Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-12
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.


special Correspondence OF Gazette ana Journal
New tustle, June 5.,1Wiille trying new
morse nt Ior use N tns rurlI man SER
,o Su, ,gostinn HI denth !, ns " n,,i,
received SLIGHT bruises on his neck and
shoulders, line animal is but four wears old
and is not properly broken to harness, and
when he attempted TO drive it over the
route y kicked nnd oueked. me horse
nimueu Us nI3,s on 'ie uash i9,;, OIL me
WhSn vinin% ias,dd aror ~ snani, ssoothin,,
words the ani,nnl kicked agai, md one
hoof, which was unshod, struck his shoulder
and Slightly bruised it. He went after
new animal yesterday afternoon.
New Castle, June T.-At the ad
iourned meeting of City Council, last
evening, the ordinances lowing a tax
on electric cars, electric light poles,
trolley poles. telephone and telepraph
roles, we're considered, On motion Of
Mr.. Duffy, seconded by Mr. Sheaier,
tho ordinances were given the third
and final reading.
The rate of taxation on poles is 90
cents per pole.
The rate on trolley cars running
through the city was made s25 per car.
Final action on the ordinances was
taken ana the votes of Messrs. Gal.
lagher, Shearer, Duffy and REYNOLDS
we're recorded in their favor. They arc
now ordinances of the city.
Tax Collector Madden reported about
81, 600 due for taxes for 1900, and OF
this amount about 500 il charged to
persons who could not be located. and
whose properties must be sold on ac
count of him being unable to seize
goods and chattcls.
He also stated that h. had settled
with three properties among tho list Cor
sale, and that tho Dobbin's estate bill
Mr.. Mahoney appeared in behalf of
the trustees of the Now Castle Com
mons, with reference to the dangerous
condition of the school house lane
within the city limits. He uged i'm
provement
The matter of assessing the old Court
House and Town Hall was taken up
and Messrs Shearer, Duffy and Gal
lagher were appointed u committee to
confer with the trustees of Market
Square and trustees Of the Commons
in relation to the matter.
The designations Joseph Bacon and
j mes f. Mcivor as members of the
Board of Health were accepted and
Charles e. Munson and Edgar g.
Bross appointed to fill the vacancies.
Tho Council will meet again on We'd
nesday evening, June 18th.
The number of poles to be taxed
under the taxing ordinance is about
1000, number of poles in the city
limits arc on private property and the
question was raised whether these may
be taxed. The city treasurer will col
lect the taxes on poles and trolley cars,
thus saving the commission of the tax
collector. "
New Castle. June 11.-Prompt and
decisive action saved Mayor Boyd,s
life. Yesterday nfternoon. < tramn nj.
tempted to brain him with n LARGO
snilte. hut the blow was dodped and
although the weapon caught Che hat
of the mnyor. before the would -be
assailant had chance to strike again
Mavor Royd had his finoers deen in
the throat of the man and in n few
moments had him choled into sub.
of Thomas RYAN and after OfIicers Har'
rinqton and Tobin. assisted by several
| citizens. had cauoht fonr other mon
Of the same gang. the five we're taken
to the old iail and locked up,
Tho men wore mart of n pnno n,
trnmps who had hoarded nhrourb
srciakt Mo IA in cbarge ~ r,ondnctn,
| Dnnn. northbornd with nor;shahIe
Goods MANY IF tbe trnmns ware drnnl
and had heen fiobting on tbe cnrs e.,
some time. When Conductor Dunn re,
monstrated with them theyattemnted IF
take charge of the train. All Townsend
Dunn drnDned n te1egram IL tha onar,
tor notifYing him of the co y " %,
aFairs and calling for hoII' a,,oni
Elwood I. Wilson of New tostle not;
fied Mayor Boyd, who hastily snmmoncd
his officers and went M onca 70 tbf
station 800 N' " '''>
When the train came around III,