Evening journal., 1904-12-05
CONTRACT NOT
YET SIGNED
In rwenty-six Days the Old
Water Company's Agree
ment VIII Expire
is THERE AN UNFORESEEN HITCH2
Special to Tho Evening Journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
New Castle, Dec. 5.-Twenty-six
more days and the contract between
the New Castle Water Works Com
pany and the city expires and the
contract with the Delaware Water
Improvement company is yet unsigned.
People are beginning to wonder
whether the new concern is a chimera
or a stern reality as between frozen
streets and possible legal complica-
ltions 120 working days is none too
Ilong In which to accomplish the pro-
posed task. 1t is expected that the
old company, which has been keeping
lsuspiciously quiet for some time, will
lopen up shortly and then another con-
tract with IL will be in order IL tie
city is to be supplied with water.
One thousand dollars is the rate pro-
posed by the old company for furnish
ling water for city purposes for year.
payable semi-annually in advance, and
lno promises made 10 increase the size
Of mains or purify the water supplied.
The fire engine has been put In good
lcondition, new hose has been pur-
lchased at a total cost of nearly S1,SOO
1.-THE fire company is still i'm existence
latter many tribulations but the con-
ldition of the water supply, the one i'm
lportant factor remains unchanged.
Some are asking lis there a hitch
somewhere, unexpected and unfor-
lseen?"
Several months ago when a repre-
sentative Of the new company stated
that he believed that it would be pos
sible to make arrangements with the
existing corporation TO continue sup
plying the city with water until the
Delaware Water Improvement Com
lpany could become operative a director
of the New Castle Water Works Com
lpany upon hearing of the proposition
said: 80 he wants US to attend our
Town funeral does he2" The day of
1.-The burial procession is drawing nigh.
IIt is said that there is n possibility of
1.-THE contract being signed this evening.
Officers elect to Dine Friends.
The dining room of The Louise will
be the scene of much festivity one
evening during the coming week, the
levent being a dinner to be given by
Republican officers-elect of New Cas-
tie hundred to their friends and party
workers. A tempting menu Will b'
served and covers for 100 guests laid
Has Position in Buffalo.
George Case Of this city left here
yesterday afternoon for Buffalo, New
York, where he has accepted "a posi-
tion as assistant to the accountant il
the shops Of the Pullman Company
Mr.. Case has been connected wit
the Pullman works in Wilmington 70
a number of years and has earned hi
new position by strict attention {
business.
Firemen to Hold Meeting.
owing to the fact that there wat
no quorum present at the meeting o
the Lenape Fire Company on Thurs
day night last a meeting viii be hel,
in the engine house tomorrow night
lat this session the recently appointed
lcommittee on revision of the constitu
tion and bylaws viii meet member
lof the company and a general discus
sion Of proposed changes will talk
place.
Or. Black to Make an Address.
At an agricultural conference TO b
held in Dover tomorrow Dr. John ]
Black will read a paper prepared b.
himself on the subject of "Tubercu
losis"
DR.. Black has made an especial stud
lof tuberculosis in its various stage
land his remarks on the white plague
will be read with interest by not onl
This state but by the medical profes
sion in general.
President Baldt IIl.
Fred Baldt, president of the Bald
steel Company of this city, is crit
cally i'll at his home, Ninth and KeT
lin streets, Chester. He is sufferin
from a severe attack of pneumonia an
the physicians in attendance have bee
alarmed, but now hope the crisis Ia
been reached.
He is one Of the best known stei
men in the country having built two
the Chester plants and the big mi
here. He has owned many fast horse
for years past but they were destroye
by fire last fall when the buildings G
his Virginia farm were destroyed.
Columbia Defeated Holy Trinity.
In the Opera House on Saturda
night a large crowd of people wi
messed the defeat of the Holy Trinii
basketball team of Philadelphia at Il
hands of the Columbia boys. 1T
feature OF the game was the inabili
of the visitors to connect with Il
baskets from the field, the only goa
being made from the foul lines. III
locals positions were changed duriI
the game to give each man a chan
of practice. The score was % to
The lineup follows:
Columbia. Holy Trinity.
O'Connor .... forward ...... Webb
Mckay ..... forward ...... Radio
Martin.
Lawlor ....... centre .... Hopkins
Peech.
Gemmin ...... defence ....... Gibs
Montgomery e. defence ..... Butt
O'Connor.
Goals from field, Mckay s; Ger
mill. ?: Lawlor. /. Goals from fou
Webber. 2. Referee. Henry Poo
Time keepers. Charles s. FlemmiI
r. Marvin Megginson. Time, TWEEN
minute halves.
Uriseol- Miller.
At the home OF the bride, No.
West Front street, on Saturday eve
ing at o'clock. Arthur DriscOl
Baltimore and Miss Martha Mil
we're married. the Rev +. NJ. Nuns
. Officiating. The maid OF honor "
Miss Mary Steel the best man "
'k' George Bayntcr Of Baltimore. 7
TIai bride and groom left at a late he