Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-04
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.
Stan Correspondence Of Gazette and Iourla,.


staff Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
New Castle, April8 AT the meeting OF
City Council, last evening, the report OF
Treasurer Ferris showed balance in bank
of is cents to April LIST. Deposited yester-
day by Collector James q. White, taxes for
city purposes foi 1898 and 1890, 1920; Col
lectur Peter q, Madden, sl03.24 for city
purposes; James Z. White, taxes for school
purposes for 1899, Sl70;. Peter @. Madden,
school purposes for 1900. $50. 03 total $3.50. "a.
The salaries Of police, mayor, solicitor
and treasurer were drawn. The following
bills were passed; Patrick McGrory. $3.50
j. I. q L. r. Elinson, S84.b7; William Ped
rick So; Michael Rogers $3.50;
The Lenape Fire Co.'S building was ex-
empted from taxes for the year 1900.
An appeal was made by the New Castle
Water Works Co., for an order for $500 for
six months water rent. The Council held
that 1t was unable to give such an order.
A communication was read from Aexan-
der B Cooper, city solicitor, stating that
the road commissioners, through their at
torney, Mr. Hilles, We're about TO proceed
In the collection Of si,i00, for which the
cuil missioners had obtained judgment.
Clerk Eckles was instructed TO notify MIR.
Hilles that the tax collectors duplicates
would shortly be ready and that taxes would
BIO collected and turned over as speedily as
possible.
The Board of Health was appointed and
consists of DR.. William II. Kuntz. Jane. b.
Toman, DR.. w, Andrews, Mayor Evan q.
Boyd and Denny Smith. This makes three
new members. The old members were DR..
Knntz and Denney Smith.
The uncollected taxes OF 1896 we're dis
| cussed and the matter Of the publication of
the names of the delinquents was taken up
Mr.. Gallagher contended that ex. Collector
Tobin should be held for the taxes II he has
any In his hands. Mr.. Reynolds held that
the names of the deinquents should be pub
lished.
MIR. Gallagher stated that the former
Counc'lmen were to blame, us they should
have bonded the collector and seen that he
collected the taxes and TUNED them over.
He 81 oke of turning In propeny-holders rs
errors and allowing these people TO get Otf
without paying taxes on their property,
some of which WIS the finest In the city,
On motion of MIR. Gallagher, IL was de-
cided to meet Friday might when the Coun-
Gil will meet Mr.. Tobin. In the meantime
the Council, as committee, will meet
Solicitor Cooper relative to what action can
be tnken toward the collection OF the taxes.
r, Peter @. Madden, president of the Lenape
Fire Co.. asked that the police be allowed
TO ring the bell in tho old Court House as u
fire alarm. The suggestion was considered
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 engine in case of fires, in
the future.
The meeting of the Trustees of the New
Castle Commons, last night, was of short
duration and little business was transacted.
Treasurer Mc0rory report ted 81 ,64s In bank.
The report of the auditors will be COM
plated In few days.
George W. Morrison requested that a
hcifer, three calves. 4 phaton and a number
OF chickens. recently levied upon, and which
was the property of Miss Elm y. Morrison,
be exempted from sale by Constable Jones.
The request was granted. u was proven
clearly to the trustees that Miss Morrison
had always owned the gouds.
1t was stated that Joseph QuiRley had
leased the farm at the present rental for one
year.
The sale of the Riverside brickyard Nom
day, resulted in the pucrhase of the fixtures
and stock, by J. Edward Addicks: The
enlgne and machinery brought $50; 102, 900
bricks, SIS; two carts and 20 wheelbarrows,
S25. A good sized crowd attended but ali
appeared afraid to bid. Alfred Lupton pur-
chased 10000 bricks which were at Bridge.
ton, N. j.. for 81,
-; DP Mnh6 Mors ., aged 70 years, who died
was well-known here. He resided on the
jackson farm, near Hare's Corner, until
March 18th, when he moved to his new
home, recently purchased. He was taken
there In cab, In which a feather bed was
placed.
The Sawyer. or upper black buoy, which
belongs in Hamburg Cove. opposite the
Cam farm, ana which driited With the Ice
above the city, directly in the way of drift
Ing nets, tore up about 75 fathoIns of net
yesterday. This is a heavy loss to the fisher
men ct this stage Of the season. Word has
bean sent TO the government engineers rela-
tive to the position of the buoy, which Gun
only be seen at slack water.
Edward Ryan Is suffering from the
bite Of a dog on his hip. The animal which
bit him is owned by John Langston.
The handsome gray paner owned by John
o. Clark of Delaware City, with record OF
230, has been purchased by r. Eben Watts.
meeting of Industry Council, No. 4,
Daughters OF America, will be held tonight
10 K. of p. Hall. Important business is to
be considered and applications for member
ship to be acted upon.