The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-04-03
ITEMS FROM
4 new CASTLE,

helQ an Interesting meeting last
evening. Treasurer McGrory re-.
ported 81. 64S S3on hand. The aud
iting committee has not completed
its work and the reports will not be
out for a few weeks. George Nor,
rison appeared before the meeting
and asked that heller, 3 caves,
25 chickens and phaeton belong
ing to Ella S. Morrison be exempt
from sale by Constable Lucius
Jones. Alter explanations were
made the request was granted. The
articles mentioned do not belong 10
the former tenant of the Clayton
farm. The tarm has been rented
to Joseph Quigley for the coming
year.
Edward RYAN, of Shawtown. was
bitten on the thigh en- Saturday
last by Langston $ dog.
Thomas Leonard has been critl-
cally i'll on account OF the bursting
of blood vessel.
r. Eben Watts has purchased
from Johu c. Clark, Of Delaware
City, the pacing mare Nellie, 2. IS.
William H. Cannon and George
T. Toblu are ind:sposed with the
grip.
The new double truck cars tor
the Wilmington and New Castle
Electric Railway Company are ex-
pectcd here IN a couple of weeks.
City Council had an interesting
session last evening. The treas
urer's report showed that there was
deposited in bank bv Collector
James E. White for taxes for city
purposes for 1898 and 1S99 $500;
from Collector Peter G. Madden,
SlOS24, ior city purposes; IRON
James E. White, for taxes for school
purposes for 1899, $40; from Peter
G. Madden for school purposes for
1900. $SI.C5.
The salaries of police, Mayor,
treasurer, solicitor and treasurer
we're drawn. The following bills
were passed: Patrick McGrorv,
s., 50; J. T. and l., +. Eliason, ssh
81; Wm. PcdrIck, s.; Michael Rod
gers $50. 50.
The Lenape Fire Company's
building was exempt from taxes ior
the year 1900.
An appeal was made by the New
Castle Water Works Company for
an order for $4OO for six months
water rent. The council stated
that they were unable 10 give such
an order.
a communication was read from
Alexander b. Cooper, City Solicitor,
stating that the Road Commissioners
through their attorney, Mr.. Hles,
were about to proceed in the COL
lection OF Sll00 Tor which the com.
.ats,ioners had obtained Judgment.
Clerk Eokles was instructed
to notify Mr.. llilles that the auplI-
catetaX collectors book would short
ly be ready and that taxes would
be collected aud turned over as
speedily as possible.
The Board OF Health was APP
pointed aud consists Of DR.. VIM. II.
kuntz, James b. Tomau. DR.. An
drews, Mavor Evan G. Boyd and
Denney Smith. This makes three
new members. The old members
were DR.. kuntz and Dcnney Smith.
On motion Of Mr.. Gallagher it
was decided to meet en- Friday
nigh, when the Council will meet
Mr. Tobin. In the me eantime the
Council as committee will! meet ST.
licitor Cooper relative TO what can
be done looking toward the collec
ton of the taxes
Peter G. Madden, president of
the Lenape Fire Company, appear
ed before the Council and asked
that the police be allowed, to ring
the bell in the oidsCourt House as a
fire alarm. The communication
was considered a good one and was
placed IN the hands OF Chairman
Gallagher OF the fire committee, to
look after. Arrangements Will also
be made to have one man to have
his horses hitched up and driven to
the fire engine house to haul the en-.
CINE in case OF fires in the future.
Adjourned.
Clarence p. King, secretary of
the trolley lines, was visitor here
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lewis, OF
Newark, who have been the guests
of Mr.. aud Mrs. Orvld A. Porter,
have returned home,
Professor Packard Mann Of Phil
adeiphia, has been visiting James
Il. Challenger.
DR.. Frank B. Manchester and
DR.. John Jacobs have been visiting
in Philadelphia.
Miss Ida White is i'll. The at.
tending physician fears typhoid
fever.
The Third street bridge broke
down last night shortly before 8
o'clock. Two of the New Castle
cars were on the Wilmington side,
The bridge seems to be a general
hindrance to travel no matter who
are the bridgetenders.