The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-04
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.

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Wise. Ferris, Hance, Challenger.
Treasurer McGrory reported
| 81, l,Oo4.74 on hand. The following
blls were ordered paid. cityltaxes,
s15Ss9; county taxes, 500. OF; John
NJ. Hance. slZ25; Edward w.
| Handy, 81 ol; Stephen Black,
! $l0.OS.
DR.. Black presented resolution
| for the est blishment OF Bureau
Of Advertising and Information and
| appropriating $4,000 for 1902. DR..
Black explained that this was
brought up for the purpose Of get
ting "a promoter to place before the
business men of tho county the ad-
vantages OF the city. Let us be up
| and doing. Let us talk about it.
During the coming month, let the
people talk over the matter.
Mr.. Shaw--In order to bring any
business here you need to back it
up. With backing tv the city you
can get all the works you want
DR.. Blackwell it is this way
| YOU SEC tlIClC 10 uO ohS "SsS w tAhS
! 800, 900 worth of stock.
Mr.. McGrory drew attention to
the necessity for an appropriation
for the fire company. A motion to
appropriate $3.50 annually for ten
| years was passed.
Rev. F. NJ. Munson. l.. l.. D. and
DR.. Muusou called upon Mrs. Wm.
d. Grler last evening and presented
her. on the part of the Delaware
Society Sous of the American Rev
olutior a handsomely engrossed set
of resolutions in a gilt frame upon
the death Of CompatrIot Sergeant
Frederick Walter Hoffman. The
Young patriot died on June s, 1901
from a disease contracted while
serving in the signal service corps
in Cuba.
General COMPLAINTS heard about
the traction engines going along the
roads without having the signal
man ahead. Yesterday afternoon
as. ladv was driving towards
New Castle on the Wilmington road
her horse became frightened at an
engine that was hauling a thresh-
inr machine The horse ran away
and the woman and her little child
wer. thrown from their carriage.
The woman had her face cut in
three places and re- eiyed other in
juries about the head and body.
The little girl was badly bruised
and received some slight cuts. The
carriage was completely wrecked
by being upset. The law should
be strictly enforced in all such
cases.
Superintendent Meserve OF the
New Castle Co.nty Workhouse and
some OF the Jmmissloners were
here yesterday con.errlng with the
lail commis oners. They inspect
ed the pest and pillory. In the
opinion OF Mr.. Meserve the work"
house will not be ready Ior The
prisoners before October |.
The Lerape Steam Fire Com
panv is about to be placed OH is
ieet once more. C.ty Council he'd
its regular meeting last evening
and the ioliowln. bills werereceived
approved and filed. George llL'ton.
burial OF tour dogs, s.; A. Herman
padberg, painting the Burgie foam.
tam. 81: John McCA!llu. repairs 10
streets and railway. Sl4. .9; Wm. II.
EarIcy, repairs to streets SO; X. +.
Watts, carriage hire. 81; John
Pustlll. removing Il tree, vs.;
Michael Rodgers, rcpAlrsto pumps
80.
George NJ. Riley Of Dobbinsville.
appea' ed before the Council IN re-
lation TO the assessment OF his
property at Seventh and Clark
streets, Dobbinsv,lic. He stated
that the assessment book ha been
changed after it had been hung up.
Ii had been marked Sl4Oo wnen he
saw i, and when he received his
bill! it was Tor $3.50.
Mr.. Riley CLAIMED there was no
crookr work and that an addition
was made to lht orlylnaN assess
ment. y lot was charged to INN
which he did no. own. lie UNDER
stood IRON Assessor Duncan iEat
his property assessment was
lowered $3.50 He acknowledged
tina, the asse ,smcnt OF last wear
was $3.50.
1t was stated that the book alter
being hung up was changed by the
assessor who had taken it down.
Mr.. Riley was convinced that the
Council had made no changes ana
that the changes had been made IN
the books by the same hand as
the original.
Mr.. RILEY was instructed TO pay
the taxes and then the council
would refund tie money for the lot.
Chairman Gallagher OF the fire
committee reported he engine house
OF the Lenape Fire Company in
bad shape. fun of cobwebs and
damp, and negroes had been run
ming in and out making rendezvous
Of the place The dampness is due
to the water IN the cellar and which
had drained into the cellar on az
coInt Of the property not having
brick pavement about the sides and
back Of the building 10 throw the
water away from the foundations
Of the building.
A series OF orders drawn by the
fire company since 1894 we're pro
duced and were as follows; Septem
b.r 4, 1894, $50: August 6, 1895,
$50, September ). 1895. $50; October
>, 1898. $50; September ;. 1896, 500;
October 5, 1897, 800; April 4. 1899.
$4O0; Total $3.50. Coal bill, $3.50.
This does not iarlude the recent re.