Evening journal., 1903-03-04
OFFICERS ELECTED BY
TRUSTEES OF COMMONS
Considerable Business Dis
cussed by That Body and
by City Council
speclal 10 the Evening Journal.


New Castle. March AT the meet
ing of the Trustees of the Commons last |
night the members present were
Messrs. Mahoney, McGrory, Hance
Dolby, Morrison. Ferris. Toman, Wise,
Rodney and Shaw.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: President. DR.. Black: secre-
tary W. J. Ferris; Acting Committee, |
Nlahoney. Toman. Wise; Public Build
ings, Dolby, Hance, Mahoney; janitor,
B. f. Lancaster. me treasurer report
ed balance of S1,111. Bills amounting
to SS2.6g were ordered paid.
Mr.. Aahoney presented a bill for 5000
for service rendered. "A long discus
sion followed. Mr.. Mahoney claimed
that he had a right to pay as secretary
or treasurer. Mr.. Shaw believed so. too.
Mr. Toman doubted if any trustee coul1
be interested or paid in money. He
and Wise could not see the use Of an
Acting Committee, with a supervisor.
The matter was laid over for one
month. In the meanwhile Mr.. Rodney
will see if the trustees can legally take
money for work.
The report OF the town meeting was
approved and spread on the minutes
The trustees agreed to follow the sug-
gestions of the people Of New Castle
regarding Industries.
At the meeting of City Council last
evening the bin of William Pedrick,
$7S3, for cleaning out the Battery ditch,
was taken up. It was stated that Mr..
Pedrick had been granted this amount
for the work, it being in payment Of
taxes as allowed by the former Coun-
Gil.
On account OF the absence of Messrs.
! Gallagher and Duffy. of the Street
Committee, the bills Of John Carlin and
John McCallin were held up there be-
ing no pensOn to approve them.
The biM of Wray Bacon for 175 bush
els of shells was also held up. there
being a difference in statements of John
McCallin and Mr.. Bacon relative to the
amount hauled away by Mr.. McCallin.
George Moore appeared before the
lCOuncil relative to the claim against
the body for eighty quarts of milk at
eight cents per quart, caused by bad
break in the roadway in the Long lane.
He also claimed s. for repairing the
broadway.
Mr.. Shearer claimed that Mr.. Moore
! should not take upon himself the re-
sponsibility of repairing the road; also
that he thought the price extortion-
ate.
Mr.. Moore-'Well. do not know
y what you pay for a man, horse and cart
for one day"
Mr. Reynolds will not sanction
the payment of bills unless authorized y
- The matter was laid over until the
g next meeting. In the meantime the
t Committee on Streets win investigate
/, the condition of the lane or roadway.
N The statement of the final returns OF
r Tax Collector Madden for the year 1900
was read, accepted and bondsmen re-
p llieyed. The report showed collections
n amounting to 81, ,3OO.1s, less 6 per cent
+ for collections $73S.01, leaving n net
collection of $11, ,56217, which was di-
- vided as follows: For schools. $4,000;
for city purposes, $5,562.17.
a Mr. Madden stated that he HAD re-
Y ceived all the prOpery tax with the eX-
ception of a few people, who are pay
o ling on the instalment plan. He has
! suit against Eugene Chase for about
\ s.. The amount of head tax returned
as error amounts to $3.50.
The following return of property er-
! rors show S4A16: Wilmington and New
! Castle Electric Railway Company
S14.40; Lenape Fire Company, not col
lectable on account of the former be-
ling in the ten-year limit FIRE from tax
alton, and the latter used for a fire
house, $5.76; charged to two parties
- and paid by the owner jeremiah Cul-
limni; Thomas Barber. s2.SS: Eliza
b. lbeth Andrews. 50 cents: Elizabeth
Gregg, As cents; Wesley Cige estate
S1.5e; William Evans S2.0S; Thomas B
IIizar, $2.SS; John Humphries, SO cents;
Ann NJ. Hutchinson. rs cents; Mrs. Ids
!, Lindsey, $1.92; William Morris, 81
4 cents; Alexander Penny. 90 cents
These properties cannot be located
Supervisor Iatrobe. of the Delaware
railroad VIII be notified to meet the
Council relative to the condition oI
e Tenth and Young streets. where the
e railroad has banked up the street ant
q the water makes the place impossible.
The following bills were passed: Sal.
e aries of Mayor Boyd, City Solicitor
= Cooper. Clerk Eckles and police Off
Il Gers: Eliason Bros. ton of coal
b $3.50; Lewis r. Hushbeck, repairs
o to pump. s7.25; New Castle Gas Com
lpany, S1S5; Eliason Bros. S35.71. bill
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