Evening journal., 1901-09-04
APPROPRIATION
FOR FIRE COMP ANY
Trustees Of CORRIDORS and
Council Grant it $3.50
a Year


Special to the Evening Journal
New castles Sept 4-City Council
and grustees. 81 The Commons met last
night sna the Lensps fire Company !,
came in ri the greater part Of dis
CT sion at oclh sessions As q result
Council sppfpI Tistfd the sum CT 5000
per annuih fci . teIsn 81 nve years =
Trustees "a the Commons appropriated
the supl " t2CO pei Qnnain Tor per,
iod cf ten yeaTa, beginning January
/, 1900 u"
Bills-aninanting to se3.25 weie APP
proved ana allowed paid. The sum OF
s2.96l.lb was the balance reported in
the treasury. .4as
After the meeting had been called to
order. George M. Riley, Of Dobbinsville,
appeared before the Council in rela-
tion TO the asseasment OF his property
He said the assessment had been
chWnFed after il had been hung up. II
had been marked 81, 400 when he saw
IT, but when he received the bill. IL was
$3.50.
He claimed there was crooked work
and that tho addition was made to the
regular assessment. A lot had been
charged to him which he did net own.
Mr. Riley was told to pay the taxes
and that the money for the tax On the
lot would be'refunded. 49,.
"a motion was made by Mr. Gala
CHER that the sum Of sl500 be paid the
Islpctric Light Company Accordingly
the motion was passed and an order
drawn fer the amount This leaves n
balance Of $3.50 which the city owes
tho company
A lettcrswas read from Alexander
r. Cooper calling attention to the
Judgment OF the Road Commissioners
against New Castle The amount owed
by the city 70 IRE commissioners Is
sl,100. No action was taken in the
matter.
The subject OF an appropriation for
the fire company was'nevt taken up.
Il was shown that the house Is in a
bad condition. water having run in.
The house also is being used as a rem
devious.
Chief Madden. who was present,
stated that in view OF the fact that the
appropriations had net been received
regularly, the company could net stay
IN existence
After not n little wrangling. a mo-
ton was made and passed allowing
them an appropriation OF $500 year
for five years
Joseph Stewart, boat builder, APP
peared before Council and asked to
be allowed to fence of Harmony
street wharf at the street limo. stating
that trespassers. damaged his property
On that hody refaslng to grant his re-
ouesh Mr. Stewart declared that he
would build the fence in defiance OF
the city.
When the meeting Of the Trustees
OF the Commons was called to order by
President Black, there were present
Massrs Mahoney Shaw. Wise, Ferris
Hanee. Challenger and McGrory.. 81.
The sum OF Sl,O94 was reported in
the treasury.
The following bills were approx ed
and ordered paid: City taxes, s15S.s 8;
county taxes, S67O07: ]. NJ. Han,ce
si725; f. w. Handy, S2761; S. Black
$l00S
Dr. Black presented q resolution SIX
ing for an appropriation OF $1,000 FOL
the establishing of a bureau of infor
nation and advertising. Or. Black sci,
chat owing TO New Castles nearnesi
to the sea ana Its advantages in gen
eral, it ought not TO lag behind as /
Is doing. He proposed to put SOM
competent man in charge and though
that the city would be benefited. TIL,
project was laid on the table for on
month.
After much discussion motion wa
made and PASSED allowing the Lsmap
Fire Company as appropriation of $25
year for q period Of ten years. Tn
meeting then adjourned.
Walter Bacon is laid up with
sprained ankle as a result of slippin
and falling on a pavement in Wilmine
ton the other night.
The Active baseball team probab !
will play the Fort Dupont team, ID
Thursday. The New Castle team ha
not arranged for a game as yet.
sOCIAE NOTES.
Miss Edith Good. who has been visit
ing her cousin. Miss Bertha Wipf, O
New Castle. has returned home from
three weeks visit.
Mrs. John Hamilton is visiting !
Summit Bridge.
Kiss Lila Ellington has returned
PMtsourg after spending the SUNNI
here.
Mrs. George Brice. OF Johnaown,
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. A. +. Gondiss has returlll
from a triD to New Jersey.