Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-04
THE NEWS OF NEW. CASTLE.

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Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal.
New Castle, Sept 2. The, steam
yacht Jeanette, Capt. William Clarke,
arrived here yesterday with badly
frightened lot OF guests On board and
Engineer Morrison slightly burned by
escaping steam from a burst valve.
The party was bound for Philadelphia
when the accident occurred, and it was
with difficulty that Mrs. Clarke, one Of
the guests, restrained her niece from
jumping overheard during the panic
that ensued when the steam escaped.
The valve was repaired and the party
proceeded to Philadelphia.
While tearing down the old black
| smithing shop between Second and
| Third streets north of Chestnut yester-
day, Ezekiel Blackiston, father in law
of Weldin G. Vining, ran nail deep
into his left hand. The member has
become greatly swollen and blood
poisoning has set in. The wound is
very painful. @
The blacksmith, shop. owned by the
Bernard Rodgers estate, which was torn
down, has been purchased by Peter
| Toner, Who will convert it into stable
| for his stock, on, tbs. ground ct Fourth
and Williams Streets s
4 New Castle, Sept. Brat the meeting of
| City Council, last evening, all the mniebers
were present.
Mr.. Shearer doubted that Council should
pay for a we'll now driven to a depth of 81
feet and from which no water has been
i obtained. He was told that the contract
called for payment only when. water had
been reached. The contractor will be in
structed to drive the well further.
The bill of Michael Rodgers for thres
months salary as pump repairer, which
had been held over, was ordered paid.
The report of Treasurer King showed the
following receipts: From Peter O.. Madden
city taxes, $61. 70, for 1900; $l91.6 for 1f01
Ss,a51.22 for 1902. For county purposes
S66.5a for 1900; total, 50, 162, 16. From
James L. White. s2s1.57 for 1899 10. cit,
purposes; $5s.s2, for school purposes. From
Hugh Duffy, Wharfage. $3.50. x
Councilman 'Shearer brought up thu
matter of paying the New Castle Ha!e
Works Co. $500 per year for the use of eiah
fire plugs. He commended that the origina
agreement called for the free use of 20 plug
forever, AND that the agreement under which
the $500 is being paid is only subterfuge
} He said fha. tha Trustees Of the Commons
should pay tine bill direct, and then asket
1 who had made tht. contract. In answer thu
contract for l.Ht2S was produced, ant
sboised the signatures Of President Shaw o
the WAFER WDrHb 10, freStueuL OF tOulCi
SctuhHrdt and Clerk of Council Eckles,
: Ut was then discovere = at the contrac
: had been signed after the Council had ad
iourned on Tuesday evening, january 9TH
1909. a5s
This angered Mr.. shearer, who said
.'1'hat WAS loose business and was don
after the meeting of Council, SO that !
would not reach the taxpayers through th
preas.'' He then offered a motion that tn
contract now in possession of Clerk Eekle
J DO sent % the Trustees of the Commons
, Adopted S A-slsi N,
, rnington and New Castle Electric light Go;
{ So, 0oOs Lenape Fire Co., 5000; Lewis II
:. Hrshebeck. $3.50; John McCallin, s.. 90
y Edgar Q. lBross, So; Board of Health, $l'2d
2 gas company 20 cents. S,s,
! IA communication asking for light b
Third street, between. Harmony and Della
ware, was laid over for one month.
Hugh Finnegan asked whether he owe
taxes to Mir. White? He claimed he did nc
8 on account of the former collectors shavin
0 oyercharged him. He was told that he owe
/, the taxes because he had never paid then
!. Treasurer Morrison of the electric raiwa
sent letter asking for the per cent re
I, bate on taxes for 1902. II was not granted
J, although it was considered unfair to ask III
company to pay the full rate when the cit
= owed the company A, $50.
d The final accounts OF james u. WHIT
r collector for 1890. were received and BEETLE
d inent nnadeE He turned In 81, 5000,
= which, amount $1,000, WIS credited to II
e school fund and the remainder to city pu
!, poses. The bonds of Mr.nWhite4 ,cereziri
y turned to him. ,ss.i+ 81 ~ ! So
" The.street committee was directed to loo
J. after necessary repairs to the waterway
n Second and Harmony streets.
n Atathe session of the Trustees OF the Con
, inons,s last evening". DIR. Black presides
= The others present we're cMesstss sMahore.
!, Wise, Morrison, McGrory, Challenger an
!. Hance. h, G '
n Treasurer McGrory reported balance
J, 81, 164 in; bank. sNts
7 Mr.. Challenger thought the trustees shou
"a give the city whatever money they cou
\ spare, and thus assist in the. reduction
q DR.. Black thought it a good plan to ASST
n the schools. 4-
y y Messrs. Mahoney and Hance were a
p pointed. a committee to purchase q suctic
Ia hose for the Lenape FiresCo NJ Y"