Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-07
THE MEMS OF NEW CASTLE.


Special Correspondents OF Gazette znd Journal
New Castle. Aug. Sat the meeting of
City Council last evening Councilman Gal
lagher wns absent. City Treasurer King re-
ported the following receipts: Mayor Boyd,
fines and licenses, s.; Hugh Daily, Sharf-
age, N.Jl; LAWS Hushebeck, 81. L. z.
Ellison. receipts of school commencement.
SIS. II. Mr.. Reynolds reported the necessity
of securing section hose for the fire eom-
pany. Clerk Eckles reported that he ex-
pecfed the trees about the Leslie estate
would have to be.cut, in order that the lights
may show to better advantage. dGgh Fin
uegan appeared and stated that he had been
oyercharged S. on the taxes OF 1901 and
asked to be reimbursed to that amount, as
he had been assessed for property he never
owned. The council decided TO refund the
amount oyercharged.
The street committee reported repairs to
School House lane within the city limits.
Frank Sheridan claimed he did not own
lot assessed 10 him on School street and for
which he paid sl.53. Council refunded the
money.
George Williams claimed oyerpaid taxes
for 1901 TO the extent of $40, which vas
refunded. The place assessed is driveway.
William A. KINNEY was present and
stated that he made survey of the Delaware
street wharf and found that the city owned
about nine feet of vharf and that with the
addition of Il feet good wharf would be
secured that would pay the city. The matter
was laid over for a week.
Dir. Shearer offered motion 20 have the
mayor instruct his officers to take note
nightly of each arc light not burning. The
motion was passed.
Mr.. Shearer stated that the Council had
been cleaning out private cutters. II wRs
decided 10 have owners clean out cutters in
the future or stand suit. for which there is a
fine of from So to $50. In the future no bills
for the burial of dead animals will be passed
H. =
Health. The police officers will be directed
to turn on the water twice a week at differ
ent plugs and flush out the cutters for ssni-
tary reasons.
-The following bills were ordered paid:
Ray Bacon, shells. $40; G. Edwin Eckles.
making tax duplicate. $40: Norz ON School
House lane, Joseph Shilling, S27; John Car
lin, $50; James McHugh, SCI John Goti,
81 ; II. MSNaily. 81 80; Michael Fitzgerald
sSS.T5; Aaron Willis, S2T.75; Peter Doris,
s6: Lawrence o'Connot, SCI; New Castle
Gas Co, 30 cents; William A. KINNEY,
surveying Delaware street wharf. $40; Harry
Y. Jemison. minute book for secretary
Board of Health, As cents; Thomas F.
Harris. burial of cat, so cents; David Boul-
den. $50; Julian B. Robinson, 500;
Aquila NJ. Hizar, building sewers, $50. So;
Michael Rodgers. SIS; John McCallin. $40. 25.
Ths report Of Treasurer King showed the
following receipts from Collector Madden:
City taxes, 1900, SCI. 0f; 1901, So. 40; 1862,
sill.s0; total, s53s.27; for schools, 1900.
1906; 1901. $3.50; 1902, s3sa.O5; total.
500: grand total turned in. 81 ,03e.27. Tho
bill of the New Castle Electric Co.. for
1920 for electric light was received ana
500 was paid on account.
Action looking toward securing a new
suction hose will be taken at the next meet
ing.
At the meeting of the Board of Education
last evening for the stated purpose of elect
ing principal. which was left over from
the regular meeting of the board one week
ago after taking 100 ballots. the board. after
being called to order. by President Eliason
started in at once on the unfinished work,
but only threa ballots we're necessary. It
was learned that Mr. Mitchell had been
granted raise in salary at Lewes and MFR.
Lewis had accepted position at Roanoke,
Va Fl. Y. Holloway of Selbyville, this
State, who has been in charge of the schools
at FELTON,, was elected principal. The re-
suits of the ballots were as follows: First
balot-Lewis, Wilkinson, Williams. one
eachi Holloway, A; Pratt. I2; second ballot
Lewis, ?; Holloway. 4; wilkinson. Pratt,
McCabe. l each; third ballot-Holloway. 5 /;
Lewis, g; Wilkinson, 4; Pratt, /. The
board then adjourned,