered paid:
B. +. Lancaster, $50; Emmanuel
Church, $50; William J. Ferris,
$50; Trustees Of the Market Square,
$50; Joseph Quigley, S.. 40; and E.
c. Bross, 81. The President ap-
pointed Messrs. McGrory and Dalby
to audit the treasurer's books and
the treasurer was instructed tohave
500 copies OF the annual report
printed.
The acting committee reported
that Constable Fleming had seized
on the farming utensils of Michael
Tucker for rent due amounting to
nearly $500. Tucker was given d
chance to sell the effects at public
sale and the sale takes place today.
The Oglethorpe farm which he oc.
cupied was rented to William Il.
Ratledge. The acting committee
was instructed not to sell the house.
hold effects of Tucker or Mrs.
Bullen. The acting committee re-
ported that Alvin r. Morrison had
rented the Morrison farm and that
the wheat in the granary had been
sold.
Chief of Police John F. Dolan was
a visitor at the Jail yesterday.
George Satterield of Fredick-
town, Md, is the guest of Il. Eben
Watts.
Mrs. William Banks is very ill.
The members of Division No. 3,
Ancient Order OF Hibernians, will
attend first mass in st. Peter 8
Church on next Sunday morning.
James McHugh, Jr., ofShawtown.
has been indisposed for the past
few days.
Robert Armstrong of Red Lion,
is candidate for the Democratic
nomination o. road commissioner .of
this hundred.
Soft coal that was found on the
railroad and placed in stove by
Charles Shetfner caused coal gas
in his house on Monday night that
nearly asphyXiated the four men,
bers of his family.
City Council met last night in reg
ular session. All the members we're
present and the meeting was inter-
esting.
The salaries Of the police were
ordered paid. The total amount in
bank was reported to be Sl99. 2S.
The report Of Treasurer Ferris
showed 81 received from Mayor
Boyd for fines and licenses for the
month of February.
Ninth street culvcrt and the drain
on Delaware street west of the High
bridge, were reported repaired.
All persons desiring TO work out
their taxes will be given work at
repairing Washington avenue which
is now in bad condition.
The following bills were approved
and passed and placed in the hands
of Tax Collector White. He is to
deduct the taxes owed before pay
ing The bills: James T. and l.. +,
Eliason, s51; William White $l.50:
Peter norris, $3.50; John Gott, Sll.-
>; John Henry, $50; Charles
Shcarer. SIS; New Castle Gas Co.,
$l.n9; Frank Carlin, $3.50; Henry
Collins, $le.75: Frank Ranev, 7
dead dogs, $3.50; Felix McCatferty,
sl2.75; Thomas Booth, SO. 50;
Michael Reynolds, S.: Il. f. Watts,
| -; Edgar c. Bross, 50; Harry Nc
Nally, $3.50.
The contract with the trolley
company for Lighting cost s2o.SO
per year and the Council will on
April lst, over S3l2O. They see no
way out of reducing the expenses of
the city other than reducing the
price Of the lights.
The New Castle Gas Company
sent in TO the Council several com.
mun'cations Offering to light the
city Tor the ensuing year or Il term
Of years as follows:
Gas for 20 lamps with Welsbach
| burners to burn from half hour
after sunsetuntl midnight at $l2lo-
50. Each additional lamp, sl3. Is
II the city will furnish the mantles
and have the police care for the
lights, the 10 lamps will he fur
nished with gas for 500.
| For the lamps to be furnished
with the Wclsbach burners. lighted
half hour after sunset and put
out half hour before sunrise,
$lS34. Each additional lamp, $23.
The amount to be deducted il man
ties are furnished by the city and
cared for by the officers. $l424.
Messrs. Gallagher and Reynolds
! will meet Mr.. Shaw. president of
gas company. to learn the cost Of
lighting the city all night and the
company to furnish The mantles and
the police to care for them.
A special meeting will be held on
Friday evening to meet George 4.
Iobin, ex-collector, in relation TO
his report OF 1896 taxes.