Evening journal., 1900-06-06
BIG SWIADLE
IS CHARGED
Against New Castle Water
Works Company
GOT $SO,OOO FROM TRUSTEES
Republican Members Of the Body En-
ter Protest Against Further
Payments to Company
GOT $SO,OOO FROM TRUSTEES
Special to the Evening Journal.

New Castle, June 6.-Payment on
the part OF the Trustees OF the New
Castle Common of $3.50 to the New Cas-
tie Water Works Company created a
storm at the meeting of the former
body last night Republican members
OF the body. Messrs Challenger and
Dalhy. entered vigorous protests
against the payment OF the money, and
Black and Hance did not vote on the
subject they entered emphatic mega
tives against what they said was a
swindle on the people Of the city
Messrs. Black and Hance did not vote
on the question.
THOSE PECULIAR RELATIONS.
The relations between the Trustees
OF the Common and the Water
Works Company have been peculiar fer
a long time so much so Ia fact. that
the people OF the city have for many
years been opposed to the payment of
any money to q private corporation,
which. after receiving city money, gave
it no interest in the plant and charged
the property owners and the city itself
for water used The agreement by
which charges OF $1,000 were made an
nually until 1894. was entered into by
the trustees and the Water Company in
1869. since which time the Water Com
pany has received over $50 900 from
the trustees. Six years ago a new agree
ment was entered into by which the
Water Company was to receive $1,000
yearly. which amount WAS paid until
January Of the present year. AT that
time the company informed the trus-
tees that its contract with them would
expire on July 1. and asked that the
$3.50 due for water furnished the city
until that time be paid Messrs. Chal-
lenger, Dalby and several other mem
bers OF the body thought the trustees
did not owe the money, and In defer
ence to their opinions OF the subject,
payment OF the bill was postponed un-
til last night
When the subject came before the
meeting last night the committee to
which the question had been referred,
reported that under the agreement with
the company the $3.50 was due and II
therefore recommended II paid. When
the motion became debatable. Mr. Dalby
remarked that he was opposed to any
action OF the trustees that would result
in the payment OF the bill. 1T looks
as though we would have TO buy the
water works over again said he.
MR.. CHALLENGER VIGOROUSLY
PROTESTS.
But Mr. Challenger was more vigor-
ous in his denunciatiOn OF the evident
intention OF the trustees to pay the
bill. "This old swindle viii come up,
he said. Il am opposed to paying this
company any more money because ] dc
not think we owe this bill. 10 Is my
impression that we always paid these
bills in advance. This one comes al
the end OF the term and as we paid
this company $3.50 six months ago,
think we have paid all we owe &c. II Il
swindle that ranks with that Of the
Panama canal and the Delaware an,
Chesapeake canal for which men havl
been sent to penitentiaries."
Notwithstanding such vigorous oppO
sition to the payment of the bill, II wal
allowed.
James G. Shaw. president OF th'
Water Works Company. who Is also
member of the Trustees of the Com
mon. voted with the majority member
of the body
The action OF last night ends the ex
tended relations between the trustee
and the Water Company for a time a
least After July / water will not b
supplied the common farms.or the city
unless City Council or the Trustees O
the Common pay a regular yearly tal
This viii not be demanded on a con
tract as has been the case heretofore
but win be paid in the usual manne'
AT the next meeting of City Connc
this important question will be decide
RAILROADS OFFER ACCEPTED.
BY resolution II was ordered that II
trouble between the trustees and q
Delaware Railroad Company over
piece of land condemned for railrOa
purposes. be settled on a basis Of SSi
instead of 81 600. the amount original
agreed upon. The money derived fro
the sale of the land IS TO be invested
Z per cent. rate Of interest
Mr.. McGr0ry reported a balance
bank to the trustees account of Sf63 z
This does not include $500 already pa
by the railroad company.
Bills amounting 10 S53.62 We're {
dered paid. One OF these bills was I
S32.c5. from Hopes Brothers
Thomas. of West Chester. for furnis
ing and planting 125 fruit trees on {
farm tenanted by Joseph Quigley.
Har3s Corner. no the acting comm
tee was referred the proposition of
vim r. Morrison to purchase sixty ac
of wheat on the Clayton and the Og
thorpe farms at s. per acre. Z
straw is to remain on the farms.